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. 2005 Feb;95(2):196–199. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.040311

TABLE 1—

Demographics of Refugees Resettled in Massachusetts July 1998–June 2001 Eligible for the Refugee Health Assessment Program

Region and Country of Origina n % Male % Aged < 18 y
Africa
    Burundi 15 40 60
    Congo/Zaire 49 51 55
    Ethiopia 44 55 43
    Liberia 232 54 55
    Nigeria 10 70 30
    Rwanda 11 55 64
    Sierra Leone 105 46 45
    Somalia 456 52 41
    Sudan 268 75 39
Americas
    Cuba 134 54 26
    El Salvador 11 36 73
    Haiti 156 47 30
East Asia
    Cambodia 62 48 58
    China 54 52 56
    Myanmar (Burma) 15 67 20
    Vietnam 614 52 28
Europe and Central Asia
    Former USSR 2682 48 33
    Former Yugoslavia (including Kosovo) 1703 53 38
Near East and South Asia
    Afghanistan 166 43 56
    Iran 59 61 17
    Iraq (including Kurds) 103 53 45
Total 7008 51 37

aCountries with fewer than 10 refugees resettled in Massachusetts include the following: Africa Region—Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo; Americas Region—Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras; Europe and Central Asia Region—Albania, Romania; Near East and South Asia Region—Bangladesh, India, Pakistan.