Health risky behaviors among rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: prevalence, patterns, and association with distal and proximal factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health Risky Behaviors (HRBs) pose a significant public health challenge, particularly among migrant workers in China who face unfavorable living and working conditions. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of HRBs in rural-to-urban migrant workers, as well as explore factors associated with HRBs from both distal and proximal perspectives.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey involving 2,065 rural-to-urban migrant workers was conducted. Participants completed a structured questionnaire assessing HRBs, distal factors (school dropout, peer victimization, physical neglect/abuse, emotional neglect/abuse) and proximal factors (work burnout, parent-child conflict, adulthood poverty, divorce intention, core self-evaluation). Logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11885242 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature