TY  - JOUR
T1  - Study the Socioeconomic, Psychological and Health Characteristics of Aged People in Rural Area of Natore District in Bangladesh
AU - , Md. Shahidul Islam AU - , Md. Rafiqul Islam 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 9
SP  - 1159
EP  - 1167
PY  - 2005
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2005.1159.1167
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2005.1159.1167
KW  - Aged Population socio-economic variables
KW  -psychological variables
KW  -logistic regression model
AB  - The purpose of this study is to study the socioeconomic, psychological and health characteristics of aged people in rural area of Natore District in Bangladesh. For this the primary data collected by purposive sampling interviewed method has been used as raw materials in this paper. Some statistical mechanisms such as frequency distribution, contingency analysis, c2-test and logistic regression model have been applied in this article. In this study, it is found that aged people are suffering from economic insecurity, unhealthy house structure,   insufficient   medical   facility   and   home   care, isolation,   shortage   of   recreational   instrument, shortage   of  balance  diet  and  some  psychological  problems.  Logistic  analysis  shows  that  mental  status of  aged  population  is  positively  influenced  by  land  property,  decision  acceptance  in  family  and  getting pension (Boisko Bhata).
ER  -