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Mathieu Nacher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ZIKA Virus infection in pregnant women in French Guiana: More precarious-more at risk
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020Co-Authors: Edouard Hallet, Claude Flamand, Dominique Rousset, Timothée Bonifay, Camille Fritzell, Séverine Matheus, Maryvonne Dueymes, Balthazar Ntab, Mathieu NacherAbstract:Background: A recent study in French Guiana suggested that populations living in precarious neighborhoods were more at risk for Chikungunya CHIKV than those living in more privileged areas. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was more frequent in precarious pregnant women than in non-precarious pregnant women, as reflected by their health insurance status. Methods: A multicentric cross-sectional study was conducted in Cayenne hospital including ZIKV pregnant women with serological or molecular proof of ZIKV during their pregnancy between January and December 2016. Health insurance information was recorded at delivery, which allowed separating women in: undocumented foreigners, precarious but with Residence Permit, and non-precarious. Results: A total of 6654 women were included. Among them 1509 (22,7%) had confirmed ZIKV infection. Most women were precarious (2275/3439) but the proportion of precarious women was significantly greater in ZIKV-confirmed 728/906 (80.4%) than the ZIKV-negatives 1747/2533 (69.0%), p
Yesim Erim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Does the separation from marital partners of Syrian refugees with a Residence Permit in Germany have an impact on their quality of life
Journal of psychosomatic research, 2020Co-Authors: Ekaterini Georgiadou, Gregor Martin Schmitt, Yesim ErimAbstract:Around 700,000 Syrian refugees live in Germany, most of them having come alone since 2015 as asylum seekers and waiting in Germany for family reunification. This study focused on separation from marital partner and its impact on quality of life among Syrian refugees with a Residence Permit. For the present investigation, we included only married participants of a larger registry-based study. Therefore, we analyzed 119 participants; 93 of them were married, and their partner accompanied them in Germany at the time of the investigation (partner+), while a further 26 were married but separated from their partner (partner-). The respondents were investigated for mental stress, quality of life and protective factors. The partner- group reported significantly lower quality of life in the domains of psychological and social health in comparison to the partner+ group. Higher general quality of life was associated with higher social support, higher sense of coherence and fewer symptoms of depression. Predictors for a higher quality of life were male gender, fewer symptoms of depression, a higher sense of coherence, higher perceived social support and living together with the marital partner. Family separation of Syrian refugees with a Residence Permit in Germany can have an impact on their quality of life. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm our results and determine the long-term effects of family separation. Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Verina Wild - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The influence of patients’ immigration background and Residence Permit status on treatment decisions in health care. Results of a factorial survey among general practitioners in Switzerland
Social science & medicine (1982), 2016Co-Authors: Daniel Drewniak, Tanja Krones, Carsten Sauer, Verina WildAbstract:This study examines the influence of patients' immigration background and Residence Permit status on physicians' willingness to treat patients in due time. A factorial survey was conducted among 352 general practitioners with a background in internal medicine in a German-speaking region in Switzerland. Participants expressed their self-rating (SR) as well as the expected colleague-rating (CR) to provide immediate treatment to 12 fictive vignette patients. The effects of the vignette variables were analysed using random-effects models. The results show that SR as well as CR was not only influenced by the medical condition or the physicians' time pressure, but also by social factors such as the ethnicity and migration history, the Residence Permit status, and the economic condition of the patients. Our findings can be useful for the development of adequate, practically relevant teaching and training materials with the ultimate aim to reduce unjustified discrimination or social rationing in health care.
Edouard Hallet - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ZIKA Virus infection in pregnant women in French Guiana: More precarious-more at risk
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020Co-Authors: Edouard Hallet, Claude Flamand, Dominique Rousset, Timothée Bonifay, Camille Fritzell, Séverine Matheus, Maryvonne Dueymes, Balthazar Ntab, Mathieu NacherAbstract:Background: A recent study in French Guiana suggested that populations living in precarious neighborhoods were more at risk for Chikungunya CHIKV than those living in more privileged areas. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was more frequent in precarious pregnant women than in non-precarious pregnant women, as reflected by their health insurance status. Methods: A multicentric cross-sectional study was conducted in Cayenne hospital including ZIKV pregnant women with serological or molecular proof of ZIKV during their pregnancy between January and December 2016. Health insurance information was recorded at delivery, which allowed separating women in: undocumented foreigners, precarious but with Residence Permit, and non-precarious. Results: A total of 6654 women were included. Among them 1509 (22,7%) had confirmed ZIKV infection. Most women were precarious (2275/3439) but the proportion of precarious women was significantly greater in ZIKV-confirmed 728/906 (80.4%) than the ZIKV-negatives 1747/2533 (69.0%), p
Ekaterini Georgiadou - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Does the separation from marital partners of Syrian refugees with a Residence Permit in Germany have an impact on their quality of life
Journal of psychosomatic research, 2020Co-Authors: Ekaterini Georgiadou, Gregor Martin Schmitt, Yesim ErimAbstract:Around 700,000 Syrian refugees live in Germany, most of them having come alone since 2015 as asylum seekers and waiting in Germany for family reunification. This study focused on separation from marital partner and its impact on quality of life among Syrian refugees with a Residence Permit. For the present investigation, we included only married participants of a larger registry-based study. Therefore, we analyzed 119 participants; 93 of them were married, and their partner accompanied them in Germany at the time of the investigation (partner+), while a further 26 were married but separated from their partner (partner-). The respondents were investigated for mental stress, quality of life and protective factors. The partner- group reported significantly lower quality of life in the domains of psychological and social health in comparison to the partner+ group. Higher general quality of life was associated with higher social support, higher sense of coherence and fewer symptoms of depression. Predictors for a higher quality of life were male gender, fewer symptoms of depression, a higher sense of coherence, higher perceived social support and living together with the marital partner. Family separation of Syrian refugees with a Residence Permit in Germany can have an impact on their quality of life. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm our results and determine the long-term effects of family separation. Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.