Uchechukwu Levi

Abstract African migrants constitute a significant proportion of the Australian population. While migration and resettlement offer opportunities, the associated stressors may adversely affect the mental health and well-being of African migrants. This study explored, for the first time, the prevalence of depression and psychological distress among African migrants in Australia and the relationship between coping mechanisms and mental health outcomes.

The Australian population is culturally diverse due to international migration. There is evidence of disparities in the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes across different populations. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to estimate the pooled prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes among various ethnic groups in Australia.

The Diabetes Care Support Service (DCSS) was created in 1991 to improve diabetes care in West, East and South Auckland, NZ via general practice audits [18]. The DCSS also collected data on those with IGT. For this study, we identified a cohort of patients aged 18 years and above with IGT by linking the de-identified DCSS database with national cancer and death registration, hospitalization, pharmaceutical claim, and socioeconomic status data.