ArticlePublic health in practice (Oxford, England)2026
Global patterns of communicable disease risk and prevention in migrant populations: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
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Objectives: To identify key risk factors, disease patterns, and prevention interventions for communicable diseases among migrant populations. Study design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, we searched multiple databases for studies published 1990-2024. Random effects models estimated pooled odds ratios from 30 studies with quantitative data. Results: Among 14,250 participants, migration status doubled communicable disease odds (OR = 2.161, 95% CI 1.780-2.622, p < 0.001; I Conclusions: Migration constitutes a fundamental social determinant of communicable disease risk. Downstream interventions (treatment 86.8%, surveillance 78.1%) vastly outnumber upstream approaches (community-based 2.6%, policy 0.9%), representing a critical implementation gap. Context-specific, migration-aware health systems addressing structural determinants are urgently needed.
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