title: [Health and demographic status of unauthorized immigrants: the Albanian refugees landed in Italy (Apulia) in 1997].
abstract: This study is aimed at assessing the health care demand of the Albanian groups arrived in Italy (Apulia) in 1997 and accommodated in the Cassano and Palese refugee camps. The analysis is based on the forms filled in on their arrival and first aid registers. Albanian health and demographic official data were also analyzed. The most common health problems observed amongst refugee groups were slight illnesses (23.3%), respiratory tract infections (11.3%), gastroenteritis (9.9%). In the light of these data, the refugees' status does not appear to be critical, although there remains the need to carry out constant monitoring to prevent infectious diseases and improve the quality of social facilities.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento per lo Studio delle Società Mediterranee, Università degli studi di Bari.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paterno
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trerotoli
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serio