Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in Italy during the First Phase

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_6512
dc.contributor.author	Affronti Mario
dc.contributor.author	Declich Silvia
dc.contributor.author	Geraci Salvatore
dc.contributor.author	Marceca Maurizio
dc.contributor.author	Vischetti Elisa
dc.title	Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in Italy during the First Phase of the Pandemic. A Medical Perspective
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	Health conditions of asylum seekers and immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened: the analysis in this chapter refers to the first wave of the pandemic (until August 2020). Early evidence from Anglo-Saxon countries, which showed a disproportionate impact for the foreign population and “ethnic minorities”, was confirmed also by the Italian data of resident foreigners. In addition, management problems were found with respect to the infection containment in the reception facilities and phenomena of social stigmatization were highlighted. The impact was generally worst for socially disadvantaged groups, the available data support a non-biological origin but linked to the role of social determinants, highlighting a theme of equity.
dc.relation.ispartof	Società e trasformazioni sociali
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2021-10-27
dc.dateAccepted	2021-07-19
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-06-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-533-9/asylum-seekers-and-immigrants-in-italy-during-the/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-532-2/012
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9085
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9689
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-533-9
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-532-2
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	Immigrants
dc.subject	Immigrants
dc.subject	Inequalities
dc.subject	Inequalities
dc.subject	Italy
dc.subject	Italy
dc.subject	Public health
dc.subject	Public health

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Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in Italy during the First Phase of the Pandemic

A Medical Perspective

Salvatore Geraci Italian Society of Migration Medicine; Caritas Health Area, Rome, Italy

Elisa Vischetti Area sanitaria Caritas Roma

Mario Affronti Società Italiana di Medicina delle Migrazioni

Silvia Declich Società Italiana di Medicina delle Migrazioni, Centro Nazionale per la Salute Globale dell’ISS

Maurizio Marceca Società Italiana di Medicina delle Migrazioni

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abstract

Health conditions of asylum seekers and immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened: the analysis in this chapter refers to the first wave of the pandemic (until August 2020). Early evidence from Anglo-Saxon countries, which showed a disproportionate impact for the foreign population and “ethnic minorities”, was confirmed also by the Italian data of resident foreigners. In addition, management problems were found with respect to the infection containment in the reception facilities and phenomena of social stigmatization were highlighted. The impact was generally worst for socially disadvantaged groups, the available data support a non-biological origin but linked to the role of social determinants, highlighting a theme of equity.

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Oct. 27, 2021

Accepted

July 19, 2021

Submitted

June 30, 2021

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978-88-6969-533-9

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978-88-6969-532-2

Keywords: Public health • Italy • Immigrants • Inequalities • COVID-19

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