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Article

Economic Crisis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Comparison Between Native and Immigrant Populations in a Specialised Centre in Granada, Spain

by
María Ángeles Pérez-Morente
1,
Adelina Martín-Salvador
2,*,
María Gázquez-López
3,
Pedro Femia-Marzo
4,
María Dolores Pozo-Cano
4,
César Hueso-Montoro
4,* and
Encarnación Martínez-García
4
1
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
2
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, Spain
3
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
4
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(7), 2480; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072480
Submission received: 13 March 2020 / Revised: 30 March 2020 / Accepted: 31 March 2020 / Published: 5 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Policies and Strategies in Sexual and Reproductive Health)
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Abstract

This study aimed to analyse the influence of the economic crisis on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the immigrant population compared to the native population. A cross-sectional study was conducted by reviewing 441 clinical records (329 Spanish nationals and 112 non-Spanish nationals) of individuals who, between 2000 and 2014, visited an STI clinic in Granada and tested positive for an infection. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed, and infection rates, odds ratios, and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. The mean age was 28.06 years (SD = 8.30; range = 16–70). During the period 2000–2014, the risk of being diagnosed with an STI was higher among non-Spanish nationals than among Spanish nationals (odds ratio (OR) = 5.33; 95% CI = 4.78–6.60). Differences between both populations were less marked during the crisis period (2008–2014: OR = 2.73; 95% CI = 2.32–3.73) than during the non-crisis period (2000–2007: OR = 12.02; 95% CI = 10.33–16.17). This may be due to underreporting of diagnoses in the immigrant population. Immigrants visiting the STI clinic in Granada are especially vulnerable to positive STI diagnoses compared to the native population.
Keywords: sexually transmitted infections; economic recession; transients and migrants sexually transmitted infections; economic recession; transients and migrants

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Pérez-Morente, M.Á.; Martín-Salvador, A.; Gázquez-López, M.; Femia-Marzo, P.; Pozo-Cano, M.D.; Hueso-Montoro, C.; Martínez-García, E. Economic Crisis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Comparison Between Native and Immigrant Populations in a Specialised Centre in Granada, Spain. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072480

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Pérez-Morente MÁ, Martín-Salvador A, Gázquez-López M, Femia-Marzo P, Pozo-Cano MD, Hueso-Montoro C, Martínez-García E. Economic Crisis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Comparison Between Native and Immigrant Populations in a Specialised Centre in Granada, Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(7):2480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072480

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Pérez-Morente, María Ángeles, Adelina Martín-Salvador, María Gázquez-López, Pedro Femia-Marzo, María Dolores Pozo-Cano, César Hueso-Montoro, and Encarnación Martínez-García. 2020. "Economic Crisis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Comparison Between Native and Immigrant Populations in a Specialised Centre in Granada, Spain" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7: 2480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072480

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Pérez-Morente, M. Á., Martín-Salvador, A., Gázquez-López, M., Femia-Marzo, P., Pozo-Cano, M. D., Hueso-Montoro, C., & Martínez-García, E. (2020). Economic Crisis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Comparison Between Native and Immigrant Populations in a Specialised Centre in Granada, Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), 2480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072480

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