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Article de Périodique
Health profiles, lifestyles and use of health resources by the immigrant population resident in Spain (2007)
Auteur(s) :
CARRASCO-GARRIDO, P. ;
DE MIGUEL A.G. ;
BARRERA, V. H. ;
JIMENEZ-GARCIA R.
Année
2007
Page(s) :
503-507
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
49
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
STYLE DE VIE
;
IMMIGRE
;
ALCOOL
;
TABAC
;
HOSPITALISATION
;
ACCES AUX SOINS
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
Thésaurus géographique
ESPAGNE
Note générale :
European Journal of Public Health, 2007, 17, (5), 503-507
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
BACKGROUND: Our study aimed at describing the health profiles, life styles and use of health resources by the immigrant population resident in Spain. METHODS: Cross-sectional, epidemiological study from the Spanish National Health Survey (NHS) in 2003. We analysed 1506 subjects of both sexes, aged >/=16 years, resident in Spain. RESULTS: The immigrant population present diseases that are similar to those of the autochthonous population. The autochthonous population had significantly higher values for alcohol consumption and smoking (60.8 and 39.6%) than immigrants (39.6 and 27.5%). The percentage of immigrants hospitalized in the preceding 12 months was observed to be higher than that of the Spanish population (11.4 vs. 8.2%, P < 0.05). The immigrant population consumed fewer medical drugs than the Spanish population (42.6 and 49.9%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Immigrants in Spain display better lifestyle-related parameters, in that they consume less alcohol and smoke less than the autochthonous population. As for the use of health-care resources, while immigrants register higher percentages of hospitalization compared with the Spanish population, there is no evidence of excessive and inappropriate use of other health-care resources. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Unit of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid
Espagne. Spain.
Espagne. Spain.
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