Publications by authors named "Laia Ferrer Serret"

To analyze compliance with dietary recommendations (DR) based on the Mediterranean Diet among natives and immigrants in Spain. A cross-sectional study was carried out using the Platform of Longitudinal Studies of Immigrant Families comparing immigrant workers from Colombia, Ecuador and Morocco with Spanish workers. Adjusted odds ratios (ORa) of sufficient compliance with DR were obtained by sociodemographic variables.

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Objective: To characterize the diet and eating habits of adult immigrants of Chinese origin residing in Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Barcelona, Spain), and to identify the factors that influence the changes in diet and eating habits.

Method: Qualitative study conducted in 2017 through a discussion group with eight adults of Chinese origin (one man and seven women). The information was complemented by five interviews with key informants (three men and two women) and non-participant observation in health promotion workshops aimed at Chinese patients of a health center in Santa Coloma de Gramenet.

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  • The article discusses the significance of epidemiological surveillance for HIV infection in Catalonia, aimed at monitoring incidence and planning interventions based on the data from the Integrated System of Epidemiological Surveillance of AIDS/HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (SIVES).
  • A descriptive analysis was conducted on data from various SIVES sources, focusing on the cascade of HIV care as defined by the World Health Organization to present trends and outcomes in HIV management during the specified period.
  • Results from 2012 to 2018 reveal a decrease in new diagnoses, with a majority of cases among men (especially men who have sex with men), and an estimate of 32,429 individuals living with HIV in 2018, where a high percentage were
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Induced abortion is one option to control fertility in Spain. Young adult women (25-34 years old) show a different abortion pattern compared to women in other age groups, being less likely to seek abortions than younger women and having one of the lowest proportions of unintended pregnancies. We aimed to analyse the factors involved in the pregnancy decision-making process to better understand why young adult women seek abortions in Catalonia, Spain.

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Objective: PELFI is a multicentre cohort study of migrant families in Spain. The objectives of this manuscript were: 1) to describe the recruitment strategies, data collection and the main socio-demographic characteristics according to geographical origin and sex of participants of the families; and 2) to assess the recruitment and data collection strategies that facilitated participation in the basal assessment of the Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramanet cohort.

Method: Descriptive study on a convenience sample of migrant and native families residing in Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramanet.

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This study is a part of the multi-centre project "Platform of Longitudinal Studies of Immigrant Families (PELFI)" of the Immigration and Health Subprogram of the CIBER-ESP. It describes the field work and data collection of two sub-cohorts of immigrant and native families, and their main socio-demographic characteristics. Prospective observational cohort study in carried out in Barcelona and Alicante, Spain.

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