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

• Authors: PFUHL Gerit; PRAZERES Filipe; KOWAL Marta; AAVIK Toivo; ABAD-VILLAVERDE Beatriz; AFHAMI Reza; AGUILAR Leonardo; AKELLO Grace; AL-SHAWAF Laith; ANTFOLK Jan; ATAMA Chiemezie S.; ATAMTURK DUYAR Derya; BAIOCCO Roberto; BALIM Sercan; BATRES Carlota; BELKACEM Yakhlef; BESSON Théo; BODE Adam; BOGA Merve; BOUDESSEUL Jordane; BOUSSENA Mahmoud; BRAHIM Hamdaoui; BURDULI Nana; CAN Ali R.; CETINKAYA Hakan; CHIRUMBOLO Antonio; CHUBINIDZE Dimitri; CORNEC Clément; DINIĆ Bojana M.; DURAL Seda; DUYAR Izzet; EBIMGBO Samuel O.; ETCHEZAHAR Edgardo; FEDOR Peter; FRACKOWIAK Tomasz; FREDERICK David A.; GALASINSKA Katarzyna; GARCÍA Felipe E.; GOMEZ YEPES Talia; GRIGORYEV Dmitry; GUEMAZ Farida; HROMATKO Ivana; IKIZER Gözde; JANSSEN Steve M. J.; KAMBURIDIS Julia K.; KAVČIČ Tina; KERVYN Nicolas; KHAN Farah; KOBYLAREK Aleksander; KOYUNCU Mehmet; KUNISATO Yoshihiko; LACKO David; LANDA-BLANCO Miguel; LIDBORG Linda H.; LINS Samuel; MANDZYK Tetyana; MARI Silvia; MAROT Tiago A.; MARTINEZ-BANFI Martha; MATTIASSI Alan D. A.; MAYORGA-LASCANO Marlon; MEBARAK Moises; MESKÓ Norbert; MICCOLI Maria Rosa; MIKULIČIUTE Vita; MILFONT Taciona L.; MIŠETIĆ Katarina; MORELLI Mara; NATIVIDADE Jean C.; NDUKAIHE Izuchukwu L. G.; NOVAES Felipe; OMAR Salma S.; OMAR FAUZEE Mohd Sofian; OTTERBRING Tobias; ÖZENER Bariş; OZER Simon; PARK Ju Hee; PAVELA BANAI Irena; PAZHOOHI Farid; PERUN Mariia; PÍRKO Martin; PIRTSKHALAVA Ekaterine; PISANSKI Katarzyna; PLOHL Nejc; PONNET Koen; PROKOP Pavel; RIBEIRO Matheus F. F.; ROSÁRIO Frederico; ŞAHIN Ayşegül; SAHLI Fatima Zahra; ŠAKAN Dušana; SENYK Oksana; SIEPELMEYER Henrik; RIBEIRO DA SILVA Diana; SINGH Sangeeta; SOLAK Çaglar; SÖYLEMEZ Sinem; STUDZINSKA Anna; TAN Chee-Seng; TOPANOVA Gulmira T.; TOPCU BULUT Merve; TOPLU-DEMIRTAŞ Ezgi; TRÉMOLIERE Bastien; TULYAKUL Singha; UNGARETTI Joaquín; VALENTOVA Jaroslava V.; VARELLA Marco A.C.; VINTILA Mona; VOLKODAV Tatiana; WLODARCZYK Anna; YEH Yao-Yuan; YOO Gyesook; ZERHOUNI Oulmann; ZUMÁRRAGA-ESPINOSA Marcos; ZUPANČIČ Maja; SOROKOWSKI Piotr
• Year of publication: 2025
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Public Health
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• web: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350625001039
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.030
• Keywords: Mental health; Global health; Multiverse analysis; Communicable diseases

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• A_preliminary_study_on_the_role_of_personal_history_of_infectious_and_parasitic_diseases.pdf

• Description: 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.