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Iron deficiency anaemia prevalence in a population of immigrated women in Italy

Martial deficiency and sideropenic anaemia are the most diffused deficiency pathologies in the world. WHO recommends preventive screening of the new immigrant population. No epidemiological data exist on its prevalence among migrant population in Italy. A transversal study was conducted at San Galli...

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Published in:European journal of public health 2012-04, Vol.22 (2), p.256-262
Main Authors: Morrone, Aldo, Nosotti, Lorenzo, Piombo, Laura, Scardella, Paola, Spada, Raffaella, Pitidis, Alessio
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Language:English
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Summary:Martial deficiency and sideropenic anaemia are the most diffused deficiency pathologies in the world. WHO recommends preventive screening of the new immigrant population. No epidemiological data exist on its prevalence among migrant population in Italy. A transversal study was conducted at San Gallicano Hospital in Rome through laboratory screening on 821 migrant women and interviews on a sub-sample of 550 women (including socio-demographic, anamnestic and nutritional information). The complete sub-sample (laboratory results and questionnaire) shows a 20.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 16.8-24.3] prevalence of anaemia and a 22.7% (95% CI 18.9-26.6) prevalence of sideropenia. Sideropenic anaemia was found in 11.5% (95% CI 8.5-14.4) of cases. Results are similar in the rest of the sample. There is significant association between anaemia and the clinical conditions of haemorrhoids [odds ratio (OR) 3.8; P 
ISSN:1101-1262
1464-360X
DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckq144