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LIMITED FORMAL EDUCATION AND ITS IMPACT OF DISEASE PROFILE OF OLDER PERSONS OF RAWALPINDI

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2021(IV-I).02      10.31703/gasr.2021(IV-I).02      Published : Jun 1

Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi

Abstract

    Increased life expectancy and low mortality rates are the major reason for the increasing number of the older population. Developed countries are not only facing this problem, but the number of developing countries are also increasing. Pakistan is also among those countries having a greater portion of the older population. Objective: The present study was focused on exploring the relationship between the educational achievement of older persons and their disease profile. Methods: A structured tool was developed to interview 384 older persons. Data were coded and analyzed in SPSS. Male and female participation was with ratio 70:30 while 53.9% sample was age 60-65 years. Results: Most of the respondents were illiterate, followed by primary, secondary, and matriculation degree holder elders. Hypertension, Heart problem, Diabetes, Arthritis, and Asthma issue are observed among older persons. Diabetes is the only disease reported by OPs with a qualification from illiterate to a Master degree with varied percentiles. Regression model [ y=5.0749+.0646x] with R Square = .0013. Conclusion: We conclude that a relationship exists among study variables but non-significantly while the value of R^2tells us how assertive you can be that each distinct variable has some correlation with the dependent variable, which is the important indicator.

    Older Persons, Aging, Disease Profile, Education and Disease, Elder People

    (1) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
    Chairman, Department of Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Aftab Ahmed
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Khurum Irshad
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    APA : Chaudhry, A. G., Ahmed, A., & Irshad, M. K. (2021). Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi. Global Anthropological Studies Review, IV(I), 10-17. https://doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2021(IV-I).02

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor, Aftab Ahmed, and Muhammad Khurum Irshad. 2021. "Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi." Global Anthropological Studies Review, IV (I): 10-17 doi: 10.31703/gasr.2021(IV-I).02

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    HARVARD : CHAUDHRY, A. G., AHMED, A. & IRSHAD, M. K. 2021. Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi. Global Anthropological Studies Review, IV, 10-17.

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    MHRA : Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor, Aftab Ahmed, and Muhammad Khurum Irshad. 2021. "Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi." Global Anthropological Studies Review, IV: 10-17

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    MLA : Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor, Aftab Ahmed, and Muhammad Khurum Irshad. "Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi." Global Anthropological Studies Review, IV.I (2021): 10-17 Print.

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    OXFORD : Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor, Ahmed, Aftab, and Irshad, Muhammad Khurum (2021), "Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi", Global Anthropological Studies Review, IV (I), 10-17

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    TURABIAN : Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor, Aftab Ahmed, and Muhammad Khurum Irshad. "Limited Formal Education and its Impact of Disease Profile of Older Persons of Rawalpindi." Global Anthropological Studies Review IV, no. I (2021): 10-17. https://doi.org/10.31703/gasr.2021(IV-I).02