Admission of foreign citizens to the general teaching hospital of bologna, northeastern Italy: An epidemiological and clinical survey

Abstract

Our survey, through a combined analysis of both DRGs and discharge diagnoses, allowed us to conclude that 12.1% of foreign citizens hospitalized at our General teaching Hospital of Bologna (Italy) suffered from at least one infectious disease. Respiratory tract, liver, and gastrointestinal infections, and HIV infection, were found with an appreciable frequency among discharge diagnoses, while the frequency of malaria and meningoencephalitis was lower, compared with other series. Among disorders other than infectious diseases, obstetric-gynecological conditions and post-traumatic episodes (for male patients) were the most frequent causes of hospitalization.

Hospitalization among migrants in Italy: Access to health care as an opportunity for integration and inclusion

“…Our main results highlight hospitalization as a major part of the health assistance to immigrants. In most cases, hospitalization is lower than hospitalization of the native population, with the exception of specific diseases, such as injuries and accidents for men and reproductive events for women …”

The Changing Face of Canadian Immigration: Implications for Infectious Diseases

“…HIV and TB were most common in African immigrants, whereas eastern Europeans accounted for the largest proportion of viral hepatitis (8). To put this into the larger context of health-related concerns among immigrants, Sabbatani et al (9) analyzed admissions to a general teaching hospital in Bologna, Italy, over five years beginning in 1999. Foreign-born patients represented only 2.2% of total hospitalizations (5% of the total population), of which only 12.1% of the hospitalizations were due to infectious diseases, either alone or with concurrent disorders (9).…”

“…To put this into the larger context of health-related concerns among immigrants, Sabbatani et al (9) analyzed admissions to a general teaching hospital in Bologna, Italy, over five years beginning in 1999. Foreign-born patients represented only 2.2% of total hospitalizations (5% of the total population), of which only 12.1% of the hospitalizations were due to infectious diseases, either alone or with concurrent disorders (9). In that catchment area, most immigrants came from North Africa (31.5%), followed by Asia (26.3%), eastern Europe (22%) and subSaharan Africa (7.4%) (9).…”

“…Foreign-born patients represented only 2.2% of total hospitalizations (5% of the total population), of which only 12.1% of the hospitalizations were due to infectious diseases, either alone or with concurrent disorders (9). In that catchment area, most immigrants came from North Africa (31.5%), followed by Asia (26.3%), eastern Europe (22%) and subSaharan Africa (7.4%) (9).…”

Μελέτη Του Επιπέδου Και Συνηθειών Υγείας Αλβανών Μεταναστών Σε Σύγκριση Με Αλβανούς Που Ζουν Στην Αλβανία

“…Παρόλα αυτά δεν είναι ακόμα ξεκάθαρο, εάν η μικρότερη χρήση των υπηρεσιών υγείας που αναφέρθηκε πιο πάνω από τους μετανάστες συμβαίνει λόγω του ότι οι μετανάστες είναι νεαρότερης ηλικίας και δεν αντιμετωπίζουν πολλά προβλήματα υγείας (το φαινόμενο του υγιή μετανάστη) (Hernandez-Quevedo and Jimenez-Rubio, 2009;Baglio, et al, 2010;Sabbatani, et al, 2006) ή λόγω του ότι έχουν συναντήσει δυσκολίες κατά την πρόσβασή τους και γι' αυτό το λόγο την αποφεύγουν. Στην έρευνά μας όσον αφορά τις επείγουσες καταστάσεις παρατηρήθηκε, ότι στην Ελλάδα υπήρχε μεγαλύτερη προσέλευση Αλβανών μεταναστών στα νοσοκομεία λόγω ατυχημάτων και για προ-ή μετεγχειρητικό έλεγχο, ενώ στην Αλβανία περισσότερο λόγω κάποιας οξείας ασθένειας και αυτό ίσως να εξηγείται από την απασχόληση και την ηλικία.…”