Hospitalizations of Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees in Poland in the Time of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Before Official War Outbreak (January 2014–23 February 2022) | After the Official War Outbreak (24 February 2022–30 June 2022) | |||||||
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Age | 0–4 Years | 5–17 Years | Adult Women | Adult Men | 0–4 Years | 5–17 Years | Adult Women | Adult Men |
Number of cases | 507 | 348 | 2859 | 2623 | 749 | 745 | 578 | 158 |
Principal diagnosis reported (ICD-10 *) | Z00–Z99 245 (48%) P00–P96 154 (30%) Q00–Q99 29 (6%) J00–J99 19 (4%) | D50–D89 70 (20%) S00–T98 50 (14%) E00–E90 34 (10%) C00–D49 28 (8%) | O00–O99 1175 (41%) S00–T98 357 (12%) C00–D49 267 (9%) N00–N99 252 (9%) | S00–T98 1224 (47%) I00–I99 266 (10%) K00–K95 190 (7%) R00–R99 184 (7%) | A00–B99 224 (30%) J00–J99 113 (15%) R00–R99 99 (13%) Z00–Z99 55 (7%) | A00–B99 151 (20%) S00–T98 106 (14%) R00–R99 96 (13%) J00–J99 63 (8%) | O00–O99 228 (39%) C00–D49 81 (14%) K00–K93 39 (7%) I00–I99 36 (6%) | S00–T98 27 (17%) I00–I99 25 (16%) C00–D49 24 (15%) H00–H95 14 (9%) |
All reported diagnosis (ICD-10 *) | Z00–Z99 271 (53%) P00–P96 167 (33%) Q00–Q99 37 (7%) J00–J99 21 (4%) | D50–D89 123 (35%) C00–D49 70 (20%) Z00–Z99 70 (20%) S00–T98 53 (15%) | O00–O99 1186 (42%) C00–D49 425 (15%) S00–T98 365 (13%) N00–N99 301 (11%) | S00–T98 1258 (48%) I00–I99 334 (13%) K00–K93 244 (9%) R00–R99 224 (9%) | A00–B99 319 (43%) J00–J99 182 (24%) R00–R99 124 (17%) Z00–Z99 85 (11%) | A00–B99 212 (28%) R00–R99 129 (17%) S00–T98 116 (16%) E00–E90 100 (13%) | O00–O99 228 (39%) C00–D49 108 (19%) Z00–Z99 69 (12%) I00–I99 62 (11%) | I00–I99 41 (26%) S00–T98 34 (22%) C00–D49 29 (18%) Z00–Z99 21 (13%) |
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Lewtak, K.; Kanecki, K.; Tyszko, P.; Goryński, P.; Kosińska, I.; Poznańska, A.; Rząd, M.; Nitsch-Osuch, A. Hospitalizations of Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees in Poland in the Time of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 13350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013350
Lewtak K, Kanecki K, Tyszko P, Goryński P, Kosińska I, Poznańska A, Rząd M, Nitsch-Osuch A. Hospitalizations of Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees in Poland in the Time of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(20):13350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013350
Chicago/Turabian StyleLewtak, Katarzyna, Krzysztof Kanecki, Piotr Tyszko, Paweł Goryński, Irena Kosińska, Anna Poznańska, Michał Rząd, and Aneta Nitsch-Osuch. 2022. "Hospitalizations of Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees in Poland in the Time of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 20: 13350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013350
APA StyleLewtak, K., Kanecki, K., Tyszko, P., Goryński, P., Kosińska, I., Poznańska, A., Rząd, M., & Nitsch-Osuch, A. (2022). Hospitalizations of Ukrainian Migrants and Refugees in Poland in the Time of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 13350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013350