Table 3 Demographic features and vulnerability profile of rescued sea migrants seen at the MSF-MoH clinic at Augusta harbor (Italy) from Aug 1–Dec 31, 2014, stratified by region of origin

Sex

Total

2593

(100)

1227

(100)

1366

(100)

 Males

2101

(81)

906

(74)

1195

(87)

<0.001

 Females

492

(19)

321

(26)

171

(13)

Age, years

Total

2593

(100)

1227

(100)

1366

(100)

  ≤ 5

218

(8)

195

(16)

23

(2)

<0.001

 6–17

344

(13)

120

(10)

224

(16)

<0.001

 18–30

1373

(53)

444

(36)

929

(68)

<0.001

 31–59

589

(23)

415

(34)

174

(13)

<0.001

  ≥ 60

47

(2)

46

(4)

1

(<1)

<0.001

 Not recorded

22

(1)

7

(<1)

15

(1)

Presence of vulnerability (definitions below)

Total

2593

(100)

1227

(100)

1366

(100)

 Yes

612

(24)

332

(27)

280

(20)

<0.001

 No/Not recorded

1981

(76)

895

(73)

1086

(80)

Burden of vulnerabilities

Total

619^c

(100)

337^c

(100)

282^c

(100)

  ≤ 5 years old

218

(35)

195

(58)

23

(8)

<0.001

 Unaccompanied minor

201

(32)

0

(<1)

201

(71)

<0.001

 Pregnant

69

(11)

42

(12)

27

(10)

<0.001

 Disabled

69

(11)

48

(14)

21

(7)

<0.001

  ≥ 60 years old

47

(8)

46

(14)

1

(<1)

<0.001

 SPCMA^d

15

(2)

6

(2)

9

(3)