Ear nose and throat diseases in the Bedouin of the South Sinai Desert: a cross-sectional survey and discussion of healthcare needs

In the summer of 2000, a team of medical and affiliated workers visited the South Sinai Desert to assess the medical problems and needs of the Bedouin population. This paper reports on the ENT diseases of this population, and discusses their healthcare needs.

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2002-02, Vol.116 (2), p.83-86
Main Authors: Coatesworth, A. P., Addis, R. J., Beverley, D. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
(RF) Otorhinolaryngology
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arabs
Arabs - statistics & numerical data
Audiometry
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Bedouins
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ear diseases
Ear Diseases - ethnology
Eardrum
Ears & hearing
Female
Health care
Health Care Surveys
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - ethnology
Hearing protection
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases
Nose
Nose Diseases - ethnology
Otology
Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous)
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pharyngeal Diseases - ethnology
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
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Summary:In the summer of 2000, a team of medical and affiliated workers visited the South Sinai Desert to assess the medical problems and needs of the Bedouin population. This paper reports on the ENT diseases of this population, and discusses their healthcare needs.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1258/0022215021909827