Religious Activity Participation and Self-Rated Health among Older Population in Indonesia  

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Mahwati, Yeni

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah nasional - terakreditasi DIKTI
Dalam koleksi: Makara Seri Kesehatan vol. 18 no. 3 (Dec. 2014), page 17-24.
Topik: Indonesia; older; religious activity participation; SRH
Fulltext: 4470-8295_her.pdf (73.8KB)

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A number of studies have documented a positive and robust relationship between religious activity and health outcomes.The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between religious activity participation and self-rated health(SRH) among older population in Indonesia. Data were obtained from 2,915 respondents 60 years and older from theIndonesian Family Life Survey 4 (2007). SRH was assessed by a single-item health measure with four options: “veryhealthy,” “somewhat healthy,” “somewhat unhealthy,” and “unhealthy”. Logistic regression were used to examine therelationship of the religious activity participation and SRH. Bivariate analysis revealed that religious activity participationwas significantly associated with SRH. Multivariate analysis shows that among participants who participated in religiousactivity, the likehood of a better SRH is increased (OR = 1.422; 95% CI = 1.203 to 1.682) after controlling for sociodemographic variables, socio-economic status (SES), health behaviour and number of Non Communicable Diseases(NCDs). This findings suggest that religious activity participation has an important effect on self-rated health status.Longitudinal studies are needed to help elucidate mechanisms and the order and direction of effects.

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