BACKGROUND Poor self-rated health (SRH) is socially patterned with health communication inequalities, arguably, serving as one mechanisms. This study investigated the effects of health information seeking on SRH, and its mediation effects on disparities in SRH. METHODS We conducted probability-based telephone surveys administered over telephone in 2009, 2010/11 and 2012 to monitor health info...

BACKGROUND Although self-rated health (SRH) has been established as a robust predictor of morbidity and mortality, the immunological mechanisms underpinning this relationship are poorly understood. PURPOSE This study examined the association of SRH with humoral and cellular immune markers in healthy individuals who reported no physical illnesses. METHOD A total of 116 healthy Japanese white...

BACKGROUND The determinants of self-rated health (SRH) have been widely investigated to explain social differences and gender differences in health. This study aimed to investigate the gender differences in predictors of SRH among Brazilian and Chilean older adults. METHODS We used two samples of older people: 2052 Brazilian community-dwelling participants (1226 women and 862 men) and 1301 Ch...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to determine health-related risk and salutogenic factors and to use these to construct prediction models for future self-rated health (SRH), i.e. find possible characteristics predicting individuals improving or worsening in SRH over time (0-12 months). METHODS A prospective study was conducted with measurements (physiological markers and self-rating...

Background: Women in working life have received considerable attention in last few years, this appears to influence the health, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women as manifested both in the work place and their family life. Global studies demonstrated that one of the major issues confronting women is health and SRH.The most important Priorities women at work place should be promotion ...

Background: Health promotion among health workers requires appropriate evidence of relevant determinants. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between mental health and its measured covariates with self-rated health (SRH) among health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in northwest Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 569 health workers f...

BACKGROUND Self-rated health (SRH) is an important single-item variable used in many health surveys. It is a predictor for later mortality, morbidity and health service attendance. Therefore, it is important to study how SRH is influenced during adolescence. The present study examined the stability of SRH over a 4-year period in adolescence, and the factors predicting change in it. METHODS An...

The number of sexual transmission of HIV is increasing globally. Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) issues and HIV/AIDS related problems are rooted in common grounds such as poverty, gender inequality, and social exclusion. As a result, international health organizations have suggested the integration of SRH services with HIV/AIDS services as a strategy to control HIV and to improve people’s ...