Mandira Basnet
Nepal
Research Article
Abuse of Older Adults Residing in the Community of Nepal
Author(s): Hom Nath Chalise *,Mandira Basnet
Hom Nath Chalise *,Mandira Basnet
Introduction: With the increasing global population concern on older person’s abuse is also increasing. There is dearth of research on the elder abuse of older persons in Nepal and very little is known about this.
Objective: Objective of this paper is to explore the situation of abuse of older persons in community living older adults of Nepal.
Methodology: This is a cross-sectional community based study carried out in eastern part of Nepal. Data was collected through face to face interview using structured questionnaire. Total number of participants were 158, sixty years and above. Mean age of the respondent was 72.1 years with age ranged 62-93 years. Majority of the participants were male (72.8%), married (50%), having some health problems (58.2%) and have some saving for future (61%).
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-7182.1000415