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Ivana Kolcić¹, Ozren Polasek

¹"Andrija Stampar" School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. ikolcic@snz.hr

Collegium Antropologicum

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Within-country migrants in Croatia, excluding war migrants, generally show better health outcomes than non-migrants. Health status varies by migration reason, supporting the healthy migrant hypothesis.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Sociology
Demography

Background:

Internal migration within Croatia is a significant demographic phenomenon.
Understanding the health status of internal migrants is crucial for public health policy.
Previous research often focuses on international migration, leaving internal migrant health understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the demographic characteristics of internal migrants in Croatia.
To assess the health status (hypertension, body weight) of internal migrants compared to non-migrants.
To investigate if the reasons for migration influence migrant health outcomes.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from the Croatian Adult Health Survey 2003 (N = 9,070).
Inclusion criteria: migrants within Croatia for employment or other reasons (excluding war migrants).
Comparison of hypertension and increased body weight prevalence across employment-related migrants, other reasons migrants, and non-migrants.

Main Results:

Migrants were generally younger than non-migrants (over 75% under 50).
Employment-related migrants exhibited the lowest hypertension prevalence.
Other reasons migrants showed the lowest prevalence of increased body weight.
Non-migrants generally had poorer health indicators across most analyzed traits and age groups.

Conclusions:

The findings support the healthy migrant hypothesis, even for internal Croatian migrants.
Health status among migrants appears to be influenced by the specific reasons for migration.
Future migration research should differentiate and record reasons for migration to better understand health disparities.