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. 2022 Sep 6;22:1688. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14095-8

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and health status characteristics

Description Population Pct. (%) CI95%
A. Sociodemographic characteristics
Age n = 419
  Mean/SD/Range 30.3/9.7/18–80
Sexa
  Men 285 68% [63.6;72.5]
  Women 133 32% [27.5;36;4]
Geographical origin n = 398b
  West Africa 159 40% [35.3;44.8]
  Magreb 62 16% [12.3;19.5]
  Central Asia 61 15% [12.1; 19.2]
  Europe 49 12% [9.4;15.9]
  Middle east 46 12% [8.8;15.1]
Rest of Africa 21 5% [3.4;7.9]
Asylum procedure n = 363b
  Dublin 201 55% [50.1;60.6]
  Accelerated procedure 48 13% [9.9;17.2]
  Regular 111 31% [25.9;35.6]
Other 3 0,8% [0.2;2.4]
Accompaniement n = 411b
  Alone 240 58% [53.5;63.2]
  Children 41 10% [7.3;13.3]
  Spouse 55 13% [10.2;17.1]
  Other 75 18% [14.6;22.3]
Housing n = 417b
  Public space 188 45% [40.2;50.0]
  Acquaintance's house 162 39% [34.3;43.6]
  State accommodation scheme 49 12% [9;15.2]
  Squat 10 2% [1.3;4.4]
  Self-catering hotel with charge 5 1% [0.4;2.9]
  Other 3 1% [0.1;2.2]
Education level n = 408b
  Less than primary 67 16% [13,1;20.3]
  Less than secondary 248 61% [55.9;65.4]
  High school 52 13% [9.8;16.4]
  More than highschool 41 10% [7.5;13.4]
B. Health status characteristics of the study sample
Health disorder 400 96% [93;97.3]
  1 health disorder 145 35% [31.5;41.2]
  2 health disorder 135 32% [29.1;38.6]
  3 health disorder 65 16% [12.9;20.2]
  4 health disorder or more 55 13% [10.5;17.5]
  Psychiatric disorder 371 89% [85.1;91.4]
of which specifically
  Anxiety, depression, PTSD (RHS15) 368 88% [84.3;90.8]
  Somatic disorder (at least one) 277 66% [61.4;70.6]
  Infectious disease (at least one) 95 23% [18.8;26.9]
of which specifically
  HIV 2 0,5% [0;1.9]
  Positive HBV viral load 20 5% [3.2;7.6]
  Positive HVC viral load 4 1% [0.3;2.6]
  Anguillulosis 39 10% [7.2;13.1]
  Bilharziasis 40 10% [7.4;13.4]
  Cardiac 35 8% [5.9;11.4]
of which specifically
  Hypertension 13 3% [1.7;5.3]
  Hematologic 45 11% [7.9;14.1]
  Respiratory 158 38% [33.1;42.5]
of which specifically
  Tobacco consumption 147 35% [30.5;39.8]
  Ophtalmological and otholaryngologic 37 9% [6.3;11.9]
  Hepatic and gastrointestinal 73 17% [13.9;21.4]
  Renal and urological 18 4% [2.6;6.7]
  Musculoskeletal 49 12% [8.8;15.2]
  Neurological 43 10% [7.7;13.6]
  Endocrine and metabolic 37 9% [6.3;11.9]
of which specifically
  Diabetes 5 1% [0.4;2.9]
  Hypothyroidism 10 3% [1.2;4.4]
  Hyperthyroidism 3 1% [0.1;2.2]
  Pregnancy n = 119 27 23% [16;31.1]

a Whose sex is undertermined n = 1

b Number of participants changed due to missing data about sociodemographic characteristics for some individuals