ArticleJournal of migration and health2026
Association of mental health with living and working conditions among Nepali migrant workers in destination countries.
Article in Journal of migration and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Depression, anxiety, and stress are widespread mental health conditions globally. Migrant workers, in particular, are vulnerable to experiencing these mental health challenges, including Nepali migrant workers. There have been limited studies on adverse living and working conditions prevalent in their circumstances and development of these mental illnesses among this population. The study aims to assess association between mental health and living and working conditions among Nepali migrant workers which, otherwise, has not been explored or examined. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 334 Nepali migrant workers employed in Korea, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, and Qatar using convenience sampling. We collected the data using two approaches; an online self-administered questionnaire for migrant workers living in their respective countries of employment and interview with migrant returnees at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal Result: Depression, anxiety and stress is highly prevalent among Nepali migrant workers working in Korea, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar. About 20 %, 20 % and 15 % of the study participants had symptoms of depression, anxiety symptoms and stress symptoms, respectively. About 49 % and 36 % of study participants had poor working conditions and poor living conditions, respectively. The analyses showed that there are associations of depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress symptoms with living and working conditions, respectively. The odds of having depression symptoms (aOR: 2.76, 95 % CI: 1.27-6.01, p value=0.010), anxiety symptoms (aOR: 3.93, 95 % CI: 1.71-8.98, p value=0.001), and stress symptoms (aOR: 4.81, 95 % CI: 1.80-12.82, p value=0.002) was higher among study participants with poor living conditions compared to good living conditions.Meanwhile, the odds of having depression symptoms (aOR: 4.03, 95 % CI: 1.83-8.90, p value=0.001), anxiety symptoms (aOR: 2.33, (95 % CI: 1.10-4.92, p value=0.026), and stress symptoms (aOR: 3.18, 1.30-7.75, p value=0.011) was higher among study participants with poor working conditions compared to good working conditions. Conclusion: The high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among Nepali migrant workers due to poor conditions necessitates action. Pre-departure mental health programs are crucial, and both origin and destination governments must ensure safe and dignified conditions for these workers. Implementing these measures can alleviate mental health challenges and enhance their well-being.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.