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Volume 8, Issue 3-4, December 2018, Pages 183 - 188

Self-rated Health Among Saudi Women: Association with Morbidity, Lifestyle, and Psychosocial Factors

Authors
Hoda Jradi1, *, Zuhaa Alharbi1, Yasmeen Mohammad2
1King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia
2New York University College of Arts and Sciences, New York City, NY, USA
Corresponding Author
Hoda Jradi
Received 7 January 2018, Accepted 9 October 2018, Available Online 31 December 2018.
DOI
10.2991/j.jegh.2018.04.100How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Self-rated health; women; well-being; lifestyle; Saudi Arabia
Abstract

Self-rated health (SRH) is an essential global measure of general health and quality of life, and a predictor of the mortality and morbidity of populations. We assessed the SRH and identified associated factors among women in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, using a cross-sectional survey conducted on a sample of women aged 18 years and older. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors that are significantly associated with SRH. Overall, 36.6% (n = 329) of participating women reported poor SRH. Higher body mass index (BMI), physical inactivity, greater number of morbidities, and reporting ill-being/likely depression were significantly associated with poor SRH. The findings from this study suggest that health status, lifestyle factors, and psychosocial conditions are associated with SRH in this population. Focusing on these factors suggests a turning point for public health policies and interventions to improve the health and quality of life of this group of women.

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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
8 - 3-4
Pages
183 - 188
Publication Date
2018/12/31
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.2991/j.jegh.2018.04.100How to use a DOI?
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© 2018 Atlantis Press International B.V.
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc/4.0/).

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