Socio-demographic patterns of disability among older adult populations of low-income and middle-income countries: results from World Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our objective was to quantify disability prevalence among older adults of low- and middle-income countries, and measure socio-demographic distribution of disability.

Methods

World Health Survey data included 53,447 adults aged 50 or older from 43 low- and middle-income countries. Disability was a binary classification, based on a composite score derived from self-reported functional difficulties. Socio-demographic variables included sex, age, marital status, area of residence, education level, and household economic status. A multivariate Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to assess associations between disability and socio-demographic variables.

Results

Overall, 33.3 % (95 % CI 32.2-34.4 %) of older adults reported disability. Disability

SUBMITTER: Hosseinpoor AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4879166 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature