Gender, socioeconomic status, and self-rated health in a transitional middle-income setting: Evidence from Thailand

Sam Ang Seubsman; Matthew James Kelly; Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan; Adrian C. Sleigh; Jaruwan Chokhanapitak; Chaiyun Churewong; Suttanit Hounthasarn; Suwanee Khamman; Daoruang Pandee; Suttinan Pangsap; Tippawan Prapamontol; Janya Puengson; Yodyiam Sangrattanakul; Boonchai Somboonsook; Nintita Sripaiboonkij; Pathumvadee Somsamai; Duangkae Vilainerun; Wanee Wimonwattanaphan; Chris Bain; Emily Banks; Cathy Banwell; Bruce Caldwell; Gordon Carmichael; Tarie Dellora; Jane Dixon; Sharon Friel; David Harley; Tord Kjellstrom; Lynette Lim; Anthony McMichael; Tanya Mark; Lyndall Strazdins

doi:10.1177/1010539509356807

Gender, socioeconomic status, and self-rated health in a transitional middle-income setting: Evidence from Thailand

Sam Ang Seubsman^*, Matthew James Kelly, Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Adrian C. Sleigh, Jaruwan Chokhanapitak, Chaiyun Churewong, Suttanit Hounthasarn, Suwanee Khamman, Daoruang Pandee, Suttinan Pangsap, Tippawan Prapamontol, Janya Puengson, Yodyiam Sangrattanakul, Boonchai Somboonsook, Nintita Sripaiboonkij, Pathumvadee Somsamai, Duangkae Vilainerun, Wanee Wimonwattanaphan, Chris Bain, Emily BanksCathy Banwell, Bruce Caldwell, Gordon Carmichael, Tarie Dellora, Jane Dixon, Sharon Friel, David Harley, Tord Kjellstrom, Lynette Lim, Anthony McMichael, Tanya Mark, Lyndall Strazdins

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Abstract

Poor self-rated health (SRH) correlates strongly with mortality. In developed countries, women generally report worse SRH than males. Few studies have reported on SRH in developing countries. The authors report on SRH in Thailand, a middle-income developing country.The data were derived from a large nationwide cohort of 87 134 adult Open University students (54% female, median age 29 years). The authors included questions on socioeconomic and demographic factors that could influence SRH. The Thai cohort in this study mirrors patterns found in developed countries, with females reporting more frequent "poor" or "very poor" SRH (odds ratio = 1.35; 95% confidence interval = 1.26-1.44). Cohort males had better SRH than females, but levels were more sensitive to socioeconomic status. Income and education had little influence on SRH for females. Among educated Thai adults, females rate their health to be worse than males, and unlike males, this perception is relatively unaffected by socioeconomic status.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	754-765
Number of pages	12
Journal	Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Volume	23
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539509356807
Publication status	Published - Sept 2011

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Seubsman, S. A., Kelly, M. J., Yiengprugsawan, V., Sleigh, A. C., Chokhanapitak, J., Churewong, C., Hounthasarn, S., Khamman, S., Pandee, D., Pangsap, S., Prapamontol, T., Puengson, J., Sangrattanakul, Y., Somboonsook, B., Sripaiboonkij, N., Somsamai, P., Vilainerun, D., Wimonwattanaphan, W., Bain, C., ... Strazdins, L. (2011). Gender, socioeconomic status, and self-rated health in a transitional middle-income setting: Evidence from Thailand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 23(5), 754-765. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539509356807

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Gender, socioeconomic status, and self-rated health in a transitional middle-income setting: Evidence from Thailand

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