How people rate their own health: a nationwide study from Iran
Objective (s): Little is known about self-reported health in developing countries such as Iran. As part of a large study on health perception in Iran this was investigated.Methods: This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered i...
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doaj-50cd16b0b55a43d397e88281a4b6e31e2020-11-25T04:10:50ZfasIranian Institute for Health Sciences ResearchPayesh1680-76262008-45362011-07-01103355363How people rate their own health: a nationwide study from IranMaryam Vahdaninia0Mahdi Ebadi1Ali Azin2Afsoon Aeenparast3Sepideh Omidvari4Katayoun Jahangiri5Jila sadighi6Faranak Farzadi7Farzaneh Maftoon8Ali Montazeri9 Objective (s): Little is known about self-reported health in developing countries such as Iran. As part of a large study on health perception in Iran this was investigated.Methods: This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate their own present health status on a 5-point scale. The record of demographic and socioeconomic data included age, gender, education, marital status, employment, income, place of residence, and chronic diseases. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for indicating of the contributing factors to self-reported health.Results: In all 27,883 individuals were studied. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 (SD = 11.8) years. 71.5% rated their health as good or better than good while the remaining 28.5% indicated their health less than good and poor. The findings showed that in addition to some demographic variables, the most contributing factors to poor self-rated health were: income [Or=2.81 for lower income], and presence of chronic diseases [OR=7.6, 85%CI=6.8-7.5]. Living in smaller towns was found to contribute to a better self-reported health [OR=0.89, P=0.01].Conclusion: The findings indicated that there were inverse relationships between self-reported health and socioeconomic and ecological factors. The results suggest that social determinants of health play an important role in people's evaluation of their own health status. Policies need to address these concerns.http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-513-en.htmlhealthhealth statusiran |
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Maryam Vahdaninia Mahdi Ebadi Ali Azin Afsoon Aeenparast Sepideh Omidvari Katayoun Jahangiri Jila sadighi Faranak Farzadi Farzaneh Maftoon Ali Montazeri How people rate their own health: a nationwide study from Iran Payesh health health status iran |
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Maryam Vahdaninia Mahdi Ebadi Ali Azin Afsoon Aeenparast Sepideh Omidvari Katayoun Jahangiri Jila sadighi Faranak Farzadi Farzaneh Maftoon Ali Montazeri |
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How people rate their own health: a nationwide study from Iran |
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how people rate their own health: a nationwide study from iran |
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Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research |
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1680-7626 2008-4536 |
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Objective (s): Little is known about self-reported health in developing countries such as Iran. As part of a large study on health perception in Iran this was investigated.Methods: This was a nationwide cross sectional study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate their own present health status on a 5-point scale. The record of demographic and socioeconomic data included age, gender, education, marital status, employment, income, place of residence, and chronic diseases. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for indicating of the contributing factors to self-reported health.Results: In all 27,883 individuals were studied. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 (SD = 11.8) years. 71.5% rated their health as good or better than good while the remaining 28.5% indicated their health less than good and poor. The findings showed that in addition to some demographic variables, the most contributing factors to poor self-rated health were: income [Or=2.81 for lower income], and presence of chronic diseases [OR=7.6, 85%CI=6.8-7.5]. Living in smaller towns was found to contribute to a better self-reported health [OR=0.89, P=0.01].Conclusion: The findings indicated that there were inverse relationships between self-reported health and socioeconomic and ecological factors. The results suggest that social determinants of health play an important role in people's evaluation of their own health status. Policies need to address these concerns. |
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