Increased attendances of people of eastern European origin at sexual health services in London
Increased attendances of people of eastern European origin at sexual health services in London
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DOI:
10.1136/sti.2007.029546
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Hart, G. J.
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作者:
Burns, F. M.;Mercer, C. H.;Hart, G. J.
Objective: To describe the service use of migrants from eight central and eastern European (CEE) countries at two central London genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics before and after accession to the European Union on 1 May 2004.Methods: KC60 data collected between 1 June 2001 and 30 April 2007. Data refer to new attendances and exclude those attending for follow-up appointments.Results: 102 604 people attended the clinics at least once over the study period. Between May 2006 and 30 April 2007 individuals born in the eight CEE countries accounted for 7.9% of attendances among women and 2.5% of attendances made by men; the proportion increasing significantly over the 6-year study period (p