Research Article
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Profile of the Elderly Seeking Health Care in Kampala, Uganda
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the 134 study participants and national data [
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| | | Study population | National data | | Men | Women | Total | Total | Urban |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | 60–64; (%) | 15 (29) | 31 (37) | 46 (34) | 31% | 32% | | 65–69; (%) | 14 (27) | 19 (23) | 33 (25) | 21% | 20% | | 70–74; (%) | 7 (14) | 11 (13) | 18 (13) | 19% | 18% | | 75+; (%) | 15 (29) | 22 (27) | 37 (28) | 30% | 30% | | Owns his/her own | | | | | | | Yes; (%) | 40 (78) | 58 (70) | 98 (73) | 72.8% | 42.8% | | No; (%) | 11 (22) | 25 (30) | 36 (27) | | | | Rented; (%) | 6 (12) | 6 (7) | 12 (9) | 21.4% | 49.6% | | With relatives; (%) | 5 (10) | 19 (23) | 24 (18) | | | | Financially | | | | | | | Yes; (%) | 42 (84) | 35 (44) | 77 (60) | | | | Work; (%) | 38 (75) | 29 (35) | 67 (50) | 95.8% | 92.2% | | Savings; (%) | 4 (8) | 6 (7) | 10 (8) | 0.8% | 1.4% | | No; (%) | 8 (16) | 44 (56) | 52 (40) | | | | From relatives; (%) | 8 (16) | 44 (54) | 52 (39) | 3.1% | 6.1% | | Persons in the household (mean) | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | | Monthly income (1000 UGX) among those who work (median) | 180 | 40 | 100 | | 110 |
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data are based on households, not individuals. data for one man and three women. |
