Health Access and Utilisation Survey Among Non-camp Syrian Refugees

Status:	Published 3 March 2014 - 10 July 2014
Funded
Methodology:	Published
Methodology description:	Telephone survey, aimed to randomly sample 500 households from 130,629 registered households. Interviewed over the phone by 8 JHAS outreach workers. Each household called at least 3 times each (2hrs apart) before a replacement household was selected
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	491
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Urban / Rural Population
Target settlement:	Individual accommodation (not hosted), Self-settled camps/Informal tented settlements
Measurement:	Household

Health Access and Utilisation Survey Among Non-camp Syrian Refugees

Status:	Published 3 March 2014 - 10 July 2014
Funded
Methodology:	Household key informant interviews
Methodology description:	Telephone survey, aimed to randomly sample 500 households from 130,629 registered households. Interviewed over the phone by 8 JHAS outreach workers. Each household called at least 3 times each (2hrs apart) before a replacement household was selected
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	491
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Urban / Rural Population
Target settlement:	Individual accommodation (not hosted), Self-settled camps/Informal tented settlements
Measurement:	Household

evaluate access to and utilisation of key health services by registered non-camp Syrian refugees; and 2) evaluate challenges, if any, faced by non-camp refugees in accessing health care services in Jordan.

Priorities

Children have an immunisation card or booklet that is constantly updated by health care providers.

Needs

Continuous support should be given to the MOH so that the additional burden on the health system especially in districts with substantial new refugee populations does not lead to difficulties for both the refugees and the host community. In order to further decrease the proportion of refugees with chronic illness having difficulties accessing care, additional communication efforts targeting this sub-group is needed. Additional assessments are needed to verify vaccination coverage and if consistent with these findings, additional rounds of vaccination might be needed to reach those not yet reached. It is important that all children have an immunisation card or booklet that is constantly updated by health care providers. Additional messaging and outreach may be needed to encourage women to regularly attend antenatal care clinics. Additional assessments regarding household-level water quality are needed. Efforts should be made to identify and target the few households who for one reason or another were unable to or didn’t obtain a valid birth certificate

Main Findings

Findings show Government of Jordan, UNHCR and partners have been successful at ensuring non-camp refugees have access to and utilise health care services.