Disease burden in a large cohort of asylum seekers and refugees in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, health care systems worldwide are challenged with providing care to an increasing number of migrants, refugees, and displaced persons. In this article, we report on disease burden and drug prescription patterns in a large refugee cohort in Germany.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of anonymized medical records including demographic data, diagnoses, and drug prescriptions in two refugee reception centres between 2015 and 2019. Refugees and migrants received medical assistance exclusively through the on-site clinics. Thus, this study represents all medical visits of the housed residents.

Results

In total, n = 15531 diagnoses from n = 4858 patients in a cohort of n = 10431 accommodated refugees were recorded. N = 11898 medications were p

SUBMITTER: Muller F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7897448 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature