Feminization of disease and disability association in six low and middle income countries: Evidence from the Study of Global Ageing and Health
Abstract
Context: Women represent a growing proportion of all older people, but added survival means increasing disability associated with chronic conditions that impact on daily living. Extant literature is full of studies suggesting... [ view full abstract ]
Context: Women represent a growing proportion of all older people, but added survival means
increasing disability associated with chronic conditions that impact on daily living. Extant literature
is full of studies suggesting sex differential in the prevalence disability, but limited studies
discussing sex differential in the prevalence of disability among morbid persons.
Objective: To examine the sex differential in the in the prevalence of disability among morbid
persons in selected low and middle income countries.
Methods: Disability score by using An Item Response Theory (IRT) partial credit is constructed
based on eight health and functioning domains by utilising Study on Global Ageing and Adult
Health (SAGE) survey. Bivariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression have been used.
Results: Among morbid persons prevalence of disability is very high in the female population. For
example, among heart disease patient, the prevalence of disability in the male population is 58%
while, among female, it is 83% in India.
Conclusion: Association of disease and disability is fully feminized, moreover; huge differences are
found in the prevalence of disability among morbid persons across countries. For disability
prevention, individuals with high-risk chronic disease should be carefully treated in general and
particularly for women.
Authors
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MOHAMMAD HIFZ UR RAHMAN
(International Institute for Population Sciences,)
Topic Areas
V. Healthcare Service 5.1 Accessibility of healthcare services and its optimization 5.2 He , III. Urban Environments: what specificities? 3.1 Urban Environments as places of demograph
Session
EFA-O-11 » Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs (08:00 - Monday, 4th April, TBA)
Paper
Feminization_of_disease_and_disability_association_Rahman_ICUH16.docx
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