TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Self-Rated Health in a Transitional Middle-Income Setting: Evidence From Thailand
AU - Seubsman, Sam-ang
AU - Kelly, Matthew
AU - Yieng, Vasoontara
AU - Sleigh, Adrian
AU - Chokhanapitak, Jaruwan
AU - Churewong, Chaiyun
AU - Hounthasarn, Suttanit
AU - Khamman, Suwanee
AU - Pandee, Daoruang
AU - Pangsap, Suttinan
AU - Prapamontol, Tippawan
AU - Puengson, Janya
AU - Sangrattanakul, Yodyiam
AU - Banks, Emily
AU - Banwell, Cathy
AU - Caldwell, Bruce
AU - Carmichael, Gordon
AU - Dellora, Tarie
AU - Dixon, Jane
AU - Friel, Sharon
AU - Harley, David
AU - Kjellstrom, Tord
AU - Lim, Lynette
AU - McMichael, Tony
AU - Mark, Tanya
AU - Strazdins, Lyndall
AU - Vilainerun, Duangkae
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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 developing countries. The authors report on SRH in Thailand, a middle-income developing country.The data were derived from a large nationwide cohort of 87 134 adult Open University students (54% female, median age 29 years). The authors included questions on socioeconomic and demographic factors that could influence SRH. The Thai cohort in this study mirrors patterns found in developed countries, with females reporting more frequent "poor" or "very poor" SRH (odds ratio = 1.35; 95% confidence interval = 1.26-1.44). Cohort males had better SRH than females, but levels were more sensitive to socioeconomic status. Income and education had little influence on SRH for females. Among educated Thai adults, females rate their health to be worse than males, and unlike males, this perception is relatively unaffected by socioeconomic status.
AB - 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 developing countries. The authors report on SRH in Thailand, a middle-income developing country.The data were derived from a large nationwide cohort of 87 134 adult Open University students (54% female, median age 29 years). The authors included questions on socioeconomic and demographic factors that could influence SRH. The Thai cohort in this study mirrors patterns found in developed countries, with females reporting more frequent "poor" or "very poor" SRH (odds ratio = 1.35; 95% confidence interval = 1.26-1.44). Cohort males had better SRH than females, but levels were more sensitive to socioeconomic status. Income and education had little influence on SRH for females. Among educated Thai adults, females rate their health to be worse than males, and unlike males, this perception is relatively unaffected by socioeconomic status.
U2 - 10.1177/1010539509356807
DO - 10.1177/1010539509356807
M3 - Article
VL - 23
SP - 754
EP - 765
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
IS - 5
ER -