[Sociodemographic characteristics of the immigrant population with a diagnosis of tuberculosis in the autonomous community of Madrid (Spain)].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the social and demographic characteristics of immigrant patients diagnosed of tuberculosis in the Community of Madrid.


METHODS
Descriptive study. The information was gathered from the patients diagnosed in 15 hospitals of the Community of Madrid, and 3 primary health Red Cross facilities. Criteria for inclusion: to be tuberculosis diagnosed during the year 2003, to be economic immigrant, to be older than 15 year-old, and not to be in prison.


RESULTS
312 persons were identified. 296 were included in the study. Main nationalities: Ecuador (27.4%) and Morocco (19.3%). The 18.9% of the population does not have health insurance. The time between the arrival to Spain and the illness was 29.5 months. The 66.9% of the cases lived with some relatives. The 63.2% of the active population worked in the informal economy. The main risk factors was to be risk drinker.


CONCLUSIONS
To know the social and sanitary situation of immigrant patients diagnosed of tuberculosis is base to adapt the control programs to a new epidemiologist and social situation.
Sanz Barbero
Belén
B
Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España. bsanz@isciii.es
Blasco Hernández
Teresa
T
D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population