Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Profile of the Elderly Seeking Health Care in Kampala, Uganda

Nawagi, Faith; Söderberg, Martin; Berggren, Vanja; Midlöv, Patrik; Ajambo, Aidah; Nakasujja, Noeline

doi:10.1155/2018/4147509

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“…Most older people in Uganda (and generally in sub-Saharan Africa) are living with family members in multi-generational households with their children and grandchildren (Wandera et al, 2017), with younger generations looking after their elderly. However, without a reliable and consistent income, and high levels of chronic conditions in older adults, accessing healthcare is very limited and often restricted to basic medicines (Nawagi et al, 2018). Considering that the proportion of older adults is rising faster in LMIC, with the latest figures from 2015 of 46 million older adults in sub-Saharan Africa estimated to be more than triple by 2050 (United Nations, 2018).…”

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Impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on older people in Uganda: “hunger is really one of those problems brought by this COVID”

Giebel

Ivan²,

Burger

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Int. Psychogeriatr.

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Objectives: To explore the impact of COVID-19 related public health restrictions on the lives of older adults living in Uganda. Design: Qualitative semi-structured interview study Setting: Participants’ homes Participants: Older adults living in Uganda (aged 60+) Measurements: Older adults in Uganda were interviewed over the phone and asked about their lives before and since COVID-19, and how public health restrictions have affected their lives. Semi-structured interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and translated into English. Transcripts were thematically analysed and themes generated in discussion. Results: 30 older adults participated in the study. Five themes were identified: (1) Economic impacts; (2) Lack of access to basic necessities; (3) Impact on health care utilisation; (4) Social impacts; and (5) Violent reinforcement of public health restrictions. COVID-public health restrictions had severe impacts on their lives, with many people having not enough food to eat due to lack of income, and being unable to pay their grandchildren’s school fees. Steep rises in public transport fares and an overall avoidance of transport also resulted in a lack of access to healthcare services and difficulty in getting food. Restrictions were violently reinforced by security guards. Conclusions: Public health restrictions have a severe impact not only on older adults, but the whole family in Uganda. Governmental strategies to contain the virus need to provide more support to enable people to get basic necessities and live as normal a life as possible.

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Impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on older people in Uganda: “hunger is really one of those problems brought by this COVID”

Giebel

Ivan²,

Burger

et al. 2020

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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“…Oral hygiene (Lolita et al, 2015); (Lowe and Rossopoulos, 2018) Material 3 Oral hygiene (Dahm, Bruhn and Lemaster, 2015); (Chen et al, 2013) (Mahdizadeh and Solhi, 2018); (Miikkola et al, 2019) The Elderly is an age group that has shown a decline in organ function. The older age of a person causes a decrease in bodily functions due to aging which causes a decrease in physical strength.…”

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“…Aging can cause the skin to become drier. In addition, the elderly also have problems with the skin and nail structures such as calluses and nails growing into the skin (Miikkola et al, 2019;Delgado et al, 2016).…”

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Systematic Review: Affecting Behaviour of Hygiene and Health Care of the Eldery

Paramita

2021

JPK

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Background: The Elderly is an age group that has decreased organ function which is susceptible to various diseases. The elderly also experience physical decline which can affect personal hygiene and health care behavior. Objective: To determine the factors that affect the personal hygiene and health care of the elderly. Method: Personal hygiene referred to in this study was hygiene to care for the whole body including skin, feet, teeth, nails, and hair. This study was a systematic review of studies with primary data related to factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly. The study was conducted on 35 international journals. Results: Personal hygiene of the elderly are feet. Factors that influence their hygiene on demographic factors include residence, education, source of income, gender, age, and knowledge. Factors affecting elderly hygiene on personal characteristic factors include need assistance, perceived benefits, disease, frequency of cleansing, self-efficacy, physical change, degree of independence, mobility, and self-motivation. Factors affecting them on facilities and infrastructure factors supporters include equipment, care services facilities, equipment, distance to care service facilities, social support, and practical conditions. Factors affecting on healthy program factors include training, education caregiver, motivation caregiver, health promotion, health information seeking, satisfaction, informal care, behavioral programs, utilization, and functional health literacy. Conclusion: Factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly include demographics, characteristics of the elderly, supporting facilities, and infrastructure and health programs. Dominant factor affecting personal hygiene and health care for elderly are educational, residence, and income source.

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“…Particularly, foods higher in calories, fat, cholesterol, and salt, and low in fiber‐containing foods (e.g., fruit, vegetables, and whole grain products) are linked with increased risk for diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cancer, and stroke, in adulthood (Leslie & Hankey, 2015; Phillips, 2003). Nawagi et al's (2018) study in Uganda revealed participants highly experiencing bone and joint pain which are frequently untreated. This was associated to eating low‐calcium diets with many being ignorant about the foods rich in bone building nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D. The second greatest reported medical condition relating to age was hypertension which was linked to poor nutrition and lifestyle issues.…”

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Green and grey: Nutritional lifestyle and healthful ageing in rural and urban areas of three sub‐Saharan African countries

Kyomuhendo

Adeola

2020

Bus Strat Dev

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Increased lifespan has resulted in a growing ageing population with non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, among others that are chronic in nature. Thus, causing dependency, disability, poor quality of life, and increased medical costs. This paper uses South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda to understand how improved medical interventions and social‐economic conditions have increased life expectancy while changing dietary and disease patterns. The countries are chosen due to their variations in urbanization and ageing levels. South Africa is more urbanized (66%) with an 8% aged population, followed by Ghana (56.06%) with a 5.3% aged population and Uganda (23.77%) with a 4.5% aged population. Lately, healthy dietary patterns are encouraged to promote healthy ageing and prevent, slow and reverse NCDs, through consumption of organic foods (higher in wholegrain foods, vegetables, fruits, with low meat consumption). Organic products are considered healthier, nutritious, fresher, and environmentally friendly because their production excludes pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and chemical food additives. Through literature reviews, we identified how older persons' nutritional patterns in South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda have evolved and their impacts on ageing. Findings indicated rising incomes and urbanization leading to nutrition transition, with traditional foods being substituted with foods high in meat, fats, refined sugars, and oils. Consequently, a double burden of diseases that are communicable and non‐communicable is emerging. Changes in diets of older persons have promoted overweight/obesity and under nutrition/underweight. It is, therefore, necessary to use strategies that improve levels of organic food intake through educational programs to the aged and their families on how to control diets and lifestyles. Also, household organic food production can be promoted by encouraging growing vegetables and fruits. This will help boost older persons' nutritional wellbeing, as well as promote the production of local organic foods that are environmental friendly and socially sustainable.

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Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Profile of the Elderly Seeking Health Care in Kampala, Uganda

Cited by 12 publications

References 59 publications

Impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on older people in Uganda: “hunger is really one of those problems brought by this COVID”

Impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on older people in Uganda: “hunger is really one of those problems brought by this COVID”

Systematic Review: Affecting Behaviour of Hygiene and Health Care of the Eldery

Green and grey: Nutritional lifestyle and healthful ageing in rural and urban areas of three sub‐Saharan African countries

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