Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Syrian Crisis Health Needs Assessment

Status:	Published 1 January 1970 - 1 January 1970
Funded
Methodology:	Planned, Data collection started, Published, widgets.needs_assessment.status.5, widgets.needs_assessment.status.6
Methodology description:	The assessment activities included focus group discussions, rapid appraisal of primary health centres – public, private and NGO – stakeholder interview. Additionally, a desk research was performed using an extensive review of existing literature.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	>110
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Urban / Rural Population, Host Communities
Target settlement:	Privately hosted, Individual accommodation (not hosted), Planned camps or settlements
Measurement:	Community, Facility (e.g. school, hospital), Household, Individual

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Syrian Crisis Health Needs Assessment

Status:	Published 1 January 1970 - 1 January 1970
Funded
Methodology:	Direct Observation, Focus Group Discussion, Household key informant interviews, Individual key informant interviews, Secondary Data Review
Methodology description:	The assessment activities included focus group discussions, rapid appraisal of primary health centres – public, private and NGO – stakeholder interview. Additionally, a desk research was performed using an extensive review of existing literature.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:	>110
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Urban / Rural Population, Host Communities
Target settlement:	Privately hosted, Individual accommodation (not hosted), Planned camps or settlements
Measurement:	Community, Facility (e.g. school, hospital), Household, Individual

To conduct an assessment to further assess health needs of Syrian refugees and most vulnerable host communities as well as the existing response in order to inform the definition of PU-AMI health and psychosocial integrated approach in Jordan.

Needs

A comprehensive and continuous intervention is recommended combining the provision of health care through MoH primary care level facilities to the offering of psychosocial and mental health services at the community level.

Main Findings

The assessment confirmed that significant barriers exist that prevent Syrian refugees from access quality affordable health care services. The most significant factors influencing access to health care include financial pressure and priority given to house rental costs, administrative regulations (police/MoI registration, UNHCR registration) – as well as lack of information, perception of healthcare quality including staff attitude, drugs availability, waiting time – and overall lack of services due to the saturation of existing facilities.