Table 1

Characteristics of patients seen in the IFMC 2002–April 2019 (n=3181)

Number (%)
Gender
 Female1601 (50.3)
 Male1580 (49.7)
Status
 Refugee2899 (91.1)
 Special Immigrant Visa282 (8.9)
Age categories
 <18 years742 (23.3)
 18–341048 (32.9)
 35–49827 (26.0)
 50–64382 (12.0)
 ≥65182 (5.7)
Speaks English on arrival
 No2284 (71.8)
 Yes838 (26.3)
 Unknown56 (1.8)
Top 10 countries of origin
 Afghanistan650 (20.4)
 Bhutan/Nepal*556 (17.5)
 Burma/Thailand†368 (11.5)
 Iraq363 (11.4)
 Congo196 (6.2)
 Uzbekistan94 (3.0)
 Russia92 (2.9)
 Somalia84 (2.6)
 Syria74 (2.3)
 Colombia65 (2.0)
Top 10 countries of departure
 Nepal553 (17.4)
 Afghanistan440 (13.8)
 Thailand289 (9.1)
 Russia259 (8.1)
 Jordan187 (5.9)
 Kenya149 (4.7)
 Iraq123 (3.9)
 Turkey116 (3.6)
 Tanzania91 (2.9)
 Malaysia90 (2.8)
  • *This includes refugees who were born in refugee camps in Nepal to parents born in Bhutan.

  • †This includes refugees who were born in refugee camps in Thailand to parents born in Burma/Myanmar.

  • IFMC, International Family Medicine Clinic.