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Infectious diseases

Immunisation

Ensure that all patients, especially children, are up-to-date with the UK immunisation schedule. See Immunisation collection with complete schedules.

Tuberculosis

The incidence of TB in Uzbekistan is high (40 to 499 cases per 100,000), and there is also a high burden of MDR-TB, so:

• screen all new entrants, including children, for TB according to
• refer to TB services promptly if screening is positive
• seek advice, if you are a local TB service, from the before treating patients from Uzbekistan for TB
• maintain long term vigilance for symptoms of TB even if initial screening is negative
• be aware that TB is a notifiable disease

Sexually transmitted infections and HIV

Take a sexual history, and:

• screen for STIs and HIV according to risk as specified in the UK national standards and guidelines
• test all sexually active patients under the age of 25 for chlamydia

Uzbekistan has a low rate of HIV (鈮�1%), so:

• offer and recommend an HIV test if the patient:
  • falls into a high risk group
  • is newly registering in a high prevalence area
• be advised that national guidelines do not recommend routine consideration of HIV testing of infants and children who have recently arrived in the UK

Hepatitis B

Uzbekistan has an intermediate prevalence of hepatitis B, so:

• consider screening for hepatitis B, particularly those who have recently arrived
• offer screening for hepatitis B to all pregnant women during each pregnancy
• immunise appropriately babies born to mothers who are hepatitis B positive, and follow-up accordingly
• be aware that the UK has a universal infant immunisation programme for hepatitis B聽and a selective immunisation programme for higher risk groups

Hepatitis C

Uzbekistan has a considerably higher prevalence of hepatitis C than the UK, so .

Travel plans and advice

Ask opportunistically about any travel plans the patient may have to visit friends and relatives in their country of origin, and see , or the Health Protection Scotland websites ( and ), for travel advice.

Malaria

There is a very low risk of malaria in Uzbekistan, mainly due to P. vivax, so:

• who has travelled to-and-from in the last year
• remember that malaria can be rapidly fatal

Typhoid

There is a risk of typhoid infection in Uzbekistan, so:

• ensure that travellers to Uzbekistan are offered typhoid immunisation and advice on prevention of enteric fever
• remember enteric fever in the differential diagnosis of illness in patients with a recent history of travel to-or-from Uzbekistan

Women鈥檚 health

Reproductive health indicators

Reproductive health indicator	UK	Uzbekistan
Number of children per woman鹿	2	3
Use of contraception虏	82%	64.9%

鹿lifetime average; 虏by woman of reproductive age or partner

No data are available on:

• mammography screening rates
• cervical cancer screening rates

Nutritional and metabolic concerns

Anaemia

There is a high risk of anaemia in adults (estimated prevalence in non-pregnant women is >40%) and pre-school children (estimated prevalence is >40%), so:

• be alert to the possibility of anaemia in recently arrived migrants, particularly women and pre-school children
• test as clinically indicated

Vitamin D

Consider the possibility of vitamin D deficiency in people who may be at risk due to:

• covering their body for cultural or religious reasons (lack of sunlight)
• skin colour
• diet (vegan or vegetarian)

Vitamin A

There is a high risk of vitamin A deficiency in Uzbekistan.

Iodine

People from Uzbekistan may be at risk of moderate iodine deficiency due to inadequate intake.

Country profile

Health indicators and health care

has a summary of health indicators and health care in Uzbekistan.

Culture, politics and history

and provide background information on the culture, politics and history of Uzbekistan.

Languages

Language	Population (%)
Uzbek (official)	74.3
Russian	14.2
Tajik	4.4
Other	7.1

Source: .

Religions

Religion	Population (%)
Muslim	88
Eastern Orthodox	9
Other	3

鹿mostly Sunni

Source: .

Migration to the UK

There were almost 3,000 people from Uzbekistan living in England and Wales at the time of the 2011 Census.

Source: .