Research paper
Mental Health of African Asylum-seekers and Refugees in Hong Kong: Using the Social Determinants of Health Framework
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- Title
- Mental Health of African Asylum-seekers and Refugees in Hong Kong: Using the Social Determinants of Health Framework
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- Auckland University of Technology
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- Tuwhera
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Background: Hong Kong is non-signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, and has no systematic domestic policies committed to the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees (ASRs). This creates a tenuous setting for African ASRs there. This study explored how mapped social determinates of health has impacted the mental health and wellbeing of African ASR's in Hong Kong. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 374 African ASRs. The survey comprised of: (a) socio-d...
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- Research paper
- Research format
- Journal article
- Date created
- 2017
- Creator
- Wong, WCW / Cheung, S / Miu, HYH / Chen, J / Loper, KA / Holroyd, E
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- https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/13623
- Related subjects
- Depression; Mental health; Social Determinants of Health; African refugees; Hong Kong
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