title: [The prevalence and influencing factors of abuse and negligence against elderly in rural areas of Anhui province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors related to abuse and negligence against the elderly in the rural areas.
  
  
  METHODS
  975 elderly over 60 years from 41 counties in Anhui province were included. All participants completed an anonymous questionnaire including items as: educational background, marital condition, income, child-discipline, rude action to parents, daily activities, physical functions, having chronic illness, abuse and negligence against the elderly, etc.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the last year, rates of common physical abuse, serious physical abuse, emotional abuse, financial exploitation, negligence, overall abuse and negligence against the elderly were 4.5%, 1.5%, 26.9%, 4.9%, 7.2%, 29.9% respectively. Among the 281 victims, 80.4% reported that they were suffered more than 3 times of abuse and neglect episodes, and 34.9% reported that they were suffered more than 2 forms of abuse and negligence. The primary sadism was carried out by the daughter-in-law or son-in-law (43.2%) of the elderly. Low activity on daily life and having chronic illness were the risk factors causing common physical abuse while better education was the protective factor to it. Low ability in managing daily activity of living was the risk factor causing serious physical abuse. Less active on daily life and having rude action to parents were the risk factors to emotional abuse, but being strict with their children was the protective factor to emotional abuse. Less active on daily life, often beating their children and having rude action to parents were the risk factors related to financial exploitation. Less active on daily life, having rude action to parents and having bad physical functions were the risk factors causing negligence. Less active on daily life and having rude manner to parents were the risk factors of overall elderly abuse and negligence, but being strict with their children was protective factor to the abuse and negligence against the elderly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High prevalence on abuse and negligence against the elderly was seen in the rural areas of China. Different forms on elderly abuse and negligence were affected by different factors that called for more attention to be paid to those elderly with lower ability in managing their daily life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Care, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Pu-yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Jia-hu
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Li-ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Dan-dan
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yue-ting
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Xiu-ling
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Qiao-xia
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Fang-biao
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Tao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires