在儿科人口中进行移民病理查:一项从二级医院进行的五年回顾性研究
Luísa Castello-Branco Ribeiro1, Filipa Paixão1, Francisca Costa1
1Pediatric Service, Child and Youth Department, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, PRT.
Cureus
|March 11, 2024
概括
在葡萄牙对移民儿童的查发现了重要的健康问题,包括贫血,结核病和寄生虫感染. 这凸显了对这个不断增长的人口进行主动健康监测的重要性.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 移民 卫生 移民 卫生
背景情况:
- 葡萄牙的移民人口有所增加.
- 2015年,在教授博士费尔南多·方塞卡医院建立了一项针对无症状移民儿童特有病理的查计划.
- 该计划旨在早期诊断和治疗移民儿童的健康问题.
研究的目的:
- 确定和描述移民病理学查的主要发现.
- 评估葡萄牙无症状的移民儿童和青少年的健康状况.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项回顾性和描述性研究.
- 从无症状儿童和青少年收集数据,这些儿童和青少年在2016年1月至2021年4月期间接受了机会性查.
- 微软Excel®用于数据分析.
主要成果:
- 包括256名参与者,其中53.5%是女性,平均年龄为8岁2个月.
- 大多数参与者来自几内亚比绍 (29.7%),安哥拉 (19.1%) 和佛得角 (12.1%).
- 38.7%的参与者有查变化,包括贫血 (30.9%),结核 (2.7%),寄生虫感染 (9.8%),艾滋病毒 (0.4%) 和乙型肝炎 (1.6%).
- 42.6%的参与者有不完整的疫苗接种计划.
结论:
- 移民病理查协议有效地检测到儿童和青少年的重大疾病.
- 该协议是监测移民儿科人口健康状况的宝贵工具.
- 早期检测和干预对于改善移民儿童健康状况至关重要.
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