[Prevalence of acid burns among asylum seekers hosted in an initial reception centre as an example of health assessment in a fragile population].

Objectives: to evaluate the prevalence of acid burns among asylum seekers hosted in an initial reception centre and to evaluate if the prevalence is reduced after the introduction of the European Union (EU) regulation No. 29 (14th September 2016) that indirectly reduced the permanence time of the subjects on board of boats.

Design: cross-sectional study.