Prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, China
Abstract Background Ecological migrants has a special background compared with other types of migrant. However, the mental health status of ecological migrants who were expected to benefit from a massive “ecological migration project” initiated by the Chinese government is unknown. This study aims t...
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| author | Zhizhong Wang Liqun Wang Jinyun Jing Chunping Hu |
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| description | Abstract Background Ecological migrants has a special background compared with other types of migrant. However, the mental health status of ecological migrants who were expected to benefit from a massive “ecological migration project” initiated by the Chinese government is unknown. This study aims to explore the influence of environmental change on individuals’ mental health and to improve current understanding of the mechanisms that mental disorders occurred. Methods The data were extracted from a cross-sectional study. Anxiety disorders, mood disorders and substance use disorders were assessed using the Chinese version WHO-CIDI. The prevalence of mental disorders was stratified by migration status into ecological migrant, local resident and original resident groups. Unconditional logistic regression models were used to calculate the risk of prevalence among these three groups. Results After controlling for gender, ethnicity, age, marriage, and education, the migrants had lower risk of mental disorders than original residents [OR = 0.70 (95 % CI: 0.57–0.86)], p < 0.001), but had a higher risk of mental disorders than local residents [OR = 1.29 (95 % CI: 1.06–1.55)], p = 0.007). Conclusion The ecological migration project may be beneficial to people’s mental health by improving their living environment and social economy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0eae4290881c4c119b34f44d536ca9a92022-12-22T02:18:21ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2016-10-011611610.1186/s12888-016-1088-yPrevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, ChinaZhizhong Wang0Liqun Wang1Jinyun Jing2Chunping Hu3Department of Epidemiology and Statistic, School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistic, School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Statistic, School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry, Minkang Psychiatric Hospital of Civil AffairsAbstract Background Ecological migrants has a special background compared with other types of migrant. However, the mental health status of ecological migrants who were expected to benefit from a massive “ecological migration project” initiated by the Chinese government is unknown. This study aims to explore the influence of environmental change on individuals’ mental health and to improve current understanding of the mechanisms that mental disorders occurred. Methods The data were extracted from a cross-sectional study. Anxiety disorders, mood disorders and substance use disorders were assessed using the Chinese version WHO-CIDI. The prevalence of mental disorders was stratified by migration status into ecological migrant, local resident and original resident groups. Unconditional logistic regression models were used to calculate the risk of prevalence among these three groups. Results After controlling for gender, ethnicity, age, marriage, and education, the migrants had lower risk of mental disorders than original residents [OR = 0.70 (95 % CI: 0.57–0.86)], p < 0.001), but had a higher risk of mental disorders than local residents [OR = 1.29 (95 % CI: 1.06–1.55)], p = 0.007). Conclusion The ecological migration project may be beneficial to people’s mental health by improving their living environment and social economy.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1088-yEcological migrantsMental disordersEpidemiologyMainland China |
| spellingShingle | Zhizhong Wang Liqun Wang Jinyun Jing Chunping Hu Prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, China BMC Psychiatry Ecological migrants Mental disorders Epidemiology Mainland China |
| title | Prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, China |
| title_full | Prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, China |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, China |
| title_short | Prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in Ningxia, China |
| title_sort | prevalence of mental disorders in migrants compared with original residents and local residents in ningxia china |
| topic | Ecological migrants Mental disorders Epidemiology Mainland China |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1088-y |
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