Infectious and non-infectious diseases burden among Haitian immigrants in Chile: a cross-sectional study
Autor: | María Victoria Raimann, Bárbara Cornejo, Jacinta Soza, Macarena Cannistra, Ignacia López, Ángela Paredes, Felipe Peirano, Jose Ignacio Vargas, Hernán Suárez, Katia Farcas, Antonieta Fuster, Jorge Landeros, Katherine González, Antonia Reyes, Ruth Núñez, Luis Padilla, Beatrice Barchiesi, Franco Manzur, Ivana Ormazabal, Vicente Leiva, Javiera Chandía, Valentina Cox, Nicolás Utrera, Rodrigo Arias, Alejandro Soza, Catalina Arrau, Daniela Reyes, Geraldine Muñoz, Josefina Cortés, Francisco Xavier Zamora, Marcelo López-Lastra, Denisse Estay, Ignacio Rodriguez, Francisco Fuster |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Hepatitis B virus HBsAg Adolescent Cross-sectional study Science HIV Infections Hepacivirus Infections Article Global Burden of Disease Hepatitis Unit of alcohol HIV Testing Young Adult Population screening 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Chile Noncommunicable Diseases Depression (differential diagnoses) Disease burden Multidisciplinary business.industry Hepatitis C Middle Aged Hepatitis B medicine.disease Obesity Day Laborer 030104 developmental biology Caribbean Region Quality of Life Medicine Female Hispanic Americans business Demography |
Zdroj: | Scientific Reports Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) |
Popis: | Indexación Scopus Chile has become a popular destination for migrants from South America and the Caribbean (low- and middle-income countries migration). Close to 200.000 Haitian migrants have arrived in Chile. Infectious and non-infectious disease burden among the Haitian adult population living in Chile is unknown. This study aimed to acquire the basic health information (selected transmissible and non-transmissible conditions) of the Haitian adult population living in Chile. A cross-sectional survey was performed, inviting Haitian-born residents in Chile older than 18 years old. Common conditions and risk factors for disease were assessed, as well as selected transmissible conditions (HIV, HBV, and HCV). 498 participants (60.4% female) from 10 communities in two regions of Chile were surveyed. Most subjects had never smoked (91.5%), and 80% drank less than one alcohol unit per month. The mean BMI was 25.6, with 45% of participants having a normal BMI (20–25). Hypertension was present in 31.5% (33% in the 25–44 age group). Prevalence of HIV was 2.4% (95 CI 1.3–4.2%), hepatitis B (HBsAg positive) was 3.4% (95 CI 2.1–5.5%), and hepatitis C was 0% (95 CI 0.0–0.9%). Quality of life showed a significant prevalence of depression and anxiety markers, particularly in those arriving in Chile less than 1 year ago. Low prevalence of obesity, diabetes, smoking, and drinking and estimated cardiovascular risk were found. Nonetheless, hypertension at a younger age, disproportionately higher prevalence of HIV and HBV infection and frequent markers of anxiety and depression were also found. Public policies for detecting and treating hypertension, HIV, and HBV screening, offering HBV vaccination, and organizing mental health programs for Haitian immigrants, are urgently needed. © 2020, The Author(s). https://www-nature-com.recursosbiblioteca.unab.cl/articles/s41598-020-78970-3 |
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