title: Clinical issues in refugee healthcare: the Somali Bantu population.
abstract: With an estimated 803,500 refugees residing in the United States, many NPs will encounter patients who do not speak, read, or understand English. Many of these patients have challenging health issues such as parasitic diseases and chronic or acute diseases not commonly seen in the United States and NPs will need to be prepared for these challenges.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parve
authors.forename: Teri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019093:Circumcision, Female / Q000208:ethnology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012036:Refugees; D012998:Somalia / Q000208:ethnology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014481:United States