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Migration and health: A systematic review on health and health care of internal migrants in India

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  • Yadlapalli S. Kusuma
  • Bontha V. Babu

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The objective of this paper is to review published studies on various health conditions and health care access of internal migrants in India. The guidelines under PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis were followed. We searched 3 databases—Web of Science, Medline (PubMed), and Google Scholar. By applying selection criteria, we identified a total of 42 papers to include in the review. These studies reported various health problems/morbid conditions, and some studies reported health care access. Major health issues of poor migrants included work‐related injuries, noncommunicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension, and communicable diseases like malaria and HIV. In addition, behavioural risks such as the use of tobacco and alcohol are reported. Information on health care seeking and poor access to government health care system are available. This review demonstrates the need to improve the health status and health care access of poor migrants. As health systems‐related factors also influence the health care seeking behaviour, they are to be considered along with improving the living conditions of this population. Thus, a comprehensive migrant‐sensitive health care should be the part of the urban health care system.

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  • Yadlapalli S. Kusuma & Bontha V. Babu, 2018. "Migration and health: A systematic review on health and health care of internal migrants in India," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(4), pages 775-793, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:33:y:2018:i:4:p:775-793
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2570
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    1. Puja Krishna & Aditya Raj, 2022. "Health Condition of Internal Migrants in India: A Review," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 16(1), pages 169-179, April.
    2. Jing Liang & Yujia Shi & Mohammedhamid Osman & Bhawana Shrestha & Peigang Wang, 2020. "The Association between Social Integration and Utilization of Essential Public Health Services among Internal Migrants in China: A Multilevel Logistic Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-14, September.
    3. Judith Schröder & Susanne Moebus & Julita Skodra, 2022. "Selected Research Issues of Urban Public Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-28, May.
    4. Arjan Haan, 2020. "Labour Migrants During the Pandemic: A Comparative Perspective," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 63(4), pages 885-900, December.
    5. Konrad Siegert & Welmoed van Loon & Prabhanjan P Gai & Jessica L Rohmann & Marco Piccininni & Anatol-Fiete Näher & Archith Boloor & Damodara Shenoy & Chakrapani Mahabala & Suyamindra S Kulkarni & Arun, 2021. "The Effect of Socioeconomic Factors and Indoor Residual Spraying on Malaria in Mangaluru, India: A Case-Control Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-13, November.

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