Disability of older women is more in urban area than rural area in Bangladesh :It needs deep attention
Abstract
Urbanization is tomorrow’s world.Rural areas transform into urban areas. The decreasing birth and death rate population scenario is shifting.The number of aging people increases day by day.Disability of olderwomen is more in... [ view full abstract ]
Urbanization is tomorrow’s world.Rural areas transform into urban areas. The decreasing birth and death rate population scenario is shifting.The number of aging people increases day by day.Disability of olderwomen is more in urban area in Bangladesh. In urban area olderwomen live in very small space.Facility of mobility is very limited.Scope of physical work is limited.There is no opportunity of recreation.There is no place for physical exercise or body fitness. The socio-cultural practice of Bangladesh older men go for prayer to the mosque for five times in a day. They go for shopping. Most of the urban women are not practiced.In rural area olderwomen involve in house hold work in wider place, in supporting work in agriculture sector. Free air, open space and association of near by friends and relatives give better healthful situation to the older women of rural area. These facilities are not easily available for urban olderwomen. Women are neglected portion of the society. Old, disabled and poor are most neglected.All subdistrict level municipality will become urban area after some years. This reality says that tomorrow’s Bangladeshi older women will be big burden by disability in urban area.
To prevent this burden it is necessary to take some measure. There is lack of knowledge about old age, disability, problem of ageing, management of problem of old age and disability; creation awareness,dissemination of knowledge.Arrangement of ageing people management centre in the urban community. This centre may be in the side of the healthfacility, school,private land.This centre contains recreation park.Recreation park contains arrangement of age friendly physical exercise park, food court, book library; music library; arrangement a forum for interaction between new and old generation. Age friendly job and work give opportunity to use their knowledge, experience and skills.Women are deprived from dignity,honour,respect and rights. These cause manic depressive illness.
Authors
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Yeasmin Jahan
(Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project)
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Md. Abu Bakr Siddique
(Uraban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project)
Topic Area
I. Urbanization AND Health: what interactions? 1.1 New paradigms, concepts, methods, and t
Session
PS-3 » POSTER SESSION 3 (12:15 - Sunday, 3rd April, TBA)
Paper
Urbanolderwomen.docx
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