title: Economic well-being and elder abuse in Rajshahi district of Bangladesh.
abstract: This article examines the distribution of wealth and then tests associations between elder abuse and wealth in Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. Data from 896 respondents (60 years old and over) were collected in April 2009. Principal component analysis was used to construct a wealth index, and logistic regressions were performed to test the associations between wealth and elder abuse. Results reveal that about 62% of individuals from poor households face abuse of some kind, whereas only 6% of individuals from rich households do. The test of the relationship between elder abuse and wealth also suggests that individuals from rich households were more likely not to be abused than individuals from poor households. Results of this study may be useful to policy makers developing policies and programs aimed at preventing elder abuse and reducing inequalities in elder abuse in Rajshahi district as well as in the whole of Bangladesh.
authors: Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh tareque_pshd@yahoo.com.
authors: Md Ismail
authors: MI
authors: Tareque
authors: Department of Health Policy Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Towfiqua Mahfuza
authors: TM
authors: Islam
authors: Department of Health Policy and Management, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Koshio
authors: Department of Health Policy Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Kazuo
authors: K
authors: Kawahara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class
keywords: Bangladesh; elder abuse and neglect; inequality