Hypertension in Syrian refugees: prevalence, awareness, and access to care in Denmark and Lebanon
Hypertension prevalence was found to be high among refugees, even in high-income countries (HICs) such as Denmark. Lack of access to medications in relation to self-reported prevalence was observed in both Lebanon and Denmark. Further investigation into psychosocial stress in humanitarian settings as a contributing factor to hypertension disparities in this population is crucial.
Authors
- Tala Al‐Rousan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-924X)
- Michaelangelo P. Aoun
- Christian Wejse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2534-2942)
- Nadine Kadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9759-9405)
- Laith Alshawabkeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-2621)
- Saskia Lange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0673-5468)
- Dahlia A. Kaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-0026)
- Andreas Halgreen Eiset (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-8359)
- Wadih Naja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-688X)
- Rima Alhamad
Institutions
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- Lebanese University (LB)
- University of Balamand (LB)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Lebanon VA Medical Center (US)
- Regional Hospital Horsens (DK)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Western University of Health Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1486806
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute