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Published November 30, 2023 | Version CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Determinants of Healthcare Services for Aged Women in Rural Bangladesh

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  • 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.

Contributors

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  • 1. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.
  • 2. Former Student, Department of Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.
  • 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh.

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Abstract: In Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest nations, a significant share of the deprived inhabitants are elderly women who live in rural regions with little access to healthcare. The primary goal of this investigation was to analyse the determinant of healthcare services for aged women in rural Bangladesh. This study was conducted using survey research method through interview schedule. It was carried out in four villages in the Satkhira district. It was followed by purposive sampling and a sample size of 260 was selected. The study revealed that 53.1 percent of the respondent took medical help promptly during the time of illness. Besides this 73.1 percent of the respondent took medical care from a qualified doctor and only 42.2 percent of the respondent get the old allowance. However, nature of the treatment was influenced by the distance to get health facility (p<.001) and response in seeking health care (p<.001). The results indicate that the head of the household's year of schooling (p=.001) and monthly household income (p. =001) had a significant link with the response to seeking health care.

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DOI
10.54105/ijssl.A1069.032323
ISSN
2583-0643

Dates

Accepted
2023-03-15
Manuscript received on 01 March 2023 | Revised Manuscript received on 10 March 2023 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 March 2023 | Manuscript published on 30 November 2023

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