Microbiological screenings for infection control in unaccompanied minor refugees: the German Armed Forces Medical Service’s experience

Table 1 Age distribution per country or region of the assessed unaccompanied minor refugees (UMRs)

Item		AFG (n = 92)	EGY (n = 48)	ERI (n = 20)	SOM (n = 24)	SYR (n = 14)	Middle East (n = 8)	Other African countries (n = 12)
Gender (M, n)		92	48	20	24	14	8	12
Age (years)	Min.-Max.	13-18	14-17	15-17	14-17	15-17	15-17	15-17
	Mean	16.1	16	16.4	16.2	16.3	16.2	16.3
	SD	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9
	Median	16.0	16.0	17.0	16.0	16.5	16.0	17.0

‘Middle East’ includes IRN, IRQ, PSE and PAK; ‘Other African countries’ includes GIN, LBY, BEN, DZA, GHA, MAR, and GMB; M. Male; SD. Standard deviation. For one UMR, the country of origin could not be determined. Only 218 out of 219 UMRs for whom information on their country of origin was available

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