title: [A survey of the social and health conditions of immigrants living in the city of Messina (Italy)].
abstract: From december 2002 to May 2003 a questionnaire was administered to a sample of the immigrant population living in Messina (Italy), in order to evaluate their social and health conditions. Of great interest are data revealing that nearly all immigrants, despite being regularly enrolled in the Italian National Health Service (INHS), do not utilize available services when ill. The survey identified one of the reasons for this to be insufficient visibility and accessibility of the INHS in that time period.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Igiene, Medicina Preventiva e Sanità Pubblica R. De Blasi, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: Damiana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alfino
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cannavò
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Squeri
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: La Fauci
authors.forename: Livio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sindoni
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Squeri
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ventura Spagnolo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012802:Sicily; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*