ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Towards a European Framework to Monitor Infectious Diseases among Migrant Populations: Design and Applicability.
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- HIV and tuberculosis co-infection in non-European migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Vaccination Uptake and Cost Effectiveness of Vaccination Strategies in Newly Arrived Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- HIV and tuberculosis co-infection among migrants in Europe: A systematic review on the prevalence, incidence and mortality.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Adherence to Vaccination Policy among Public Health Professionals: Results of a National Survey in Italy.Vaccines · 2020Article
- Does refugee status matter? Medical needs of newly arrived asylum seekers and resettlement refugees - a retrospective observational study of diagnoses in a primary care setting.Conflict and health · 2019Article
- Tactics employed by healthcare providers in Denmark to determine the vaccination needs of asylum-seeking children: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Key Dimensions for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases in Institutional Settings: A Scoping Review to Guide the Development of a Tool to Strengthen Preparedness at Migrant Holding Centres in the EU/EEA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Clinical assessment is a neglected component of outbreak preparedness: evidence from refugee camps in Greece.BMC medicine · 2018Article
- Factors Influencing the Accuracy of Infectious Disease Reporting in Migrants: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Immunization Strategies Targeting Newly Arrived Migrants in Non-EU Countries of the Mediterranean Basin and Black Sea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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- Dangerous crossing: demographic and clinical features of rescued sea migrants seen in 2014 at an outpatient clinic at Augusta Harbor, Italy.Conflict and health · 2016Article
- Screening for Infectious Diseases among Newly Arrived Migrants: Experiences and Practices in Non-EU Countries of the Mediterranean Basin and Black Sea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
There are limitations in our capacity to interpret point estimates and trends of infectious diseases occurring among diverse migrant populations living in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). The aim of this study was to design a data collection framework that could capture information on factors associated with increased risk to infectious diseases in migrant populations in the EU/EEA. The authors defined factors associated with increased risk according to a multi-dimensional framework and performed a systematic literature review in order to identify whether those factors well reflected the reported risk factors for infectious disease in these populations. Following this, the feasibility of applying this framework to relevant available EU/EEA data sources was assessed. The proposed multidimensional framework is well suited to capture the complexity and concurrence of these risk factors and in principle applicable in the EU/EEA. The authors conclude that adopting a multi-dimensional framework to monitor infectious diseases could favor the disaggregated collection and analysis of migrant health data.
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