Rural-urban migration and health: Evidence from longitudinal data in Indonesia

Lu, Yao

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.028

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“…These individuals often have no difficulty communicating in Indonesian or their local language because they live with relatives who come from the same linguistic background. This mirrors findings in Indonesia itself that show that domestic migrants whose families are with them in the new location do better than those who migrate alone (Lu, 2010). However, individuals in this situation experience as many difficulties mastering English as those who live among English speakers.…”

Section: The Indonesian Speaking Community In Melbournesupporting

confidence: 71%

Community Languages, Linguistic Isolation, and Social Exclusion in the Australian Context

Fanany¹,

Kasem²,

Fanany³

2013

The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society

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Section: The Indonesian Speaking Community In Melbournesupporting

confidence: 71%

Community Languages, Linguistic Isolation, and Social Exclusion in the Australian Context

Fanany¹,

Kasem²,

Fanany³

2013

The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society

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“…Fourteen studies were cross-sectional, one was a retrospective cohort26 and three were prospective cohorts 7 17 23. Studies were heterogeneous with respect to several characteristics.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular risk factors in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Hernández

Pasupuleti

Deshpande

et al. 2011

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Context Limited information is available of effects of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Objective We performed a systematic review of studies evaluating these effects and having rural and/or urban control groups. Study Selection Two teams of investigators searched observational studies in MEDLINE, Web of Science and Scopus until December 2010. Studies evaluating international migration were excluded. Data Extraction Three investigators extracted the information stratified by gender. We captured information on 17 known CV risk factors. Results Eighteen studies (n=58,536) were included. Studies were highly heterogeneous with respect to study design, migrant sampling frame, migrant urban exposure, and reported CV risk factors. In migrants, commonly reported CV risk factors –systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, obesity, total cholesterol, and LDL– were usually higher or more frequent than the rural group, and usually lower or less frequent than the urban group. This gradient was usually present in both genders. Anthropometric (waist-to-hip ratio, hip/waist circumference, triceps skinfolds) and metabolic (fasting glucose/insulin, insulin resistance) risk factors usually followed the same gradient, but conclusions are weak due to information paucity. Hypertension, HDL, fibrinogen and C-reactive protein did not follow any pattern. Conclusions In LMIC, most but not all CV risk factors have a gradient of higher or more frequent in migrants than in the rural groups but lower or less frequent than the urban groups. Such gradients may or may not be associated to differential CV events and long-term evaluations remain necessary.

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“…47,48 Urban areas, in comparison with rural, may be more beneficial for health as cities are generally better equipped with health care and public health infrastructure, as well as other features that have a lasting benefit on health. 49 In contrast, risks associated with urban spaces in LMICs include exposure such as heavy traffic by motor vehicles, limited green space, and dependency of food supply. 28 Some urban areas of Quibdó meet criteria to operationally define a slum.…”

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Local Actors’ Frames of the Role of Living Conditions in Shaping Hypertension Risk and Disparities in a Colombian Municipality

2016

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Conditions in the social and physical environment influence population health and risk for CVD, including hypertension. These environmental conditions are influenced by the decisions of public officials, community leaders, and service providers. Examining the frames that local decision makers bring to understanding hypertension can provide important insights into the decisions that they make about strategies for addressing this problem in their jurisdiction. The goal of this study was to examine the frames that local decision makers in Quibdó, Colombia, bring to understanding hypertension risk, and in particular, whether and how they use frames that encompass associations between living conditions and hypertension risk. Data for this qualitative study were collected using a stratified sampling strategy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2012 with 13 local decision makers and analyzed using a framework approach. Participants linked the structural conditions experienced in Quibdó, including displacement, limited economic opportunities, and the infrastructure of the city, to hypertension risk through multiple pathways, including behavioral risk factors for hypertension and physiologic responses to stress. They described the social patterning of these factors across socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and gender hierarchies. Although several conditions associated with hypertension risk are widely distributed in the city's population, social processes of marginalization and stratification create additional disadvantages for those on the lower rungs of the social hierarchy.

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Rural-urban migration and health: Evidence from longitudinal data in Indonesia

Cited by 138 publications

References 28 publications

Community Languages, Linguistic Isolation, and Social Exclusion in the Australian Context

Community Languages, Linguistic Isolation, and Social Exclusion in the Australian Context

Effect of rural-to-urban within-country migration on cardiovascular risk factors in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Local Actors’ Frames of the Role of Living Conditions in Shaping Hypertension Risk and Disparities in a Colombian Municipality

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