Alduraidi Hamza, Abdulla Aqel Ahmad, Saleh Zyad, Almansour Issa, Darawad Mohammad
Accreditation Department, Accreditation & Quality Assurance Center, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Community Health Nursing Department, School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Public Health Nurs. 2021 Jul;38(4):692-700. doi: 10.1111/phn.12889. Epub 2021 Mar 14.
The mandate of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency in the Near East (UNRWA) includes education and health services of registered Palestinian refugees in Jordan and other countries. UNRWA is facing limited funding because of unstable political circumstances. This review aims to spotlight the importance of UNRWA's role in promoting Palestinian refugees' health inside and outside camps in Jordan.
This systematic review was conducted through iteratively searching electronic research databases for original, recent, full-text literature regarding the health and social outcomes of Palestinian refugees in Jordan.
The 12 reviewed studies showed that UNRWA's programs through its clinics and schools have a crucial role in improving Palestinian refugees' health outcomes such as adolescents' cigarette smoking prevalence, infant mortality, non-communicable disease management, health-related quality of life, mental/psychological health services, and reproductive health. Access to UNRWA's health services may account for better or comparable health outcomes among Palestinian refugees.
Despite the short funding and political pressures, UNRWA has provided aid and services to Palestinian refugees inside and outside refugee camps in Jordan. UNRWA's role is crucial in maintaining decent health outcomes in this vulnerable, underserved population. The further limiting of UNRWA funding may jeopardize the health of millions.
联合国近东救济工程处（近东救济工程处）的任务包括为约旦和其他国家登记在册的巴勒斯坦难民提供教育和医疗服务。由于政治局势不稳定，近东救济工程处面临资金有限的问题。本综述旨在突出近东救济工程处在促进约旦难民营内外巴勒斯坦难民健康方面所发挥作用的重要性。
本系统综述通过反复检索电子研究数据库，以获取有关约旦巴勒斯坦难民健康和社会成果的最新原始全文文献。
所审查的12项研究表明，近东救济工程处通过其诊所和学校开展的项目在改善巴勒斯坦难民的健康成果方面发挥着关键作用，例如青少年吸烟率、婴儿死亡率、非传染性疾病管理、与健康相关的生活质量、心理/精神健康服务以及生殖健康。获得近东救济工程处的医疗服务可能是巴勒斯坦难民健康状况更好或相当的原因。
尽管资金短缺和面临政治压力，近东救济工程处仍为约旦难民营内外的巴勒斯坦难民提供了援助和服务。近东救济工程处在维护这一弱势、服务不足人群的良好健康状况方面发挥着至关重要的作用。进一步削减近东救济工程处的资金可能危及数百万人的健康。
