Social determinants, prevalence and factors associated with health self-perception in Mâncio Lima

Abstract

The self-perceived health assessment is useful to obtain information on the health status of populations. Social Determinants of Health (SDH) can drive its results. This study aims to evaluate how the SDH influence the prevalence of self-perceived “regular” or” poor” health and its associated factors in the urban population of Mâncio Lima, Acre. This a cross-sectional household survey study conducted in the urban area of Mâncio Lima. Exploratory, descriptive, bivariate analysis and Chi-square test were performed with α = 0.05. P values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. The prevalence of “regular” or “poor” self-perceived health was 44.5%. Sex, age, education, presence of morbidities in the last 15 days, government benefit and per capita income were associated with the outcome. Knowing the factors that interfere with self-perceived health is important for the creation and improvement of public policies for prevention and health promotion.