Health problems of Nepalese migrants working in three Gulf countries
Health problems of Nepalese migrants working in three Gulf countries
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DOI：
10.1186/1472-698x-11-3
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发表时间：
2011-03-28
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3
通讯作者：
Prescott, Gordon J.
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作者：
Joshi, Suresh;Simkhada, Padam;Prescott, Gordon J.
背景：尼泊尔是需要廉价和低技能工人的国家的最大劳动力供应国之一。近年来，海湾国家集体成为国际移徙的主要目的地。本文旨在探讨的健康问题和事故经历的样本尼泊尔移民在三个海湾国家。方法：一个横断面调查进行了408尼泊尔移民谁至少有一段时间的工作经验，至少六个月的任何三个海湾国家：卡塔尔，沙特阿拉伯和阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）。面对面的问卷调查进行了应用方便的技术来选择研究participants.Results：在这些海湾国家的尼泊尔移民一般是26-35岁之间的年轻男子。最常见的非技术性建筑工作包括劳工、脚手架工、水管工和木匠。健康问题普遍存在，四分之一的研究参与者报告在过去12个月内在工作中遭受伤害或事故。这三个国家报告的健康问题和事故发生率非常相似。只有三分之一的答复者由其雇主提供保健服务保险。没有病假、费用和担心失去工作是获得保健服务的障碍。该研究发现，建筑和农业工人更有可能在他们的工作场所和健康问题比其他workers.Conclusion：研究结果表明，在尼泊尔的移民政策制定者的重要信息。移民缺乏足够的信息，使他们意识到他们在目的地国的健康风险和与保健服务有关的权利，我们建议尼泊尔政府负责提供这一信息。雇主应向其所有工人提供关于可能的健康风险的指导和关于预防措施的适当培训，并使他们有机会获得一切必要的保健服务。
Background: Nepal is one of the largest suppliers of labour to countries where there is a demand for cheap and low skilled workers. In the recent years the Gulf countries have collectively become the main destinations for international migration. This paper aims to explore the health problems and accidents experienced by a sample of Nepalese migrant in three Gulf countries.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 408 Nepalese migrants who had at least one period of work experience of at least six months in any of three Gulf countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Face to face questionnaire interviews were conducted applying a convenience technique to select the study participants.Results: Nepalese migrants in these Gulf countries were generally young men between 26-35 years of age. Unskilled construction jobs including labourer, scaffolder, plumber and carpenter were the most common jobs. Health problems were widespread and one quarter of study participants reported experiencing injuries or accidents at work within the last 12 months. The rates of health problems and accidents reported were very similar in the three countries. Only one third of the respondents were provided with insurance for health services by their employer. Lack of leave for illness, cost and fear of losing their job were the barriers to accessing health care services. The study found that construction and agricultural workers were more likely to experience accidents at their workplace and health problems than other workers.Conclusion: The findings suggest important messages for the migration policy makers in Nepal. There is a lack of adequate information for the migrants making them aware of their health risks and rights in relation to health services in the destination countries and we suggest that the government of Nepal should be responsible for providing this information. Employers should provide orientation on possible health risks and appropriate training for preventive measures and all necessary access to health care services to all their workers.