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Table 1. Characteristics of the 41 adoptive families and adoptees.
| Characteristics | % (number) |
|---|---|
| Adoptive family characteristics | |
| Couple | 87.8% (36) |
| Mother mean age (years)) ± SDa [ranges] | 43.4 ± 6 [31–57] |
| Father mean age (years)) ± SDa [ranges] | 43.3 ± 5 [33–60] |
| Family with at least one other child | 56% (23) |
| Countries of origin | |
| East Asia | 63.4.2% (26) |
| Africa | 26.4% (11) |
| Haiti | 2.4% (1) |
| East Europe and Russia | 7.4% (3) |
| Vaccination card from country of origin available | 60% (24) |
| Serology available | |
| Hepatitis B | |
| Chronic latent | 2.4% (1) |
| Cleared | 2.4% (1) |
| Vaccinated | 34.1% (14) |
| Negative serology | 61% (25) |
| Hepatitis C | |
| Chronic active | 2.4% (1/40) |
| Negative serology | 61% (25/40) |
| Proportion of children with positive serology | |
| Tetanus | 41.5% (17/21) |
| Poliomyelitis | 24.4% (10/12) |
| Diphtheria | 31.7% (13/20) |
| Measles | 31.7% (13/20) |
| Mumps | 9.7% (4/8) |
| Nutritional status at the first medical consultation in France | |
| Body Mass Index <5th percentile | 32% (13) |
| Malnutritionb | 12.2% (5) |
| Diarrheac | 14.6% (6) |
| Skin diseased | 26.8% (11) |
| Tuberculosis | |
| Screening for latent tuberculosise | 36.6% (15) |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 2.4% (1) |
aSD standard deviation
bClinical diagnosis associating a Body Mass Index <5th percentile with one or more clinical signs of malnutrition: attention deficit, dry skin, depigmentation hair changes (hair loss, changing color), muscle wasting, swelling of the abdomen and legs, stick like limbs, spoon-shaped, brittle, ridged nails
cOrigin: parasite: 2; unknown: 4.
dScabies: 5; tinea: 3; Molluscum contagiosum: 2; atopic dermatitis: 1; intertrigo: 1
e Positive tuberculosis skin test or positive Interferon Gamma Release Assay
Reference
- 1.Corbin V, Frange P, Veber F, Blanche S, Runel-Belliard C, Lalande M, et al. (2018) Clinical, virological and immunological features of HIV-positive children internationally adopted in France from 2005–2015. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203438 10.1371/journal.pone.0203438 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
