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. 2022 Jan 31;16:3. doi: 10.1186/s13031-022-00434-4

Table 1.

Characteristics of Syrian refugee patients

Characteristics Adult Children
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Median Range Median Range Median Range Median Range Median Range Median Range
Age (years) 52.4 16.7–81.8 47.3 17.0–94.0 49.0 16.7–94.0 5.78 0.2–13.1 5.97 0.6–15.6 5.81 0.2–15.6
n % n % n % n % n % n %
Country of first diagnosis
Turkey 97 85.1 82 70.7 179 77.8 19 95.0 17 94.4 36 94.7
Syria 16 14.0 34 29.3 50 21.7 1 5.0 1 5.6 2 5.3
Other* 1 0.9 1 0.4
Country of residence during the last three years
Turkey 76 66.7 70 60.3 146 63.5 19 95.0 13 72.2 32 84.2
Syria 20 17.5 21 18.1 41 17.8 5 27.8 5 13.2
Missing data 18 15.8 25 21.6 43 18.7 1 5.0 1 2.6
Country of residence during treatment
Turkey 104 91.2 102 87.9 206 89.6 19 95.0 15 83.3 34 89.5
Syria* 4 3.5 3 2.6 7 3.0 3 16.7 3 7.9
Missing data 6 5.3 11 9.5 17 7.4 1 5.0 1 2.6
Smoking
Yes 46 40.4 3 2.6 49 21.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
No 21 18.4 90 77.6 111 48.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Missing data 47 41.2 23 19.8 70 30.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 114 100.0 116 100.0 230 100.0 20 100.0 18 100.0 38 100.0

N/A non-applicable

*Visiting Turkey just for treatment and returning back to Syria while holding refugee status (Visiting Refugee)