Socioeconomic status and biomedical risk factors in migrants and native tuberculosis patients in Italy.

ABSTRACT: Action on social determinants is a main component of the World Health Organization End Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy. The aim of the study was to collect information on socioeconomic characteristics and biomedical risk factors in migrant TB patients in Italy and compare it with data collected among Italian TB patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted among TB patients aged ≥18 years over a 12-months enrolment period in 12 major Italian hospitals. Information on education, employment, housing and income was collected, and European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions index was used to assess material deprivation. Among migrants, we also analyzed factors associated with severe material deprivation. Migrants were compared with younger (18-64 years) and older (65+ years) Italian

SUBMITTER: Pittalis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734730 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature