Multimorbidity and chronic diseases among undocumented migrants: evidence to contradict the myths.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is little verified information on the global health status of undocumented migrants (UMs). Our aim is to compare the prevalence of the main chronic diseases and of multimorbidity in undocumented migrants, documented migrants, and Spanish nationals in a Spanish autonomous community.

Methods

Retrospective observational study of all users of the public health system of the region of Aragon over 1 year (2011): 930,131 Spanish nationals; 123,432 documented migrants (DMs); and 17,152 UMs. Binary logistic regression was performed to examine the association between migrant status (Spanish nationals versus DMs and UMs) and both multimorbidity and individual chronic diseases, adjusting for age and sex.

Results

The prevalence of individual chronic diseases in UM

SUBMITTER: Gimeno-Feliu LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7336489 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature