Global output of research on the health of international migrant workers from 2000 to 2017
Global output of research on the health of international migrant workers from 2000 to 2017
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DOI：
10.1186/s12992-018-0419-9
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发表时间：
2018-11-08
影响因子：
10.8
通讯作者：
Sweileh, Waleed M.
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作者：
Sweileh, Waleed M.
大约1.5亿国际移徙工人的工作条件增加了他们患病和受伤的风险。本研究旨在评估和分析关于国际移徙工人健康的全球研究成果，以促进有助于改善国际移徙工人健康的国家和国际政策。方法采用文献计量学方法，检索2000 - 2017年研究期间与农民工健康相关的文献。结果共检索文献955篇。平均每篇论文的作者数为4.5人，平均每篇论文被引数为10.2人。被检索文献主要集中在卫生政策与系统（n=452, 47.3%）、传染病（n=252, 26.4%）和精神与社会心理健康（n=239, 25.0%）。拉丁裔移民农场工人的健康是最大的关键词群。在发表论文数量方面，美国领先（n=389; 40.7%），其次是中国（n=86; 9.0%）和英国（n=66; 6.9%）。来自美国和西班牙的研究人员主导了这一领域。国际研究合作有限，研究网络的数量和规模也有限。美国工业医学杂志（American Journal of Industrial Medicine）在发表关于农民工健康的文件方面最活跃（7.1%,n=68），而维克森林大学（Wake Forest University）在这一主题方面最活跃（10.9%,n=104）。结论全球关于农民工健康的研究成果较少。关于移徙工人的非传染性疾病和产妇保健的研究不足。国际研究合作和研究网络数量有限。几个世界区域，特别是占国际移徙劳动力11%的阿拉伯区域的作用也很有限。在研究贡献较低的地区，迫切需要优先考虑农民工，特别是女性农民工的研究。
BackgroundApproximately 150 million international migrant workers work under conditions that increase their risk of illness and injuries. The current study aimed to assess and analyze the global output of research on the health of international migrant workers to promote national and international policies that could help improve the health of international migrant workers.MethodsA bibliometric methodology was implemented using Scopus database after retrieving documents relevant to the health of migrant workers during the study period from 2000 to 2017.ResultsIn total, 955 documents were retrieved. The mean number of authors per document was 4.5 while the mean number of citation per document was 10.2. The retrieved documents were mainly in health policy and systems (n=452; 47.3%), infectious diseases (n=252; 26.4%), and mental and psychosocial health (n=239; 25.0%). The health of Latino migrant farmworkers represented the largest cluster of keywords. The USA led (n=389; 40.7%) with regard to the number of publications followed by China (n=86; 9.0%) and the UK (n=66; 6.9%). Researchers from the USA and Spain dominated the field. There were limited international research collaboration and a limited number and size of research networks. The American Journal of Industrial Medicine was most active (7.1%; n=68) in publishing documents on health of migrant workers while the Wake Forest University was the most active (10.9%; n=104) institution in this topic.ConclusionThe volume of global research output on the health of migrant workers was low. There was inadequate research on non-communicable diseases and maternal health of migrant workers. International research collaboration and the number of research networks were limited. Role of several world regions, particularly Arab region with 11% of international migrant workforce was also limited. There is an urgent need to prioritize research on migrant workers, especially female migrant workers in regions with low research contribution.