Empirical study on the effect of health migration:Trend and influencing factors of health sta-tus of young migrants / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

Objective:By analyzing the trend of health status of young migrants over time,this paper made an empirical study on the effect of health migration to provide basic information and theoretical basics for the formulation of health protection policies of migrants. Methods:Investigation Data on Health Consciousness of Young Migrants in 2015 was used to make an analysis on health status of 3 001 young migrants and 1 531 local residents, using BMI (Body Mass Index) as the physical health indicator. Results: The results showed that the proportion of overweight and obesity was 12.5% of young migrants whose migration time was less than 1 year, which was lower than the 18.9% of local residents(P<0.05). With time,the proportion of overweight and obesity of young migrants was ob-served gradually approaching to the proportion of local residents as the proportion of overweight and obesity reached to 27.8% of young migrants whose migration time was over 5 years,which was higher than that of local residents. The multivariable analysis showed that the proportion of overweight and obesity of young migrants with marriage or remar-riage status,the economic income of 5 000 yuan and above,insurance,frequent drinking and longer migration time was higher and the above factors also contributed to health deterioration. Conclusion: Intensify science populariza-tion,improve the healthy lifestyle,relevant departments should take the necessary measures to improve the use of the health service by migrants,reduce off-site medical treatment mobility,and ensure the health of migrants.