A Descriptive Study to Assess the Mental Well-being and its Associated Factors among Migrants in Ottappalam Town, Palakkad
Abstract
The number of Kerala migrants as estimated by the migration survey in 2014 is 23.63 lakhs. The corresponding number was 22.81 lakhs in 2011, 21.93 lakhs in 2008, and 18.38 lakhs in 2003. These numbers indicating the migration from Kerala have been increasing since 2003. The study was to assess the level of mental well-being and its associated factors among the migrants in Ottappalam. A descriptive research design was used in this study. This study was conducted in resident area of migrants at Vaniyamkulam, Ottappalam, on a total of 35 migrants who meet the inclusive and exclusive criteria of the study. Data were collected by using WHO-5 well-being index, which consists of five statements that are closest to how you had been feeling over the last 2 weeks. The analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that no significant association was found between mental well-being and its associated factors (p < 0.05) of migrants in Ottappalam town, Palakkad.
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