Between "Voluntary Migrants" and War Refugees: The Health of the Shan Burmese Migrant Workers in Northern Thailand

Nishant Verma; Celina Su; Coralie Chan; Peter Muennig

doi:10.1080/15562948.2011.616819

Between "Voluntary Migrants" and War Refugees: The Health of the Shan Burmese Migrant Workers in Northern Thailand

Nishant Verma^*, Celina Su, Coralie Chan, Peter Muennig

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Abstract

The Shan are a large migrant group from Burma (Myanmar) found within Thailand. While some Shan migrate to escape the civil war within Burma, others migrate for economic opportunity. Despite the size of this population, little is known about their health. Our study highlights the need for expanded access to primary care among this Shan population. Despite the arduous and trying journeys of these Shan migrants, they do not display the level of health sometimes attributed to health selection among immigrant groups.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	452-459
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2011.616819
State	Published - Oct 2011

Keywords

Burmese refugees
Shan
Thailand
healthy immigrant effect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Demography
Health(social science)
Geography, Planning and Development

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