ArticleBMC public health2018
Morbidity profile and sociodemographic characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors seen by paediatric practices between October 2014 and February 2016 in Bavaria, Germany.
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- Hepatitis B infection and immunity in migrant children and pregnant persons in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of travel medicine · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of barriers and facilitators for hepatitis B and C screening among migrants in the EU/EEA region.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Challenges in the Medical and Psychosocial Care of the Paediatric Refugee-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Hepatitis B vaccination coverage in Germany: systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Infectious disease prevalence among unaccompanied minor refugees: Associations with migration journey characteristics.PloS one · 2026Article
- Health of refugee children upon arrival in high-income countries: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2025Review
- Oral Health in migrants children in Melilla, Spain.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Hepatitis A and E among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2022Article
- [Updated recommendations on the treatment of infectious diseases in refugees in childhood and adolescence in Germany (situation as of 30 March 2022), registered as S1 guidelines (AWMF-Register Nr. 048-017)].Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde · 2022Review
- [Care of infectious diseases in underage refugees exemplified by Ukraine].Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde · 2022Review
- International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2021Review
- Association between psychosocial functioning, health status and healthcare access of asylum seekers and refugee children: a population-based cross-sectional study in a German federal state.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2021Article
- Mental Health Outcomes of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: a Rapid Review of Recent Research.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Review
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- Migrant children in transit: health profile and social needs of unaccompanied and accompanied children visiting the MSF clinic in Belgrade, Serbia.Conflict and health · 2021Article
- The health status of newly arrived asylum-seeking minors in Denmark: a nationwide register-based study.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- Comprehensive infectious disease screening in a cohort of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany from 2016 to 2017: A cross-sectional study.PLoS medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the morbidity profile and the sociodemographic characteristics of unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) arriving in the region of Bavaria, Germany, between October 2014 and February 2016.
methodsThe retrospective cross sectional study included 154 unaccompanied refugee minors between 10 and 18 years of age. The data was derived from medical data records of their routine first medical examination in two paediatric practices and one collective housing for refugees in the region of Bavaria, Germany.
resultsOnly 12.3% of all participants had no clinical finding at arrival. Main health findings were skin diseases (31.8%) and mental disorders (25%). In this cohort the hepatitis A immunity was 92.8%, but only 34.5% showed a constellation of immunity against hepatitis B. Suspect cases for tuberculosis were found in 5.8% of the URM. There were no HIV positive individuals in the cohort. Notably, 2 females were found to have undergone genital mutilations.
conclusionsThe majority of arriving URM appear to have immediate health care needs, whereas the pathologies involved are mostly common entities that are generally known to the primary health care system in Germany. Outbreaks due to hepatitis A virus are unlikely since herd immunity can be assumed, while this population would benefit from hepatitis B vaccination due to low immunity and high risk of infection in crowded housing conditions. One key finding is the absence of common algorithms and guidelines in health care provision to URM.
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