Martina Ventura

Dados Biográficos

ID4440448
NOMEMartina Ventura
PRENOMESMartina
SOBRENOMEVentura
ASSINATURAVENTURA M
AFILIAÇÕESAgenzia Regionale Parchi
ORCID0000-0003-1732-9956
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS10
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR10
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality among Italian and immigrant residents

    Open AccessMartina Ventura, Alessio Petrelli et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2025Referências: 1

  • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on access to mental health services and socioeconomic inequalities in Italy

    Open AccessAlessio Petrelli, Martina Ventura et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024

    The COVID-19 pandemic increased socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Italy. Population-based cohorts are the most powerful instrument to monitor inequalities in access to mental health services and to provide timely information to drive policy

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in avoidable mortality in Italy

    Open AccessAlessio Petrelli, Martina Ventura et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality persist in Italy, with an extremely varied response to policies at the regional level, representing a possible missed gain in health and suggesting a reassessment of priorities and definition of health targets

  • Geographic heterogeneity of the epidemiological impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy using a socioeconomic proxy-based classification of the national territory

    Open AccessAlessio Petrelli, Martina Ventura et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the differences in incidence, non-intensive care unit (non-ICU) and intensive care unit (ICU) hospital admissions, and COVID-19-related mortality between the "inner areas" of Italy and its metropolitan areas. Study design: Retrospective population-based study conducted from the beginning of the pandemic in Italy (20 February 2020) to 31 March 2022. Methods: The municipalities of Italy were classified into …

  • Barriers to Accessing Primary Care and Appropriateness of Healthcare Among Immigrants in Italy

    Open AccessAnteo Di Napoli, Martina Ventura et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: The health status and health care needs of immigrant populations must be assessed. The aim of this study was to evaluate barriers to accessing primary care and the appropriateness of health care among resident immigrants in Italy, using indicators regarding maternal health, avoidable hospitalization, and emergency care. METHODS: Cross-sectional study using some indicators of the National Monitoring System of Health Status and Health…

  • Male and Female Differences in Homicide Mortality

    Open AccessMartina Ventura, Anteo Di Napoli et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Introduction: Italy has one of the lowest homicide rates in Europe. However, while it is decreasing overall, the proportion of murdered women is increasing. This study aimed to analyze the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with homicide mortality in Italy, focusing specifically on male and female differences. Methods: Using a longitudinal design, the Italian 2011 General Census population was followed up to 2018. Deaths fro…

  • Clinical Correlates of Deliberate Self-Harm Among Migrant Trauma-Affected Subgroups

    Open AccessFrancesca Baralla, Martina Ventura et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    Introduction: Studies have shown that exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) during the migration process has serious consequences on mental health. Migrants with a history of PTEs are more likely to inflict deliberate self-harm (DSH), a spectrum of behavior that includes non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). With reference to a nonclinical sample of trauma-exposed migrants, this study aims to explore the prevalence of DSH and to assess the a…

  • Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Harmful Use of Alcohol Among Economically and Socially Disadvantaged Immigrant Patients in Italy

    Open AccessAnteo Di Napoli, Teresa Morgillo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2019

    In many contexts, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, especially immigrants, have a higher burden of negative alcohol-related consequences and a higher probability of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. This study aimed at exploring sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with harmful use of alcohol (HUA) among immigrant patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Rome (Italy) on a sample of 330 immigrant patients …

  • Drug prescribing during pregnancy in a central region of Italy, 2008-2012

    Open AccessMartina Ventura, Alice Maraschini et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    In Latium, drugs are widely used in pregnancy. Prescriptions of inappropriate drugs are observed in more than a fifth of pregnancies, and teratogens are still used, despite their known risk. Continuous updates of information provided to practitioners and an increased availability of information to women might reduce inappropriate prescribing

  • Surveillance of Summer Mortality and Preparedness to Reduce the Health Impact of Heat Waves in Italy

    Open AccessPaola Michelozzi, Francesca K de’ Donato et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2010

    Since 2004, the Italian Department for Civil Protection and the Ministry of Health have implemented a national program for the prevention of heat-health effects during summer, which to-date includes 34 major cities and 93% of the residents aged 65 years and over. The Italian program represents an important example of an integrated approach to prevent the impact of heat on health, comprising Heat Health Watch Warning Systems, a mortality surveilla…