Research Article
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Profile of the Elderly Seeking Health Care in Kampala, Uganda
Table 3
Independency in daily living and ill-health across sociodemographic variables among the 134 study participants.
| | Dependency in | Dependency in | Hearing handicap | Cognitive decline | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| Gender | | | | | Men | 8 (16) | 6 (12) | 8 (16) | 19 (37) | Women | 7 (8) | 28 (34) | 19 (23) | 43 (52) | Women versus ; RR (95% CI) | 0.54 (0.20–1.48) | 2.87 (1.19–6.93) | 1.46 (0.64–3.33) | 1.39 (0.81–2.39) | Women versus ; RR (95% CI) | 0.38 (0.12–1.26) | 2.11 (0.81–5.50) | 1.44 (0.59–3.53) | 1.34 (0.73–2.46) | Age | | | | | Below median (≤68 yrs) | 6 (8) | 13 (17) | 9 (12) | 32 (42) | Above median (>68 yrs) | 9 (16) | 21 (36) | 18 (31) | 30 (52) | Above versus ; RR (95% CI) | 1.97 (0.70–5.52) | 2.12 (1.06–4.23) | 2.62 (1.18–5.83) | 1.23 (0.75–2.02) | Above versus ; RR (95% CI) | 1.99 (0.63–6.32) | 2.38 (1.12–5.08) | 2.67 (1.17–6.12) | 1.22 (0.72–2.07) | Accommodation | | | | | Rented/owned by relative | 6 (17) | 14 (39) | 10 (28) | 18 (50) | Owner | 9 (9) | 20 (20) | 17 (17) | 44 (45) | Owner versus ; RR (95% CI) | 0.55 (0.20–1.55) | 0.53 (0.27–1.04) | 0.62 (0.29–1.36) | 0.90 (0.52–1.55) | Owner versus ; RR (95% CI) | 0.65 (0.20–2.07) | 0.61 (0.29–1.31) | 0.62 (0.27–1.45) | 0.99 (0.55–1.80) | Financially independent | | | | | No (depends on relatives) | 7 (13) | 21 (40) | 15 (29) | 29 (56) | Yes (work or savings) | 7 (9) | 10 (13) | 12 (16) | 30 (39) | Yes versus ; RR (95% CI) | 0.68 (0.24–1.93) | 0.32 (0.15–0.68) | 0.54 (0.25–1.15) | 0.70 (0.42–1.16) | Yes versus ; RR (95% CI) | 0.57 (0.16–1.96) | 0.54 (0.23–1.27) | 0.80 (0.33–1.95) | 0.80 (0.45–1.44) |
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