Spinelli A, Baglio G, Lispi L, Guasticchi G
Agenzia di Sanità Pubblica della Regione Lazio, Roma.
Ann Ig. 2005 May-Jun;17(3):231-41.
The number of immigrant women in Italy has increased from 260,000 in 1991 to at least 750,000 in 2003. This article describes the health situation of these women, in particular it deals with reproductive health. Immigrant women are generally young, in good health and they go to the health services mainly for pregnancy, delivery, spontaneous and induced abortion. Forty-eight per cent of acute hospital admissions and 56 per cent of day hospital admissions in 2002 were related to reproduction. Among foreign citizens, the induced abortion rate is three times higher than that reported among Italians, while the risk of spontaneous abortion is similar (97 per thousand and 101 per thousand, respectively). In general, the data show that immigrant women in Italy live in deprived social conditions, which can influence their reproductive choices and their access to health services. In order to take account of their particular needs, it is necessary to modify the health services and plan public health interventions especially for the prevention of induced abortion.
意大利移民女性的数量已从1991年的26万增加至2003年的至少75万。本文描述了这些女性的健康状况，尤其涉及生殖健康。移民女性通常较为年轻，身体健康，她们前往医疗服务机构主要是为了怀孕、分娩、自然流产和人工流产。2002年，48%的急性住院病例和56%的日间医院住院病例与生殖相关。在外国公民中，人工流产率比意大利人报告的高出两倍，而自然流产风险相似（分别为千分之97和千分之101）。总体而言，数据表明意大利的移民女性生活在贫困的社会环境中，这可能会影响她们的生殖选择以及获得医疗服务的机会。为了考虑到她们的特殊需求，有必要调整医疗服务并规划公共卫生干预措施，特别是预防人工流产。
