Table 5

Estimated prevalences and 95% CI (%) of infectious diseases among migrant and refugee children by region of origin

RegionAll regionsAfrica AllNorth AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaAsiaMiddle East
Infectious diseases
Hepatitis B2.6%4.5%1.8%7.7%3.3%0.1%
 95% CI(1.6 to 3.7)(0.8 to 10.8)(0.0 to 6.9)(4.5 to 11.6)(2.5 to 4.1)(0.0 to 0.4)
 Studies1622273
 n19 1964329303323839411415
Hepatitis C0.2%2.1%0.0%
 95% CI(0.0 to 1.2)(0.0 to 0.8)
 Studies510030
 n1415384384
HIV0.03%0.0 %
 95% CI(0.0 to 0.3)
 Studies400010
 n216536
Active TB0.2%0.4%0.0%
 95% CI(0.0 to 0.5)
 Studies1010010
 n162 10027736
Latent TB, IGRA11.3%10.2%13.9%15.5%12.4%4,7%
 95% CI(9.4 to 13.3)(9.5 to 15.6)
 Studies411131
 n3291354538581538257
Latent TB, Mantoux19.3%21.6%34.4%19.5%15.1%5.9%
 95% CI(11.04 to 29.3)(8.4 to 23.4)
 Studies811121
 n33 31722533752053738696
Schistosomiasis9.5%20.6%7.1%21.7%2.5%0.9%
 95% CI(5.6 to 14.4)(12.6 to 29.9)(0.0 to 24.8)(16.8 to 27.1)(1.0 to 4.5)(0.3 to 1.6)
 Studies1022343
 n32924331094528981136
Strongyloides10.4%5.1%10.3%16.8%8.3%8.7%
 95% CI(4.8 to 17.7)(0.0 to 18.0)(0.8 to 27.5)(1.6 to 41.7)(2.2 to 17.4)(4.0 to 14.7)
 Studies823252
 n37984318732611855120
Intestinal infections31.0%60.6%23.2%35.6%32.2%20.8%
 95% CI(22.1 to 40.6)(12.5 to 98.0)(12.5 to 36.0)(17.0 to 56.6)(13.3 to 54.8)(16.8 to 25.1)
 Studies1523464
 n12 72324644250928351609
Malaria2.6%6.1%0.0%2.6%0.5%0.0%
 95% CI(0.7 to 5.4)(2.0 to 12.3)(0.0 to 2.1)
 Studies621131
 n240854156194574625
  • IGRA, interferon-ƴ release assay; TB, tuberculosis.