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. 2021 Jun 25;4:100052. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100052

Table 5.

Health condition and disease classification of Rohingya refugees.

Disease classification Common health conditions Percentage (%) Reasons
Non- communicable diseases (NCD) Hypertension/High blood pressure 60 Trauma earned from Rakhine state experiences
Diabetes 40 Lack of Health care knowledges and Hypertension earned from Myanmar violence's.
Unexplained pain /Arthritis/Bone weakness 80 Trauma earned from Rakhine state experiences
Stroke/Heart-related issues 30 Lack of healthy life both in Mayanmar and Bangladesh
Gastric problem/Ulcer 60
Drug addictions 30 Trauma earned from Rakhine state experiences and uncertainty life in Bangladesh
Communicable diseases (CD) Acute Respiratory illness /Cough/Tuberculosis 70 Lack of healthy life both in Mayan mar and Bangladesh
Fever/Malaria 60 Malnutrition and lack of healthy life
Food poison/Diarrhea 60 Malnutrition and lack of healthy life
Cholera/Waterborne disease 40 Lack of healthy life
Measles/Skin infections 50
Hepatitis 30

(Source: Fieldwork, 2020).