International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-7802142017091118241824ENDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University & Department of Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK & Department of Endocrinology, Regenerative and Restorative Medicine Research Center, International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul20170911<p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Background</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">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 accidents</span><span class="fontstyle2">experienced by Indian subcontinental migrants (ISCM) in Qatar and their access to health‑care facilities. </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Methods</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">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. </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><strong>Results</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle2">There were statistically signifcant differences between semi‑urban and urban migrant workers in terms of educational, occupation, income, working hours, and accommodation type (</span><span class="fontstyle3">P </span><span class="fontstyle2">&lt; 0.001). Furthermore, there were statistically signifcant differences between migrant workers in terms of body mass index, delay in receiving salary, the right to medical insurance and sick day entitlement, cigarettes and shisha smoking, amenities, having on‑site safety measure, and sleeping hours (</span><span class="fontstyle3">P </span><span class="fontstyle2">&lt; 0.01). Moreover, there were statistically signifcant differences between semi‑urban and urban migrant workers in terms of pain, cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal,<br />and pseudoneurologic and medical symptoms (</span><span class="fontstyle3">P </span><span class="fontstyle2">&lt; 0.01). Multiple logistic regression was used for predictors&rsquo; health problems in migrant workers such as the absence of drinking water, tap water availability, safety facility tools, occupational status, shisha smoking, toilet facility, working hours,<br />and accommodation type were considered the strong predictors. </span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0">Conclusions: </span><span class="fontstyle2">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.<br /></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0" style="color: #00652e;"><strong>Keywords</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle3">Access health care, health status, lifestyle, migrant workers, safety</span> <br style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/1824http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/1824/2113