title: [Clinical study and prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in medico-social institutions of the Reunion Island].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a major problem in the Reunion Island and the Public Health Authorities decided to determine its prevalence in their medico-social centers on 31 December 1996.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was established to identify affected patients in the 20 medico-social centers in charge of 1320 children. Eighty-eight children were selected and 87 could be analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-four of 87 (76.3%) were FAS and 23 of 87 (23.7%) had closely alcohol-related diseases. The prevalence was between 7.1 and 14.1% and lower than expected from available data.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study allowed to precise the social and familial factors predisposing to alcohol addiction during pregnancy. A TV prevention message will be broadcasted after this study.
authors.affiliation: Unité de pharmacologie pédiatrique et pharmacogénétique, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier 75019 Paris, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serreau
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maillard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bouchara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catteau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hervé
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fourmaintraux
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lamblin
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lesure
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jacqz-Aigrain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control; D001724:Birth Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention; D017508:Reunion / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013690:Television