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Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Migration has become a de facto phenomenon in the contemporary globalized world and India is not untouched. Indian labourers from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh migrated to the UAE in search of better jobs and prospects. They migrated alone and left behind their families. The distance between...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111554 |
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author | Khan, Md Imran Khan, Mohammed Arshad Sherfudeen, Noorjahan Illiyan, Asheref Ali, Mohammad Athar |
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description | Migration has become a de facto phenomenon in the contemporary globalized world and India is not untouched. Indian labourers from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh migrated to the UAE in search of better jobs and prospects. They migrated alone and left behind their families. The distance between them and their family can also create mental disorders; therefore, it becomes necessary to analyze the mental health of the migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study is quantitative and based on a sample survey approach. The researchers collected 416 samples through a structured questionnaire and used the snowball sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, chi-square test and logistic regression were utilized to analyze and interpret the results. The outbreak of coronavirus disturbed their livelihood resulting in a cut to their salary or earnings; in total, 83% of migrants were affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of loss of their income, out of which 76% were affected by less than AED 1000. The respondents’ mental health was worrisome, but they were hopeful for the future. In total, 73.5% of respondents felt nervous, 62% felt depressed, 77% felt lonely, 63.4% had a hard time sleeping, and 63% had difficulties concentrating. The findings of the study draw attention to the policymakers to carry out necessary provisions to the targeted psychologically affected community. The findings also suggest creating awareness among the people by using social networking sites and diagnosing mental disorders on an urgent basis. |
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spelling | pubmed-102524072023-06-10 Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic Khan, Md Imran Khan, Mohammed Arshad Sherfudeen, Noorjahan Illiyan, Asheref Ali, Mohammad Athar Healthcare (Basel) Article Migration has become a de facto phenomenon in the contemporary globalized world and India is not untouched. Indian labourers from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh migrated to the UAE in search of better jobs and prospects. They migrated alone and left behind their families. The distance between them and their family can also create mental disorders; therefore, it becomes necessary to analyze the mental health of the migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study is quantitative and based on a sample survey approach. The researchers collected 416 samples through a structured questionnaire and used the snowball sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, chi-square test and logistic regression were utilized to analyze and interpret the results. The outbreak of coronavirus disturbed their livelihood resulting in a cut to their salary or earnings; in total, 83% of migrants were affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of loss of their income, out of which 76% were affected by less than AED 1000. The respondents’ mental health was worrisome, but they were hopeful for the future. In total, 73.5% of respondents felt nervous, 62% felt depressed, 77% felt lonely, 63.4% had a hard time sleeping, and 63% had difficulties concentrating. The findings of the study draw attention to the policymakers to carry out necessary provisions to the targeted psychologically affected community. The findings also suggest creating awareness among the people by using social networking sites and diagnosing mental disorders on an urgent basis. MDPI 2023-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10252407/ /pubmed/37297693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111554 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Khan, Md Imran Khan, Mohammed Arshad Sherfudeen, Noorjahan Illiyan, Asheref Ali, Mohammad Athar Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title | Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full | Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_short | Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
title_sort | mental health status of indian migrant workers in the united arab emirates during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111554 |
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