BACKGROUND People who leave their country of origin, or the country of habitual residence, to establish themselves permanently in another country are usually referred to as migrants. Over half of all births in Montreal, Canada are to migrant women. To understand healthcare professionals' attitudes towards migrants that could influence their delivery of care, our objective was to explore their p...

BACKGROUND In Thailand's northwestern Tak province, contextual conditions along the border with Myanmar pose difficulties for TB control among migrant populations. Incomplete surveillance data, migrant patient mobility, and loss to follow-up make it difficult to estimate the TB burden and implement effective TB control measures. This multi-methods study examined tuberculosis, tuberculosis and h...

BACKGROUND According to China's 2010 population census, 38.81 million children migrated from rural to urban areas in Mainland China, a phenomenon that has attracted much scholarly attention. Due to the lack of quantitative synthesis of migrant children's developmental outcomes, we undertook a meta-analysis to compare their developmental outcomes with those of their urban counterparts. METHODS...

labor right is one of rights that has been recognized for aliens by generic documents of human rights, conventions of international labor organization(ilo) and internal acts. aliens’ occupation in iran that roots in ancient age, from iran’s membership in ilo until today has moved toward evolution under influence of fundamental labor rights conventions consist of: prohibition of forced labor, no...

BACKGROUND Migrant men who have sex with men (MSM) have a higher predisposition for HIV transmission. We aimed to determine and compare the prevalence and trends of HIV, Syphilis, and HCV between migrant and resident MSM in Shandong, China. METHODS A serial cross-sectional study was conducted in eight cities in Shandong, China from 2010 to 2014. The surveys collected information on demographi...

BACKGROUND International migration poses important challenges to European health care systems. The development of "migrant friendly hospitals" has been identified as a priority in both Europe and Switzerland. METHODS A multi-pronged initiative was developed at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) to improve staff knowledge and use of existing "migrant friendly" resources. A self-administered que...

BACKGROUND Due to increasing export of labor service, many children following their parents leave from rural areas to urban areas in China. These migrant children might have psychological stress and lower quality of life. However, even up to this day, little is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the migrant children. This study aims at investigating their living condition...

Goal Access to Education to all students – migrant students Educational policies aim – migrant students integration and their educational success Access to specialized PL2 classes in primary and secondary schools Identifying the gap Newly arrived migrant students, non-native speakers of Portuguese-insufficient proficiency in Portuguese Schools sometimes have difficulties in offering teaching ac...

Abstract Hukou reform and relevant policies are being implemented in current China, but the response of migrants to hukou conversion destinations falls short expectation. It is significant understand how contextual factors destination cities affect migrants’ willingness conversion. Considering administrative dimension, socio-economic environmental this study focuses on with settlement intention...