Table 1 Demographics of asylum seekers utilizing health care services in the Matamoros, Mexico camp November 2019-March 2021
Demographics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
(N = 8156 patient encounters) | |
Sex | |
Female | 4748 (58.2%) |
Male | 3408 (41.8%) |
Age | |
Median [Min, Max] | 26.8 [0, 80.3] |
Age range | |
< 18 | 3010 (36.9%) |
18–25 | 915 (11.2%) |
26–49 | 3556 (43.6%) |
50–64 | 588 (7.2%) |
> 65 | 86 (1.1%) |
Region of origin | |
Central America | 5598 (68.6%) |
Honduras | 2944 (36.1%) |
El Salvador | 1200 (14.7%) |
Guatemala | 946 (11.6%) |
Nicaragua | 500 (6.1%) |
Other | 8 (< 0.1%) |
North America | 1392 (17.1%) |
Mexico | 1371 (16.8%) |
USA or Canada | 21 (0.3%) |
Caribbean | 798 (9.8%) |
Cuba | 777 (9.5%) |
Haiti | 21 (0.3%) |
South America | 366 (4.5%) |
Venezuela | 140 (1.7%) |
Ecuador | 124 (1.5%) |
Colombia | 44 (0.5%) |
Other | 58 (0.7%) |
Other regions | 2 (< 0.1%) |