Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Chickahominy Health District, Virginia Department of Health, Ashland, VA, United States.
Int J Public Health. 2024 Feb 19;69:1606289. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1606289. eCollection 2024.
To compare the utilization of prenatal services between immigrant and Italian women during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at 3 maternity care centers in Italy. We included 1,312 women, 1,198 (91.3%) were Italian and 114 (8.7%) were immigrants. A significantly higher proportion of Italians underwent 8 or more prenatal care visits (64.4% vs. 54.4%, = 0.03) and more immigrants than Italians attended their appointments at hospital settings (45% vs. 18%, < 0.001). Regarding prenatal course, Italians were more likely than immigrants to attend a non-hospital setting or an online class (49.6% and 30.2% vs. 34.9% and 11.6%, = 0.008). A higher influenza vaccine uptake among immigrants compared with Italians was observed (39.5% vs. 19.8%, < 0.001). Among women not receiving certain prenatal services, immigrants were more likely to state COVID-19 pandemic was the main reason for non-compliance. Immigrant pregnant women were more likely to receive prenatal services at a hospital setting than their Italian counterparts. Among women who did not comply with prenatal services, immigrants were more likely to cite the pandemic as their main reason.
比较 COVID-19 大流行期间移民妇女和意大利妇女的产前服务利用情况。在意大利的 3 家产科护理中心进行了横断面调查。我们纳入了 1312 名女性,其中 1198 名(91.3%)为意大利人,114 名(8.7%)为移民。意大利人接受 8 次或更多产前检查的比例明显更高(64.4%比 54.4%, = 0.03),更多的移民比意大利人在医院环境就诊(45%比 18%, < 0.001)。关于产前课程,意大利人比移民更有可能在非医院环境或在线上课(49.6%和 30.2%比 34.9%和 11.6%, = 0.008)。与意大利人相比,移民接种流感疫苗的比例更高(39.5%比 19.8%, < 0.001)。在未接受某些产前服务的女性中,移民更有可能将 COVID-19 大流行作为不遵守规定的主要原因。移民孕妇更有可能在医院环境接受产前服务,而不是意大利人。在不遵守产前服务的女性中,移民更有可能将大流行作为他们的主要原因。
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