Disease Contour and Household Decision Making
A Gender Comparative Study of Older Persons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22254686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University), Aftab Ahmed (0000-0003-0912-7596, Quaid-i-Azam University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-23 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2708-2091 • E-ISSN: 2708-3586 |
| Publisher | Humanity Only - HO (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31703/gsr.2020(v-i).03 |
| OpenAlex | W3118809352 |
| Language | EN |
Aging is a global demographic phenomenon. The Aging in Pakistan is a grave matter of concern which is neglected not only at state level but in research field too. This study focused to explore the relationship between disease profile and participation of older persons (OPs) in household decision making. A sample of 384 OPs was selected from Rawalpindi for data collection. Data were entered and analyzed in SPSS. Male participation was 70% and 30% of females. The findings of the research indicate 8.1% of cases of hypertension among older persons, heart problems were reported in 12.8% cases and 15.1% of the sample suffering from Diabetes. Cross-tabulation of data shows that the Pearson value is 32.552 and the calculated p-value is .000 [p
Diabetes mellitus · Disease · Older people · Pathology · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |