TABLE 4.
Proportion of Children According to Country/Region of Origin With Any Pathogenic Parasite and According to Gender, Age, Institutionalization, and Nutritional Status
| Country/Region | Total No. Studied | Gender, n (%) |
Age at Adoption, n (%) |
Institutionalized, n (%) |
Malnourished, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Younger Than 1 y | 1 y or Older | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Russia | 346 | 190 (38) | 156 (44) | 90 (14) | 256 (50) a | 7 (14) | 339 (42) | 238 (44) | 108 (35) |
| Female | 156 | — | — | 37 (24) | 119 (50) b | 3 (33) | 153 (44) | 117 (43) | 39 (49) |
| Male | 190 | — | — | 53 (8) | 137 (50) a | 4 (0) | 186 (39) | 121 (45) | 69 (28) c |
| China | 234 | 16 (25) | 218 (12) | 83 (8) | 151 (16) | 29 (14) | 205 (13) | 179 (15) | 55 (9) |
| Guatemala | 172 | 91 (8) | 81 (10) | 129 (2) | 43 (28) a | 133 (2) | 39 (31) a | 152 (9) | 20 (5) |
| Females | 81 | — | — | 65 (3) | 16 (38) d | 62 (3) | 19 (32) b | 76 (11) | 5 (0) |
| Males | 91 | — | — | 64 (2) | 27 (22) b | 71 (1) | 20 (30) d | 76 (8) | 15 (7) |
| South Korea | 60 | 38 (0) | 22 (0) | 46 (0) | 14 (0) | 57 (0) | 3 (0) | 59 (0) | 1 (0) |
| Kazakhstan | 57 | 29 (21) | 28 (21) | 28 (7) | 29 (34) c | 2 (0) | 55 (22) | 46 (22) | 11 (18) |
| Females | 28 | — | — | 17 (12) | 11 (36) | 1 (0) | 27 (22) | 25 (24) | 3 (0) |
| Males | 29 | — | — | 11 (0) | 18 (33) | 1 (0) | 28 (21) | 21 (19) | 8 (25) |
| Ukraine | 31 | 22 (73) | 9 (78) | — | 31 (74) | — | 31 (74) | 17 (71) | 14 (79) |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 12 (67) | 12 (42) | — | 24 (54) | 1 (0) | 23 (57) | 18 (56) | 6 (50) |
| Romania | 22 | 15 (47) | 7 (57) | 3 (0) | 19 (58) | 3 (0) | 19 (58) | 22 (52) | — |
| India | 21 | 7 (29) | 14 (36) | 7 (0) | 14 (50) e | 2 (0) | 19 (37) | 8 (38) | 13 (31) |
| Females | 14 | — | — | 5 (0) | 9 (56) | 2 (0) | 12 (42) | 6 (33) | 8 (38) |
| Males | 7 | — | — | 2 (0) | 5 (40) | — | 7 (29) | 2 (50) | 5 (2) |
| Vietnam | 21 | 7 (14) | 14 (21) | 9 (11) | 12 (25) | 6 (17) | 15 (20) | 19 (16) | 2 (50) |
| Other Asia and Pacific Rim countries | 17 | 9 (22) | 8 (13) | 8 (0) | 9 (33) | 8 (0) | 9 (33) | 11 (18) | 6 (17) |
| Ethiopia | 11 | 3 (100) | 8 (38) | 1 (0) | 10 (60) | — | 11 (55) | 9 (67) | 2 (0) |
| Other Africa | 10 | 3 (67) | 7 (71) | 2 (50) | 8 (75) | 3 (33) | 7 (86) | 10 (70) | — |
| Other Eastern Europe countries | 8 | 3 (0) | 5 (40) | 1 (0) | 7 (29) | — | 8 (25) | 4 (25) | 4 (25) |
| Other Latin American and Caribbean countries | 8 | 3 (0) | 5 (60) | 2 (0) | 6 (50) | 3 (33) | 5 (40) | 5 (40) | 3 (33) |
| Total | 1042 | 448 (29) | 594 (25) | 409 (7) | 633 (40) a | 254 (4) | 788 (34) a | 797 (27) | 245 (28) |
a
P < .0001.
b
P < .01.
c
P = .02.
d
P < .001.
e
P < .05.