Determinants of self-rated health in women: a population-based study in Armavir Marz, Armenia, 2001 & 2004.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The former soviet Republic of Armenia entered a turbulent and long-lasting economic transition when it declared its independence in 1991. This analysis sought to identify the determinants of poor self-rated health as an indirect measure of health status and mortality prognosis in an adult female population during a period of socio-economic transition in Armenia.

Methods

Differences in self-rated health in women respondents were analyzed along three main dimensions: social, behavioral/attitudinal, and psychological. The data used were generated from cross-sectional household health surveys conducted in Armavir marz in 2001 and 2004. The surveys utilized the same instruments and study design (probability proportional to size, multistage cluster sampling with a combi

SUBMITTER: Demirchyan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2628913 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature