TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a european framework to monitor infectious diseases among migrant populations
T2 - Design and applicability
AU - Riccardo, Flavia
AU - Dente, Maria Grazia
AU - Kärki, Tommi
AU - Fabiani, Massimo
AU - Napoli, Christian
AU - Chiarenza, Antonio
AU - Rossi, Paolo Giorgi
AU - Munoz, Cesar Velasco
AU - Noori, Teymur
AU - Declich, Silvia
PY - 2015/9/17
Y1 - 2015/9/17
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Communicable diseases
KW - Data collection
KW - Epidemiology
KW - European union
KW - Transients and migrants
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph120911640
DO - 10.3390/ijerph120911640
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84941885569
VL - 12
SP - 11640
EP - 11661
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 9
ER -