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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2019(II-I).04      10.31703/gasr.2019(II-I).04      Published : Dec 1

Gender, Marital Status and Disease Profile: A Case Study of Older's Wellbeing

Abstract

    Pakistan's aging population is increasing daily. This paper uncovered the comparative relationship between marital status and disease manifestation among older persons. Maximum participation of older persons was in category 66-70 years. Data reveals; widowed women were suffering more as compared to older men of same age. The percentile reflects that 68.8 percent of women were hypertensive, 57.1 percent had heart problems, 70.6 percent suffered diabetes, 66.7 percent were affected by arthritis, 62.5 percent faced asthma issues and 40.9 percent were caught by other diseases. The study concludes that women in older age need more attention and care for their wellbeing.

    Gerontology, Aging, Gender and Marital Status, Disease and Aging, Aging and Women, Gender and Aging

    (1) Aftab Ahmed
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
    Chairman/ Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ahmed, A., & Chaudhry, A. G. (2019). Gender, Marital Status and Disease Profile: A Case Study of Older's Wellbeing. Global Anthropological Studies Review, II(I), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2019(II-I).04

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    CHICAGO : Ahmed, Aftab, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. 2019. "Gender, Marital Status and Disease Profile: A Case Study of Older's Wellbeing." Global Anthropological Studies Review, II (I): 28-34 doi: 10.31703/gasr.2019(II-I).04

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    HARVARD : AHMED, A. & CHAUDHRY, A. G. 2019. Gender, Marital Status and Disease Profile: A Case Study of Older's Wellbeing. Global Anthropological Studies Review, II, 28-34.

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    MHRA : Ahmed, Aftab, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. 2019. "Gender, Marital Status and Disease Profile: A Case Study of Older's Wellbeing." Global Anthropological Studies Review, II: 28-34

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    OXFORD : Ahmed, Aftab and Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor (2019), "Gender, Marital Status and Disease Profile: A Case Study of Older's Wellbeing", Global Anthropological Studies Review, II (I), 28-34

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    TURABIAN : Ahmed, Aftab, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. "Gender, Marital Status and Disease Profile: A Case Study of Older's Wellbeing." Global Anthropological Studies Review II, no. I (2019): 28-34. https://doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2019(II-I).04