Near-death experiences, attacks by family members, and absence of health care in their home countries affect the quality of life of refugee women in Germany: a multi-region, cross-sectional, gender-sensitive study
BMC Medicine February 1, 2018 J. Jesuthasan, E. Sönmez, I. Abels et al. 68 citations
Refugee women arriving in Germany in 2015–2016 reported moderate quality of life, slightly worse than European populations. War, terror, and threats to life were the most common reasons for fleeing. Eighty-seven percent used smugglers, which was linked to living in a war zone and homelessness before fleeing. Lower quality of life correlated with older age, near-death experiences, family attacks, and lack of healthcare. The findings suggest that multiple traumatic experiences, some gender-specific, affect current well-being and may hinder integration.