Correlates of poor self-rated health among school-going adolescent girls in urban Varanasi, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The concept of self-rated health (SRH) has widely been studied among the adults and older population in developed as well as developing countries, including India. Also, studies are available in abundance examining the various concepts of SRH among adolescents. However, in India, studies on the SRH of adolescents remain scarce, especially those aiming to understand the correlates of SRH among school-going adolescent girls in an urban setting. Therefore, this study aims to determine the correlates of poor SRH among school-going adolescent girls in the urban setting of Varanasi, India.

Methods

This study is based on the primary data collected in the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh, India, from October 2019 to February 2020. Nearly 350 adolescent girls and their m

SUBMITTER: Patel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10552224 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature