Benson Jill, Skull Sue
Health in Human Diversity Unit, Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Aust Fam Physician. 2007 May;36(5):355-7.
It has been well established that women who wear a veil for cultural reasons and dark skinned migrants from Africa have an increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. Many refugee patients also come from countries where their skin is covered or they are indoors for most of the day.
This article explores the risk, diagnosis and management of vitamin D deficiency in the Australian refugee population.
In 2004-2005, 75% of the 7000 refugees settling in Australia were from African countries and 20% were from the Middle East. Refugees may be exposed to less sunlight in Australia than in their country of origin because of an indoor lifestyle or an increased latitude. Refugee health centres confirm that vitamin D deficiency is present in 40-80% of refugee patients. Importantly, this is often asymptomatic. General practitioners are encouraged to test for vitamin D deficiency in refugees, especially as part of the initial health assessment.
有充分证据表明，因文化原因佩戴面纱的女性以及来自非洲的深色皮肤移民维生素D缺乏症的患病率较高。许多难民患者也来自皮肤被遮盖或大部分时间都待在室内的国家。
本文探讨澳大利亚难民群体中维生素D缺乏症的风险、诊断和管理。
在2004年至2005年期间，定居澳大利亚的7000名难民中，75%来自非洲国家，20%来自中东。由于室内生活方式或纬度增加，难民在澳大利亚可能比在原籍国接触到更少的阳光。难民健康中心证实，40%至80%的难民患者存在维生素D缺乏症。重要的是，这通常没有症状。鼓励全科医生对难民进行维生素D缺乏症检测，尤其是作为初始健康评估的一部分。
