Salud Y Migración: Análisis Descriptivo Comparativo De Los Egresos Hospitalarios De La Población Extranjera Y Chilena (Health and Migration: A Comparative Descriptive Analysis of Hospital Discharges in the Foreign and Chilean Populations)

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Spanish Abstract: La migracion es un reconocido determinante social, con amplio impacto en la salud publica. Chile es uno de los paises que presenta mayores cifras de crecimiento de la migracion en Latinoamerica; pese a esto, son pocos los datos estadisticos oficiales en relacion con la prevalencia de enfermedades o condiciones de salud de los inmigrantes. Este articulo tiene como proposito aportar al conocimiento de la salud de los inmigrantes externos en Chile, con foco en la morbilidad hospitalaria. Estudio observacional y de corte transversal. Analisis de datos sobre hospitalizaciones (egresos hospitalarios) en Chile, ano 2012, a traves de tasas especificas, cifras absolutas y distribuciones porcentuales –con y sin considerer los egresos relacionados con embarazos partos o puerperio– segun variables demograficas, territoriales y prevision de salud, en poblacion chilena y extranjera. English Abstract: Migration is a well-recognized social determinant with broad impact on public health. Chile is one of the countries with the largest numbers of immigrants in Latin America. However, there are few official statistics regarding the prevalence of diseases or health conditions of immigrants in this country. This article aims to contribute to the current knowledge on the health of foreigners in Chile, focusing on hospital morbidity in Chile in 2012. This was an observational, cross-sectional study in which hospital discharge data in Chile, 2012 was analyzed through specific rates along with absolute and percentage distributions, both with and without pregnancy or childbirth records, according to demographic variables and health forecasts in the Chilean and immigrant populations. One area of major concern is the large proportion of foreign population without health insurance.