"Somalia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa on and north of the Equator and, with Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya, is often referred to as the Horn of Africa. It comprises Italy's former Trust Territory of Somalia and the former British Protectorate of Somaliland. The capital is Mogadishu.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Somalia".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Somalia".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Somalia" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Somalia" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Somalia" by people in Profiles.
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Decision-making processes for essential packages of health services: experience from six countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 01; 8(Suppl 1).
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Bridging, building, and bonding: Somali mothers' experiences in a family-focused community program. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2023; 93(1):63-74.
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Investigating Outcomes of a Family Strengthening Intervention for Resettled Somali Bantu and Bhutanese Refugees: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 09 29; 19(19).
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Displacement, Polygyny, Romantic Jealousy, and Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study among Somali Refugees in Ethiopia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 05 09; 19(9).
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Discrimination and mental health of Somali immigrants in North America: a longitudinal study from 2013 to 2019. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2022 May; 57(5):1049-1059.
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Partnering with refugee communities to improve mental health access: Going from "why are they not coming" to "what can I (we) do differently?". Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2022 Jul; 28(3):370-378.
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The relationship of pre- and post-resettlement violence exposure to mental health among refugees: a multi-site panel survey of somalis in the US and Canada. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2021 Jun; 56(6):1015-1023.
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Modeling pastoralist movement in response to environmental variables and conflict in Somaliland: Combining agent-based modeling and geospatial data. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0244185.
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Discrimination, marginalization, belonging, and mental health among Somali immigrants in North America. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2021; 91(2):280-293.
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Traditional Medicine and Help-Seeking Behaviors for Health Problems Among Somali Bantu Refugees Resettled in the United States. Qual Health Res. 2021 02; 31(3):484-497.