TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Hospitalization study on a cohort of families applying for tenement houses in Florence (Tuscany Region, Central Italy)
JO  - Epidemiologia e Prevenzione
A1  - Chellini, Elisabetta
A1  - Carreras, Giulia
A1  - Baroncini, Oria
SP  - 200
EP  - 207
VL  - 38
IS  - 3-4
N2  - OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN: to evaluate the morbidity of a materially deprived population of family members applying for public tenement houses in Florence, Central Italy, in the period 1977-2001. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: all yearly first hospital admissions concerning 4,773 persons resident in Florence who applied for tenement houses to local public bodies during 1997-2001 were collected. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: gender specific age-standardized hospitalization ratios (SHR) for all causes and cause-specific hospital admissions during 2001- 2005. The expected cases were calculated using as reference gender, age and cause specific hospitalization rates of Tuscany population for the 2001-2005 period. <br><br>RESULTS: 2,777 hospital admissions were registered. Statistically significant excesses of standardized hospitalization ratio were observed in both genders for all causes (males: SHR 1.14, 95%CI 1.07-1.20; females: SHR 1.22, 95%CI 1.16-1.28), mental disorders (males: SHR 2.19, 95%CI 1.71- 2.76; females: SHR 1.77, 95%CI 1.35-2.27) and respiratory diseases (males: SHR 1.25, 95%CI 1.05-1.47; females: SHR 1.33, 95%CI 1.09-1.60). Other excesses were observed for endocrine, metabolic and immunity disorders only in males (SHR 1.38, 95%CI 1.04-1.79), and for injuries and poisoning only in females (SHR 1.24, 95%CI 1.03-1.48). Statistical significant deficits were observed for neoplasm and for diseases of circulatory system in both genders, and for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue in males. <br><br>CONCLUSION: the results, consistent with the available evidences on causes of illness in disadvantaged groups, point to the importance of built environment and adequate housing in reducing health inequalities.<p />  <p>Language: it</p>
LA  - it
SN  - 1120-9763
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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