biostudies-literatureUnknown3(6)Cullati SIndo-Swiss Joint Research Programme in the Social Sciences<h4>Introduction</h4>In high-income countries, the self-rated health (SRH) item is used in health surveys to capture the population's general health because of its simplicity and satisfactory validity and reliability. Despite scepticism about its use in low-income and middle-income countries, India implemented the SRH item in many of its demographic and population health surveys, but evidence of its validity is lacking. The objective was to assess the construct validity of the SRH item in India.<h4>Methods</h4>Data for 4492 men and 4736 women from the Indian sample of the World Health Survey (2003) were used. Overall, 43 health status indicators were grouped into health dimensions (physical, mental and functional health, chronic diseases, health behaviours) and the SRH item was regressed oBMJ global healthe000856https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6231101biostudies-literatureIs the single self-rated health item reliable in India? A construct validity study.PMC6231101Chakraborty ABurton-Jeangros CCullati SMukhopadhyay SSieber SfalseIs the single self-rated health item reliable in India? A construct validity study.<h4>Introduction</h4>In high-income countries, the self-rated health (SRH) item is used in health surveys to capture the population's general health because of its simplicity and satisfactory validity and reliability. Despite scepticism about its use in low-income and middle-income countries, India implemented the SRH item in many of its demographic and population health surveys, but evidence of its validity is lacking. The objective was to assess the construct validity of the SRH item in India.<h4>Methods</h4>Data for 4492 men and 4736 women from the Indian sample of the World Health Survey (2003) were used. Overall, 43 health status indicators were grouped into health dimensions (physical, mental and functional health, chronic diseases, health behaviours) and the SRH item was regressed o2018-01-01T00:00:00Z20182026-07-16T10:06:31.034Z2026-07-09T10:48:57.567ZS-EPMC62311013048341110.1136/bmjgh-2018-000856