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Self-rated health and life satisfaction in Iranian children and adolescents at the national and provincial level : the CASPIAN-IV study
Joint Authors
Ansari, Husayn
Hishmat, Ramin
Djalalinia, Shirin
Qorbani, Mustafa
Mansuriyan, Murtada
Mutlaq, Muhammad Ismail
Kelishadi, Ruya
Ardalan, Gelayol
Asayesh, Hamid
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 18, Issue 12 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Self-rated health (SRH) and life satisfaction (LS) are of increasing interest to medical researchers, because of their close relationship with different aspects of health.
Objectives: This paper describes the patterns of LS and SRH among Iranian children and adolescents, analyzed by sex and residence area, at the national and provincial levels.
Methods: In this nationwide study 14880 students, aged 6-18 years, were selected by multistage random cluster sampling from urban and rural areas of 30 provinces in Iran, as part of the fourth survey of a national surveillance program conducted in 2011-2012.
LS and SRH were assessed through a questionnaire following the World Health Organization-Global School-based Student Health Survey (WHO-GSHS) protocols.
Results: 13486 out of 14880 invited students completed the study (participation rate: 90.6%).
Their average age was 12.47 3.36 years.
The prevalence of good SRH at national level was 80.13 (95% CI: 79.25, 80.99); the prevalence of LS among Iranian students at the national level was 80.17 (95% CI: 79.18, 81.13).
At the provincial level, the highest and the lowest LS scores were 85.42 (80.01, 89.55) and 74.78 (68.74, 79.99), respectively.
Likewise, the highest and the lowest prevalence of good SRH was 88.36 (83.99, 91.66) and 74.22 (69.06, 78.78), respectively.
Conclusions: Our findings show that, at provincial levels, a complex set of known/unknown influencing factors affect individuals’ assessments of their own health quality.
Understanding these patterns of SRH and LS could be useful for better health policy and more targeted studies in this field
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kelishadi, Ruya& Djalalinia, Shirin& Qorbani, Mustafa& Mansuriyan, Murtada& Mutlaq, Muhammad Ismail& Ardalan, Gelayol…[et al.]. 2016. Self-rated health and life satisfaction in Iranian children and adolescents at the national and provincial level : the CASPIAN-IV study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 18, no. 12, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-758434
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kelishadi, Ruya…[et al.]. Self-rated health and life satisfaction in Iranian children and adolescents at the national and provincial level : the CASPIAN-IV study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 18, no. 12 (Dec. 2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-758434
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kelishadi, Ruya& Djalalinia, Shirin& Qorbani, Mustafa& Mansuriyan, Murtada& Mutlaq, Muhammad Ismail& Ardalan, Gelayol…[et al.]. Self-rated health and life satisfaction in Iranian children and adolescents at the national and provincial level : the CASPIAN-IV study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2016. Vol. 18, no. 12, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-758434
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 5
Record ID
BIM-758434