Background: The health and well-being of migrant workers from low-income countries is
often neglected in travel medicine. This article uses Nepal as a case study to highlight key …

The astonishing scale of internal migration in China since 1980s can be compared to only a
few cases in world history. The migration gave birth to a vast number of peasant workers …

Several million children currently live in transnational families, yet little is known about
impacts on their health. We investigated the psychological well‐being of left‐behind children …

Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a lifesaver for individual patients treated for
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) …

As a significant supplier of labour migrants, Southeast Asia presents itself as an important
site for the study of children in transnational families who are growing up separated from at …

Slightly more males are born in the world than females. But because male mortality is
usually greater, in old age groups there are many more women than men. The situation is …

Background Health literacy has been linked to health outcomes across population groups
around the world. Nepal, a low income country, experiences the double burden of highly …

This paper serves as an introduction to the three substantive papers in this themed section
on the impact of migration on the well-being of the 'left behind'in Asia. In the light of recent …

Women with greater autonomy have higher HIV-related knowledge and condom use.
Inability to negotiate safer sex in high-risk situations might increase HIV infection. This study …

Obesity is a leading risk factor for morbidity and premature mortality. As a key indicator for
public health preparedness, elevated social vulnerability may result in increased individual …