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[Travelling immigrants].

L Valerio1, L Guerrero, O Martínez

  • 1Unidad de Salud Internacional, Servicio de Atención Primaria Santa, Coloma de Gramenet, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España. lvalerio.bnm.ics@gencat.net

Atencion Primaria
|October 24, 2003
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Traveling immigrants undertake longer international journeys and face higher risks of tropical diseases. Prioritizing international preventive measures for this group is crucial for public health.

Area of Science:

  • International Health
  • Travel Medicine
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Context:

  • The Unit of International Health (UIH) in Barcelona studied traveling immigrants and autochthonous travelers.
  • A retrospective, observational study analyzed 1163 patients between June 1999 and June 2002.
  • Patients were categorized into immigrant (n=144) and autochthonous (n=1019) groups based on their origin relative to the European Union.

Purpose:

  • To characterize the international travel patterns of immigrants.
  • To identify high-risk journeys undertaken by traveling immigrants.
  • To compare preventive health activities for immigrants versus autochthonous travelers.

Summary:

  • Immigrants spent significantly more time abroad (mean 43.5 days) compared to autochthonous travelers (mean 15.8 days).

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  • Immigrants had a higher prevalence of stays in malaria-endemic areas (31.9%) and undertook more risk journeys (54.8%).
  • Compliance with anti-malaria chemoprophylaxis was notably lower in the immigrant group (36%) than in the autochthonous group (84%).

    • Impact:

    • Immigrants represent a significant risk group for acquiring and importing tropical diseases.
    • International preventive health strategies need to be prioritized for traveling immigrants.
    • This research highlights the need for targeted health interventions for mobile populations to mitigate disease transmission.