| health status of ethiopian refugees in the united states. | the health status of 239 ethiopian refugees in the united states was evaluated. over 70 per cent were males 15-30 years old. positive ppds (purified protein derivative of tuberculin) were observed in 72 per cent and 3.4 per cent had abnormal chest x-rays. one patient had active tuberculosis. other laboratory abnormalities included: intestinal parasites (36.7 per cent), anemia (14.9 per cent), eosinophilia (14 per cent), positive syphilis serology (7.5 per cent), and hepatitis b surface antigenem ... | 1987 | 3674256 |