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Table 3 Cause of referrals by ethnicity distribution

From: A retrospective study of demographic parameters and major health referrals among Afghan refugees in Iran

Disease

BALOCH

FARS

HAZARA

PASHTUN

SADAT

TAJIKA

UZBEK

OTHERS

NOT INDICATED

TOTAL

Ophtalmic disease

Count

7

682

3310

58

490

635

17

157

129

5485

%

9.2

26.2

25.9

10.2

27.3

19.6

12.4

11.8

21.3

23.7

Neoplasma

Count

16

290

1646

99

172

493

17

242

109

3084

%

21.1

11.1

12.9

17.3

9.6

15.2

12.4

18.1

18

13.3

Nephropathies

Count

6

158

1461

61

219

371

35

188

49

2548

%

1.9

6.1

11.4

10.7

12.2

11.4

25.5

14.1

8.1

11

Ischemic Heart Disease

Count

5

437

1150

51

165

375

4

146

64

2397

%

6.6

16.8

9

8.9

9.2

11.6

2.9

10.9

10.5

10.3

Perinatal disease

Count

1

203

1140

72

188

305

10

134

85

2138

%

1.3

7.8

8.9

12.6

10.5

9.4

7.3

10

14

9.2

Congenital anomalies

Count

4

38

644

52

86

182

19

95

48

1168

%

5.3

1.5

5

9.1

4.8

5.6

13.9

7.1

7.9

5

Appendicitis

Count

1

206

534

10

74

162

0

45

17

1049

%

1.3

7.94

4.2

1.8

4.1

5

 

3.4

2.8

4.5

Labor complications

Count

0

116

432

4

49

137

1

20

7

766

%

 

4.5

3.4

0.7

2.7

4.2

0.7

1.5

1.2

3.3

Deafness

Count

1

137

384

2

70

83

0

15

4

696

%

1.3

5.3

3

0.4

3.9

2.6

 

1.1

0.7

3

Liver, Billiary, Pancreas disease

Count

8

15

423

34

62

84

8

30

29

693

%

10.5

0.6

3.3

6

3.5

2.6

5.8

2.2

4.8

3

Urinary disorders

Count

3

136

321

13

51

90

0

24

7

645

%

3.9

5.2

2.5

2.3

2.8

2.8

 

1.8

1.2

2.8

Neurologic disorder

Count

2

143

317

6

53

78

1

30

6

636

%

2.6

5.5

2.5

1.1

3

2.4

0.7

2.2

1

2.7

Fracture

Count

3

18

399

20

43

81

14

37

17

632

%

3.9

0.7

3.1

3.5

2.4

2.5

10.2

2.8

2.8

2.7

Hematologic diseases

Count

19

10

213

63

35

108

5

155

17

625

%

25

0.4

1.

11

1.9

3.3

3.6

11.6

2.8

2.7

TB (all forms

Count

0

15

426

26

39

57

6

17

19

605

%

 

0.6

3.3

4.6

2.2

1.8

4.4

1.3

3.1

2.6

Total

%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

  1. Source: UNHCR Database 2005-2010.