A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries

IF 3.9 3区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Public Health Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.030

Gerit Pfuhl , Filipe Prazeres , Marta Kowal , Toivo Aavik , Beatriz Abad-Villaverde , Reza Afhami , Leonardo Aguilar , Grace Akello , Laith Al-Shawaf , Jan Antfolk , Chiemezie S. Atama , Derya Atamturk Duyar , Roberto Baiocco , Sercan Balım , Carlota Batres , Yakhlef Belkacem , Théo Besson , Adam Bode , Merve Boğa , Jordane Boudesseul , Piotr Sorokowski

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Abstract

Objectives

Infectious diseases are often associated with decline in quality of life. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between personal history of communicable, i.e., infectious and parasitic diseases and self-rated health.

Study design

Secondary analysis of a large dataset multi-country observational study.

Methods

We used a four-pronged analysis approach to investigate whether personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases is related to self-reported health, measured with a single item.

Results

Three of the four analyses found a small positive effect on self-reported health among those reporting a history of pathogen exposure. The meta-analysis found no support but large heterogeneity that was not reduced by two classifications of countries.

Conclusion

Personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases does not reduce self-reported health across a global sample.

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各国传染病和寄生虫病个人病史对自我报告健康的作用的初步研究

目的传染性疾病常与生活质量下降有关。本研究的目的是分析个人传染病史，即传染病和寄生虫病与自评健康之间的关系。研究设计对大型数据集多国观察性研究进行二次分析。方法采用四管齐下的分析方法，调查个人传染病和寄生虫病病史是否与自我报告健康相关。结果四项分析中有三项发现，在报告有病原体接触史的人群中，自我报告的健康状况有轻微的积极影响。荟萃分析没有发现支持，但两种国家分类没有减少很大的异质性。结论在全球样本中，传染病和寄生虫病的个人病史不会降低自我报告的健康状况。

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Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

0.00%

发文量

280

审稿时长

37 days

期刊介绍： Public Health is an international, multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal. It publishes original papers, reviews and short reports on all aspects of the science, philosophy, and practice of public health.