尼日利亚埃多州农村社区老年人虐待的流行,模式和预测因素
Fatelyn I Okakah1, Simeon N Awunor2, Oluwaseun E Daramola3
1Department of Community Medicine, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria.
Ghana medical journal
|July 7, 2025
概括
在尼日利亚农村社区,虐待老年人非常普遍,忽视是最常见的形式,通常是由儿童实施的. 解决这个问题需要一个多层次的方法,涉及所有利益相关者,以确保老年人的福祉.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 虐待老年人是一个重要的全球健康和人权问题.
- 农村社区在老年人护理和支持系统方面经常面临独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 调查老年虐待的流行,模式和预测因素.
- 确定尼日利亚爱多州老年人寻求帮助的障碍.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究与232名年龄在60岁及以上的参与者进行.
- 收集有关老年虐待的流行,模式和预测因素以及寻求帮助行为的数据.
主要成果:
- 老年人虐待率为79.3%,其中忽视 (73.4%),财务虐待 (64.1%) 和情感虐待 (53.8%) 是最常见的.
- 儿童经常被认为是犯罪者.
- 风险因素包括性别,婚姻状况,就业,教育,生活安排,财务状况和依赖程度.
结论:
- 在研究的农村地区,虐待老年人,特别是忽视老年人普遍存在,家庭成员是主要的事者.
- 涉及国际,联邦,州和地方利益相关者的多层次干预对于保护老年人至关重要.
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