Abstract
Ageing is an ongoing physiological process. As mortality declining and improving public health interventions which result population ageing. The present study is an attempt to assess the health status of ageing people living in Bangladesh. We found most of the ageing people’s family expenditure are bear by their son which is 78.9%. We also found that 52.6% ageing people’s health are care by son which is maximum. Most of the older people’s (60.2%) treatment cost below 2000 taka. According to the study there is 33.3% of ageing people have the disease of diabetics, 20.5% have the problem of blood pressure and 19.9% have heart disease. We observe that 70.8% of ageing people monthly visit to doctor for treatment. However, the satisfaction level of treatment is positively correlated and significant with who bear the family expenditure. There is a weak positive relationship between the satisfaction level of treatment and who health care most but it was insignificant. We also found that there is a weak positive relationship between the satisfaction level of treatment and how frequently the ageing people visit to doctor for treatment and it was insignificant. Logistic result indicates that if we increase one unit of family expenditure bear (son), health care most (son) and visiting doctor (daily) then the satisfaction level (yes) will increase respectively 0.694, 0.018 and 0.116 unit.
Highlights
Like the global pattern, the number and rate of elderly population of Bangladesh is increasing and expected to increase more in the future years
On the basis of the findings of the present study the following recommendation were made for the health status of ageing population in Bangladesh
The main importance should be given on the health status of ageing population in Bangladesh
Summary
The number and rate of elderly population of Bangladesh is increasing and expected to increase more in the future years. It is projected that by 2025, the population of elderly people will exceed 17 million [1]. Compared with high-income countries, population of ageing people will take place over a short period of time in Bangladesh and the country will have much less time to deal with its consequences. We can assume that if the problems of the elderly is not solved it will add a great dimension of hindrance for the country. A study shows that80% respondents suffered from chronic diseases. 50% of respondents told that their appetite had reduced partially. Nutritional status of the study subjects represents surprising results. Underweight, normal, overweight and obese were 24%, 32%, 32% and 12% of respondents [2]
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