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Table 2 Difficulty with Activities of Daily Living, Medication Requirements and Accessibility, and Chronic Condition Prevalence as Compared to United States for Arabic-Speaking Refugees (65 Households representing 295 persons)

From: Health services access, utilization, and barriers for Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Connecticut, USA

 

N

%

 

Households by Number of Reported Chronic Medical Conditions

  0

31

48%

 

  1

14

22%

 

  2

11

17%

 

  3

7

11%

 

  4

2

3%

 

Persons Reporting Chronic Conditions

  

USA Prevalencea

  Hypertension

19

6%

29.9%

  Diabetes

17

6%

9.8%

  Heart Disease

10

3%

12.1%

  Chronic Respiratory Problems

21

7%

6.2%, 9.5%b

  High Cholesterol

19

6%

11.8%

  Chronic Headaches

16

5%

15.3%c

  Blood-related condition (Hematologic)

7

2%

5.6%d

  Cancer

1

0%

9.4%

  Other Chronic Conditions

32

11%

–

Difficulty with Activities of Daily Living (Persons)

25

9%

 

Requiring Daily Medications (Persons)

62

21%

 

Difficulty Obtaining Daily Medications

17

6%

 

Medication Payment (No. Households)

  Health Insurance

51

78%

 

  Health Insurance & Out of Pocket

8

12%

 

  Out of Pocket

5

8%

 

  Health Insurance & Medications Purchased Abroad

1

2%

 
  1. aStudy data for % of total population of adults and children; Comparison Adult US prevalence drawn from [11,12,13,14]
  2. bReported metrics for COPD (6.7%), Asthma (9.5%)
  3. cMigraine (15.3%)
  4. dAnemia (5.6%)