Jesuthasan, Jenny; Sönmez, Ekin; Abels, Ingar; Kurmeyer, Christine; Gutermann, Jana; Kimbel, Renate; Krüger, Antje; Niklewski, Guenter; Richter, Kneginja; Stangier, Ulrich; Wollny, Anja; Zier, Ulrike; Oertelt-Prigione, Sabine ; Shouler-Ocak, Meryam: Near-death experiences, attacks by family members, and absence of health care in their home countries affect the quality of life of refugee women in Germany: [...]. In: BMC Medicine. Jg.16 H. 1. 2018
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- Conclusions
- Background
- Methods
- Results
- Family status, education, and reasons for fleeing differed based on country of origin
- Women frequently resorted to smugglers, and unconditional support on their journey was limited
- Women personally experienced a significant number of traumatic events in their home countries and during their flight
- Age and education as well as near-death experiences and attacks by family members most significantly affect quality of life
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- Additional files
- Abbreviations
- Funding
- Availability of data and materials
- Ethics approval and consent to participate
- Consent for publication
- Competing interests
- Publisher’s Note
- Author details
- References