ArticleBMC geriatrics2017
Gender differences in functional disability and self-care among seniors in Bangladesh.
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- Disability and its sociodemographic correlates among older people in Nepal: evidence from the 2022 Nepal Demographic Health Survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of self-reported functional status among older adults residing in the largest refugee camp of the world.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- A qualitative exploration of Chinese rural older adults' adaption experience to disability in Henan Province.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Physical activity and gender buffer the association of retirement with functional impairment in Ghana.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Modifications of Traditional Formulas to Estimate and Project Dependency Ratios and Their Implications in a Developing Country, Bangladesh.Population research and policy review · 2022Article
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- Vision and Hearing Impairments Affecting Activities of Daily Living among Malaysian Older Adults by Gender.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Frailty indexed classification of Bangladeshi older adults' physio-psychosocial health and associated risk factors- a cross-sectional survey study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Disability for basic and instrumental activities of daily living in older individuals.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundDisability among older adults is a public health concern. To date there are no in-depth and comprehensive analyses on older adults' disabilities in Bangladesh. This study investigated gender differences in the prevalence of disability and the socio-demographic factors associated with disability among older adults in Bangladesh.
methodsThis research used a sample of 4176 elderly males and females aged 60 years and over from a nationally representative data set- Bangladesh's 2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey. The study used both household level and individual level data and applied a wealth index, which was constructed based on household assets using principal component analysis. The Washington Group's short set of questions on disability were used to measure disability. Chi-square tests and ordinal logistic regression models were fit.
resultsForty-two percent of older had some form of functional disability, including 5% of elderly with severe/extreme functional disability. Seven percent of older adults had a self-care disability, including 3% of elderly with a severe/extreme form of self-care disability. Elderly females suffered from all the studied disabilities, including functional and self-care disabilities in higher percentages, and had higher odds ratios of having both functional disability and self-care disability compared to elderly males. The study also identified some significant factors affecting functional disability and self-care disability, namely age, having a chronic condition, wealth status and place of residence, including divisional differences.
conclusionsPrograms aimed at reducing functional disability among seniors, particularly elderly females, should be granted the highest priority in Bangladesh.
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