Conflict and Health

Article	Citations
Decision-making for childhood vaccination in crisis settings: a survey of practice & barriers	133
What works and who knows? The importance of community and health worker perspectives in defining solutions to attacks on healthcare	91
Disruption to water supply and waterborne communicable diseases in northeast Syria: a spatiotemporal analysis	82
Developing an integrated model of care for vulnerable populations living with non-communicable diseases in Lebanon: an online theory of change workshop	82
The political economy of expedience: examining perspectives on military support to Sierra Leone’s Ebola response	80
Resilient health systems appraisal model. whole-of-system approach to health system resilience in fragile contexts: a best-fit framework synthesis	62
Fresh whole blood: A feasible alternative in disasters and mass casualty incidents? a systematic review and meta-analysis	53
Family formation among adolescent Rohingya refugees; trajectories into adolescent marriage and childbearing in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh	52
Mental health and structural injustice: a qualitative investigation of interlocking patterns of disadvantage among displaced populations in Nairobi, Kenya	44
Unplanned pregnancy and contraceptive use in humanitarian settings: the case of Syrian refugee women in Lebanon	43
The evolution of facility-based deliveries at primary healthcare centres during an insecurity and conflict crisis in Burkina Faso: a geospatial analysis	41
Exposure to conflict and child health outcomes: evidence from a large multi-country study	40
Provision of mental health and psychosocial support services to health workers and community members in conflict-affected Northwest Syria: a mixed-methods study	33
The impact of conflict on infectious disease: a systematic literature review	30
Health-seeking behavior in conflict-affected settings: a cross-sectional study of internally displaced persons in Somalia	29
Did aid to the Ebola crisis divert aid for reproductive, maternal, and newborn health? An analysis of donor-reported data in Sierra Leone	29
War and chronic illness: a health center-based study of Palestinians with non-communicable diseases in Gaza	28
Beyond survival: how social support and psychological security protect war-disabled individuals from post-traumatic stress in Yemen	28
Community-based surveillance programme evaluation using the platform Nyss implemented by the Somali Red Crescent Society—a mixed methods approach	27
The impact of armed conflict on vaccination coverage: a systematic review of empirical evidence from 1985 to 2025	26
“With mental health and land, we have enough to live”—social determinants of mental health in fifteen conflict-affected municipalities of Montes de María, Colombia: a convergent parallel mixed methods	26
Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among female healthcare workers in Syria: results from a 2022 cross-sectional survey	25
Exploring opportunities to strengthen maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: a landscape analysis of surveillance and health information systems in the Eastern Democratic Republic of	25
Factors associated with health-seeking patterns among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency, Northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study	24
Feasibility and challenges in sustaining a community based surveillance system in post-Ebola Sierra Leone	23

Real ethics has dirty feet – data collector perspectives on risk exposure during data collection in conflict-affected Eastern DRC	22
Trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms among internally displaced populations in Yemen: evidence from a mixed-methods study	22
Childhood exposure to intimate partner violence against women and its association with violence against children in refugee settlements in Uganda	21
Measurement of perceived needs in humanitarian contexts using the HESPER scale: a scoping study with reflections on the collaboration between researchers and humanitarian actors	20
A review of practices and policies of international humanitarian organizations in conflict-affected settings: are we ensuring sustainability of surgical care?	20
A mediation model on how PTSD symptoms are related to psychotic experiences in survivors of the ongoing Gaza war 2023–2024	20
“There is a fear that you will be attacked just for the act of working in health”: a survey of experiences of violence against healthcare in Colombia	19
Correction: Rebuilding the health sector in Gaza: alternative humanitarian voices	19
Under-five mortality during the war in Tigray: A community-based study	19
Women’s perceptions of person-centered comprehensive abortion care and associated factors in Northern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study in a humanitarian setting	19
Exploring influence and knowledge on family planning among internally displaced men: a qualitative exploration of attitudes, norms and beliefs in Twic, South Sudan	19
Assessing the integration of refugee health data into national health information systems in Jordan, Lebanon, and Uganda	18
The lived experience of patients with conflict associated injuries whose wounds are affected by antimicrobial resistant organisms: a qualitative study from northwest Syria	18
Exploring maternal and neonatal health in a conflict-affected setting: cross-sectional findings from Gaza	17
Longitudinal serological response to SARS-CoV-2 among Rohingya refugees in cox’s bazar, Bangladesh: implications for pandemic preparedness in humanitarian settings	17
Not only vaccine hesitancy, but also vaccination campaign hesitancy drives measles epidemics in conflict-torn eastern DR Congo	17
Access to care in Afghanistan after august 2021: a cross-sectional study exploring Afghans’ perspectives in 10 provinces	17
Armed actor interventions in humanitarian and public health crises: examining perspectives of crisis-affected community members	16
Correction: Exploring the role of cash-based interventions in alleviating food insecurity among the forcibly displaced: the case of Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh	16
Childhood exposure to armed conflict and nutritional health outcomes in Nigeria	16
Correction to: The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan	16
Navigating challenges, solutions and requirements in the provision of trauma care in conflict settings by humanitarian actors: a scoping literature review	16
Civilian family members’ deaths and perceived causes in war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia: modified poisson regression	15
Effects of climate change-related hazards on food security and health within refugee settlements in Uganda	15
Availability of essential medicines in conflict-affected african regions: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Providing healthcare under the threat of gang-violence: a survey of Haitian healthcare providers	15
Telemedicine interventions in six conflict-affected countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review	15
Challenges faced by internally displaced diabetes patients in managing their health during a conflict: a qualitative study	15
Conflict, epidemic and faith communities: church-state relations during the fight against Covid-19 in north-eastern DR Congo	14
The Red Cross Red Crescent Health Information System (RCHIS): an electronic medical records and health information management system for the red cross red crescent emergency response units	14
Nighttime lights as a proxy for conflict intensity and infrastructure recovery in Yemen and Ukraine	14
Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and key influencing factors regarding cancer screening in Yemen	14
Exploring factors that shaped Syrian refugees integration into Lebanon’s national health system using Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework	14
How structural and symbolic violence during resettlement impacts the social and mental wellbeing of forced migrant women: the lived experiences of Arabic speaking survivors of IPV resettled in Melbour	14
Post-migration stressors, mental health and well-being in resettled refugees from Syria: Do individuals’ coping strategies matter?	14
The implications of the Sudan war on healthcare workers and facilities: a health system tragedy	14
Mental health amidst chronic crises: the case of Arab countries from the Middle East	14
The association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and intimate partner violence in a refugee camp in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia	13
Client perceptions and satisfaction with HIV care clinic services in post-conflict Tigray, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study	12
The impact of childhood maltreatment on treatment outcomes for posttraumatic stress symptoms and aggression in male former combatants using narrative exposure therapy [NET] - results from a RCT in Eas	12
The functional impact of middle Eastern political conflict on mental health and coping behaviors among Egyptian citizens: cross sectional study	12
A scoping review of epidemics of substance misuse and suicide in Syria: casualties of protracted conflict and political instability	12
Handwashing with soap and influencing factors in crisis-affected refugee populations in Kenya and Uganda	12
How are hygiene programmes designed in crises? Qualitative interviews with humanitarians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq	12
A chronicle of crises and emergencies: (dis)continuity of care for Syrian refugee children with neglected non-communicable diseases in Lebanon	11
From HIV testing to ART initiation under fire: joinpoint regression analysis of regional disparities during the full-scale war against Ukraine	11
Impact of the armed conflict in Colombia: consequences in the health system, response and challenges	11
Integrating mental health and psychosocial support into economic inclusion programming for displaced families in Ecuador	11
Setting research priorities for sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian settings: a global, stakeholder-informed agenda	11
Evolution and lessons from an integrated service delivery network in North West Syria	11

How is the implementation of empirical research results documented in conflict-affected settings? Findings from a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature	11
Community-based surveillance programs in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and the DRC: a comparative assessment of integration in humanitarian crisis contexts	11
Strengthening community-based surveillance: lessons learned from the 2018–2020 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak	11
The management of cholera in populations affected by conflict in Africa and the Middle-East: a scoping review	10
Correction: Participatory approaches and methods in gender equality and gender‑based violence research with refugees and internally displaced populations: a scoping review	10
World AIDS Day 2023: time to prioritize perilous HIV medicine	10
Destruction, disruption and disaster: Sudan’s health system amidst armed conflict	10
Facilitating hand hygiene in displacement camps during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative assessment of a novel handwashing stand and hygiene promotion package	10
Anxiety, posttraumatic stress, insomnia and quality of life in Ukrainian schoolchildren during wartime	10
Global health diplomacy in humanitarian action	10
Exposure to wartime sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina: nationally representative prevalence 30 years after the 1992–1995 war	10
Examining the integration of refugees into the national health system in Uganda: an analysis using the policy triangle framework	9
Burial workers’ perceptions of community resistance and support systems during an Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a qualitative study	9
Adult mortality patterns in Yemen before and during armed conflict: evidence from a web survey of the global diaspora	9
COVID-19 vaccination in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study of vaccine coverage, hesitancy, and associated risk factors among community members and healthcare workers	9
Correction: Have attacks on healthcare become the new normal? A public health call to action for armed conflicts before it is too late	9
Attitudes, motivators, and barriers toward influenza vaccination for children: a study from a conflict-ridden country	9
Pathways to care among women hospitalized with severe abortion complications in Bangui, Central African Republic, a conflict-affected urban setting: qualitative results of the AMoCo (abortion-related	9
Consensus on key domains for emergency medical teams deployment evaluation: a Delphi method study	9
Healthcare workers’ experiences of workplace violence: a qualitative study in Lebanon	9
War’s youngest victims: a descriptive cross-sectional study on injury distributions, severity patterns, and outcomes among paediatric trauma patients in Kharkiv, Ukraine	9
Maternal and child healthcare coverage and trends: refugee vs. non-refugee districts in Uganda	9
Perceptions and attitudes of Rohingya community stakeholders to pregnancy termination services: a qualitative study in camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh	9
Alcohol and other drug use patterns and services in an integrated refugee settlement in Northern Zambia: a formative research study	9
Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies	8
Rationale for the under-implementation of catch-up vaccination in conflict-affected regions, Northeast Ethiopia	8
Experiences of armed conflicts and forced migration among women from countries in the Middle East, Balkans, and Africa: a systematic review of qualitative studies	8
“Older people tend to be invisible”: a qualitative study exploring the needs and inclusion of older Syrian refugees in the context of compounding crises in host country, Lebanon	8
Exploring the use of COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests among displaced populations in Iraq: findings from a pilot project in four IDP camps	8
Close relationships with caregivers as protective factor for the mental health and functioning of war-affected Congolese youth	8
Violence against health care workers in a crisis context: a mixed cross-sectional study in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo	8
Social determinants of student mental health before and after the Beirut port explosion: two cross-sectional studies	8
An analysis of humanitarian and health aid alignment over a decade (2011–2019) of the Syrian conflict	8
Strengthening event-based surveillance (EBS): a case study from Afghanistan	8
‘They were just enjoying love and she was making money’: A qualitative analysis of UN peacekeeper sexual interactions in the Democratic Republic of Congo	7
Utilizing the COM-B model to identify childhood routine vaccination barriers and uptake among parents and caregivers living in the frontline and Zakarpattia regions of Ukraine amidst Russia’s full-sca	7
Correction: Health and well-being of older populations affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature	7
Associations of psychological distress, alcohol and substance use, and HIV risk behaviour in forcibly displaced persons and migrants in Nigeria	7
Healthcare accessibility, utilization, and quality of life among internally displaced people during the Sudan war: a cross-sectional study	7
Public perceptions of mortality studies in conflict-affected areas of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an exploratory study	7
Self-managed abortion as a humanitarian revolution: accounts of a telehealth pilot in the Middle East	7
The impacts of peace and conflict resolution interventions on mental health and psychological well-being: a systematic review	7
Impacts of attacks to female health care workers in three territories of Colombia	7
Prevalence and correlates of anxiety, depression, and symptoms of trauma among Palestinian adults in Gaza after a year of war: a cross-sectional study	7
Trauma-informed peacebuilding: a systematic mapping review of training programs	7
Integrating Syrian refugees into Lebanon’s healthcare system 2011–2022: a mixed-method study	7
Feasibility and acceptability of phone-delivered psychological therapy for refugee children and adolescents in a humanitarian setting	6
Inferring the impact of humanitarian responses on population mortality: methodological problems and proposals	6
Post-quake call for action: developing core competencies matrix for Syrian health workers in emergency time	6
Woman-centred care during crisis: a qualitative study of women’s experiences seeking and receiving intrapartum care during acute phase of the armed conflict in Khartoum, Sudan	6
Five recommendations to advance implementation science for humanitarian settings: the next frontier of humanitarian research	6
Ageism, an invisible social determinant of health for older Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a service providers’ perspective	6
A qualitative assessment of Ukraine’s trauma system during the Russian conflict: experiences of volunteer healthcare providers	6
Correction: Impact of Ebola and COVID‑19 on maternal, neonatal, and child health care among populations affected by conflicts: a scoping review exploring demand and supply‑side barriers and solutions	6
“How can we talk about our struggles?” reflections on researcher wellbeing and recommendations for psychosocial support for researchers in conflict-affected areas	6
Healthcare accessibility in yemen’s conflict zones: comprehensive review focused on strategies and solutions	6
The health outcomes of shelter and settlements interventions in humanitarian crises: a systematic review	6
Maternal health outcomes in the context of fragility: a retrospective study from Lebanon	6
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in humanitarian settings: epidemiology, health service utilization, and health care seeking behavior in Bangui and surrounding areas, Central African Republic	5
Psychosocial support for schoolchildren in wartime Ukraine: community-based access and parent-reported perceived helpfulness	5
Implementation of lockdown, quarantine, and isolation measures in the context of COVID-19 among internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study	5
Epidemiological investigation of a cholera outbreak and its socioeconomic determinants in southwest state, Somalia, January − August, 2024	5
A qualitative assessment of disease and non-battle injuries in Ukraine since the Russian invasion	5
Gender based violence (GBV) coordination in a complex, multi-crisis context: a qualitative case study of Lebanon’s compounded crises (2019–2023)	5
Prevalence and correlates of modifiable and environmental risk factors for non communicable diseases among refugees and asylum seekers in Northern Kenya	5
The hidden toll of war: a comprehensive study of orthopedic injuries in Yemen	5
Ensuring equity in mental health and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond	5
Towards universal health care coverage in low- and middle- income countries: integrating refugees into national health systems	5
Deferral of elective surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Palestinian patients: a cross-sectional study	5
Reproductive health risks of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in humanitarian settings of Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Underestimating attacks: comparing two sources of publicly-available data about attacks on health care in 2017	4
How integration of refugees into national health systems became a global priority: a qualitative policy analysis	4
The impact of armed conflicts on HIV treatment outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Inclusive education in a refugee camp for children with disabilities: How are school setting and children’s behavioral functioning related?	4
Research and conflict: mapping research trends and gaps in Ukrainian Emergency Medical Services− a scoping review	4
Understanding the organization and delivery of health services following the repatriation of South Sudanese refugees from the West Nile districts in Uganda	4
The impact of decentralisation on health systems in fragile and post-conflict countries: a narrative synthesis of six case studies in the Indo-Pacific	4
Mental health among youth in a conflict area: a cross-sectional study of the effects of parental absence, social media, family support and religious practice on psychiatric symptoms in Thailand’s sout	4
Correction: Health and well-being of older populations affected by humanitarian crises in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature	4
Exploring the youth perceptions of factors contributing to victims’ silence during the armed conflict in Ethiopia	4

Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices	4
Process evaluation of an integrated community-based intervention to improve family planning, sexual reproductive Health, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon during active con	4
A review of the response and the emergency medical team (EMT) deployment following a tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone	4
Expanding the evidence on integration of cash assistance in gender-based violence case management in humanitarian settings: lessons learned from multi-country evaluations	4
A qualitative study of cultural concepts of distress among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh	4
Provider-initiated HIV testing uptake and socio-economic status among women in a conflict zone in the Central African Republic: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study	4
Real-time analytical insights for disease surveillance and response during the severe drought and food security crisis, Somalia 2022–2023	3
Breaking barriers: addressing systemic inequities in chronic disease care for displaced populations	3
Adolescent mental health in post-conflict communities: results from a cross-sectional survey in Northern Uganda	3
Evidence on the impact of community health workers in the prevention, identification, and management of undernutrition amongst children under the age of five in conflict-affected or fragile settings:	3
Low cost and real-time surveillance of enteric infection and diarrhoeal disease using rapid diagnostic tests in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh	3
A literature review exploring how health systems respond to acute shocks in fragile and conflict-affected countries	3
“I will take part in the revolution with our people”: a qualitative study of healthcare workers’ experiences of violence and resistance after the 2021 Myanmar coup d’etat	3
Health system governance cooperation with unrecognised health authorities: a political economy analysis in Afghanistan and Northwest Syria	3
From discovery to delivery: a systems-based pathway for translating science into global and humanitarian health impact	3
Conflict-driven antenatal care interruption in conflict zones of Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Integrating a culturally adapted mental health intervention within entrepreneurship training for displaced youth in Colombia: a pilot randomized controlled trial	3
‘Nowhere and no one is safe’: spatial analysis of damage to critical civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the Israeli military campaign, 7 October to 22 November 2023	3
A syndemic of inequitable gender norms and intersecting stigmas on condom self-efficacy and practices among displaced youth living in urban slums in Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study	3
Perilous medicine in Tigray: a systematic review	3
A village health worker intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in remote areas of armed conflict in Myanmar–results from a feasibility study in three villages	3
Estimating the incidence of induced abortion among women in refugee settings in Ethiopia	3
Changes in healthcare seeking behaviors among caretakers of children in the previously occupied ISIS territory: Hadeetha, Anbar, Iraq: a cross-sectional survey of 415 households	3
Key mental health differences in conflict-related sexual violence and how sex, severity, and early intervention impact on improvement: a retrospective observational study	3
Experiences and impact of Duelo Migratorio among Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Peru: characterizing a cultural construct of distress	3
A descriptive analysis of a medical humanitarian aid initiative for quality perinatal management in war-torn Ukraine	3
Correction to: Gender-based violence in the context of armed conflict in the Amhara Region, Northern Ethiopia	3