Department of Physiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Global Health. 2018 Nov 8;14(1):105. doi: 10.1186/s12992-018-0419-9.
Approximately 150 million international migrant workers work under conditions that increase their risk of illness and injuries. The current study aimed to assess and analyze the global output of research on the health of international migrant workers to promote national and international policies that could help improve the health of international migrant workers.
A bibliometric methodology was implemented using Scopus database after retrieving documents relevant to the health of migrant workers during the study period from 2000 to 2017.
In total, 955 documents were retrieved. The mean number of authors per document was 4.5 while the mean number of citation per document was 10.2. The retrieved documents were mainly in health policy and systems (n = 452; 47.3%), infectious diseases (n = 252; 26.4%), and mental and psychosocial health (n = 239; 25.0%). The health of Latino migrant farmworkers represented the largest cluster of keywords. The USA led (n = 389; 40.7%) with regard to the number of publications followed by China (n = 86; 9.0%) and the UK (n = 66; 6.9%). Researchers from the USA and Spain dominated the field. There were limited international research collaboration and a limited number and size of research networks. The American Journal of Industrial Medicine was most active (7.1%; n = 68) in publishing documents on health of migrant workers while the Wake Forest University was the most active (10.9%; n = 104) institution in this topic.
The volume of global research output on the health of migrant workers was low. There was inadequate research on non-communicable diseases and maternal health of migrant workers. International research collaboration and the number of research networks were limited. Role of several world regions, particularly Arab region with 11% of international migrant workforce was also limited. There is an urgent need to prioritize research on migrant workers, especially female migrant workers in regions with low research contribution.
约有 1.5 亿国际移民工人在增加患病和受伤风险的环境下工作。本研究旨在评估和分析国际移民工人健康方面的全球研究成果，以促进有助于改善国际移民工人健康的国家和国际政策。
使用 Scopus 数据库实施了文献计量学方法，在研究期间（2000 年至 2017 年）检索了与移民工人健康相关的文件。
共检索到 955 篇文献。每篇文献的平均作者数为 4.5 人，每篇文献的平均引文数为 10.2 次。检索到的文献主要集中在卫生政策和体系（n=452；47.3%）、传染病（n=252；26.4%）和精神心理卫生（n=239；25.0%）。拉丁裔移民农场工人的健康问题是关键词聚类中最大的部分。美国发表的文献数量最多（n=389；40.7%），其次是中国（n=86；9.0%）和英国（n=66；6.9%）。来自美国和西班牙的研究人员在该领域占据主导地位。国际研究合作有限，研究网络的数量和规模也有限。《美国工业医学杂志》在发表关于移民工人健康问题的文献方面最为活跃（7.1%；n=68），而维克森林大学（Wake Forest University）在这一主题上最为活跃（10.9%；n=104）。
全球关于移民工人健康问题的研究成果数量较少。关于移民工人的非传染性疾病和孕产妇健康问题的研究不足。国际研究合作和研究网络的数量有限。几个世界区域，特别是拥有 11%国际移民劳动力的阿拉伯区域的作用也有限。迫切需要优先研究移民工人，特别是在研究贡献较低的区域的女性移民工人。
