Self-Assessed Disability and Self-Rated Health among Rural Villagers in Peru: A Brief Report

Autor/inn/en	Rohrer, James E.; Merry, Stephen P.; Thacher, Thomas D.; Summers, Matthew R.; Alpern, Jonathan D.; Contino, Robert W.
Titel	Self-Assessed Disability and Self-Rated Health among Rural Villagers in Peru: A Brief Report
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Health, 26 (2010) 3, S.294-298 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-765X
DOI	10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00293.x
Schlagwörter	Self Evaluation (Individuals); Economically Disadvantaged; Risk; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Health; Surveys; Multiple Regression Analysis; Sex; Adults; Peru + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risiko; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Gesundheit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr
Abstract	Context: Risks for poor self-rated overall health in rural areas of developing nations have not been thoroughly investigated. Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess potential risk factors for poor self-rated health among rural villagers in Peru. Methods: A door-to-door survey of villagers residing in the Pampas Grande region in Peru, which is in the Andes Mountains, yielded complete data for 337 adults. Findings: Adjusting for age and gender using multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that having self-reported disabilities was inversely and independently related to good self-rated health (OR 0.48 [95% CI, 0.26-0.88]). Joint pain also was related to self-rated health (OR 0.23 [95% CI, 0.13-0.41]). Conclusions: Increasing access to affordable, effective analgesics may reduce this disparity. Health agencies should consider these actions as possible planning priorities for the region. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10