Status of elderly people of Bangladesh: health perspective | Proceedings of Pakistan Academy of Sciences 2010

Author(s)

M. Taj Uddin Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Ishurdi, BANGLADESH

M. Nazrul-Islam Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Ishurdi, BANGLADESH

G. Uddin Baher Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Ishurdi, BANGLADESH

M.A.I. Chowdhury Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Ishurdi, BANGLADESH

Abstract

The study is an attempt to assess the health profiles of the elderly people in Bangladesh based on primary data purposively collected from three greater districts of the country. Simple statistical tools were used to analyze the data. The sample profile showed that most of the elderly (55.7 percent) were average state of health and only 20.3 percent were not in good health. The analysis also showed that respondents’ present state of health is significantly allied with their age, level of education, monthly income, proper sanitation facilities and number of son or daughter, dwelling place and type of the family. So, this piece of work may be helpful for the policymakers to deal with the health problems of the elderly.

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Page(s) 181-189

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Published Journal: Proceedings of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Volume: 47, Issue: 3, Year: 2010

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