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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Urban Health and Social Marginality: Perceived Health Status and Interaction with Healthcare Professionals of a Hard-to-Reach Community Living in a Suburban Area of Rome (Italy).

Susanna Caminada, Federica Turatto, Silvia Iorio, Lorenzo Paglione, Miriam Errigo, Elena Mazzalai, Anissa Jaljaa, Dara Giannini, Marco Tofani, Maria Benedetta Michelazzo and 9 more

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Susanna CaminadaDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7186-0006
Federica TurattoDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7654-0837
Silvia IorioDepartment of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo PaglioneDepartment of Civil, Constructional and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9481-4376
Miriam ErrigoDepartment of Social Sciences and Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9384-5162
Elena MazzalaiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Anissa JaljaaDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Dara GianniniDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Marco TofaniDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2071-4513
Maria Benedetta MichelazzoSection of Hygiene, Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Adelaide LandiDepartment of Prevention, Local Health Unit Roma 1, 00135 Rome, Italy.
Massimo NapoliDepartment of Prevention, Local Health Unit Roma 1, 00135 Rome, Italy.
Maria Alessandra BrandimarteDepartment of Prevention, Local Health Unit Roma 1, 00135 Rome, Italy.
Livia Maria SalvatoriDistrict 3, Local Health Unit Roma 1, 00139 Rome, Italy.
Aurora AngelozziDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Giovanni BaglioResearch and International Relations Office, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (AGENAS), 00187 Rome, Italy.
Enrico Di RosaDepartment of Prevention, Local Health Unit Roma 1, 00135 Rome, Italy.
Alessandra BattistiDepartment of Planning, Design, and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, 00196 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3288-9321
Maurizio MarcecaDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

The study reports an urban health investigation conducted in Bastogi, an outskirt of Rome (Italy) characterised by social marginalization and deprivation. Our aim was to analyse the health perception, health-related behaviours, and interaction with healthcare professionals of the inhabitants of Bastogi compared to the population living in the area of the same local health unit (ASL). The Progresses of Health Authorities for Health in Italy questionnaire (PASSI) was administered to a sample of 210 inhabitants of Bastogi. Data were analysed and compared to those of the ASL collected in 2017-2018. The socio-economic indicators showed an overall worse condition for the inhabitants of Bastogi, with a significantly higher proportion of foreign and unemployed residents and a lower educational level compared to the ASL. Significant differences in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, mental health complaints, and participation in prevention strategies, including cancer screening, were found. The questionnaire showed a lower help-seeking behaviour and a lack of reliance on health professionals in Bastogi inhabitants. Our findings highlight how social determinants produce health inequities and barriers to accessing healthcare. The difficulties of conducting quantitative research in complex and hard-to-reach contexts, characterized by high social vulnerability, are outlined.

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Health StatusUrban HealthDelivery of Health CareHumansItalyRomehard-to-reach groupshealthcare usehealth inequitieshealth-related behaviourssocial determinants of healthurban health

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PMCPMC8394967

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