[Clinical study and prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in medico-social institutions of the Reunion Island].
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.
Serreau
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Unité de pharmacologie pédiatrique et pharmacogénétique, hôpital Robert-Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier 75019 Paris, France.
Maillard
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Verdier
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Bouchara
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Catteau
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Hervé
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Fourmaintraux
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Lamblin
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Lesure
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Jacqz-Aigrain
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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