Health and Economic Security of Migrants in Rural Areas of Trichy, Tamil Nadu – A Cross-sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorDeodatt, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDuraisamy, Shanmugapriyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRajeev, Rahulen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-02T09:46:23Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T09:46:23Z
dc.date.issued2019 Jan
dc.description.abstractMigration of labor is a universal phenomenon. The most common reason for migration are the economic stability for better livelihood. However, the various demographic and social patterns along with the lack of awareness about the health-care facilities in the migrated place and poor economic security make them highly vulnerable to various diseases. Health and economic security of the migrants play crucial role not only in safeguarding the health of migrants but also in overall development of the country by increasing the productivity. With this, the study was conducted to assess the economic and health security of the migrants. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 2 months from November to December 2018 in urban and rural field practice area of a tertiary care hospital in Trichy among 51 migrant population using semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The median monthly wages were found to be Rs. 10,000/month. With respect to the health and economic security, only about 13.7% of the study participants received medical allowances from their employers. 5.9% had job security and 27.5% excise travel allowances for their travel to native place. Conclusion: Although the average monthly income is good, the number of dependents is more and job security is poor. Since majority are not registered with L27district authorities and working in unorganized sector, the social and economic security is very uncertain increasing their risk for poor utilization of services.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDeodatt S., Duraisamy Shanmugapriya, Rajeev Rahul. Health and Economic Security of Migrants in Rural Areas of Trichy, Tamil Nadu – A Cross-sectional Study. Annals of Community Health. 2019-01; 7(1): 2-4en_US
dc.identifier.issn2347-5455
dc.identifier.issn2347-5714
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/185904
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAkash Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centreen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.subjectHealth and economic securityen_US
dc.subjectinterstate migrantsen_US
dc.subjectmigrant populationen_US
dc.titleHealth and Economic Security of Migrants in Rural Areas of Trichy, Tamil Nadu – A Cross-sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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