tailieunhanh - Quality of Life of the Elderly People in Einme Township Irrawaddy Division, Myanmar

In the United Republic of Tanzania, some 500 older women are murdered each year following accusations against them of witchcraft. The problem is particularly serious in Sukumaland in the north of the country. Large numbers of older women are driven from their homes and communities in fear of being accused of witchcraft, and end up living destitute in urban areas. Belief in witchcraft has existed in Sukumaland for centuries, though the violence surrounding it has increased sharply in recent years. This may in part be due to increased poverty caused by too many people living off too little land, as well as an overall lack of. | Asia Journal of Public Health July-December 2010 No. 2 Asia Journal of Public Health Journal homepage http Original Articles Quality of Life of the Elderly People in Einme Township Irrawaddy Division Myanmar Myo Myint Naing Sutham Nanthamongkolchai Chokchai Munsawaengsub Medical officer Medicines Sans Frontieres-Holland Myanmar Department of Family Health Faculty of Public Health Mahidol University Bangkok Thailand ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history Received July 2010 Received in revised form September 2010 Accepted October 2010 Available online January 2011 Keywords Quality of life Elderly people Self-esteem Family relationship Corresponding Author Nanthamongkolchai S Department of Family Health Faculty of Public Health Mahidol University Bangkok 10400 Thailand. Email phsnt@ Objective To study the quality of life of the elderly people in Einme Township Irrawaddy Division Myanmar and factors related. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 209 elderly aged 60 and over who lived in Einme Township Irrawaddy Division Myanmar. Data were collected by using structured interview questionnaire from February 1 to 21 2010. Statistics used for data analysis were frequency percentage mean standard deviation Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and Multiple regression analysis. Results The majority of the elderly people had a moderate level of quality of life followed by high level and low level . The factors that were statistically significantly related to the quality of life of elderly were education level current illness selfesteem family income family relationship and social support. In addition self-esteem and family relationship could significantly predict the quality of life of elderly by . Self-esteem had the highest predictive power of quality of life. Conclusion The factors related to quality of life of elderly people were self-esteem and family relationship. To promote .