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Self-rated health in urban adults, perceptions of the physical and social environment, and reported comorbidities: The BH Health Study

Authors :
Adriana Lúcia Meireles
César Coelho Xavier
Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade
Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche
Fernando Augusto Proietti
Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa
Source :
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Vol 31, Iss suppl 1, Pp 120-135 (2015)
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015.

Abstract

Abstract This study assesses the prevalence of poor self-rated health and investigates its association with individual and environmental characteristics in adults with and without reported morbidity. A household survey assessed 4,048 adults in two districts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. We used Poisson regression with robust variance stratified by the presence of reported morbidity. Prevalence of poor self-rated health was 29.9% (42.6% in those with morbidity and 13.1% in the group without morbidity). All assessed domains were associated with self-rated health in subjects with reported morbidity. In the group without reported morbidity, the following were associated with self-rated health: social environment, socio-demographic factors, lifestyle, and psychological health. Perceived problems in the environment were associated with poor self-rated health in both groups, even after hierarchical adjustment. The results suggest the importance of investigating self-rated health stratified by reported morbidity and reinforce the need to include variables that characterize the physical and social environment.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
16784464 and 0102311X
Volume :
31
Issue :
suppl 1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9be1ad7f9624793833b5e3e65fd7f78
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00076114