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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers: Comparison with Local Residents
- Source :
- Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol 50, Iss 4 (2021), Iranian Journal of Public Health
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background: Seasonal agricultural workers group is one of the most disadvantageous groups of working life in Turkey same as many other countries. We aimed to determine the status of cardiovascular disease risk factors among migrant seasonal agricultural workers (MSAW) and to compare obtained data with local residents. Methods: This study cross-sectional study was conducted among MSAW in Eskisehir, Turkey and closest town residents in 2015 during agricultural season. These 455 MSAW were living in camps composed of 20 or more tents. Local residents sample composed of 532 local residents were reached at their houses by using random sampling method with data acquired from health organization records. Both groups were subjected to same questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity among MSAW women was 40.5%, hypertension 19.9%, diabetes 4.9% and hypercholesterolemia 6.5%. These prevalences were 68.0%, 38.6%, 13.9% and 20.8% respectively among local residents. The prevalence of smoking risk among local residents was 1.5 times more than MSAW. In addition, the prevalence of overweight/obese risk was 4 times more; hypertension risk 1.8 times more, diabetes risk 3.8 times more and hypercholesterolemia risk 2.7 times more among local residents than MSAW (P
- Subjects :
- Working life
Diabetes risk
Turkey
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Migrant
Agriculture
Overweight
medicine.disease
Cardiovascular disease
Obesity
Health services
Environmental health
medicine
Disease risk
Original Article
Health organization
medicine.symptom
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22516093 and 22516085
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Iranian Journal of Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....346c44e7993da4058a1c14dcb37da602