COVID-19 and threats to irregular migrants in Kuwait and the Gulf.

Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Gulf region was home to ~29 million foreign residents, an estimated 20-40% of whom were residing there in an irregular status. Most of them had skilfully devised strategies to survive in this irregular situation, with friends and relatives acting as essential support networks. The COVID-19 Pandemic suddenly disrupted this well-established social order.

Obesity among Kuwaitis aged 50 years or older: prevalence, correlates, and comorbidities.

Objectives: Obesity is a serious global health problem. Our objectives are to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among elderly Kuwaitis aged 50 or older, examine their sociodemographic correlates, and analyze the association between obesity and its comorbidities.

Methods: A cross-sectional face-to-face interview survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted among 2,443 Kuwaiti men and women aged 50 or older.

Decline in co-residence of parents and children among older Kuwaiti men and women: what are the significant correlates?

A trend towards decline in co-residence with children is apparent in several countries while it is absent in others. The objectives of this paper are to address the patterns of co-residence with children among older Kuwaiti men and women aged 60+ and to assess the determinants of such patterns within the context of rapid socioeconomic changes occurring in the country (n = 1588). The data for this paper were collected as part of a household survey on the psychosocial health and disability among 2487 older Kuwaitis aged 50+.

Prevalence and correlates of major chronic illnesses among older Kuwaiti nationals in two governorates.

Objective: To provide community-based information on the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and heart disease and to highlight their significant correlates.

Materials And Methods: Data were collected in a cross-sectional household survey of 2,487 Kuwaiti nationals aged 50 and over in 2005/2006. A proportionately representative sample of 1,451 respondents from a relatively more urban area (Capital) and 1,036 respondents from a relatively less urban area (Ahmadi) were interviewed.

Parental perceptions of costs and benefits of children as correlates of fertility in Kuwait.

Kuwait is a high fertility country where the average number of desired children still exceeds 5. However, fertility behaviour is beginning to show a noticeable change and the current TFR is about 4.2 children.

Unmet need for contraception in Kuwait: issues for health care providers.

Based on a nationally representive household survey of Kuwaiti women held in 1999 (n = 1502) unmet need for contraception was analyzed in Kuwait, an oil-rich Muslim country. It was found that 9.7% currently married women had an unmet need for contraception.

Living arrangements of older women and men in Kuwait.

The main objectives of this article are to analyze the correlates of living arrangements of persons aged 60 or above in the oil-rich, Muslim country of Kuwait and to examine whether or not patterns of co-residence differ by gender. Data were obtained from a nationally representative survey of households of Kuwaiti nationals, and this paper is based on the 687 older Kuwaiti residents of these households. Living arrangements were generally similar for women and men.

Oral health in Kuwait before the Gulf War.

Objective: The aim of this oral health survey was to determine the oral health status and oral health behavior in the whole population in Kuwait. This survey was part of the Kuwait Health Survey, which was conducted by the Ministry of Public Health. The original data were destroyed during the Gulf War (1990/1991), but the aim of this report is to publish the main findings concerning oral health and related factors.