| Titre : | Morbidity and health care utilisation among elderly people in Mmankgodi village, Botswana. (2000) |
| Auteurs : | F. CLAUSEN ; P. HJORTDAHL ; B. INGSTAD ; E. SANDBERG ; Section of General Practice. Department of General Practice and Community Medicine. University of Oslo. Oslo. NOR |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 54, n° 1, 2000) |
| Pagination : | 58-63 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Utilisation ; Soins ; Utilisation service ; Morbidité ; Morbidité [épidémiologie] ; Epidémiologie ; Evaluation ; Personne âgée ; Homme ; Système santé ; Botswana ; Afrique ; Santé physique |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST R0x16g4I. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective-To evaluate the health status among the elderly in a village in Botswana and their pattern of health care utilisation. Design-A descriptive study where all persons 60 years and older were invited to participate, including a medical examination, laboratory testing and a questionnaire aiming at gathering sociodemographic data. Setting-Mmankgodi village of Botswana. Subjects-419 persons were identified as elderly in the village, out ofwhich 337 were included. Main outcome measures-The general medical examination also included eye status, vision and hearing tests, nutritional status, blood pressure and registering of physical disabilities. Laboratory tests included haemoglobin, blood glucose, HIV antibodies and serum lipids. The questionnaire contained questions regarding family and civil status, self assessed general health, health problems experienced during the previous month, and health care utilisation. Questions also pertained to smoking, taking snuff, and alcohol consumption. Results-A majority (75%) of the elderly experienced good or only somewhat reduced health, while one quarter suffered more serious health problems. The most frequent health problems were related to the musculoskeletal system. Eye diseases, including cataract and blindness, were also common. The concentration of serum lipids is lower than the one found in the elderly population of Norway. Nutritional status indicated a relatively high prevalence (7%) of malnutrition. (...) |
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