Gender Differentials in Self-Rated Health and Self-Reported Disability among Adults in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The extant literature on gender differentials in health in developed countries suggests that women outlive men at all ages, but women report poorer health than men. It is well established that Indian women live longer than men, but few studies have been conducted to understand the gender dimension in self-rated health and self-reported disability. The present study investigates gender differentials in self-rated health (SRH) and self-reported disability (SRD) among adults in India, using a nationally representative data.

Methods

Using data on 10,736 respondents aged 18 and older in the 2007 WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health in India, prevalence estimates of SRH are calculated separately for men and women by socio-economic and demographic characteristics.

SUBMITTER: Bora JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4633186 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature