Prevalence and predictors of elder abuse in Mafikeng Local Municipality in South Africa
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2014
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African Population Studies
Abstract
Elder abuse is widespread in South Africa and is a serious public health problem. This paper estimated the
prevalence and identified the forms and predictors of elder abuse. The paper used cross-sectional data on
506 elderly people from Mafikeng Local Municipality in South Africa, and used the chi-square statistic and
the logistic regression model to analyse the data. Overall 64.3% of men and 60.3% of women experienced
elder abuse. Physical abuse was more common among men while emotional, financial and sexual abuses
were more common among women. Having no working children, being currently single, living in elderly
couple family, living in rural areas, having a poor self-perception of health and having a disability were
significantly associated with elder abuse. We conclude that the prevalence of elder abuse is high and
common, which calls for strategies to prevent the vice
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Elderly, mistreatment, abuse, family structure
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Bigala, P., & Ayiga, N. (2014). Prevalence and predictors of elder abuse in Mafikeng Local Municipality in South Africa. African Population Studies, 463-474.