Health equity during COVID-19: A qualitative study on the consequences of the syndemic on refugees' and asylum seekers' health in reception centres in Bologna (Italy).

Background: As coronavirus infection spread across the world, the dramatic consequences of Sars-CoV-2 and confinement measures highlighted the disparities within our society, impacting more severely on the wellbeing of the most disadvantaged groups of people, such as migrants. The structural characteristics of reception centres create many challenges in the implementation of measures to contrast the diffusion of the virus, putting refugees and asylum seekers (RAS) even more at risk. For these reasons, we carried out a qualitative study to analyze the impact of the syndemic on the health of RAS who reside in reception facilities in Bologna (one of the cities with the highest number of migrants in Italy) and the measures that were introduced to contrast the diffusion of Sars-CoV-2.

[Healthcare models and challenges for refugees and asylum seekers: the response of Emilia-Romagna (Northern Italy) to the recent migration trends].

Objectives: to characterize healthcare for refugees and asylum seekers.

Design: a quali-quantitative study with semi-structured interviews was carried out with key informants of the regional clinics which provide health assistance to refugees and asylum seekers during the first phases of arrival.

Setting And Participants: key informants of 14 health centres were interviewed across the 9 provinces of the region.

Sociodemographic and health service organizational factors associated with the choice of the private versus public sector for specialty visits: Evidence from a national survey in Italy.

Introduction: Although Italy's NHS is funded through general taxation, the private sector plays an important role in health service provision and financing. The aim of this paper was to identify the sociodemographic and health service organizational factors associated with the propensity to seek specialist care in the private sector.

Materials And Methods: Data were retrieved from the national Istat survey "Health conditions and use of health services" carried out in 2012-2013.