A health behaviour cross-sectional study of immigrants and non-immigrants in a Swiss urban general-practice setting.


Autoria(s): Bodenmann P.; Cornuz J.; Vaucher P.; Ghali W.; Daeppen J.B.; Favrat B.
Data(s)

2010

Resumo

BACKGROUND: Little is known about smoking, unhealthy use of alcohol, and risk behaviours for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in immigrants from developed and developing countries. METHOD: We performed a cross-sectional study of 400 patients who consulted an academic emergency care centre at a Swiss university hospital. The odds ratios for having one or more risk behaviours were adjusted for age, gender, and education level. RESULTS: Immigrants from developing countries were less likely to use alcohol in an unhealthy manner (OR = 0.35, 95% CI 0.22-0.57) or practise risk behaviours for STDs (OR = 0.31, 95% CI 0.13-0.74). They were also less likely to have any of the three studied risk behaviours (OR = 2.5, 95% CI 1.5-4.3). DISCUSSION: In addition to the usual determinants, health behaviours are also associated with origin; distinguishing between immigrants from developing and developed countries is useful in clinical settings. Surprisingly, patients from developing countries tend to possess several protective characteristics.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_7BBE405FC440

isbn:1557-1920[electronic], 1557-1912[linking]

pmid:18446438

doi:10.1007/s10903-008-9148-0

isiid:000281505500003

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Center For Minority Public Health, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 24-32

Palavras-Chave #Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emigrants and Immigrants; Family Practice; Female; Health Behavior/ethnology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Risk-Taking; Sexually Transmitted Diseases/ethnology; Sexually Transmitted Diseases/etiology; Switzerland; Urban Population; Young Adult
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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