ArticlePloS one2019
Factors associated with older persons' physical health in rural Uganda.
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- Elderly people's perceptions on the use of mobile phones to support the self-management of long-term illnesses at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital.African health sciences · 2024Article
- The association of cognitive impairment with quality of life and functional impairment in Ugandan first-episode psychosis patients: a cross sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- Self-reported activities of daily living, health and quality of life among older adults in South Africa and Uganda: a cross sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Getting Old Well in Sub Saharan Africa: Exploring the Social and Structural Drivers of Subjective Wellbeing among Elderly Men and Women in Uganda.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionThe proportion of older persons in developing countries is increasing with no clear evidence of improvement in physical health. The aim of this paper was to examine the factors associated with older persons' physical health in rural Uganda.
methodsThis paper is based on a cross-sectional study of 912 older persons age 60 years and older across four major regions of Uganda. The study was conceptualized basing on World Health Organization quality of life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). Analysis was done at three levels, that is, frequency distributions were generated to describe background characteristics of respondents and cross-tabulations were done to determine associations between dependent and each of the independent variables. Ordinal logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of physical health.
resultsThe likelihood of good physical health is high among older persons (Ops) who controlled their household assets (OR = 3.64; CI = 1.81-7.30) or the household assets controlled by their spouses (OR = 4.44; CI = 1.91-10.32) relative to those whose household assets were controlled by their children. There is high likelihood of good physical health among those who engage in physical activities (OR = 2.28; CI = 1.52-3.43) compared to those who do not.
conclusionThe findings have various policy implications, including creating an enabling environment and building capacities of older persons to remain in control of their household assets. Interventions focusing on deepening sensitization of older persons about importance of physical exercises could be a viable strategy for improving physical health of older persons.
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