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ArticleBMC public health2015

Healthy life expectancy and the correlates of self-rated health in Bangladesh in 1996 and 2002.

Md Ismail Tareque, Yasuhiko Saito, Kazuo Kawahara

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Article in BMC public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Md Ismail TarequeDepartment of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh. tareque_pshd@yahoo.com.
Yasuhiko SaitoAdvanced Research Institute for the Sciences and Humanities, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan. saito.yasuhiko@nihon-u.ac.jp.
Kazuo KawaharaDepartment of Health Care Management and Planning, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. kk.hcm@tmd.ac.jp.
Nihon University · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JPUniversity of Rajshahi · BD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLife expectancy (LE) at birth has increased steadily in Bangladesh since its independence. When people live longer, quality of life becomes a central issue. This study examines whether healthy life expectancy (HLE) at ages 15, 25, 35, and 45 is keeping pace with LE at those ages between 1996 and 2002. It also seeks to investigate the correlates of self-rated health (SRH) in 1996 and 2002.

methodsWe used data from the World Values Survey conducted in 1996 and 2002 among individuals 15 years and older. The Sullivan method was used to compute HLE. Socio-demographic differences and their association with different states of health were examined by chi-square and Pearson's correlation tests. Multiple linear regression models were fitted to examine the correlates of SRH.

resultsThe results show that perceived health improved between 1996 and 2002. For males, statistically significant increases in the expected number of years lived in good SRH were found. Proportionally, in 2002, both males and females at ages 15, 25, 35 and 45 expected more life years in good health and fewer life years in fair and poor health than did their counterparts in 1996. Comparatively, males expected fewer life years spent in good health but a much larger proportion of expected life in good health than did females. Finally, in multivariate analyses, life satisfaction was the only factor found to be significantly and positively associated with SRH for males and females in both years, although in both years the association was much more pronounced for females than for males.

conclusionThis study documented changes in HLE during 1996-2002. Women outlive men, but they have a lower quality of life and are more likely to live a greater part of their remaining life in poor SRH. Life satisfaction as well as other significant factors associated with SRH should be promoted, with special attention given to women, to improve healthy life expectancy and the quality of life of the Bangladeshi people.

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Health StatusAdolescentAdultBangladeshDiagnostic Self EvaluationFemaleHumansLife ExpectancyLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSelf ReportSex DistributionSex FactorsYoung Adult

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