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A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar

Background: South Asian workers have a greater predisposition to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that is exacerbated by migration and length of residence in host countries. Aims: To examine the association between length of residence in Qatar with diagnosis of NCDs in male blue-collar workers. Meth...

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Autores principales: Al-Hatimy, Fatima, Farooq, Abdulaziz, Al Abiad, Mohamad, Yerramsetti, Shilpi, Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali, Manickam, Chidambaram, Al-Thani, Mohammed H., Al-Khater, Al-Hareth, Samsam, Waseem, Mohamed-Ali, Vidya, Al-Maadheed, Mohammed
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8872334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206454
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042266
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author Al-Hatimy, Fatima
Farooq, Abdulaziz
Al Abiad, Mohamad
Yerramsetti, Shilpi
Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali
Manickam, Chidambaram
Al-Thani, Mohammed H.
Al-Khater, Al-Hareth
Samsam, Waseem
Mohamed-Ali, Vidya
Al-Maadheed, Mohammed
author_facet Al-Hatimy, Fatima
Farooq, Abdulaziz
Al Abiad, Mohamad
Yerramsetti, Shilpi
Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali
Manickam, Chidambaram
Al-Thani, Mohammed H.
Al-Khater, Al-Hareth
Samsam, Waseem
Mohamed-Ali, Vidya
Al-Maadheed, Mohammed
author_sort Al-Hatimy, Fatima
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description Background: South Asian workers have a greater predisposition to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that is exacerbated by migration and length of residence in host countries. Aims: To examine the association between length of residence in Qatar with diagnosis of NCDs in male blue-collar workers. Methods: A retrospective investigation of the electronic health records (EHRs) of 119,581 clinical visits by 58,342 patients was conducted. Data included age, nationality and confirmed ICD-10 diagnosis. Based on duration of residence, the population was divided into groups: ≤6 months, 6–12 months, 1–≤2 years, 2–≤5 years, 5–≤6 years, >6 years. It was assumed that the group that had been resident in Qatar for ≤6 months represented diseases that had been acquired in their countries of origin. Results: South Asian (90%) patients presented with NCDs at a younger (mean ± SD age of 34.8 ± 9.0 years) age. Diabetes and hypertension were higher in those who had just arrived (<6 months’ group), compared to the other durations of residence groups. Conversely, acute respiratory infections, as well as dermatitis and eczema, all increased, perhaps a consequence of shared living/working facilities. Only patients with diabetes and hypertension visited the clinic multiple times, and the cost of medication for these NCDs was affordable, relative to earnings. Discussion/Conclusions: Blue-collar workers were predominantly South Asian, from lower socioeconomic classes, with early onset chronic NCDs. Notably, residence in Qatar gave them better access to affordable, significantly subsidized healthcare, leading to effective management of these chronic conditions.
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spelling pubmed-88723342022-02-25 A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar Al-Hatimy, Fatima Farooq, Abdulaziz Al Abiad, Mohamad Yerramsetti, Shilpi Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali Manickam, Chidambaram Al-Thani, Mohammed H. Al-Khater, Al-Hareth Samsam, Waseem Mohamed-Ali, Vidya Al-Maadheed, Mohammed Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: South Asian workers have a greater predisposition to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that is exacerbated by migration and length of residence in host countries. Aims: To examine the association between length of residence in Qatar with diagnosis of NCDs in male blue-collar workers. Methods: A retrospective investigation of the electronic health records (EHRs) of 119,581 clinical visits by 58,342 patients was conducted. Data included age, nationality and confirmed ICD-10 diagnosis. Based on duration of residence, the population was divided into groups: ≤6 months, 6–12 months, 1–≤2 years, 2–≤5 years, 5–≤6 years, >6 years. It was assumed that the group that had been resident in Qatar for ≤6 months represented diseases that had been acquired in their countries of origin. Results: South Asian (90%) patients presented with NCDs at a younger (mean ± SD age of 34.8 ± 9.0 years) age. Diabetes and hypertension were higher in those who had just arrived (<6 months’ group), compared to the other durations of residence groups. Conversely, acute respiratory infections, as well as dermatitis and eczema, all increased, perhaps a consequence of shared living/working facilities. Only patients with diabetes and hypertension visited the clinic multiple times, and the cost of medication for these NCDs was affordable, relative to earnings. Discussion/Conclusions: Blue-collar workers were predominantly South Asian, from lower socioeconomic classes, with early onset chronic NCDs. Notably, residence in Qatar gave them better access to affordable, significantly subsidized healthcare, leading to effective management of these chronic conditions. MDPI 2022-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8872334/ /pubmed/35206454 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042266 Text en © 2022 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/).
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Al-Hatimy, Fatima
Farooq, Abdulaziz
Al Abiad, Mohamad
Yerramsetti, Shilpi
Al-Nesf, Maryam Ali
Manickam, Chidambaram
Al-Thani, Mohammed H.
Al-Khater, Al-Hareth
Samsam, Waseem
Mohamed-Ali, Vidya
Al-Maadheed, Mohammed
A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar
title A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar
title_full A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar
title_fullStr A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar
title_full_unstemmed A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar
title_short A Retrospective Study of Non-Communicable Diseases amongst Blue-Collar Migrant Workers in Qatar
title_sort retrospective study of non-communicable diseases amongst blue-collar migrant workers in qatar
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8872334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206454
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042266
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