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Prevalence and social determinants of depression

A cross-sectional survey of Myanmar migrant workers in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand

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ID15540468
AuthorsThin Nyein Nyein Aung (0000-0002-8030-8026, Chiang Mai University), Yoshihisa Shirayama (0000-0001-8600-6638, Juntendo University), Saiyud Moolphate (0000-0001-5712-5996, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University), Thaworn Lorga (0000-0003-3951-4394, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University), Chaisiri Angkurawaranon (0000-0003-4206-9164, Chiang Mai University), Masae Yuasa (0000-0003-2132-7275, Juntendo University), Myo Nyein Aung (0000-0001-8175-6309, Juntendo University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume19
Issue1
Pages2334316-2334316
Publication date2024-04-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17441692.2024.2334316
PMID38584449
OpenAlexW4394573346
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited27

Although the culture and dialect were not different between the host and country of origin, Myanmar migrant workers of Shan ethnicity suffered from depression. Our findings highlighted the importance of social determinants beyond common predictors of depression among migrants and the need for public health measures to promote migrants' integration into the host culture

Acculturation · Chiang mai · Cross-sectional study · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Residence · Social support · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Workforce · Demography · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Gerontology

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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