Sociocultural determinants of health-associated quality of life among Afghan refugees in Pakistan: evidence from a multi-stage cross-sectional study
The Afghan refugees' average scores across all health-associated quality-of-life domains were lower than Pakistan's host population and the standard cutoff criteria (< 60 indicates poor quality of life). The development of a national policy to include refugees in health insurance programs seems essential to improve the health-associated quality of life among Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Authors
- Ume Hani
- Florian Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4388-1245)
- Rubeena Zakar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-3742)
- Atta Ur Rehman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4648-910X)
Institutions
- Rawalpindi Medical University (PK)
- University of the Punjab (PK)
- Holy Family Hospital (PK)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22125-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61