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Table 1 Demographic and health characteristics of unaccompanied and accompanied migrant children treated at the Medical department of Belgrade clinic, from January 2018 to January 2019

From: Migrant children in transit: health profile and social needs of unaccompanied and accompanied children visiting the MSF clinic in Belgrade, Serbia

MEDICAL CARE

UMC

AMC

N (%)

N (%)

SEX

1718 (100)

2151 (100)

 Male

1704 (99)

1843 (86)

 Female

14 (1)

308 (14)

AGE median (IQR)

16 (15–17)

16 (9–17)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

 Afghanistan

1402 (82)

1439 (67)

 Pakistan

209 (12)

158 (7)

 Algeria

22 (1)

22 (1)

 Lybia

21 (1)

19 (1)

 Iraq

20 (1)

270 (13)

 Iran

12 (1)

147 (7)

 Others

31 (2)

96 (4)

Missing data

1 (0.1)

0

TRIP DURATION in months median (IQR)

6 (0–10)

6 (1–12)

MAIN REASONS FOR CONSULTATION

1718 (100)

2151 (100)

 Skin diseases

1059 (62)

1125 (51)

 Respiratory infections

228 (13)

432 (20)

 Musculoskeletal complaints

149 (9)

130 (6)

 Trauma accidental/ intentional

103 (6)

104 (5)

 Gastrointestinal diseases

60 (3)

130 (6)

 Othersa

111 (6)

214 (10)

CHRONIC DISEASESb

8 (< 1)

16 (1)

TOTAL REFERRALS (accepted by patient)

38 (2)

46 (2)

  1. aacute presentation of medical symptoms, allergies, dental complaints, eye diseases, exhaustion, frostbites, genito-urinary symptoms, wound dressing, malaria
  2. bmental health disorders including substances abuse, gastrointestinal system disorder, hepatitis C, diseases of the hematopoietic, urogenital, cardiovascular system, neurological, ophthalmological disorders and chronic lung disease