Pediatric Healthcare Utilization in a Large Cohort of Refugee Children Entering Western Europe During the Migrant Crisis.

ABSTRACT: : Background: Currently, half of the population displaced worldwide is children and adolescents. Little is known on healthcare demand in underage migrants. We analyzed healthcare utilization in n = 1.411 children and adolescents living in a large German refugee reception in 2015-2016. The mean age of all included refugees was 9 years (60.8% male). The majority came from the eastern Mediterranean region. During a mean camp inhabitance of 34 days, 57.6% needed primary healthcare, with a significant inverse correlation of healthcare seeking frequency with age and duration of camp inhabitance. Infants and unaccompanied minors displayed particular high demands for medical help. Our analysis showed that pediatric primary healthcare in pediatric and adolescent refugees are most sought during the

SUBMITTER: Happle C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888204 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature