An Overview of the Health Profile of Syrian Refugees Arriving in Kentucky from 2012-2017

Camila Calderón, A. Rominger
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Background: The civil unrest in Syria has led to millions of displaced Syrians. The United States has relocated over 15,000 Syrian refugees, mostly arriving since 2015. Little is known about the health of Syrian refugees entering the United States. Methods: Syrian refugees in Kentucky who had a medical screening and documented RHA from October 2012 to September 2017 were included in the study. The information is collected and stored in the Arriving Refugee Informatics Surveillance and Epidemiology (ARIVE) database. This study is a retrospective review of the ARIVE database to describe the general health of the Syrian refugees arriving to Kentucky which can be generalized to those arriving to other states. Results: A total of 521 Syrian refugees had a complete RHA from October 2012 to September 2017. The top diagnosed conditions in Syrian refugee adults included dental conditions, elevated BMI, hematuria, vision changes and anemia. The top diagnosed conditions in Syrian refugee children included low BMI, dental conditions, hematuria, vision changes and anemia. Adult Syrian males had significantly higher cardiovascular risk factors compared to adult females. Conclusions: Syrian refugees often have chronic conditions that require long term management, aggressive risk stratification and preventative health measures. Effective primary and preventative care is therefore essential to limit the long-term tertiary complications as they integrate into the local community DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/13 Submitted Date: April 16, 2019 Accepted Date: August 26, 2019 Website: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh Affiliations: 1University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202 2University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics, Louisville, KY 40202 This original article is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville’s Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in the Journal of Refugee & Global Health by an authorized editor of ThinkIR. For more information, please contact thinkir@louisville.edu. Recommended Citation: Calderon, Camila and Rominger, Annie (2019) “An Overview of the Health Profile of Syrian Refugees Arriving in Kentucky from 20122017,” Journal of Refugee & Global Health: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2, Article 13.
2012-2017年抵达肯塔基州的叙利亚难民健康概况综述
背景:叙利亚的内乱导致数百万叙利亚人流离失所。美国已经安置了1.5万多名叙利亚难民,其中大部分是2015年以来抵达美国的。人们对进入美国的叙利亚难民的健康状况知之甚少。方法:2012年10月至2017年9月期间在肯塔基州接受医疗筛查并记录RHA的叙利亚难民纳入研究。这些信息被收集并存储在抵达难民信息监测和流行病学数据库中。本研究是对抵达肯塔基州的叙利亚难民的总体健康状况的数据库进行回顾性审查,该数据库可以推广到抵达其他州的叙利亚难民。结果:2012年10月至2017年9月,共有521名叙利亚难民进行了完整的RHA。在叙利亚成年难民中,最常被诊断出的疾病包括牙齿问题、体重指数升高、血尿、视力变化和贫血。叙利亚难民儿童最常被诊断出的疾病包括低BMI、牙齿疾病、血尿、视力变化和贫血。成年叙利亚男性的心血管危险因素明显高于成年女性。结论:叙利亚难民往往患有慢性病,需要长期管理、积极的风险分层和预防性保健措施。因此,有效的初级和预防性保健对于限制长期的三级并发症至关重要,因为它们融入了当地社区DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/13提交日期:2019年4月16日接受日期:2019年8月26日网站:https://ir.library.louisville.edu/rgh1路易斯维尔大学医学院,肯塔基州路易斯维尔大学儿科系,肯塔基州路易斯维尔州40202这篇原创文章由ThinkIR:路易斯维尔大学的机构知识库免费开放获取。它已被ThinkIR的一位授权编辑接受,并被列入《难民与全球健康杂志》。欲了解更多信息,请联系thinkir@louisville.edu。推荐引文:卡尔德隆,卡米拉和罗明格,安妮(2019)“从2012年至2017年抵达肯塔基州的叙利亚难民的健康概况概述”,《难民与全球健康杂志》:第2卷:Iss. 2,第13条。
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