Title of article
Morbidity and Related Factors among Elderly People: A Cross Sec-tional Study Exploring Gender Differences
Author/Authors
BENKSIM, Abdelhafid Laboratory of Human Ecology - Semlalia School - Marrakesh, Morocco , AIT-ADDI, Rachid Laboratory of Human Ecology - Semlalia School - Marrakesh, Morocco , ELKHOUDRI, Noureddine Institute of Health Sciences - University Hassan-1 - Settat, Morocco , AMINE, Mohamed Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Marrakesh, Morocco , CHERKAOUI, Mohamed Laboratory of Human Ecology - Semlalia School - Marrakesh, Morocco
Pages
3
From page
406
To page
408
Abstract
Currently, population aging presents a new chal-lenge for all the countries in the worldwide. It is a natural and inevitable process, always associated with physiological and biological decline (1). Longer life is related to chronic conditions and disabilities in advanced ages, which affected the quality of life and pose a challenge to families and communities . Elderly women are more likely to suffer from lower socio-economic and chronic morbidities that make them more dependent on their daily lives. Our survey was conducted to distinguish the gender differences and the associ-ated factors in elderly in the Marrakech City, Mo-rocco.
Keywords
Morbidity , Exploring , Elderly women
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2487899
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