Department of Primary Care, Centre for General Practice/Family Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, HAG 117, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
J Public Health Policy. 2009 Dec;30(4):409-22. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2009.32.
In this descriptive study, 100 female undocumented immigrants aged > or =18 years were interviewed about their health condition. The objective was to gain insight into the health situation and specific health problems of undocumented women. Sixty-five per cent of these undocumented women rated their health as 'poor' (moderate or bad) and 91 per cent spontaneously mentioned having current health problems. When provided with a list of 26 common health problems, subjects reported on average 11.1 complaints. Gynaecological and psychological complaints were very prevalent, but seldom mentioned spontaneously. Also obstetric problems were numerous. Undocumented women may not present important symptoms to physicians when they encounter them. We conclude that physicians should actively ask about psychological and gynaecological problems in this patient group. Special training on the health problems of undocumented female immigrants for health providers is recommended.
在这项描述性研究中，我们对 100 名年龄大于或等于 18 岁的女性无证移民进行了访谈，了解她们的健康状况。目的是深入了解无证女性的健康状况和具体健康问题。这些无证女性中，有 65%将自己的健康状况评为“差”（中等或差），91%的人自发地提到了目前存在健康问题。当提供了 26 种常见健康问题的清单时，受检者平均报告了 11.1 种投诉。妇科和心理问题非常普遍，但很少自发提及。此外，产科问题也很多。无证女性在遇到这些问题时，可能不会向医生提出重要的症状。我们得出结论，医生在为这个患者群体提供服务时，应该主动询问心理和妇科问题。建议为卫生保健提供者提供关于无证女性移民健康问题的特别培训。
