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dc.contributor.authorKalam, I. M. Shafiqul
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Hafiz T. A.
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-19T08:03:12Z
dc.date.available2010-10-19T08:03:12Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/573
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, the population structure in many countries has been reshaping due to combined effect of falling fertility and increased life expectancy. Because of demographic interaction, a trend of increasing proportion for aged 60 years or more has emerged which cause new concerns to academics, researchers and policy makers. Although ageing is relatively a new demographic phenomenon in Bangladesh, demographers however believe that it will have profound impact on the economy, politics and society as a whole. As more people live longer, retirement, pensions and other admissible social benefits tend to extend over longer periods of time. This makes it necessary for social security systems to change substantially in order to remain effective in particular for keeping the elderly in good shape. This paper attempts to explore the types of illness among older people in Bangladesh using data collected from a national survey. It also describes the factors associated with health situation of the elderly in Bangladesh.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBRAC Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBRAC University Journal, BRAC University;Vol.3. No. 2 pp. 75-83
dc.subjectMorbidityen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectAgeingen_US
dc.subjectBangladeshen_US
dc.titleMorbidities among older people in Bangladesh: evidence from an ageing surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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