Health status of Ethiopian refugees in the United States
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-1-1987
Journal
American Journal of Public Health
Volume
77
Issue
12
DOI
10.2105/AJPH.77.12.1542
Abstract
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.
APA Citation
Parenti, D., Lucas, D., Lee, A., & Hollenkamp, R. (1987). Health status of Ethiopian refugees in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 77 (12). http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.77.12.1542