Do healthy people migrate more? A 21-year follow-up of a rural cohort in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Demographers have long suspected that health influences whether a person migrates-a "healthy migrant effect" -but this has rarely been tested for a longer period with high-quality, longitudinal data. This study aimed to assess which measures of health are associated with subsequent migrations among young adults from a rural community in Bangladesh, adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics, and how long these associations persist. The 1996 Matlab Health and Socioeconomic Survey (MHSS) characterized health (by self-reported chronic, and acute morbidity symptoms in the past 12 months and one month, respectively, and self-rated health status) of adults within the Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) cohort. Analyses included 3756 (M = 1,496, F = 2260) adults aged 18-3

SUBMITTER: Alam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541464 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature