Health status of Ethiopian refugees in the United States.
The health status of 239 Ethiopian refugees in the United States was evaluated. Over 70 per cent were males 15-30 years old. Positive PPDs (purified protein derivative of tuberculin) were observed in 72 per cent and 3.4 per cent had abnormal chest x-rays. One patient had active tuberculosis. Other laboratory abnormalities included: intestinal parasites (36.7 per cent), anemia (14.9 per cent), eosinophilia (14 per cent), positive syphilis serology (7.5 per cent), and hepatitis B surface antigenemia (9.4 per cent). The most prevalent intestinal parasites were Giardia lamblia, Trichuris trichiura, and Schistosoma mansoni.
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Department of Medicine, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004219:District of Columbia; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D012036:Refugees; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014481:United States