Factors associated with older persons’ physical health in rural Uganda
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Date
2019
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PloS one
Abstract
The proportion of older persons in developing countries is increasing with no clear evidence
of improvement in physical health. The aim of this paper was to examine the factors associated
with older persons’ physical health in rural Uganda. Methods This paper is based on a cross-sectional study of 912 older persons age 60 years and older across four major regions of Uganda. The study was conceptualized basing on World Health
Organization quality of life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). Analysis was done at three levels, that is, frequency distributions were generated to describe background characteristics of respondents and cross-tabulations were done to determine associations between dependent and each of the independent variables. Ordinal logistic regression was used to determine the
predictors of physical health. Results The likelihood of good physical health is high among older persons (Ops) who controlled
their household assets (OR = 3.64; CI = 1.81–7.30) or the household assets controlled by their spouses (OR = 4.44; CI = 1.91–10.32) relative to those whose household assets were controlled by their children. There is high likelihood of good physical health among those who engage in physical activities (OR = 2.28; CI = 1.52–3.43) compared to those who do
not.
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older persons, physical health, Uganda
Citation
Maniragaba F, Nzabona A, Asiimwe JB, Bizimungu E, Mushomi J, Ntozi J, et al. (2019) Factors associated with older persons’ physical health in rural Uganda. PLoS ONE 14(1): e0209262. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0209262