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

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

MEDICAL CARE	UMC	AMC
MEDICAL CARE	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)
Others^a	111 (6)	214 (10)
CHRONIC DISEASES^b	8 (< 1)	16 (1)
TOTAL REFERRALS (accepted by patient)	38 (2)	46 (2)

^aacute presentation of medical symptoms, allergies, dental complaints, eye diseases, exhaustion, frostbites, genito-urinary symptoms, wound dressing, malaria
^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

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