Perceived Morbidity and Disability Among Older Egyptians: Levels and Correlates | ||
| المجلة المصرية للسکان وتنظيم الأسرة | ||
| Article 1, Volume 35, Issue 2, December 2002, Pages 1-25 PDF (1.13 M) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mskas.2002.361910 | ||
| Author | ||
| Zeinab Khadr* | ||
| Faculty of Economics and Political Science - Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper explored the determinants of morbidity and disability among older persons in Egypt. While less than 6% of Egypt's current population is aged 60 and older, within the next few decades Egypt is almost certain to experience an accelerated aging process, both in percentage terms and in the absolute size of the elderly population. With its continuing efforts towards social and economic development, rapid population aging will present a significant challenge. Policies that secure the welfare of this population and those who care for them will need to be developed. The results underscore the strong association between the psychological profile of older persons and their health (both disability and self-perceived health status). Regardless of controls for other factors, a low psychological profile is persistently associated with a perception of poor health. Since throughout this analysis, the researcher insisted on establishing no causality between the analyzed factors, this result has one main implication, namely the need for more attention of the psychosocial profile of older cohorts. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Morbidity; Disability; Older Egyptians; Ordered logit model | ||
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