ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2015
Health status of newly arrived refugees in Toronto, Ont: Part 1: infectious diseases.
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- Pooled it
- Prevalence of Hepatitis C Among Migrants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2025Pooled it
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- Communicable Diseases Prevalence among Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Infectious disease reports · 2023Review
- Who is Black? The urgency of accurately defining the Black population when conducting health research in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2022Article
- Adult newcomers' perceptions of access to care and differences in health systems after relocation from Syria.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- Immigrant child health in Canada: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2022Article
- Intestinal parasites in stool testing among refugees at a primary care clinic in Toronto, Canada.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Interim Federal Health Program: Survey of access and utilization by paediatric health care providers.Paediatrics & child health · 2022Article
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- Acute respiratory infections in an adult refugee population: an observational study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Observational
- Infectious Diseases among Refugee Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Oral healthcare experiences of humanitarian migrants in Montreal, Canada.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019Article
- Investigation of the Proportion of Diagnosed People Living with HIV/AIDS among Foreign Residents in Japan.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Does refugee status matter? Medical needs of newly arrived asylum seekers and resettlement refugees - a retrospective observational study of diagnoses in a primary care setting.Conflict and health · 2019Article
- Health Inequity and "Restoring Fairness" Through the Canadian Refugee Health Policy Reforms: A Literature Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018Review
- The spectrum of care for pediatric refugees and asylum seekers at a tertiary health care facility in Switzerland in 2015.European journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the prevalence of selected infectious diseases among newly arrived refugee patients and whether there is variation by key demographic factors.
designRetrospective chart review.
settingPrimary care clinic for refugee patients in Toronto, Ont.
participantsA total of 1063 refugee patients rostered at the clinic from December 2011 to June 2014.
main outcome measuresDemographic information (age, sex, and region of birth); prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, Strongyloides, Schistosoma, intestinal parasites, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis infections; and varicella immune status.
resultsThe median age of patients was 29 years and 56% were female. Refugees were born in 87 different countries. Approximately 33% of patients were from Africa, 28% were from Europe, 14% were from the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 14% were from Asia, and 8% were from the Americas (excluding 4% born in Canada or the United States). The overall rate of HIV infection was 2%. The prevalence of hepatitis B infection was 4%, with a higher rate among refugees from Asia (12%, P < .001). Hepatitis B immunity was 39%, with higher rates among Asian refugees (64%, P < .001) and children younger than 5 years (68%, P < .001). The rate of hepatitis C infection was less than 1%. Strongyloides infection was found in 3% of tested patients, with higher rates among refugees from Africa (6%, P = .003). Schistosoma infection was identified in 15% of patients from Africa. Intestinal parasites were identified in 16% of patients who submitted stool samples. Approximately 8% of patients were varicella nonimmune, with higher rates in patients from the Americas (21%, P < .001).
conclusionThis study highlights the importance of screening for infectious diseases among refugee patients to provide timely preventive and curative care. Our data also point to possible policy and clinical implications, such as targeted screening approaches and improved access to vaccinations and therapeutics.
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