scholarly journals Kidney health risk of migrant workers: An issue we can no longer overlook

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
Nirmal Aryal ◽  
Pramod R Regmi ◽  
Arun Sedhain ◽  
Radheyshyam Krishna KC ◽  
Erwin Martinez Faller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Kidney Health

Not applicable as this is an editorial. 

scholarly journals Factors Related to Health Risk Communication Outcomes among Migrant Workers in Thailand during COVID-19: A Case Study of Three Provinces

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11474
Author(s):  
Ratchadaporn Papwijitsil ◽  
Hathairat Kosiyaporn ◽  
Pigunkaew Sinam ◽  
Mathudara Phaiyarom ◽  
Sataporn Julchoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Preventive Practices

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging infectious disease, and risk communication is one of several public health emergency responses. During the pandemic, many migrant workers in Thailand experienced barriers that hamper access to health information. This study aims to explore factors related to the outcomes of health risk communication, including awareness of public health measures and preventive practices. We conducted a cross-sectional survey on migrants between January and April 2021 using cluster sampling in Phuket, Ranong, and Samut Sakhon. In the descriptive analysis, we presented the median, proportion, and ratio, while in the inferential analysis, we employed a logistic regression with robust standard errors. Although a total of 303 participants were initially included in this study, the final number was narrowed down to 288 samples due to insufficient information required for the analysis. Frequent reception of health information and primary school education showed a statistically significant association with preventive practices. Middle-aged migrant workers demonstrated a significantly lower level of preventive practices than younger migrant workers. A longer stay in Thailand was significantly related to a lower degree of awareness toward public health measures. Thus, it is necessary to promote the accessibility of health information among migrant workers in Thailand, especially those who have lived in Thailand for more than eight years, are older, and have no formal education.

Does migrant workers develop higher health risk behaviors from less social support and higher work stress than their college in originate country? - Relationship between work stress, social support and health risk behaviors among Thai workers in Thailand and Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng-Jen Tsai ◽  
Chia-Ping Lin ◽  
Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Work Stress ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Drinking Behaviors

Abstract Background The study aims at comparing social support, work stress and health risk behaviors (HRBs) between Thai workers in Thailand and Taiwan, and to determine the associations between factors among migrant workers. Methods Cross-sectional study was conducted by self-reported survey among Thai workers in Thailand and Taiwan in manufacturing industry between October 2019 and October 2020. Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12, Job Content Questionnaire and questions regarding smoking and drinking behaviors were used to collect workers’ ISS, work stress and HRBs. There were 223 participants in Thailand and 86 participants in Taiwan included in final analysis. Chi-square test, t-test and logistic regression were applied for analysis. Results Thai migrant workers in Taiwan had significantly lower social support and higher psychological stress in work than workers in Thailand. However, workers in Thailand had higher percentage of smokers while there were more drinkers with high drinking frequency among migrant workers in Taiwan. Participants’ educational level and working country were the significant factors predicting their smoking and drinking behaviors while the association among ISS, work stress and HRBs were not found. Workers with lower educational level had significantly higher risk of being smokers. In addition, migrant workers in Taiwan had significantly higher likelihood of having risky drinking behaviors than their colleges in Thailand (OR = 2.02 and 2.21). Conclusions Though migrant workers had poor social support and high stress at work compared with their college in originate country, these factors did not lead them directly to develop smoking and drinking behaviors.

scholarly journals Health Risk Behavior And Associated Factors Among Myanmar Migrant Workers In Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chirawat Paratthakonkun ◽  
Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri ◽  
Pannamas Maneekan ◽  
Kanittha Toraksa ◽  
Aung Phone Zaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Health Risk Behavior

Abstract The authors have withdrawn this preprint due to author disagreement.

scholarly journals The Impact of Spousal Migration on the Mental Health of Nepali Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1292
Author(s):  
Nirmal Aryal ◽  
Pramod R. Regmi ◽  
Edwin van Teijlingen ◽  
Steven Trenoweth ◽  
Pratik Adhikary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Female Spouses

Spousal separation, lack of companionship, and increased household responsibilities may trigger mental health problems in left-behind female spouses of migrant workers. This study aimed to examine mental ill-health risk in the left-behind female spouses of international migrant workers in Nepal. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the Nawalparasi district. Study areas were purposively chosen; however, participants were randomly selected. Nepali versions of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used. Mental ill-health risk was prevalent in 3.1% of the participants as determined by GHQ. BDI identified mild or moderate depression in 6.5% of the participants with no one having severe depression. In bivariate analysis, a high frequency of communication with the husband was associated with lower mental ill-health risk and depression, as well as increasing resilience. Reduced return intervals of husbands and a high frequency of remittance were also associated with a low GHQ score. In a multiple regression model, adjusting for potential confounding variables, participants who communicated with their husbands at least once a day had a greater mean CD-RISC score (i.e., high resilience against mental ill-health risk) compared to those who did so at least once a week; a mean difference of 3.6 (95% CI 0.4 to 6.9), P = 0.03. To conclude, a low mental ill-health risk was found in the female spouses of migrants.

scholarly journals Sudden cardiac death and kidney health related problems among Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 788-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmal Aryal ◽  
Pramod R Regmi ◽  
Erwin Martinez Faller ◽  
Edwin Van Teijlingen ◽  
Chan Chee Khoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Related Problem ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Underlying Causes ◽  
Kidney Health

This paper reports on a consultation meeting that discussed two emerging health issues of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia and the ways they can be addressed. Primarily, it focused on the issue of sudden cardiac deaths of Nepali migrant workers in Malaysia. This issue has been raised internationally by both scientific and media in the recent years. Secondly, it discussed kidney health related problem among Nepali migrant workers which has caught the attention of Nepali media recently. The meeting was organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 19th April, 2019 where twenty people including health researchers, representatives of migrant related national and international organizations, and Nepali migrant workers participated. The meeting concluded that three types of data collection are needed: (1) good record of deaths, if at possible proper post-mortems; (2) a verbal autopsy tool to help identify underlying causes ; and qualitative research into kidney related problems.

scholarly journals Health Risk Behavior And Associated Factors Among Myanmar Migrant Workers In Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chirawat Paratthakonkun ◽  
Ngamphol Soonthornworasiri ◽  
Pannamas Maneekan ◽  
Kanittha Toraksa ◽  
Aung Phone Zaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Alcohol Drinking ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Betel Quid ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Betel Quid Chewing

Abstract Background: Thailand has recently experienced large cross-border migration from nearby countries, in particular from Myanmar that have different lifestyle and health behaviors compared with the local community. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of health-risk behaviors and related factors amongst Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. Methods: The cross-sectional secondary data analysis was performed by using the primary data from questionnaire survey obtained from Samut Sakhon Hospital. This study explored the health-risk behaviors amongst 1,205 Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand by using a structured questionnaire, and analyzing the related factors by using logistic regression. Results: Lack of exercise was considered to be the most common unhealthy behavior (81.5%) followed by smoking (22.5%), betel quid chewing (18.9%) and alcohol drinking (10.2%). Advancing age (AOR = 1.03, 95%CI 1.02-1.05)) and being male (AOR = 8.29, 95%CI 5.54-12.40)) were significant risk factors for workers having a smoking habit. Additionally, being Mon ethnic led to a lower chance of having a smoking habit compared with the Burmese ethnic group (AOR= 0.518, 95% CI: 0.315-0.851). The odds of having a smoking habit was four times greater in workers who drank alcohol (AOR = 4.08, 95%CI 2.58-6.47)). Additionally, odds of drinking alcohol increased with advancing age, 1.03 (95%CI 1.00-1.05), male gender, 9.30 (95%CI 4.39-19.73), having a smoking habit, 4.23 (95%CI 2.67-6.70) and being a fisherman, 3.08 (95%CI 1.51-6.29). Conclusions: The findings can be used for developing appropriate policies, special health promotion programs and mass communication to prevent treated diseases in migrant workers. Keywords : Exercise, Smoking, Alcohol drinking, Betel quid chewing, Myanmar migrant workers

scholarly journals Balancing Public Health and Economic Interests Whilst Creating New Opportunities for Labor Migrants

2021 ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
Conny Rijken
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Migratory Status ◽  
Precarious Situation

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic unveils structural weaknesses and vulnerabilities in societal structures that we have become to take as ordinary parts of our society. This especially holds true for such structures in the labor market in general (see Chap. 10.1007/978-3-030-65355-2_5 by Bekker) and especially for labor migrants, the focus of this chapter. The COVID-19 crisis not only augmented their precarious situation but also enlarged the awareness of the dependency of developed countries on migrant workers and, in some countries, led to a positive response by way of regularization of the migratory status of migrant workers. Apparently, the COVID-19 crisis has revealed that a public health risk generated more impact than academic and grounded research on work and living conditions of migrant workers and the work of organizations fighting for migrant workers’ rights. In this chapter, I will first address how COVID-19 has impacted the position of migrant workers before discussing opportunities created for migrant workers and the way forward.

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