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Health profile of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: an overview.
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1993
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Health Care DisparityEpidemiologic ResearchHepatitis BHealth DisparitiesHealth StudiesSocial Determinants Of HealthHealth ProfileHealthcare-associated InfectionHealth InequityEpidemiologic MethodInfection ControlPublic HealthActive TrachomaHealth EquityEpidemiologyGlobal HealthInternational HealthHepatitisEthiopian ImmigrantsMedicineHealth DisparityImmigrant Health
The health profile of two groups of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel was evaluated. Trichophytosis and active trachoma were observed in 5%-8.7% of prepubertal children. Among adults 13% had corneal opacities and 10.4% had cataracts. Goiter, spastic bronchitis, valvular heart disease, leprosy and onchocerciasis were prevalent. Malnutrition was common, with average body weights ranging from 72.4% to 85.2% of normal. Anemia was observed in 6.3% of young children and 70% of all immigrants. Fifty percent of children over 12 years and 98% of adults over 40 years of age had been exposed to hepatitis B virus; 9.8%-11.8% were HBsAg carriers. Tuberculin tests were positive in 9.8%-13%; and intestinal parasites were identified in 86%-98%. Hospitalization was required for 15.7% of immigrants arriving during the period 1978-90, and for 3.7% of those arriving in mid-1991 (Operation Solomon).