TY - JOUR
T1 - Health profiles of newly arrived refugee children in the United States, 2006-2012
AU - Yun, Katherine
AU - Matheson, Jasmine
AU - Payton, Colleen
AU - Scott, Kevin C.
AU - Stone, Barbara L.
AU - Song, Lihai
AU - Stauffer, William M.
AU - Urban, Kailey
AU - Young, Janine
AU - Mamo, Blain
PY - 2016/1
Y1 - 2016/1
N2 - Objectives. We conducted a large-scale study of newly arrived refugee children in the United States with data from 2006 to 2012 domestic medical examinations in 4 sites: Colorado; Minnesota; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Washington State. Methods. Blood lead level, anemia, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, tuberculosis infection or disease, and Strongyloides seropositivity data were available for 8148 refugee children (aged < 19 years) from Bhutan, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, and Somalia. Results.We identified distinct health profiles for each country of origin, as well as for Burmese childrenwho arrived in the United States from Thailand compared with Burmese children who arrived from Malaysia. Hepatitis B was more prevalent among male children than female children and among children aged 5 years and older. The odds of HBV, tuberculosis, and Strongyloides decreased over the study period. Conclusions. Medical screening remains an important part of health care for newly arrived refugee children in the United States, and disease risk varies by population.
AB - Objectives. We conducted a large-scale study of newly arrived refugee children in the United States with data from 2006 to 2012 domestic medical examinations in 4 sites: Colorado; Minnesota; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Washington State. Methods. Blood lead level, anemia, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, tuberculosis infection or disease, and Strongyloides seropositivity data were available for 8148 refugee children (aged < 19 years) from Bhutan, Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, and Somalia. Results.We identified distinct health profiles for each country of origin, as well as for Burmese childrenwho arrived in the United States from Thailand compared with Burmese children who arrived from Malaysia. Hepatitis B was more prevalent among male children than female children and among children aged 5 years and older. The odds of HBV, tuberculosis, and Strongyloides decreased over the study period. Conclusions. Medical screening remains an important part of health care for newly arrived refugee children in the United States, and disease risk varies by population.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302873
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302873
M3 - Article
C2 - 26562126
AN - SCOPUS:84952062830
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 106
SP - 128
EP - 135
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 1
ER -
