Table IV.

Type of reported illnesses by household members in Burj Barajneh camp (n = 860) in Beirut, Lebanon, according to WHO-ICD 10 classification, Urban Health Survey 2002.

Type of reported illnesses	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Diseases of the circulatory system	340	21.5
Hypertensive diseases	226	14.29
Ischemic heart diseases	35	2.21
Heart attack	37	2.34
Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries	26	1.64
Diseases of veins, vessels and lymph nodes	7	0.44
Other diseases not specified	9	0.57
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system	298	18.84
Arthropathies	252	15.94
Osteopathies	43	2.72
Soft tissues disorders	3	0.19
Diseases of the respiratory system	240	15.18
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	204	12.90
Acute upper respiratory diseases	20	1.27
Other diseases not specified	16	1.01
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders	184	11.6
Diabetes Mellitus	124	7.84
Metabolic disorders	30	1.90
Disorder of endocrine and thyroid glands	30	1.90
Diseases of the nervous system	109	7.0
Episodic and paroxysmal disorders (epilepsy, convulsions, migraine, stroke)	87	5.5
Nerve, nerve root and disorders	15	0.94
Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system	7	0.44
Diseases of the genitourinary system	79	5.19
Disorders of kidney and ureter	60	4.0
Diseases of male genital organs	9	0.56
Diseases of female genital organs	10	0.63
Diseases of the digestive system	73	4.61
Diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum	40	2.5
Diseases of gall bladder, liver and hernia	19	1.20
Diseases of enteritis and colitis	9	0.56
Diseases of blood and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism	44	2.80
Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism	21	1.32
Anaemia	17	1.08
Coagulation defects and other hemorrhagic conditions	6	0.38
Diseases of the skin	43	2.72
Dermatitis and eczema	30	1.90
Infection of the skin	13	0.82
Mental and behavioral disorders	15	0.95
Symptoms, signs not elsewhere classified	62	3.92
Total cases of illnesses	1581