Socio-Eonomic Status of Elderly of Bangladesh: A Statistical Analysis

Uddin, M. T.; Islam, Nazrul; Alam, Muhammad; Baher, G. U.

doi:10.3923/jas.2010.3060.3067

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“…The situation of the elderly is dismal where more than 50% of the elderly are widowed or single 9 .63% are jobless and 14-15% engaged in agricultural works and daily labor. This compares badly with that of Tehran where 85% elderly are unofficially employed 10 . Elder person encountered non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases including heart attacks and stroke, chronic respiratory diseases including chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma, renal disease cancers, and diabetes as well as other chronic diseases 11,12 .…”

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The Situation of the Elderly in Bangladesh

Barikdar

Ahmed

Lasker³

2016

Bangladesh J Bioethics

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In Bangladesh due to improved quality of life the number of people over 60 years is increasing rapidly. This should be seen as an emerging challenge as the elderly will have special needs and require different care-giving services. Since Bangladesh does not have a social welfare system there will be competition for inadequate resources specially health and medical services. It is envisaged that due to more elderly population the demographic structure will undergo a slow change from the present pyramid structure. The growing trend towards nuclear family or where children live abroad will put the elderly parents in a dilemma-the financial and social support that is essential for them has not yet emerged. The nutrition and health status of elderly people depend on adequate food safe water, proper sanitation facilities and maintaining hygienic standards. To provide special medical care for the elderly there is a need to establish WHO recommended Age-Friendly Primary Health Care centers and separate wards /units are to be set up in the hospitals. To reduce vulnerability of older women there is a need to distribute assets and properties according to the law. . Our new generations have to be responsive, informed and attentive about their duties and responsibilities towards the elderly people. Taking proper care of the elderly is our ethical duty and responsibility.

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The Situation of the Elderly in Bangladesh

Barikdar

Ahmed

Lasker³

2016

Bangladesh J Bioethics

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“…The situation of the elderly is dismal where more than 50% of the elderly are widowed or single (Abedin, 1996) 0.63% are jobless and 14-15% engaged in agricultural works and daily labor. This compares badly with that of Tehran where 85% elderly are unofficially employed (Uddin et al, 2010). Bangladesh introduced Program Implementation Plan for protecting old age health and ensures health care.…”

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Knowledge and attitude of senior staff nurses regarding geriatrics health care in a tertiary public hospital

Mahmud

Begum

Akhter³

2020

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res

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There is proportionate increase in the health problems along with increase in geriatric population in Bangladesh. Nurses need to be well equipped with knowledge and should also have a positive attitude regarding geriatric care. The current cross sectional study conducted with an aim to assess the knowledge and attitude of senior staff nurses and associated factors regarding geriatrics health care. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 nurses working at a tertiary public hospitals in the Rangpur city of Bangladesh from January 2019 to December, 2019. Participants were selected using simple random sampling from the list of staff. The Kogan's attitude questionnaire was used to measure nurses' attitudes toward the elderly. Out of 384 respondents, 36.5% were of age group 21-30 years, most of female (84.4%) and married (85.2%) with maximum Muslim (88.5%) religious view. About half of the respondents had diploma level education (53.9%) and having 1-5 years job experience (48.7%). 64.1% respondents have monthly income within BDT 25001-35000. 35.4% of the nurses agreed for skill nursing and 36.5% agreed for challenging and stimulating nursing care, and 54.2% nurses agree for need highly skilled nursing. Most (97.7%) of the nurses opined needs special geriatric wards for effective care and 93.8% requires special training. According to Kogan attitudes scale, 36.2% nurse had negative attitudes and 63.8% had positive attitudes regarding geriatric health care. More than one third (38.5%) of respondents were average knowledge; followed by 32.8% respondents were good knowledge. There is a statistically significant relationship present between job experience and attitude (λ2=26.193, p<0.05) and job experience and knowledge (λ2=15.04, p<0.04) of nurses. It was concluded that senior staff nurses had average knowledge and positive attitude regarding geriatric care. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. September 2020, 6(3): 431-439

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“…The literature shows, as our study identi es that overall health and well-being status of the older adults is compromised with the presence of low family income; because, low family income prevents them to maintain a healthy lifestyle [43,[64][65][66]. About two-thirds of the world's poorer older adults live In South Asia, and they suffer from basic humanitarian problems including hunger and under-nutrition, low consumption of food, lack of housing, inadequate healthcare and illiteracy [9,67].…”

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Frailty Indexed Classification of Bangladeshi Older Adults’ Physio-psychosocial Health and Associated Risk Factors- A Cross-sectional Survey Study

Rahman¹,

Hamiduzzaman

Akter

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Background: Frailty is associated with healthy ageing, and it has been identified as a means of measuring older adults’ physio-psychosocial health. We know about the ageing trends and common diseases of older adults living in South Asia, but literature to date does not widely feature their health status based on frailty, especially in Bangladesh. This study aims to understand the prevalence of frailty in Bangladeshi older adults; classify their health status; and investigate associated risk factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the north-eastern region (i.e. Sylhet City Corporation) of Bangladesh. Four hundred participants aged 55 years and above were randomly selected, attended a health assessment session and completed a multi-indicator survey questionnaire. We developed a 30-indicator Frailty Index (FI30) to assess the participant’s health status and categorized: good health (no-frailty/Fit); slightly poor health (mild frailty); poor health (moderate frailty); and very poor health (severe frailty). Pearson chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis were conducted.Results: The participants’ mean age was 63.6 years, and 61.6% of them were assessed in poor to very poor health (moderate frailty/36.3% - severe frailty/25.3%). The eldest, female and participants from lower family income were found more frailty than their counterparts. Participants aged 70 years and above were more likely (adjusted OR: 4.23, 95 % CI: 2.26–7.92, p < 0.0001) to experience frailty (medical conditions) than the pre-elderly age group (55-59 years). Female participants were more vulnerable (adjusted OR=1.487, 95% CI: 0.84-2.64, p < 0.0174) to frailty (medical conditions) than male. Also, older adults who had higher family income (Income>$473.3) found a lower risk (adjusted OR: 0.294, 95% CI: 0.11-0.76, p<0.011) of frailty (poor health).Conclusion: Our study results confirm the prevalence of frailty-related disorders in Bangladeshi older adults and highlight the importance of targeted clinical and community-led preventive care programs.

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Socio-Eonomic Status of Elderly of Bangladesh: A Statistical Analysis

Cited by 16 publications

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The Situation of the Elderly in Bangladesh

The Situation of the Elderly in Bangladesh

Knowledge and attitude of senior staff nurses regarding geriatrics health care in a tertiary public hospital

Frailty Indexed Classification of Bangladeshi Older Adults’ Physio-psychosocial Health and Associated Risk Factors- A Cross-sectional Survey Study

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