نتایج جستجو برای: migrant health

تعداد نتایج: 986819  

Journal: :Revista espanola de sanidad penitenciaria 2014
J M Reyes-Uruena T Noori A Pharris J M Jansà

Patterns of migration can change greatly over time, with the size and composition of migrant populations reflecting both, current and historical patterns of migration flows. The recent economic crisis has caused a decrease on migration flows towards the most affected areas, as well as cut offs in health interventions addressed to migrants. The objective of this paper is to review available data...

Journal: :Asia-Pacific journal of public health 2015
Gail C Webber Denise L Spitzer Ratana Somrongthong Truong Cong Dat Somphone Kounnavongsa

Migrant beer promoters in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam were surveyed to determine their experiences in accessing reproductive health care services in the cities of Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Bangkok, and Hanoi. A total of 7 health care institutions were chosen as popular with migrant beer promoters. Staff at these institutions provided information on the institution, and 390 beer promoters...

2017
Amelia Hyatt Ruby Lipson‐Smith Penelope Schofield Karla Gough Ming Sze Lynley Aldridge David Goldstein Michael Jefford Melanie L. Bell Phyllis Butow

OBJECTIVES Understanding the difficulties faced by different migrant groups is vital to address disparities and inform targeted health-care service delivery. Migrant oncology patients experience increased morbidity, mortality and psychological distress, with this tentatively linked to language and communication difficulties. The objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the communi...

2014
Chu-Hong Lu Pei-Xi Wang Yi-Xiong Lei Zhong-Cheng Luo

BACKGROUND Rural-to-urban migrant workers have been increasing rapidly in China over recent decades. Health related quality of life (HRQOL) may affect health service utilization. There is a lack of data on HRQOL in relation to health service utilization in Chinese rural-to-urban migrant workers. This study was aimed to explore the influence of HRQOL on health service utilization in Chinese rura...

Journal: :Social science & medicine 1995
H P Uniken Venema H F Garretsen P J van der Maas

In The Netherlands, as in many other countries, many studies have addressed the health situation of migrant groups. After a discussion on methodological pitfalls in migrant studies, the article reviews the most important results. The data show that there are differences in the health status and mortality patterns between migrant groups and the indigenous population. Most, but not all, of the di...

2016
Rima R. Habib Diana Mikati Safa Hojeij Khalil El Asmar Monique Chaaya Rami Zurayk

BACKGROUND Syrian migrant farmworkers are among the most marginalized populations in Lebanon, living in poverty, lacking basic legal protections and frequent targets of discrimination. These realities produce living conditions that undermine their basic health and wellbeing. This study explores associations between household living conditions and acute and chronic health problems among Syrian m...

2017
Kevin Pottie Charles Hui Prinon Rahman David Ingleby Elie A. Akl Grant Russell Li Ling Kolitha Wickramage Davide Mosca Claire D. Brindis

Persons affected by migration require health systems that are responsive and adaptable to the needs of both disadvantaged migrants and non-migrant populations. The objective of this study is to support health systems for populations affected by migration. MATERIALS AND METHODS An international Delphi consensus process was used to identify policy approaches to improve health systems for popula...

Journal: :BMC public health 2016
Xiaoyue Sun Mengtong Chen Ko Ling Chan

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...

2017
Jin Cheng Ri-chu Wang Xing Yin Lin Fu Zheng-kui Liu

AIM This study aimed to test the relationship between length of residence and mental health in a school-based sample of migrant children who studied in migrant schools. METHODS A total of 7,296 rural-to-urban migrant children were recruited from 58 schools in Beijing and assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Children's Depression Inventory. RESULTS A quadratic relationship was f...

Journal: :Demography 2013
Liam Delaney Alan Fernihough James P Smith

In the twentieth century, the Irish-born population in England has typically been in worse health than both the native population and the Irish population in Ireland, a reversal of the commonly observed healthy migrant effect. Recent birth cohorts living in England and born in Ireland, however, are healthier than the English population. The substantial Irish migrant health penalty arises princi...

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