El reto de la inmigración: estudio en Atención Primaria / No disponible

ABSTRACT

Introduction: the increase in immigration is a challenge for Primary Attention. The aimofthis study is to analyse the social and health characteristics of immigrant children.Methods: study: observational prospective. Period: 01/01/02-31/12/03. Study population:recently arrived children of immigrants (RN) and immigrant children (N) attended inthe Primary Care Centre (CAP) in Manlleu (Barcelona). Variables: country of origin; social,family and health characteristics. Statistical analysis SPSS®, comparison between variables:χ2 test and Fisher test.Results: population data: 281 children were attended, 82% Moroccan; 139 RN and 142 N.34% of the recent arrivals were the children of immigrants, 93% Moroccan. Origins of group N:71.8% Morocco, 17% Latin America and 7.7% countries of Eastern Europe. Social and familydata: fathers: immigration time > 10 years: 51.8% (RN) as opposed to 6.3% (N) (p < 0.01); needfor interpreters: 2.9% (RN) and 6.3% (N); in work 84.2% (RN) and 79.6% (N). Mothers: needfor interpreter: 43.2% (RN) as opposed to 57.7% (N) (p < 0.015); in work 7.2% (RN) and 17.6%(N) (p = 0.025); 3 children: 37.4% (RN) with respect to 59.2% (N) (p < 0.01). Consanguinity:24% in both groups. Dwelling owned: 44% (RN) as opposed to 27.5% (N) (p < 0.03).Health data: tooth decay: 46%; anaemia: 13%; hepatitis A cured: 20%; hepatitis B viralinfection: 4%; intestinal parasites: 7%; PPD positive: 5.6%; tuberculous illness: 1.4%; rickets:0%. Excluding tooth decay, pathologies were found in 28%, all asymptomatic.Conclusions: a large percentage of recently arrived children of immigrants. The mainoriginis Morocco. The differences observed in the social and family variables suggest that theRN group acquires models similar to those of the receiving population. The most preva-lentpathologies are anaemia and infectious illnesses (AU)