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Hakan MUT, Giray KOLCU, Vildan KARABACAK, Aysel BAAR, eyda UUR, Umut Gk BALCI, Kurtulu NGEL HOW SHOULD THE FAMILY PHYSICIANS' BEHAVIORS BE IN CASE OF MIGRATION ? - A MODEL STUDY

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SYRIAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY 550386 Syrian refugees 200386 in refugee camp 1 350000 in different areas of Turkey Most of refugees no temporary identity card and no primary health care services 1 The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey. Syrian Refugees in Turkey, Results of Field Study - 2013 Number of refugees

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PARTNERS PREPARATIONS Seluklu Municipality Promotional activities Seluklu Governorship Coordination between required institutions Transportation vehicles and interpreters for communication with refugees Posters, brochures and introductory booklet Interpreters Vehicles and drivers Two teams including doctor, midwife, interpreter and driver

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AIMMATERIAL - METHOD To determine the role of family physicians (FP) in case of migration To inform Syrian refugees of preventative health care services To canalize the refugees to make use of these services To create a guide for address and contact information to reach them again To ensure the continuity of health care services for refugees Descriptive cross-sectional survey Face-to-face interview technique Questionnaire including sociodemographic and health status questions

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RESULTS Reached 2399 refugees - evaluated 2285 of them Only 299 refugees (%13) - temporary identity card Total mean age 20,5716,41 (: 20,23 - : 20,87) WOMEN MEN MENWOMEN

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RESULTS 45 pregnant - %6,9 of reproductive-aged (15-49) women Vaccination - 687 children with MMRV and 335 children with polio. %1,7 of refugees suspicious of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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OTHER BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT Refugees - preventative health care services Pregnant women, infants and unvaccinated children - FHC Unregistered refugees - foreigners department Difficulties in getting health care service - interviews with officials Needy families - relevant institutions

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CONCLUSION Because of young population, making planning about needs of them such as child/adolecent health, reproductive health, pregnancy follow ups would be necessary We believe that planning fieldworks by using this model is great importance of controlling the health parameters of the service area By the definition of family medicine, FPs/GPs should provide health care for everyone, regardless of religion, language, race and socioeconomic level differences