Health Status and Working Condition of Migrant Workers: Major Public Health Problems

Very little research and survey have been performed on the occupational health, hazards, and working condition of urban and rural of workers in Qatar. The aim of the current study is to identify the health status, lifestyle condition, working‑related problems, and accidentsexperienced by Indian subcontinental migrants (ISCM) in Qatar and their access to health‑care facilities.
This is a cross‑sectional study based on a representative sample of 1186 workers and study covering sociodemographic characteristics, medical conditions, and health‑seeking behaviors and personal experience.
There were statistically signifcant differences between semi‑urban and urban migrant workers in terms of educational, occupation, income, working hours, and accommodation type (P The current study revealed that there is a lack of insuffcient information for the migrants about their lifestyle, medical conditions, health risks, injury, and rights privilege in relation to legal working condition and health services.