Determinants of Health among the Elderly

Determinants of Health among the
Elderly
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Determinants of Health among the
Elderly
1. Gender
2. Health services
3. Employment
4. Education & literacy
5. Physical environment
6. Social support networks
7. Personal health practices & coping skills
8. Social environments
9. Healthy child development
10. Biology and genetic endowment
11. Culture
12. Financial and social status

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1. Gender
• Gender roles, norms and behavior affect how the elderly
access health services
• Gender inequality results in health risks for women
• Income of women in retirement is approximately 57% of
men’s.
(Cameron, Song, Manheim, & Dunlop, 2010).
2. Health services
• Physiological functions among old people worsen with age
• Low or lack of income among elderly makes accessibility to
quality healthcare difficult
• Old age is characteristic of morbidity which makes it difficult
to seek for healthcare services in healthcare centers (WHO,
2019)