Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: a model from the Middle East

T Asfar, B Ahmad, S Rastam, TP Mulloli, KD Ward… - BMC public health, 2007 - Springer
Background Self-rated health (SRH) has been widely used to research health inequalities in
developed western societies, but few such studies are available in developing countries …

Self-rated health in Pakistan: results of a national health survey

K Ahmad, TH Jafar, N Chaturvedi - BMC public health, 2005 - Springer
Background Self-rated health (SRH) is a robust predictor of mortality. In UK, migrants of
South Asian descent, compared to native Caucasian populations, have substantially poorer …

Determinants of and socio-economic disparities in self-rated health in China

J Cai, PC Coyte, H Zhao - International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Self-rated health (SRH) is not only used to measure health status and health
inequalities, but also as a strong predictor of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this …

Is self-rated health a valid measure to use in social inequities and health research? Evidence from the PAPFAM women's data in six Arab countries

S Abdulrahim, K El Asmar - International Journal for Equity in Health, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Some evidence from high-income countries suggests that self-rated health
(SRH) is not a consistent predictor of objective health across social groups, and that its use …

Factors associated with self-rated health in Greece: a population-based postal survey

NV Daniilidou, S Gregory… - … European Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background: Self-rated health (SRH), as an indicator of population health, is a concept
useful both for research and planning. This study reports SRH, and factors related to it, in …

Gender, socioeconomic status, and self-rated health in a transitional middle-income setting: evidence from Thailand

S Seubsman, MJ Kelly… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Poor self-rated health (SRH) correlates strongly with mortality. In developed countries,
women generally report worse SRH than males. Few studies have reported on SRH in …

Gender differences in predictors of self-rated health in Armenia: a population-based study of an economy in transition

A Demirchyan, V Petrosyan, ME Thompson - International Journal for …, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Self-rated health is a widely used health outcome measure that strongly
correlates with physical and mental health status and predicts mortality. This study identified …

The components of self-rated health among adults in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Y Onadja, S Bignami, C Rossier… - Population Health Metrics, 2013 - Springer
Background Although the relationship between self-rated health (SRH) and physical and
mental health is well documented in developed countries, very few studies have analyzed …

Self-rated health among Saudi adults: findings from a national survey, 2013

M Moradi-Lakeh, C El Bcheraoui, M Tuffaha… - Journal of community …, 2015 - Springer
Self-rated health reflects a person's integrated perception of health, including its biological,
psychological, and social dimensions. It is a predictor of morbidity and mortality. To assess …

Using self-rated health for analysing social inequalities in health: a risk for underestimating the gap between socioeconomic groups?

C Delpierre, V Lauwers-Cances, GD Datta… - … of Epidemiology & …, 2009 - jech.bmj.com
Background: The use of self-rated health (SRH) for measuring health inequalities could
present some limits. The impact of the same disease on SRH could be different according to …