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

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G. Pfuhl, Filipe Prazeres, M. Kowal, T. Aavik, Beatriz Abad-Villaverde, Reza Afhami, Leonardo A. Aguilar, G. Akello, Laith Al-Shawaf, J. Antfolk, C. Atama, Derya Atamtürk Duyar, R. Baiocco, Sercan Balım, C. Batres, Yakhlef Belkacem, Théo Besson, Adam Bode, Merve Boğa, Jordane Boudesseul, Mahmoud Boussena, Hamdaoui Brahim, Nana Burduli, Ali R Can, Hakan Çetinkaya, A. Chirumbolo, Dimitri Chubinidze, C. Cornec, Bojana M. Dinić, S. Dural, I. Duyar, Samuel O. Ebimgbo, Edgardo Etchezahar, Peter Fedor, Tomasz Frąckowiak, David A. Frederick, Katarzyna Galasinska, Felipe E García, Talía Gómez Yepes, Dmitry Grigoryev, Farida Guemaz, Ivana Hromatko, G. Ikizer, Steve M. J. Janssen, Julia Kamburidis, Tina Kavčič, Nicolas Kervyn, Farah Khan, Aleksander Kobylarek, Mehmet Koyuncu, Yoshihiko Kunisato, David Lacko, Miguel Landa-Blanco, Linda H. Lidborg, Samuel Lins, Tetyana Mandzyk, Silvia Mari, T. Marot, Martha Martínez-Banfi, Alan D. A. Mattiassi, Marlon Mayorga-Lascano, Moisés Mebarak, Norbert Meskó, Maria Rosa Miccoli, Vita Mikuličiūtė, T. L. Milfont, Katarina Mišetić, Mara Morelli, J. Natividade, I. Ndukaihe, Felipe Novaes, S. Omar, Mohd Soffian Omar Fauzee, T. Otterbring, Barış Özener, Simon Ozer, Ju Hee Park, Irena Pavela Banai, Farid Pazhoohi, M. Perun, Martin Pírko, Ekaterine Pirtskhalava, K. Pisanski, N. Plohl, Koen Ponnet, P. Prokop, Matheus F F Ribeiro, Frederico Rosário, Ayşegül Şahin, Fatima Zahra Sahli, D. Šakan, O. Senyk, Henrik Siepelmeyer, D. Ribeiro da Silva, Sangeeta Singh, Çağlar Solak, Sinem Söylemez, A. Studzinska, Chee-Seng Tan, Gulmira Topanova, Merve Topcu Bulut, Ezgi Toplu-Demirtaş, B. Trémolière, Singha Tulyakul, J. Ungaretti, J. Valentova, M. Varella, M. Vintilă, Tatiana Volkodav, Anna Włodarczyk, Yao‐Yuan Yeh, Gyesook Yoo, O. Zerhouni, Marcos Zumárraga-Espinosa, M. Zupančič, P. Sorokowski
Public Health, 2025

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Pfuhl, G., Prazeres, F., Kowal, M., Aavik, T., Abad-Villaverde, B., Afhami, R., … Sorokowski, P. (2025). A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries. Public Health.

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Pfuhl, G., Filipe Prazeres, M. Kowal, T. Aavik, Beatriz Abad-Villaverde, Reza Afhami, Leonardo A. Aguilar, et al. “A Preliminary Study on the Role of Personal History of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases on Self-Reported Health across Countries.” Public Health (2025).

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Pfuhl, G., et al. “A Preliminary Study on the Role of Personal History of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases on Self-Reported Health across Countries.” Public Health, 2025.

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@article{g2025a,
  title = {A preliminary study on the role of personal history of infectious and parasitic diseases on self-reported health across countries.},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Public Health},
  author = {Pfuhl, G. and Prazeres, Filipe and Kowal, M. and Aavik, T. and Abad-Villaverde, Beatriz and Afhami, Reza and Aguilar, Leonardo A. and Akello, G. and Al-Shawaf, Laith and Antfolk, J. and Atama, C. and Duyar, Derya Atamtürk and Baiocco, R. and Balım, Sercan and Batres, C. and Belkacem, Yakhlef and Besson, Théo and Bode, Adam and Boğa, Merve and Boudesseul, Jordane and Boussena, Mahmoud and Brahim, Hamdaoui and Burduli, Nana and Can, Ali R and Çetinkaya, Hakan and Chirumbolo, A. and Chubinidze, Dimitri and Cornec, C. and Dinić, Bojana M. and Dural, S. and Duyar, I. and Ebimgbo, Samuel O. and Etchezahar, Edgardo and Fedor, Peter and Frąckowiak, Tomasz and Frederick, David A. and Galasinska, Katarzyna and García, Felipe E and Yepes, Talía Gómez and Grigoryev, Dmitry and Guemaz, Farida and Hromatko, Ivana and Ikizer, G. and Janssen, Steve M. J. and Kamburidis, Julia and Kavčič, Tina and Kervyn, Nicolas and Khan, Farah and Kobylarek, Aleksander and Koyuncu, Mehmet and Kunisato, Yoshihiko and Lacko, David and Landa-Blanco, Miguel and Lidborg, Linda H. and Lins, Samuel and Mandzyk, Tetyana and Mari, Silvia and Marot, T. and Martínez-Banfi, Martha and Mattiassi, Alan D. A. and Mayorga-Lascano, Marlon and Mebarak, Moisés and Meskó, Norbert and Miccoli, Maria Rosa and Mikuličiūtė, Vita and Milfont, T. L. and Mišetić, Katarina and Morelli, Mara and Natividade, J. and Ndukaihe, I. and Novaes, Felipe and Omar, S. and Fauzee, Mohd Soffian Omar and Otterbring, T. and Özener, Barış and Ozer, Simon and Park, Ju Hee and Banai, Irena Pavela and Pazhoohi, Farid and Perun, M. and Pírko, Martin and Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine and Pisanski, K. and Plohl, N. and Ponnet, Koen and Prokop, P. and Ribeiro, Matheus F F and Rosário, Frederico and Şahin, Ayşegül and Sahli, Fatima Zahra and Šakan, D. and Senyk, O. and Siepelmeyer, Henrik and da Silva, D. Ribeiro and Singh, Sangeeta and Solak, Çağlar and Söylemez, Sinem and Studzinska, A. and Tan, Chee-Seng and Topanova, Gulmira and Bulut, Merve Topcu and Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi and Trémolière, B. and Tulyakul, Singha and Ungaretti, J. and Valentova, J. and Varella, M. and Vintilă, M. and Volkodav, Tatiana and Włodarczyk, Anna and Yeh, Yao‐Yuan and Yoo, Gyesook and Zerhouni, O. and Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos and Zupančič, M. and Sorokowski, P.}
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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.