Syrian civil war and assessment of tuberculosis among Syrian refugees and local citizens in Mardin
Differences likely reflect operational barriers-especially transfers disrupting continuity-rather than intrinsic factors. Refugee-inclusive TB services with robust inter-provincial transfer tracking, patient navigation, and expanded bacteriological testing (notably for extrapulmonary disease) should be prioritized. Given the small refugee subgroup and denominator uncertainties, findings are hypothesis-generating.
Authors
- Hamdiye Turan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5959-542X)
- Mehmet Sinan Bodur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-4338)
- Nicolai Savaskan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-094X)
- Barış Çil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1090-0697)
- M. Kabak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4781-1751)
- Hamza Oktay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3349-3532)
- Güldan Güneş
- Erkan Sanmak
- Yusuf Alakaş
Institutions
- Mardin Artuklu University (TR)
- Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (TR)
- Harran University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1729829
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00