title: [Predictors of self-rated health of citizens on the territory of endangered political security].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Self-rated health is generally accepted by researchers as a valid measure of health status. The aims of the study were to investigate how the adult inhabitants of northern Kosovska Mitrovica described their health and which variables were the predictors of self-rated health status among that population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The research was done as a cross-sectional study on the representative sample of 318 adult inhabitants of northern Kosovska Mitrovica in 2006. The instrument of research was a questionnaire containing questions about self-rated health and demographic and socio-economic characteristics, mental health, social interaction, possibilities of performing everyday activities, health behaviour and habits, diseases and injuries, utilization of health care service. The independent variables were defined through the factor analysis taken from these groups of questions. The multivariate stepwise linear regression was done to determine the correlation between self-rated health and independent variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than half of the respondents (54.7%) assessed their health as good or very good. The predictors of self-rated health were gender, mood problems, myocardial infarction, chronic bronchitis, psychic and neurotic disorders, rheumatic arthritis, high blood sugar, utilization of private gynaecologist service and paying for diagnostic service.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of the respondents from northern Kosovska Mitrovica assessed their own health as good or very good. Bad and very bad health was significantly associated with females, problems with mood, myocardial infarction, chronic bronchitis, psychic or neurotic disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and high blood sugar. Good and very good health was significantly associated with utilization of private gynaecologist service and paying for diagnostic service.
authors: Medicinski fakultet, Pristina--Kosovska Mitrovica Institut za socijalnu medicinu. momcilomirkovic@yahoo.com
authors: Momcilo
authors: M
authors: Mirković
authors: Snezana
authors: S
authors: Simić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004977:Ethambutol; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014857:Warfare; D055815:Young Adult; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D004977:Ethambutol