Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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To study the prevalence of chronic conditions (ie, anemia, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [G6PD] deficiency, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and tobacco use) in Syrian refugees. ⋯ Anemia was a common health problem in women of reproductive age, while the prevalence of chronic HBV and HCV infection was lower than the prevalence in the general Canadian population. Results showed substantial sex differences in tobacco use, with Syrian men using it at a rate much higher than Canadian men and Syrian women. The health assessment did not document chronic conditions affecting dental or mental health.