Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Research
Screening Practices for Infectious Diseases among Burmese Refugees in Australia
Nadia J. Chaves1, Katherine B. Gibney1, Karin Leder, Daniel P. O’Brien, Caroline Marshall, and Beverley-Ann Biggs
Table 1
Patient characteristics, Burmese refugees in Australia, 2004–2008*
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age group, y, no. (%) | |
| <25 | 36 (23.1) |
| 25–49 | 108 (69.2) |
| >50 |
12 (7.7) |
| Gender, no. (%) | |
| M | 80 (51.3) |
| F |
76 (48.7) |
| Country of birth, no. (%) | |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 152 (97.4) |
| Thailand |
4 (2.6) |
| Preferred language, no. (%), n = 155 | |
| Burmese | 23 (14.8) |
| Karen | 74 (47.7) |
| Chin | 55 (35.5) |
| English | 2 (1.3) |
| Zotung |
1 (0.6) |
| Transit through refugee camp, no. (%), n = 137 |
133 (97.1) |
| Country of refugee camp, no. (%), n = 135 |
|
| Thailand/Thailand-Burma border | 71 (52.6) |
| Malaysia | 55 (40.7) |
| Other |
9 (6.7) |
| Referral by general practitioner, no. (%) |
151 (96.8) |
| No. clinic visits per refugee, median (range) | 5 (1–18) |
| No. months attended clinic, median (range) | 8 (1–23) |
| No. months in Australia, median (range) | 4 (<1–60) |
*n = 156 unless otherwise specified.
