Understanding accessibility to healthcare for elderly people in Bangladesh

被引：9

作者：

Abdullah, J. M. ^{[1
]}

Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed ^{[2
]}

Saqib, Shahab E. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Rajshahi, Dept Publ Adm, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

[2] Asian Inst Technol, Pathum Thani, Thailand

[3] Higher Educ Dept, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

来源：

DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE | 2018年 / 28卷 / 04期

关键词：

Gender and diversity; Elderly; Social sector; Health; South-East Asia;

D O I：

10.1080/09614524.2018.1450845

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Healthcare facilities for the rising number of elderly people living in rural and semi-urban areas in Bangladesh are insufficient. This article assesses the accessibility to healthcare for elderly people living in rural and semi-urban areas. Data collection was carried out using surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews, and both quantitative and qualitative tools were used in analysis. Upazila hospitals, which are geographically easily accessible for elderly people in rural and semi-urban areas, have a dearth of specialist doctors to treat their chronic diseases and lack sophisticated diagnostic facilities. It is recommended that a course on gerontology be introduced in the medical curriculum to increase the number of available geriatricians, and resources allocated for sophisticated diagnostic facilities in upazila hospitals.

引用

页码：552 / 561

页数：10

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