BACKGROUND: The war in Ukraine has led to significant migration to neighboring countries, raising public health concerns. Notable tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates in Ukraine emphasize the immediate requirement to prioritize approaches that interrupt the spread and prevent new infections. METHODS: We conducted a prospective genomic surveillance study to assess migration's impact on TB epidemiology in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Ukrainian war refugees and migrants, collected from September 2021 to December 2022 were analyzed alongside 1574 isolates obtained from Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. RESULTS: Our study revealed alarming results, with historically the highest number of Ukrainian tuberculosis patients detected in the host countries. The increasing number of cases of multidrug-resistant TB, significantly linked with Beijing lineage 2.2.1 (p < 0.0001), also presents substantial obstacles to control endeavors. The genomic analysis identified the three highly related genomic clusters, indicating the recent TB transmission among migrant populations. The largest clusters comprised war refugees diagnosed in the Czech Republic, TB patients from various regions of Ukraine, and incarcerated individuals diagnosed with pulmonary TB specialized facility in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, pointing to a national transmission sequence that has persisted for over 14 years. CONCLUSIONS: The data showed that most infections were likely the result of reactivation of latent disease or exposure to TB before migration rather than recent transmission occurring within the host country. However, close monitoring, appropriate treatment, careful surveillance, and social support are crucial in mitigating future risks, though there is currently no evidence of local transmission in EU countries.

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• dospělí MeSH
• incidence MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• molekulární epidemiologie * MeSH
• multirezistentní tuberkulóza epidemiologie   MeSH
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis * genetika   izolace a purifikace   MeSH
• osoby s přechodným pobytem a migranti * statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• ozbrojené konflikty MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• tuberkulóza * epidemiologie   přenos   MeSH
• uprchlíci * statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladiství MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Slovenská republika MeSH
• Ukrajina MeSH

• MeSH
• emigranti a imigranti MeSH
• etnické a rasové minority MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• ozbrojené konflikty MeSH
• psychosociální podpůrné systémy MeSH
• sociální integrace MeSH
• sociální práce * metody   trendy   MeSH
• uprchlíci * MeSH
• veřejná politika MeSH
• ženy MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Ukrajina MeSH

INTRODUCTION: A growing body of research is examining how healthcare systems are responding to the increasing numbers of migrants and the resulting superdiversity of patients. The aim of this article is to identify and explain communication barriers in the provision of healthcare to Ukrainian war refugees in the Czech Republic from the perspectives of healthcare professionals and intercultural mediators. METHODS: The exploratory case study is based on a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with frontline health professionals: 20 with doctors and 10 with nurses. The second source of data is two focus groups aimed at capturing communication problems from the perspective of intercultural mediators who accompany refugees to health facilities. The interview transcripts and FGs were analysed using six-stage thematic coding. RESULTS: The survey identified five main themes related to barriers to communication: (1) language barriers and interpreting, (2) cultural barriers, (3) differing expectations of health and the healthcare systems in the Czech Republic and Ukraine, (4) prejudices and negative attitudes and unethical behaviour towards refugees and migrants and (5) lack of awareness of patient rights. CONCLUSIONS: The arrival of large numbers of migrants has highlighted deficiencies in the system that may affect other vulnerable groups and the general population. These include the lack of general communication skills and legal awareness among many health professionals, which are barriers to the development of patient-centred care. The involvement of intercultural mediators fundamentally improves communication between health professionals and (not only) migrant patients. Nevertheless, it is necessary to legally anchor and define the position of intercultural mediators within the healthcare system. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Collaboration with intercultural mediators who interpreted the extensive experiences of Ukrainian refugee patients and also have personal experience as migrant or migrant-origin patients contributed to shaping research questions, facilitating study participation and enriching evidence interpretation. Researchers with multicultural backgrounds and experience with working with people from refugee backgrounds were involved in the study design and analysis.

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• dospělí MeSH
• komunikace MeSH
• komunikační bariéry * MeSH
• kvalitativní výzkum MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• poskytování zdravotní péče MeSH
• postoj zdravotnického personálu MeSH
• rozhovory jako téma MeSH
• uprchlíci * psychologie   MeSH
• zdravotnický personál psychologie   MeSH
• zjišťování skupinových postojů MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Ukrajina MeSH

BACKGROUND: The Slovak Republic, an Eastern European country, borders Ukraine, which has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in Europe. This study aims to inform readers about the demographic characteristics of Ukrainian war refugees with HIV/AIDS seeking temporary protection status in Slovakia due to the Russian invasion of February 24, 2022. It focuses on their epidemiology, immunological profiles, co-infections, and treatment. DESIGN: Multicenter, retrospective study between March 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. METHODS: Data were collected from all Ukrainian patients with refugee status living with HIV or newly diagnosed, who presented to any of the five HIV/AIDS centers in Slovakia. Information was obtained through medical interviews, physical examinations, laboratory tests and medical reports from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. RESULTS: From March 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, 141 Ukrainian refugees were included, mostly women (56.7 %, n = 80), with a median age of 41 years. The median CD4+ count was 680 cells/mL; 69.2 % (n = 97) had a viral load below 40 copies/mL. On arrival, 87.8 % (n = 123) were on ART, 90.2 % (n = 111) on dolutegravir. Coinfections included hepatitis C (31 %, n = 41), hepatitis B (12.5 %, n = 17), and tuberculosis (11.3 %, n = 16). Three died from AIDS complications. CONCLUSION: The study provides a detailed overview of the epidemiological, demographic, immunological, co-infection, and treatment characteristics of Ukrainian PLWHA displaced by the war to the Slovak republic. With the conflict ongoing, it is necessary to be prepared for more refugees in the coming months.

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• dospělí MeSH
• HIV infekce * epidemiologie   farmakoterapie   MeSH
• koinfekce epidemiologie   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• počet CD4 lymfocytů MeSH
• retrospektivní studie MeSH
• uprchlíci * statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• virová nálož MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Slovenská republika MeSH
• Ukrajina MeSH

Od začátku války na Ukrajině přijala Česká republika více než 360 000 uprchlíků (United Nations High Council for Refugees, 2023), z nichž velkou část tvořily děti, včetně dětí s diabetem 1. typu (T1D). Celkem jsme v devíti centrech léčby dětského diabetu od února 2022 do června 2023 registrovali 124 dětí s T1D z Ukrajiny, které jsme následně sledovali ve tříměsíčních intervalech. Během prvního roku jejich pobytu v ČR došlo k významnému zlepšení průměrného HbA1c o 2,2 mmol/mol za ambulantní návštěvu (p=0,01, CI [-3,2; -1,1]). Největší pokles HbA1c jsme pozorovali u skupiny, u které byly nově nasazeny kontinuální monitory glykemie (CGM) (průměrný pokles o 2,9 mmol/mol za ambulantní návštěvu). Naše výsledky ukazují na nezastupitelnou roli CGM v managementu diabetu 1. typu.

Czechia has received over 360 000 refugees since the beginning of the war on Ukraine (United Nations High Council for Refugees, 2023). A majority of those refugees were women and children including children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Throughout the duration of our study (February 2022 - June 2023) a total of 124 Ukrainian children with T1D presented into one of the 9 participating centers for pediatric diabetes. We followed up these children every 3 months for HbA1c, CGM values, therapy type and anthropologic measures. During the first year of their stay in Czechia, the HbA1c of these children decreased significantly by 2,2 mmol/mol per visit (p=0.01, CI [-3.2; -1.1]). HbA1c decreased the most in children who newly received CGM in Czechia with average decrease of 2,9 mmol/mol per visit. Our results show further underline the importance of CGM use in T1D management.

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• analýza dat MeSH
• diabetes mellitus 1. typu * MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• hodnocení výsledků zdravotní péče MeSH
• kontinuální monitorování glukózy * přístrojové vybavení   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• management nemoci MeSH
• ozbrojené konflikty MeSH
• uprchlíci * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Ukrajina MeSH

• MeSH
• AIDS * epidemiologie   etiologie   MeSH
• HIV infekce epidemiologie   etiologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• uprchlíci MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• zprávy MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Ukrajina MeSH

BACKGROUND: Russia's military aggression against Ukraine set in motion a large number of refugees. Considerable amount of them came and stayed in Czechia. Refugees represent special vulnerable individuals often affected by war physically and psychologically. Due to the national regulations not allowing most of Ukrainian men aged 18-60 to leave the country, nowadays Ukrainian forced migration is relatively young and strongly gendered. Evidence suggests the higher probability for searching the safe refuge abroad among Ukrainian women with small children as well as those with relatively higher economic and cultural capital. The aim of this study is to identify the structural features of systemic risks associated with war migration by examining determinants of self-rated health among forcibly displaced highly educated Ukrainian women of productive age residing in Czechia. METHODS: Data from one wave of the panel survey among Ukrainian refugees in Czechia conducted in September 2022 was used. Determinants of self-rated health including self-reported diseases and healthcare factors, lifestyle, human and social capital, economic factors, and migration characteristics were analysed using binary logistic regression. RESULTS: About 45% highly educated Ukrainian women refugees in Czechia assessed their health as poor. The poor self-rated health was mostly associated with the number of diseases and depressive symptoms, and by social capital and economic factors. Having four and more diseases (OR = 13.26; 95%-CI: 5.61-31.35), showing some severe depressive symptoms (OR = 7.20; 95%-CI: 3.95-13.13), experiencing difficulties to seek help from others (OR = 2.25; 95%-CI: 1.20-4.23), living alone in a household (OR = 2.67; 95%-CI: 1.37-5.27), having severe material deprivation (OR = 2.70; 95%-CI: 1.35-5.41) and coming originally from the eastern part of Ukraine (OR = 2.96; 95%-CI: 1.34-6.55) increased the chance of these refugees to assess their health as poor. CONCLUSION: Social and economic determinants such as lack of social contacts for seeking help and material deprivation were found to be crucial for self-rated health and should be tackled via migration policies. Further, qualitative research is needed to better understand the mechanisms behind the factors affecting subjectively assessed health.

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• charakteristiky rodiny MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• socioekonomické faktory MeSH
• uprchlíci * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

Sri Lankan Tamil refugees (SLTRs) have lived in the United Kingdom in substantial numbers for about three decades. However, they remain under-represented in academic and public discourse, and little is known about their migration experiences. This study examined first-hand accounts of such experiences, with special attention paid to identity and acculturation. Data were collected through four semi-structured interviews and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The results suggest that SLTRs' experience of conflict as an imposed life disruption continues to shape their adaptation, identity, and meaning-making ("Afflicted life"). Changing social identities mediate protection from, as well as risk of, trauma. SLTRs try to remedy the socio-economic and emotional losses suffered in the conflict, but achieve only a partial compensation. Consequently their repair efforts are a source not only of positive emotions but also of dissatisfaction ("Living past"). Finally, participants' sense of belonging and quest for home represent a challenging socio-emotional process in which they continue to engage even decades after migration ("Continuing quest for home"). This nuanced analysis of how the past continues to shape lived experience, contributes to the under-developed literature on qualitative psychological investigations of acculturation, research on forced migration, and the establishment of IPA in social psychology.

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• akulturace * MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• kvalitativní výzkum MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• sociální identifikace * MeSH
• uprchlíci * psychologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Spojené království MeSH
• Srí Lanka MeSH

AIMS: Our aim was to describe the changes in therapy and diabetes control in Ukrainian war refugee children with diabetes (CwD) during the first year of their stay in Czechia. METHODS: A total of 124 CwD (62 male, 62 female) were enrolled into this observational study. Anthropometric, laboratory and diabetes management data were acquired at baseline and at 3 months intervals for 12 months. All CwD were offered a CGM device during their first visit. Generalized Estimating Equation models were fitted in order to estimate the dynamics of studied characteristics. RESULTS: Median baseline HbA1c was 58 mmol/mol (IQR [48; 73]mmol/mol) (7.5 %, IQR[6.5;8.8]%). The HbA1c decreased significantly throughout the course of the study at a pace of - 2.2 mmol/mol (-0.2 %pt.) per visit (P = 0.01, CI[-3.2;-1.1]). The pace of the decrease in the average HbA1c was significantly higher in the group of CwD who received CGM in Czechia than in those who already had it from Ukraine by 2.9 mmol/mol (0.27 %pt.) per visit (P < 0.001, CI [-4.4; -1.3]). CONCLUSIONS: The steepest decrease in HbA1c was observed in CwD with newly initiated CGM underlining its vital role in improving the glucose control of CwD regardless of their background.

• MeSH
• diabetes mellitus 1. typu * farmakoterapie   MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• glykovaný hemoglobin MeSH
• kontinuální monitorování glukózy MeSH
• krevní glukóza MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• selfmonitoring glykemie MeSH
• uprchlíci * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• pozorovací studie MeSH

OBJECTIVE: Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered a huge wave of migration, with thousands of refugees arriving at Prague's Central Station. With no medical service available, medical students started to volunteer and were running an infirmary available around the clock. The research aimed to explore medical students' professional experiences, emotionally challenging situations, and coping strategies in this demanding setting. METHODS: The authors used a qualitative analysis of semi-structured in-depth interviews with 19 participants recruited through purposive sampling. Interviews took place between April and May 2022. Data were recorded, transcribed, and processed by using thematic qualitative analysis. RESULTS: The research identified five emotionally challenging situations: caring for traumatized refugees, refusal of treatment, disruption of everyday life, independent decision-making, and complexity of voluntary work. Students adopted both adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies for dealing with stress and trauma. Almost half the students reported signs of secondary traumatization and moral distress; however, no one asked for psychological help. CONCLUSIONS: Medical school curricula should cover trauma-informed approaches, healthy coping strategies, and destigmatization of psychological problems.

• MeSH
• dobrovolní pracovníci psychologie   MeSH
• kurikulum MeSH
• kvalitativní výzkum MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• studenti lékařství * psychologie   MeSH
• uprchlíci * psychologie   MeSH
• zdravotní stav MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH