Medical conditions among Iraqi refugees in Jordan: data from the United Nations Refugee Assistance Information System

Mateen, Farrah J.; Carone, Marco; Al-Saedy, Huda; Nyce, Sayre; Ghosn, Jad; Mutuerandu, Timothy; Black, Robert E.

doi:10.2471/blt.11.097048

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“…11 15 16 20 25 30 A possible explanation is that most people from the Middle East and Africa arrived in autumn, in a cold and rainy environment, and were confronted with the typical respiratory viruses of Western Europe they were never exposed to before 1429 Owing to huddling in refugee camps, and many patients coughing, these viruses spread rapidly 14.…”

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A refugee camp in the centre of Europe: clinical characteristics of asylum seekers arriving in Brussels

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BackgroundIn the summer of 2015, the exodus of Syrian war refugees and saturation of refugee camps in neighbouring countries led to the influx of asylum-seekers in European countries, including Belgium. This study aims to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of asylum seekers who arrived in a huddled refugee camp, in the centre of a well-developed country with all medical facilities.MethodsUsing a descriptive cross-sectional study design, physicians of Médecins du Monde prospectively registered age, gender, origin, medical symptoms and diagnoses of all patients presenting to an erected field hospital in Brussels in September 2015. Diagnoses were post hoc categorised according to the International Classification of Diseases.ResultsOf 4037 patients examined in the field hospital, 3907 were included and analysed for this study. Over 11% of patients suffered from injuries, but these were outnumbered by the proportion of patients with respiratory (36%), dental (9%), skin (9%) and digestive (8%) diagnoses. More than 49% had features of infections at the time of the consultation.ConclusionsAsylum seekers arriving in a refugee camp in Brussels after a long and hazardous journey suffer mostly from respiratory, dental, skin and digestive diseases. Still, one in seven suffers from injury. These findings, consistent with other reports, should be anticipated when composing emergency medical teams and interagency emergency health or similar kits to be used in a field hospital, even in a Western European country.Trial registration numberISRCTN13523620, Results.

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A refugee camp in the centre of Europe: clinical characteristics of asylum seekers arriving in Brussels

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“…In particular, there has been a large influx of refugees from Iraq in the past decade, and studies on resettled Iraqi refugees have documented high rates of both obesity (a risk factor for diabetes) and diabetes. 29,33,34 Because diabetes is a strong risk factor for the development of active TB, 13,34,35 special attention to Iraqi refugees with diabetes and LTBI is warranted.…”

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Prevalence and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Newly Arrived Refugees in San Diego County, January 2010–October 2012

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Objectives We determined the prevalence and treatment rates of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in newly arrived refugees in San Diego County, California, and assessed demographic and clinical characteristics associated with these outcomes. Methods We analyzed data from LTBI screening results of 4280 refugees resettled in San Diego County between January 2010 and October 2012. Using multivariate logistic regression, we calculated the associations between demographic and clinical risk factors and the outcomes of LTBI diagnosis and LTBI treatment initiation. Results The prevalence of LTBI was highest among refugees from sub-Saharan Africa (43%) and was associated with current smoking and having a clinical comorbidity that increases the risk for active tuberculosis. Although refugees from sub-Saharan Africa had the highest prevalence of infection, they were significantly less likely to initiate treatment than refugees from the Middle East. Refugees with postsecondary education were significantly more likely to initiate LTBI treatment. Conclusions Public health strategies are needed to increase treatment rates among high-risk refugees with LTBI. Particular attention is required among refugees from sub-Saharan Africa and those with less education.

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“…Some of the highest diabetes prevalence countries are in the Middle East, and one recent cross-sectional survey in Iraq found a crude rate of diabetes among adults of 19.7 % [10]. Other refugeefocused studies also found diabetes to be a major cause of morbidity in Iraqis [11,12].…”

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Diabetes Among United States-Bound Adult Refugees, 2009–2014

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J Immigrant Minority Health

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We reported diabetes prevalence among all US-bound adult refugees and assessed factors associated with disease. We analyzed overseas medical evaluations of US-bound refugees from 2009 through 2014 by using CDC's Electronic Disease Notification System. We identified refugees with diabetes by searching for diabetes-related keywords and medications in examination forms with text-parsing techniques. Age-adjusted prevalence rates were reported and factors associated with diabetes were assessed by using logistic regression. Of 248,850 refugees aged ≥18 years examined over 5 years, 5767 (2.3 %) had diabetes. Iraqis had the highest crude (5.1 %) and age-adjusted (8.9 %) prevalence of disease. Higher age group and body mass index were associated with diabetes in all regions. Diabetes prevalence varied by refugee nationality. Although the absolute rates were lower than rates in the United States, the prevalence is still concerning given the younger age of the population and their need for health services upon resettlement.

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Medical conditions among Iraqi refugees in Jordan: data from the United Nations Refugee Assistance Information System

Cited by 42 publications

References 7 publications

A refugee camp in the centre of Europe: clinical characteristics of asylum seekers arriving in Brussels

A refugee camp in the centre of Europe: clinical characteristics of asylum seekers arriving in Brussels

Prevalence and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Newly Arrived Refugees in San Diego County, January 2010–October 2012

Diabetes Among United States-Bound Adult Refugees, 2009–2014

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