TY - JOUR KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Child KW - Child, Preschool KW - Emigration and Immigration KW - Epidemiology KW - Ethiopia KW - Female KW - Health Status KW - Hospitalization KW - Humans KW - Israel KW - Male AU - Nahmias J AU - Greenberg Z AU - Berger S A AU - Hornstein L AU - Bilgury B AU - Abel B AU - Kutner S AB -

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).

BT - Israel journal of medical sciences C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8349445?dopt=Abstract DA - 1993 Jun-Jul IS - 6-7 J2 - Isr. J. Med. Sci. LA - eng N2 -

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).

PY - 1993 SP - 338 EP - 43 T2 - Israel journal of medical sciences TI - Health profile of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel: an overview. VL - 29 SN - 0021-2180 ER -