Health of Syrian unaccompanied asylum seeking adolescents (UASA) at first medical examination in Germany in comparison to UASA from other world regions

Table 3 Prevalences (%) in UASA with one or more diseases within the most common diagnosis categories

ICD-10 Chapters	Total	Gender			Region/country of origin
ICD-10 Chapters	Total	F	M	p	SSA	other WA	SYR	SA	NA	O	p
Infections ^a	48.6	55.3	46.7	.185	74.3	27	28	60.3	49	47.1	<.001
Diseases of the digestive system ^b	31.8	42.1	28.9	.029	57.1	19.1	17.7	33.3	29.8	35.3	<.001
Iron deficiency & nutritional diseases ^c	27.5	43.4	23	<.001	32.9	33.3	23.5	25.6	21.3	29.4	.597
Diseases of the respiratory system ^d	14.7	17.1	14.1	.510	14.3	17.5	16.2	16.7	10.6	5.9	.792
Diseases of the skin ^e	12.4	9.2	10	.838	18.6	12.7	7.4	15.4	8.5	5.9	.353
Injury, poisoning & external causes ^f	11.3	9.2	11.9	.520	10	11.1	13.2	12.8	10.6	0	.777
Mental and behavioural problems ^g	11	7.9	11.9	.330	11.4	9.5	10.3	9	14.9	17.7	.811

Total (n = 345); F=Female UASA (n = 76); M = Male UASA (n = 270); SSA = sub-Saharan Africa (n = 70); other WA = West Asia without Syrian UASA (n = 63); SYR = Syrian (n = 68); SA = South Asia (n = 78); NA = North Africa (n = 47); O=Other Regions (n = 17)
^aInfections (ICD 10-I): see Table 4
^bDiseases of the digestive system (ICD 10-XI) comprising mostly gastritis (26.9%) & chronic hepatitis (3.2%)
^cIron deficiency & nutritional diseases (ICD 10-IV & ICD 10-III) comprising mostly iron deficiency (11.9%) &
iron deficiency anaemia (11.3%)
^dDiseases of the respiratory system (ICD 10-X) comprising mostly virus infection of upper respiratory tract
(5.8%) & tonsillitis (2.9%)
^eDiseases of the skin (ICD 10-XII) comprising mostly acne (3.8%) & dermatitis (not specified) (3.2%)
^fInjury, poisoning & external causes (ICD 10-XIX) comprising mostly contusion (3.2%) & fractures (1.5%)
^gMental and behavioural problems (ICD 10-V) comprising mostly PTSD (4.6%) & depression (2.9%)

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