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.

A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries / 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.; Duyar, Derya Atamturk; Baiocco, Roberto; Balım, Sercan; Batres, Carlota; Belkacem, Yakhlef; Besson, Théo; Bode, Adam; Boğa, 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.; Yepes, Talia Gomez; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Guemaz, Farida; Hromatko, Ivana; Ikizer, Gözde; Janssen, Steve M. J.; Kamburidis, Julia A.; 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; Mikuličiūtė, Vita; Milfont, Taciona L.; Mišetić, Katarina; Morelli, Mara; Natividade, Jean C.; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L. G.; Novaes, Felipe; Omar, Salma S.; Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Omar; Otterbring, Tobias; Özener, Barış; Ozer, Simon; Park, Ju Hee; Banai, Irena Pavela; Pazhoohi, Farid; Perun, Mariia; Pírko, Martin; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Plohl, Nejc; Ponnet, Koen; Prokop, Pavol; Ribeiro, Matheus F. F.; Rosário, Frederico; Şahin, Ayşegül; Sahli, Fatima Zahra; Šakan, Dušana; Senyk, Oksana; Siepelmeyer, Henrik; Ribeiro Da Silva, Diana; Singh, Sangeeta; Solak, Çağlar; Söylemez, Sinem; Studzinska, Anna; Tan, Chee-Seng; Topanova, Gulmira T.; Bulut, Merve Topcu; Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi; Trémolière, 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. - In: PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 0033-3506. - 242:(2025), pp. 220-227. [10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.030]

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

Baiocco, Roberto;Chirumbolo, Antonio;Morelli, Mara;
2025

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.
2025
Communicable diseases; Global health; Mental health; Multiverse analysis
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A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries / 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.; Duyar, Derya Atamturk; Baiocco, Roberto; Balım, Sercan; Batres, Carlota; Belkacem, Yakhlef; Besson, Théo; Bode, Adam; Boğa, 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.; Yepes, Talia Gomez; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Guemaz, Farida; Hromatko, Ivana; Ikizer, Gözde; Janssen, Steve M. J.; Kamburidis, Julia A.; 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; Mikuličiūtė, Vita; Milfont, Taciona L.; Mišetić, Katarina; Morelli, Mara; Natividade, Jean C.; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L. G.; Novaes, Felipe; Omar, Salma S.; Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Omar; Otterbring, Tobias; Özener, Barış; Ozer, Simon; Park, Ju Hee; Banai, Irena Pavela; Pazhoohi, Farid; Perun, Mariia; Pírko, Martin; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Plohl, Nejc; Ponnet, Koen; Prokop, Pavol; Ribeiro, Matheus F. F.; Rosário, Frederico; Şahin, Ayşegül; Sahli, Fatima Zahra; Šakan, Dušana; Senyk, Oksana; Siepelmeyer, Henrik; Ribeiro Da Silva, Diana; Singh, Sangeeta; Solak, Çağlar; Söylemez, Sinem; Studzinska, Anna; Tan, Chee-Seng; Topanova, Gulmira T.; Bulut, Merve Topcu; Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi; Trémolière, 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. - In: PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 0033-3506. - 242:(2025), pp. 220-227. [10.1016/j.puhe.2025.02.030]
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