Background: Data on diseases’ determinants and health status of asylum seekers (ASs) are limited. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional retrospective study in a large ASs centre in Italy. Data were collected during a 1-year period. Descriptive statistics were calculated. A x2 test was used to assess the association between socio-demographics characteristics of ASs and screening test results. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify diseases’ predictors by using ICD-10 diagnoses classification as outcome variable, socio-demographic characteristics as independent variable and visits’ number as confounding variable. Results: Overall, data on 792 ASs (mean age 27 years, 80% males, 58% from Africa) were assessed, 43% underwent voluntary infectious diseases screening and 2843 diagnoses were recorded. The most frequent diagnoses were: respiratory diseases, symptoms/signs not elsewhere classified, digestive diseases and infectious diseases. Gender was the most frequent predictor of ICD-10 diagnoses, while African origin, civil status and education were, respectively, predictive of cardiovascular and infectious diseases, genitourinary diseases and pregnancy-related disorders. Higher mean age was associated with syphilis, HIV and HCV infection and African origin with HIV infection. Conclusions: CommunicablediseaseswerenotprevalentintheASspopulationweanalysed.Astrongerculturalmediationsupportisneededto facilitate prevention, access and continuity of care for ASs.

Health profile and disease determinants among asylum seekers: a cross-sectional retrospective study from an Italian reception centre / Russo, Gianluca; Vita, Serena; Miglietta, Alessandro; Terrazzini, Nadia; Sannella, Alessandra; Vullo, Vincenzo. - In: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1741-3842. - ELETTRONICO. - (2015), pp. 1-11. [10.1093/pubmed/fdv049]

Health profile and disease determinants among asylum seekers: a cross-sectional retrospective study from an Italian reception centre

Russo, Gianluca;Vita, Serena;Miglietta, Alessandro;Vullo, Vincenzo;SANNELLA, Alessandra
2015

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Background: Data on diseases’ determinants and health status of asylum seekers (ASs) are limited. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional retrospective study in a large ASs centre in Italy. Data were collected during a 1-year period. Descriptive statistics were calculated. A x2 test was used to assess the association between socio-demographics characteristics of ASs and screening test results. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify diseases’ predictors by using ICD-10 diagnoses classification as outcome variable, socio-demographic characteristics as independent variable and visits’ number as confounding variable. Results: Overall, data on 792 ASs (mean age 27 years, 80% males, 58% from Africa) were assessed, 43% underwent voluntary infectious diseases screening and 2843 diagnoses were recorded. The most frequent diagnoses were: respiratory diseases, symptoms/signs not elsewhere classified, digestive diseases and infectious diseases. Gender was the most frequent predictor of ICD-10 diagnoses, while African origin, civil status and education were, respectively, predictive of cardiovascular and infectious diseases, genitourinary diseases and pregnancy-related disorders. Higher mean age was associated with syphilis, HIV and HCV infection and African origin with HIV infection. Conclusions: CommunicablediseaseswerenotprevalentintheASspopulationweanalysed.Astrongerculturalmediationsupportisneededto facilitate prevention, access and continuity of care for ASs.
2015
asylum seekers; health-care; migration; infectious diseases screening
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Health profile and disease determinants among asylum seekers: a cross-sectional retrospective study from an Italian reception centre / Russo, Gianluca; Vita, Serena; Miglietta, Alessandro; Terrazzini, Nadia; Sannella, Alessandra; Vullo, Vincenzo. - In: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1741-3842. - ELETTRONICO. - (2015), pp. 1-11. [10.1093/pubmed/fdv049]
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