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| Elder abuse and neglect among rural and urban women | | Author(s) | Keren Patricia Dimah, Agber Dimah |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 15, no 1, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 75-93 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Elder abuse ; Neglect [care] ; Rural areas ; Urban areas ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Unlike urban older women, rural older women have inadequate health care and limited access to ageing network services. Rural women who are part of dysfunctional family relationships are particularly disadvantaged in that they may not be able to gain access to preventive services due to isolation. This study examined six forms of substantiated elder abuse, a form of family violence, among rural and urban women. Chi-square analysis and proportions were used to examine differences between 7,178 rural and 7,614 urban female victims, as were demographic characteristics of abusers. More rural women were represented in physical abuse, emotional abuse and deprivation categories than urban women. More urban women were represented in the passive neglect category than rural women. Approximately 88% of rural women compared to 86% of urban women were willing to accept intervention services following abuse. Abusers were mostly non-caregivers and offspring with no legal responsibility to the victims. Since elder mistreatment permeates every segment of society, intervention programmes should be distributed equitably. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040929214 A |
| Classmark | BD: QNT: QNR: RL: RK: 48: 7T |
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