that RZ would be the most effective and the least expensive option for immigrants from Vietnam, Haiti, and the Philippines. 2 This issue may be even more cogent in Europe, given the massive migratory flows from low-income countries and considering that, unlike the United States, HIV-positive legal immigrants , who are at higher risk for active tuberculosis, are not expelled. The European framew...

BACKGROUND The effects of the recent global economic and financial crisis especially affected the most vulnerable social groups. Objective of the study was to investigate variation of self-perceived health status in Italians and immigrants during the economic global crisis, focusing on demographic and socioeconomic factors. METHODS Through a cross-sectional design we analyzed the national sam...

Introduction: Although income is among the major social determinants of mental health of middle-aged and older individuals, socially marginalized groups gain less health from their income and other socioeconomic status (SES) resources compared to socially privileged groups. This pattern is called marginalization-related diminished returns (MDRs). Most of the existing knowledge ...

Background. Despite massive immigration towards Southern Europe in the last two decades, data on mortality by cause among immigrants in Italy are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate mortality from all and from specific causes of death among immigrants residing in the Veneto Region (Northeastern Italy). Methods. Mortality records for the period 2008-2013 were extracted from the regi...

khuzestan province and other western provinces of the country have been mostly affected by the impacts of the imposed war of iraq against iran and due to this impact have experienced special changes. as one of these changes, we could mention the phenomenon of the migration. these areas have experienced different forms of migrations such as exterior, interior, return migration and even the accep...

OBJECTIVE To compare mortality rates between immigrant and native-born residents of Andalusia between 2006 and 2010, and to characterize mortality by cause. MATERIAL AND METHODS The data consisted of deaths from mortality statistics by cause, and the aggregated populations registered in the lists of inhabitants by country of birth in the case of native-born individuals and immigrants (with im...

Despite the egalitarianism that informs French civic culture, the socio-economic marginalization of citizens of non-European origin, mostly from North African countries, provide empirical evidence that challenges the French Republican ideal of integration. Such marginalization needs to be reconciled especially within the cultural realm. In this article, we look at French newspapers’ coverage of...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Turkish migrants have been shown to have an increased rate of suicide attempts as compared to native local populations and also to people in Turkey. In this study we conducted in-depth interviews with patients regarding their reasons for the attempt. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Seventy Turkish immigrants admitted to the emergency unit of the Basel University Hospital after a suicide ...

A number of studies identify significantly elevated levels of psychological distress among immigrants than non-immigrant population (Mirsky, 2008, Taloyan et al, 2008). International migration has been characterized as a stressful life-event that causes an overburdening of the ‘psychosomatic adjustment capacity’, leading to higher emotional distress, diminished well-being and illness (Hull, 197...