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Humanos , Saúde , Impactos da Poluição na Saúde , Nível de Saúde , Saúde da População Urbana , Política , Demografia , Migração Humana , Fertilidade , Urbanização , Educação , Economia , Programas Nacionais de SaúdeAssuntos
Densidade Demográfica , Crescimento Demográfico , Densidade Demográfica , Demografia , Características da População , População , População Suburbana , População Urbana , Densidade Demográfica , Migração Humana , Migração Humana , Recursos Humanos , Taxa de Fecundidade , Mortalidade , Habitação/estatística & dados numéricos , AnguillaRESUMO
Reviews the salient findings in the literature for 1948-1980 dealing with migration and mental health among the peoples of the Caribbean. Highlights some of the important theoretical problems inherent in research on migration and mental health. Increases the awareness of an array of questions that should be raised and some of the theoretical and methodological issues involved. (AU)
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Humanos , Migração Humana , Saúde Mental , Mudança Social , Índias OcidentaisRESUMO
The migration of nurses from one developing country to another, and from developing countries to developed ones is of great international concern. This migration creates manpower and health coverage hardships for the countries from which the nurses are migrating, Jamaica being one such country. Although Jamaica apparently trains the "required quantum" of nurses to adequately staff the health care system, there is a constant shortage of nurse manpower in the health services. This study was undertaken to identify the factors that contributed to the migration of Jamaican nurses, and that the information gathered would be used to explore the causes of nurse migration, and which would be helpful to planners who could use this information in developing career structures that could have a positive influence in reducing migration. Two hospitals in New York, the Metropolitan Hospital Center and the Bronx Lebanon Hospital were identified for conducting the study as the nurses there were considered to be representative of Jamaican nurses who migrated. It is widely known within the nursing fraternity that screening officers from these hospitals visit the island several times per year, in order to carry out regular recruitment drives for purposes of permanent employment/residence. At each of these hospitals, a list of Jamaican nurses employed was obtained, and the nurses were asked to complete a structured questionnaire. It was hoped that the information gathered would not only be useful in helping to explore the causes of nurse migration, but would have a positive influence in reducing it. The results showed that the main factor that contributed to the migration of these nurses was low salary. Among the recommendations made were that nurses be paid a salary comparable with other professions, also to which commensurate with post basic education (Marshall-Burnett) (AU)
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Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Feminino , Migração Humana , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/provisão & distribuição , Jamaica , Condições de Trabalho , Salários e BenefíciosRESUMO
Large scale migration is acknowledged to be a natural reaction to harsh conditions of one kind or another in the home country, as against the attraction of better prospects in the destination country. Unemployment, under-employment, the lure of better employment opportunities, deteriorating social services-health, education, housing, deteriorating social environment - crime, drug abuse, vagrancy - these are some of the main causes cited as being behind the mass exodus of citizens of Trinidad and Tobago within recent years. Suggested solutions:- i Incentives (financial and otherwise) for those in critical occupations to remain/return; ii Re-training; job enrichment strategies; iii Improved social services
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Migração Humana , Meio Social , Psicologia Social/economia , Desemprego , Trinidad e TobagoRESUMO
This study examines Caribbean migration patterns and their effects on the agricultural sector with particular reference to production, consumption and gender roles. This report on Saint Lucia complements a similar report on Jamaica and covers results of a national survey of 1000 households in which 66.6 percent of the respondents were household heads. The results of the study support the view that migrant farm households are generally better off in terms of land control and use, production, incomes, household improvements and amenities, food consumption patterns and perceptions of living standards (AU)
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Humanos , Migração Humana , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Santa LúciaRESUMO
Provides a demographic analysis of the 1980 census and survey data of St. Kitts/Nevis. Aims to assist non-technical administrators, planners and policy-makers develop indigenous solutions for population problems and socio-economic development. Descriptive and statistical analyses examine: components for population change such as migration and age-specific fertility rates; population distribution and composition; economic activity and labour force; and future trends. Concludes that trends point to depopulation implications for employment, health and education policies are discussed. Recommends more employment generation to accomodate the working age group which will form the greater proportion of the population; a more viable socio-economic infrastructure to stem outward migration flows; development of a classification scheme for collecting data on the complex Caribbean domestic unions outside of marriage; and centralization of data collection to standardize quality. (AU)
