HIV/AIDS and Associated Conditions among HIV-Infected Refugees in Minnesota, 2000–2007

Lowther, Sara A.; Johnson, Glenise; Hendel-Paterson, Brett; Nelson, Kailey; Mamo, Blaina; Krohn, K.; Pessoa‐Brandão, Luisa; O'Fallon, Ann; Stauffer, William M.

doi:10.3390/ijerph9114197

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“…Among the 16 publications looking at physical health outcomes among all resettled refugee populations, 9 articles specific refugee adults as the target population [7,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18], and 7 articles specified refugee children [9,[19][20][21][22][23][24]. Most articles did not specify countries of origin, but rather grouped refugee country of origin into geographic regions (e.g., Southeast Asia and Africa).…”

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Long-Term Physical Health Outcomes of Resettled Refugee Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review

Kumar

Beeler

Seagle

et al. 2021

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Several studies describe the health of recently resettled refugee populations in the US beyond the first 8 months after arrival. This review summarizes the results of these studies. Scientific articles from five databases published from January 2008 to March 2019 were reviewed. Articles were included if study subjects included any of the top five US resettlement populations during 2008–2018 and if data described long-term physical health outcomes beyond the first 8 months after arrival in the US. Thirty-three studies met the inclusion criteria (1.5%). Refugee adults had higher odds of having a chronic disease compared with non-refugee immigrant adults, and an increased risk for diabetes compared with US-born controls. The most commonly reported chronic diseases among Iraqi, Somali, and Bhutanese refugee adults included diabetes and hypertension. Clinicians should consider screening and evaluating for chronic conditions in the early resettlement period. Further evaluations can build a more comprehensive, long-term health profile of resettled refugees to inform public health practice.

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Section: All Refugeesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long-Term Physical Health Outcomes of Resettled Refugee Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review

Kumar

Beeler

Seagle

et al. 2021

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…Ninety HIV-infected patients were recruited and tested for the presence of schistosomal and strongyloides antibodies. Mean [SD] age was 34 [ 6 ] years. Twenty six (29%) patients were male.…”

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“…Limited data exists on the prevalence of helminth infections in HIV-infected immigrants. European have studies reported a prevalence of schistosomiasis ranging from 11% to 16% and prevalence of strongyloides ranging from 2% to 11% [ 3 - 5 ] in HIV infected immigrants while studies in the United States have reported a prevalence of between 3% and 29% for schistosomiasis and between 0.6% and 26% for strongyloides in HIV infected immigrants[ 6 , 7 ].…”

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Seroprevalence of Schistosomiasis and Strongyloides infection in HIV-infected patients from endemic areas attending a European infectious diseases clinic

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BackgroundAlthough the Centres for disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends empiric treatment for schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis (prevalent but treatable parasitic infections) in some refugee groups it is unclear if these guidelines should be extended to non-refugee immigrants from endemic areas. We aimed to assess seroprevalence of, and risk factors for, positive schistosomiasis and strongyloides serology in HIV-infected patients from endemic areas attending a European Infectious Diseases clinic.MethodsIn a prospective cohort study, HIV-infected patients from helminth endemic areas underwent clinical assessment and blood draw for schistosomiasis and strongyloides serology, routine haematology and inflammatory markers (ESR and CRP). Between-group differences were analyzed by Wilcoxin Signed Rank and Fisher’s t tests as appropriate.ResultsNinety HIV-infected patients (mean [standard deviation (SD)] age 34 [6] years, 29% male) were recruited from May 2008 to June 2009. Nine (10%) subjects tested positive for helminth infections. Seven tested positive for schistosomiasis (8%) while two tested positive for strongyloides (2%). Seropositive subjects were more likely to have higher eosinophil counts (mean [SD]) (0.3 [0.3] vs. 0.15 [0.2] x103cells/cm, P = 0.021) with a trend towards lower CD4+ T-cell counts (mean [SD]) (280 [218] vs. 395 [217] cells/mm3, P = 0.08).ConclusionThe high prevalence of helminth infections (10%) in asymptomatic HIV infected adults identified in this study supports routine screening of immigrants from helminth endemic areas or with exposure history.

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“…The antenatal HIV prevalence in this study (1.6%) is low compared to the prevalence rate found in asylum-seeking men and women in a small study in the UK (3.9%) and comparable to the prevalence rate observed in Italy (1.5%) [ 13 ]. The HIV prevalence among sub-Saharan African women who delivered in reception in our study (3.4%) was higher than among the sub-Saharan African asylum-seeking women who were tested for HIV at arrival in the United States (1.4%) [ 34 ]. The difference might be related to the composition of the study population (women who gave birth in The Netherlands compared to all women at arrival in the US) or to a different distribution of the countries of origin.…”

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High HIV Prevalence among Asylum Seekers Who Gave Birth in the Netherlands: A Nationwide Study Based on Antenatal HIV Tests

Goosen

Hoebe

Waldhober³

et al. 2015

PLoS ONE

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ObjectivesAsylum seekers are considered to be a particularly vulnerable group with respect to HIV. Data on the HIV prevalence among asylum seekers, however, are scarce. The aim of this study is to map the HIV prevalence among asylum seekers who gave birth in The Netherlands.MethodsWe used a nationwide electronic medical records database from the community health services for asylum seekers (MOA). The study population consisted of 4,854 women and girls who delivered in asylum reception between 2000 and 2008. A unique electronic health data base was used and case allocation was based on ICPC-codes.ResultsThe number of women and girls that was HIV positive during their last pregnancy was 80, of which 79 originated from sub-Saharan Africa. The prevalence for women from this region of origin (3.4%) was high compared to women from all other regions of origin (0.04%; OR = 90.2; 95%CI 12.5–648.8). The highest HIV prevalence rates were found for women from Rwanda (17.0%) and Cameroon (13.2%). HIV prevalence rates were higher among women who arrived in reception without partner (OR = 1.82; 95%CI 0.75–4.44) and unaccompanied minors (OR = 2.59; 95%CI 0.79–8.49), compared to women who arrived in reception with partner.ConclusionsWe conclude that, among asylum-seeking women from sub-Saharan Africa giving birth in The Netherlands, the HIV prevalence is high compared to the host population. For women from other regions of origin, the prevalence is at the same level as in the host population. The high HIV prevalence underlines the importance of preventive interventions and voluntary HIV testing for sub-Saharan African asylum seekers as from shortly after arrival.

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HIV/AIDS and Associated Conditions among HIV-Infected Refugees in Minnesota, 2000–2007

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Long-Term Physical Health Outcomes of Resettled Refugee Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review

Long-Term Physical Health Outcomes of Resettled Refugee Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review

Seroprevalence of Schistosomiasis and Strongyloides infection in HIV-infected patients from endemic areas attending a European infectious diseases clinic

High HIV Prevalence among Asylum Seekers Who Gave Birth in the Netherlands: A Nationwide Study Based on Antenatal HIV Tests

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