Healthcare use for communicable diseases among migrant workers in comparison with Thai workers

• RAKPRASIT Jutarat

  Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Japan Naresuan University, Faculty of Public Health, Thailand

• NAKAMURA Keiko

  Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Japan

• SEINO Kaoruko

  Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Global Health Entrepreneurship, Japan

• MORITA Ayako

  Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Department of Global Health Promotion, Japan

抄録

This study examines healthcare use in 2011 for communicable diseases among migrant workers compared with Thai workers in Thailand. The relative risks (RRs) of 14 communicable diseases (803,817 cases between ages 18 and 59) were calculated using the National Epidemiological Surveillance System, a nationwide hospital database. Regarding the migrant workers, 71.0% were Burmese and 17.3% were Cambodians. Significantly high comparative RRs for migrant workers were found for tuberculosis (TB) (male, RR=1.41; female, RR=2.33), sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (male, RR=2.39; female, RR=1.64), and malaria (male, RR=8.31; female, RR=11.45). Significantly low comparative RRs for migrant workers were found for diarrhea (male, RR=0.39; female, RR=0.28), food poisoning (male, RR=0.33; female, RR=0.24), dengue (male, RR=0.82; female, RR=0.68), and others. By occupation, RRs for TB and STIs were high among laborers but low among farmers. RRs for malaria among farmers (male, RR=18.26, female, RR=25.49) was higher than among laborers (male, RR=10.04; female, RR=13.93). The study indicated a higher risk of TB, STIs, and malaria for migrant workers, but a lower risk of diarrhea, food poisoning, dengue, and others. Although general health support program for migrants have promoted maternal and child health, prevention of communicable diseases should be further strengthened to meet the needs of migrants.

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  Ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ　ｈｅａｌｔｈ 55 (1), 67-75, 2017

  独立行政法人 労働者健康安全機構 労働安全衛生総合研究所

キーワード

• Migrant workers
• Communicable diseases
• Tuberculosis
• STIs
• Malaria
• ASEAN

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390001204280373632
• NII論文ID: 130005316225
• NII書誌ID: AA00672955
• DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2016-0107
• ISSN: 18808026
• ISSN: 00198366
• NDL書誌ID: 027965680
• PubMed: 27568679
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/027965680
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I027965680
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/indhealth/55/1/55_2016-0107/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2017326495
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