Volume 15, Number 11—November 2009
Dispatch
HIV Infection among Illegal Migrants, Italy, 2004–2007
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of 3,003 migrants, Italy, 2004–2007
Characteristic | Value* |
---|---|
Sex | |
F | 1,587 (52.8) |
M |
1,416 (47.2) |
Median age, y (range) |
31 (18–74) |
Marital status | |
Married | 1,236 (43.3) |
Single |
1,617 (56.7) |
Place of origin | |
Europe | 1,341 (44.7) |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 674 (22.4) |
Asia | 470 (15.7) |
North America | 339 (11.3 |
Latin America |
179 (6.0) |
Median migration period, mo (range) |
23.4 (0.2–324) |
Religion† | |
Christianity | 1,854 (61.8) |
Islam | 901 (30.0) |
Other | 115 (3.8) |
None |
129 (4.3) |
Education, y‡ | |
<8 | 775 (25.9) |
>8 |
2,222 (74.1) |
Job status | |
Employed | 1,545 (51.4) |
Unemployed |
1,458 (48.6) |
Immigration status | |
Illegal | 2,748 (91.5) |
Legal | 255 (8.5) |
*Except where indicated, values are no. (%).
†n = 2,999.
‡n = 2,997
1PRISHMA (Prevalence, Incidence, Risk Factors and Identification of Subtypes of HIV in Migrants and Analysis of Specific Antibody Avidity) Study Group: Elena Grassi, Antonella Ricci, and Anna Rodella (Brescia, Italy); Mario Affronti and Tullio Prestileo (Palermo, Italy); Giovanni Baglio, Stefano Buttò, Laura Cacciani, Anna Colucci, Rosaria Cuomo, Pietro Gallo, Vincenza Regine, and Vincenzo Vullo (Rome, Italy).