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Chronic conditions and multimorbidity among West African migrants in greater Barcelona, Spain MacKinnon, Marina Picchio, Camila A Nomah, Daniel Kwakye van Selm, Lena Fernández Gutiérrez, Emma Pamplona, Francisco Javier Rando Segura, Ariadna Virus de l'hepatitis B Epidemiologia Immigrants ORGANISMS::Viruses::DNA Viruses::Hepadnaviridae::Orthohepadnavirus::Hepatitis B virus DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS::Health Occupations::Medicine::Public Health::Epidemiology NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Transients and Migrants ENFERMEDADES::virosis::infecciones por virus ADN::infecciones por Hepadnaviridae::hepatitis B DISCIPLINAS Y OCUPACIONES::profesiones sanitarias::medicina::salud pública::epidemiología DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::transeúntes y migrantes Virus de l'hepatitis B; Factors de risc metabòlic; Migrants Hepatitis B virus; Metabolic risk factors; Migrants; Hepatitis B virus; Metabolic risk factors; Migrants Objectives: This study aimed to report the prevalence and identify potential risk factors of chronic conditions among West African migrants living in the greater Barcelona area, Spain, and explore the relationship between years of residence in Spain and chronic disease burden.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 436 adult African migrants who participated in a community-based hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening and vaccination program (HBV-COMSAVA) in the greater Barcelona area from 21 November 2020 to 22 January 2022. Data were analyzed using standard descriptive statistics and bivariable and multivariable logistic regression.Results: HBV, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and metabolic risk factors, and multimorbidity prevalence were 9.17, 20.87, and 4.13%, respectively. Being male or having been previously tested for HBV were associated with higher odds of HBV positivity. Associated risk factors for NCDs and metabolic risk factors included living in Spain for >5 years, being female, and being aged ≥50 years. Conclusion: The high prevalence of chronic conditions in migrant populations supports a need for early detection strategies and tailored public health interventions that aim to reduce the disease burden imposed on migrants and on health systems in host countries. This study was carried out by ISGlobal with competitive funding through the Gilead Sciences global HBV-CARE program (IN-ES-988–5799). 2025-10-24T10:31:06Z 2025-10-24T10:31:06Z 2025-10-24T10:31:06Z 2023-08-24T07:53:59Z 2023-08-24T07:53:59Z 2023-07-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/11351/10141 Frontiers in Public Health;11 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142672 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Frontiers Editorial Office Scientia