Sistema de Salut de Catalunya
[MacKinnon MJ, Picchio CA, van Selm L, Fernández E, Lazarus JV] Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Nomah DK] Centre d'Estudis Epidemiològics sobre les Infeccions de Transmissió Sexual i el VIH/SIDA a Catalunya (CEEISCAT), Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya, Badalona, Spain. [Rando Segura A, Rodriguez-Frías F] Unitat de Patologia Hepàtica, Servei de Bioquímica i Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. [Buti M,Forns X, Rodriguez-Tajes S] CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. [Pamplona FJ] Departament de Malalties Digestives, Hospital de Santa Caterina, Salt, Spain. [López C] Servei de Malalties Digestives, Hospital Trueta, Girona, Spain
Institut d'Assistència Sanitària
2023-08-24T07:53:59Z
2023-08-24T07:53:59Z
2023-07-19
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).
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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
Frontiers Editorial Office
Frontiers in Public Health;11
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142672
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