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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Chronic conditions and multimorbidity among West African migrants in greater Barcelona, Spain.

Marina J MacKinnon, Camila A Picchio, Daniel K Nomah, Ariadna Rando Segura, Lena van Selm, Emma Fernández, Maria Buti, Sabela Lens, Xavier Forns, Sergio Rodriguez-Tajes and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Hepatitis B and C Screening and Linkage to Care in Migrants From Endemic Countries in Barcelona Through a Community Action.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  4. Multimorbidity Management: A Scoping Review of Interventions and Health Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Marina J MacKinnon *Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Camila A Picchio *Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel K NomahDepartment of Health, Center for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Generalitat of Catalonia, Badalona, Spain.
Ariadna Rando SeguraLiver Pathology Unit, Biochemistry and Microbiology Service, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
Lena van SelmBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Emma FernándezBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria ButiCIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Sabela LensCIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Xavier FornsCIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Sergio Rodriguez-TajesCIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Javier PamplonaDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Hospital de Santa Caterina, Girona, Spain.
Carmen LopezDepartment of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Trueta, Girona, Spain.
Francisco Rodriguez-FríasLiver Pathology Unit, Biochemistry and Microbiology Service, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
Jeffrey V LazarusBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ESBarcelona Institute for Global Health · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ESCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas · ESCity University of New York · USGovernment of Catalonia · ESHospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESHospital Santa Caterina · ESHospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to report the prevalence and identify potential risk factors of chronic conditions among West African migrants living in the greater Barcelona area, Spain, and explore the relationship between years of residence in Spain and chronic disease burden. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 436 adult African migrants who participated in a community-based hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening and vaccination program (HBV-COMSAVA) in the greater Barcelona area from 21 November 2020 to 22 January 2022. Data were analyzed using standard descriptive statistics and bivariable and multivariable logistic regression. Results: HBV, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and metabolic risk factors, and multimorbidity prevalence were 9.17, 20.87, and 4.13%, respectively. Being male or having been previously tested for HBV were associated with higher odds of HBV positivity. Associated risk factors for NCDs and metabolic risk factors included living in Spain for >5 years, being female, and being aged ≥50 years. Conclusion: The high prevalence of chronic conditions in migrant populations supports a need for early detection strategies and tailored public health interventions that aim to reduce the disease burden imposed on migrants and on health systems in host countries.

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Transients and MigrantsAdultChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHepatitis B virusHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultimorbiditySpainhepatitis B virusmetabolic risk factorsmigrantsmultimorbiditynon-communicable chronic disease (NCD)

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