Francisco Fuster, Felipe Peirano, José Ignacio Vargas, Francisco Xavier Zamora, Marcelo López-Lastra, Ruth Núñez, Jacinta Soza, Katherine González, Denisse Estay, Beatrice Barchiesi, Antonieta Fuster, Ignacia López, Nicolás Utrera, Jorge Landeros, Javiera Chandía, Angela Paredes, Daniela Reyes, Rodrigo Arias, Luis Padilla, Hernán Suárez, Katia Farcas, Macarena Cannistra, Geraldine Muñoz, Ignacio Rodríguez, Ivana Ormazábal, Josefina Cortés, Bárbara Cornejo, Franco Manzur, Antonia Reyes, Vicente Leiva, María Victoria Raimann, Catalina Arrau, Valentina Cox, Alejandro Soza
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...
December 17, 2020: Scientific Reports