Indonesian Hajj Cohorts and Mortality in Saudi Arabia from 2004 to 2011

Masdalina Pane; Fiona Yin Mei Kong; Tri Bayu Purnama; Kathryn Glass; Sholah Imari; Gina Samaan; Hitoshi Oshitani

doi:10.2991/jegh.k.181231.001

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Indonesian Hajj Cohorts and Mortality in Saudi Arabia from 2004 to 2011

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Masdalina Pane¹, Fiona Yin Mei Kong², Tri Bayu Purnama³^{, *}, Kathryn Glass⁴, Sholah Imari⁵, Gina Samaan⁶, Hitoshi Oshitani³

¹Center of Humanism and Health Research Management, National Institute of Health Research and Development, Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia

²Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice, The City University of Hong Kong

³Department of Virology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

⁴The Australia National University, Canberra, Australia

⁵Indonesia Epidemiological Associations, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia

⁶World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

^*Corresponding author. Postal Address: Williem Iskandar Pasar V Kenangan Baru, Medan, Republic of Indonesia, 20371. Email: tbayu93@gmail.com

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Tri Bayu Purnama

Received 7 November 2017, Accepted 12 March 2018, Available Online 27 March 2019.

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Keywords: Mass gathering; cohort study; pilgrim
Abstract: The Hajj is an annual pilgrimage that 1–2 million Muslims undertake in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which is the largest mass gathering event in the world, as the world’s most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia holds the largest visa quota for the Hajj. All Hajj pilgrims under the quota system are registered in the Indonesian government’s Hajj surveillance database to ensure adherence to the KSA authorities’ health requirements. Performance of the Hajj and its rites are physically demanding, which may present health risks. This report provides a descriptive overview of mortality in Indonesian pilgrims from 2004 to 2011. The mortality rate from 2004 to 2011 ranged from 149 to 337 per 100,000 Hajj pilgrims, equivalent to the actual number of deaths ranging between 501 and 531 cases. The top two mortality causes were attributable to diseases of the circulatory and respiratory systems. Older pilgrims or pilgrims with comorbidities should be encouraged to take a less physically demanding route in the Hajj. All pilgrims should be educated on health risks and seek early health advice from the mobile medical teams provided.
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue: 9 - 1
Pages: 11 - 18
Publication Date: 2019/03/27
ISSN (Online): 2210-6014
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