Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Research
Imported Infectious Diseases in Mobile Populations, Spain
Begoña Monge-Maillo, B. Carolina Jiménez, José A. Pérez-Molina, Francesca Norman, Miriam Navarro, Ana Pérez-Ayala, Juan M. Herrero, Pilar Zamarrón, and Rogelio López-Vélez
Table 2
Immigrants’ reasons for seeking medical assistance, by area of origin, Tropical Medicine Unit, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain, 1989–2008*
| Syndrome | Total population, no. (%), N = 2,198 | Sub-Saharan Africans, no. (%), n = 1,564 | Latin Americans, no. (%), n = 634 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hematologic–eosinophilia | 570 (26) | 435 (28) | 135 (21.3) | 0.002 | |
| Dermatologic | 544 (24.7) | 477 (30.5) | 67 (10.6) | 0.001 | |
| Fever | 451 (20.5) | 351 (22.4) | 100 (15.8) | 0.001 | |
| Asymptomatic | 396 (18) | 268 (17.1) | 128 (20.2) | 0.09 | |
| Gastrointestinal | 363 (16.5) | 269 (17.2) | 94 (14.8) | 0.608 | |
| Respiratory | 314 (14.3) | 209 (13.4) | 105 (16.6) | 0.006 | |
| Hematologic–anemia | 283 (12.9) | 230 (14.7) | 53 (8.4) | 0.001 | |
| Genitourinary | 234 (10.6) | 198 (12.7) | 36 (5.7) | 0.001 | |
| Neurologic | 219 (10) | 144 (9.2) | 75 (11.8) | 0.03 | |
| Musculoskeletal | 169 (7.7) | 141 (9) | 28 (4.4) | 0.001 | |
*Because each patient could have >1 main reason for seeking medical assistance, the number of cases can be higher than the number of patients. Percentages were calculated as number of cases divided by number of patients in each group (total population, sub-Sahara African immigrants, or Latin American immigrants).
