Table 1 Study population: demographic and social characteristics of 2142 screened individuals
All (n=2142) | Centres (a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A (n=700) | B (n=951) | C (n=491) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | Male | 1551 (72.4) | 584 (83.4) | 616 (64.8) | 351 (71.5) |
Age (yrs) | Median (IQR) | 32.3 (26.2-41.9) | 28.9 (24.4-33.9) | 38.0 (29.4-49.1) | 32.2 (26.9-39.9) |
Length of stay in Italy (yrs) | Median (IQR) | 2.1 (1.1-4.9) | 1.5 (1.0-2.4) | 3.0 (1.3-6.8) | 3.2 (1.2-5.8) |
Education (yrs) | None/Not available | 441 (20.6) | 104 (14.9) | 155 (16.3) | 182 (37.1) |
1-8 | 725 (33.8) | 290 (41.4) | 341 (35.9) | 94 (19.1) | |
9+ | 976 (45.6) | 306 (43.7) | 455 (47.8) | 215 (43.8) | |
Median (IQR) | 8 (6–13) | 8 (5–12) | 8 (8–13) | 8 (8–12) | |
Geographic origin | Europe (b) | 527 (24.6) | 2 (0.3) | 402 (42.3) | 123 (25.1) |
Europe EU (pre-2004)+Western non EU | 5 (0.2) | - | 5 (0.5) | - | |
New EU | 404 (18.9) | - | 308 (32.4) | 96 (19.6) | |
Other European countries | 118 (5.5) | 2 (0.3) | 89 (9.4) | 27 (5.5) | |
Northern Africa | 161 (7.5) | 1 (0.1) | 57 (6.0) | 103 (21.0) | |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 799 (37.3) | 548 (78.3) | 211 (22.2) | 40 (8.1) | |
Latin America | 61 (2.8) | 1 (0.1) | 54 (5.7) | 6 (1.2) | |
Asia | 594 (27.7) | 148 (21.1) | 227 (23.9) | 219 (44.6) | |
TB incidence rate in the country of origin (/105) (c) | <25 | 151 (7.0) | 12 (1.7) | 108 (11.4) | 31 (6.3) |
25-49 | 101 (4.7) | 6 (0.9) | 39 (4.1) | 56 (11.4) | |
50-99 | 424 (19.8) | 158 (22.6) | 190 (20.0) | 76 (15.5) | |
100-299 | 1176 (54.9) | 292 (41.7) | 558 (58.7) | 326 (66.4) | |
300+ | 290 (13.5) | 232 (33.1) | 56 (5.9) | 2 (0.4) | |
Occupation | Yes | 884 (41.3) | 373 (53.3) | 229 (24.1) | 282 (57.4) |
Migration pattern | Regular | 568 (26.5) | 6 (0.9) | 462 (48.6) | 100 (20.4) |
Irregular | 710 (33.1) | 3 (0.4) | 319 (33.5) | 388 (79.0) | |
Asylum seeker/refugee | 776 (36.2) | 614 (87.7) | 161 (16.9) | 1 (0.2) | |
Other/Not available | 88 (4.1) | 77 (11.0) | 9 (0.9) | 2 (0.4) | |
Place of residence | Apartment | 1108 (51.7) | 193 (27.6) | 433 (45.5) | 482 (98.2) |
Immigration centre | 532 (24.8) | 285 (40.7) | 246 (25.9) | 1 (0.2) | |
Homeless/dormitories | 466 (21.8) | 221 (31.6) | 240 (25.2) | 5 (1.0) | |
Not available | 36 (1.7) | 1 (0.1) | 32 (3.4) | 3 (0.6) | |
NHS registration (d) | Yes | 804 (37.5) | 699 (99.9) | 105 (11.0) | 0 (−) |
Previous healthcare in Italy | Yes | 577 (28.9) | 259 (41.3) | 228 (24.0) | 60 (12.2) |