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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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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 |
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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/). |
spellingShingle | Article 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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