Artículo de revista
Infectious and non-infectious diseases burden among Haitian immigrants in Chile: a cross-sectional study
Fecha
2020Registro en:
Scientific Reports (2020) 10:22275
10.1038/s41598-020-78970-3
Autor
Fuster, Francisco
Peirano, Felipe
Vargas, José Ignacio
Zamora, Francisco Xavier
López Lastra, Marcelo
Núñez, Ruth
Soza, Jacinta
Lineros González, Katherine Pamela
Estay, Denisse
Barchiesi, Beatrice
Fuster, Antonieta
López, Ignacia
Utrera, Nicolás
Landeros, Jorge
Chandía, Javiera
Paredes, Ángela
Reyes, Daniela
Arias, Rodrigo
Padilla, Luis
Suárez, Hernán
Farcas, Katia
Cannistra, Macarena
Muñoz, Geraldine
Rodríguez, Ignacio
Ormazábal, Ivana
Cortés, Josefina
Cornejo, Bárbara
Manzur, Franco
Reyes, Antonia
Leiva, Vicente
Raimann, María Victoria
Arrau, Catalina
Cox, Valentina
Soza, Alejandro
Institución
Resumen
Chile has become a popular destination for migrants from South America and the Caribbean (low- and middle-income countries migration). Close to 200.000 Haitian migrants have arrived in Chile. Infectious and non-infectious disease burden among the Haitian adult population living in Chile is unknown. This study aimed to acquire the basic health information (selected transmissible and non-transmissible conditions) of the Haitian adult population living in Chile. A cross-sectional survey was performed, inviting Haitian-born residents in Chile older than 18 years old. Common conditions and risk factors for disease were assessed, as well as selected transmissible conditions (HIV, HBV, and HCV). 498 participants (60.4% female) from 10 communities in two regions of Chile were surveyed. Most subjects had never smoked (91.5%), and 80% drank less than one alcohol unit per month. The mean BMI was 25.6, with 45% of participants having a normal BMI (20-25). Hypertension was present in 31.5% (33% in the 25-44 age group). Prevalence of HIV was 2.4% (95 CI 1.3-4.2%), hepatitis B (HBsAg positive) was 3.4% (95 CI 2.1-5.5%), and hepatitis C was 0% (95 CI 0.0-0.9%). Quality of life showed a significant prevalence of depression and anxiety markers, particularly in those arriving in Chile less than 1 year ago. Low prevalence of obesity, diabetes, smoking, and drinking and estimated cardiovascular risk were found. Nonetheless, hypertension at a younger age, disproportionately higher prevalence of HIV and HBV infection and frequent markers of anxiety and depression were also found. Public policies for detecting and treating hypertension, HIV, and HBV screening, offering HBV vaccination, and organizing mental health programs for Haitian immigrants, are urgently needed.