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Item Access to facilities and health status of elderly people in Nepal (A study of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No.14, Kathmandu District)(Department of Sociology, 2017) Balami, ReenaNot availableItem An Analysis of Elderly People Living in Devghat Old Age Home(Department of Rural Development, 2019) Sharma, Sharada DeviOld age is not weary and gray hair,it is a matured experience learned from entire long life. Staying in an old age is living in university,learning and sharing of education and experiences.Old age home is blissful university of human kinds. An analysis of elderly people living in Devghat Pilgrimage to access socio economic reasons to leave family,cultural status,gender discrimination and management of the old age home of Devghat holy confluence of Kaligandaki and Trisuli rivers.The chief assumption of the study presents, “Socio economic and cultural status from gender perspective determines the facilities of old age homes”has been justified. Theoretical review shows that Aging theory of Theoder(2014) incorporates the ageingfactors of old age people and scientific management theory of F.W.Taylor (1814) was a tool tocheck and manage the old age homes of Devghat in Literature review empirically the study has incorporated status of Pashupati Briddhashram,Maitreya Ashram, Madrid plan of action and UN principles for senior citizens.From the identification of research gap major problems like socio-economic reasons, Cultural factors,Gender discrimination and management problem of the elderly homes are famous. Methodologically,the study is being designed by a case studydata on qualitative descriptive research paradigm. Although, the study has selected random scientific random sampling tools and purposive sampling to select the respondents on entire for types of elderly settlement of Devghat(Government,NRN,Rotary and kalpabas) Collected data were analyzed and incorporated from qualitative and descriptive way on the basis of specific objective entire from objectives are divided into four subheadings and presented. In conclusion,entire ideas from reviews experiences and dataanalysis have been managed scientifically and research is highly alert in biasness.The identified conclusions and recommendations are useful to future researcher,and policy makers.Item Economic status of elderly people in Nepal (A study of Rajapur, municipality Bardiya)(Department of Sociology, 2021) Acharya, KeshabNot availableItem Impact of Migration on Elderly People of Tharu Community of Lamki-Chuha 4, Kailali(Department of Sociology, 2021) Chaudhary, RajeshNot availableItem Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Elderly People of Devghat, Tanahun District, Nepal(Department of Zoology, 2019) Chhetri, SapanaAvailable with full textItem Situation of Elderly Peoplein Nepal (A Case Study of Amchowk VDC, Ilam District)(Department of Population Studies, 2015) Pulami, Purna KumarThis study entitled “Situation of Elderly People in Nepal (A Case Study of Amchowk VDC, Ilam District)”. Study is based on the primary data collected in four wards 3,5,8 and 9 from these VDC. The main objective of the study was to identify the situation of elderly people and their socio-economic and demographic, health status and support and care system available in the community for elderly people in this area. The primary data was collected from usingby lottery ( probability) and purposive sampling method. From the Amchowk VDC one fourth wards 3,5,8 and 9 was selected by lottery system.Thetotal populationwas listedand 150 respondents was identified by calculating sample interval among totalelderly population from eachward. Major finding were that, respondents were 50 percent male and 50 percent female, whereas found that majority of the elderly people 28 percent Limbu and then 24 percent Brahamin and 20.7 percent Rai. Among the total respondents 50 percent currently married and 41.3 percent were widow/widowers. By religion, more than 46.7 percent were Kirat and 43.3 percent were Hindu and among them 50.7 percent were illiterate. Similarly, most of the elderly people 35.3 percent have 3-4 child and 59.3 percent elderly people are living with their son/daughter in law and also 40.7 percent of elderly people decided by their son/daughter in law. Higher the number of elderly people are engage in agriculture as well as main source of consumption and large 82 percent of elderly people reported that they have health problem; during sickness they go to health post/hospital for the treatment. Most of the elderly people 90 percent have knowledge about old/widow allowance and 68 percent are getting old/widow allowance which were used 54.9 percent for eating food. Majority of elderly people 46.7 percent were wish to prayer/worshipping from the community and 37.3 percent elderly peoplewish to do well treatment and take care from the state. The study conclusion that elderly people have poor health status and most of elderly are illiterate. Status of elderly people is directly or indirectly affected by their education, economic status and family support. So that it is need for elderly people family, society and nation should give the positive support and utilized their knowledge and experience for development sector.Item Social Status of Elderly People “A Case Study of Pashupati Briddhashram, Kathmandu”(Department of Sociology, 2018) Subedi, SaritaNot availableItem Status of elderly people in Nepal (A study of Uram Pokhara VDC, Parbat)(Department of Population Studies, 2016) Sharma, RitaPopulations around the world are rapidly ageingand Nepal is one of them.Ageing presents both challenges and opportunities. It will increase demand for primary health care and long-term care. To supply these health care one shouldknow the status of elderly people. This study has analyzed the demographic andsocio-economic status of elderly peopleof Uram Pokhara VDC of Parbat districtalong with their health status and family security. This studywas conducted in Uram Pokhara VDC, Parbat district. The purposive sampling method was used. Thesample size was 133 of elderly peoples(60 years andabove) of the ward no 3,4,5,6 and 7 . There are52 percent femalesand48 percent males in the study area. Of them majority(36.8%) were fromMagar caste followedbyBrahmin(36.1%).About 56.4percentwere currently married and rest was window/widower. They had very poor educational status.Majority(45.6%)of the respondents were engaged inagriculture.About 30 percent respondent reported that their main sourceof income was agedallowance. About 75.2 percent of elderly people reported that they have health problems and of them 18percent were suffering from respiratory system. Though the elderly people are getting more allowance than before. They are facing different kinds of problems like health, economic and effective sanitation. Thus,policy and programs should focus on their program that directly or indirectly improve their lives.Item Status of Elderly People in Nepal: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of Elderly People in Patan VDC, Baitadi(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Pant, Binod RajThe increasing percentage of elderly population is experiencing in both developed and developing countries. It is due to the increasing life expectancy. The elderly population is dependent population. So, dependency ratio is also increasing pattern. The overall status of elderly people in developed countries is better than that of developing countries. The situation of elderly people is different in developed and developing countries. In developed countries live of the elderly people with qualitative life where as the elderly people in developing countries are quite far from qualitative life. Nepal is a developing country it is also experiencing ageing population since 1950s. But comparing to its increasing number of ageing population, country does not have any visible and clear strategy. The main objectives of this study is to analyze the socio-economic, demographic and psychological status of elderly people in Patan VDC, Baitadi. The study includes 100 elderly as a sample. Primary as well as secondary data sources were used in survey. In field survey direct interview method was used with quantitative and qualitative questionnaire. For data analysis simple statistical methods like frequency count and percentage distribution were applied. In Patan VDC overall status of males elderly was better than that of females elderly. Most of the elderly were depend upon their sons and other relatives, they have lower situation income sources. Most of them had income source was agriculture. The health situation of the elderly people was not satisfactory. Due to modernization the joint family are breaking slowly. Majority of elderly people of the study area are Chhetri and all the respondents are in Hinduism religion.Item Status of Elderly People in Nepal: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of Elderly People in Patan VDC, Baitadi(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Pant, Binod RajThe increasing percentage of elderly population is experiencing in both developed and developing countries. It is due to the increasing life expectancy. The elderly population is dependent population. So, dependency ratio is also increasing pattern. The overall status of elderly people in developed countries is better than that of developing countries. The situation of elderly people is different in developed and developing countries. In developed countries live of the elderly people with qualitative life where as the elderly people in developing countries are quite far from qualitative life. Nepal is a developing country it is also experiencing ageing population since 1950s. But comparing to its increasing number of ageing population,country does not have any visible and clear strategy. The main objectives of this study is to analyze the socio-economic, demographic and psychological status of elderly people in Patan VDC, Baitadi. The study includes 100 elderly as a sample. Primary aswell as secondary data sources were used in survey. In field survey direct interview method was used with quantitative and qualitative questionnaire. For data analysis simple statistical methods like frequency count and percentage distribution were applied. In Patan VDC overall status of males elderly was better than that of females elderly. Most of the elderly were depend upon their sons and other relatives, they have lower situation income sources. Most of them had income source was agriculture. The health situation of the elderly people was not satisfactory. Due to modernization the joint family are breaking slowly. Majority of elderly people of the study area are Chhetri and all the respondents are in Hinduism religion.Item The Status of Elderly People in Nepal: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of Elderly People Living in Gaidakot VDC, Nawalparasi(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Karki, Prem BahadurThe dissertation work entitled “Status of Elderly Population in Nepal; An Analysis of Socio-economic and Demographic Characteristics of Elderly Living inGaidakot VDC, Nawalparasi”. The study aimed to explore the socio-economic and demographic status of elderly people in study area. It is descriptive type of study basedon primary data. In demography, age distribution of population has significant place because of its two-fold relationship. One, it is associated with the picture of future population and another it reflects the dependency pattern of the whole population.With changing socio-economic and demographic situations, both developed and developing countries have experienced of ageing population. The population ageing is primarily a result of decreases in the proportion at younger ages, as a result of falling fertility rates in developing countries. When the fertility and mortality levels continue to descend to much lower levels, the life expectancy increases in the region and then the age distributions resemble every close to those of more developed region. Ageing is world wide burning issue. But the trend and level of this issue is different between developed and developing countries. Elderly people in developed countries live with high standard life and social respect, security, welfare, dignity where as in developing countries seems to be vice versa and even they are facing various obstacles to the hand to mouth problem. Like other developing counties,Nepal also experiences its age population since 1950s. Nepal does not have high proportion of the elderly persons, but its population is under the process of ageing.But comparing such situation of ageing population, country does not have any visible and clear road map. It is high time for Nepal to consider the issue pertaining to older population of Nepal and to focus on the challenges of the twenty-first century with regard to those issues. Some effort has made with the purpose of saving states face from international community; however, these efforts are limited on paper and weak in implementation; Likewise, the status of elderly varies in terms of socio-economic and demographic characteristics. Elderly people are passing their life in critical and pitiable condition due to below poverty line, unpaid economic V activities, carelessness of responsible sectors etc. Human life is defined as ‘Cycle’, if live birth alive at the end stage of life he/she will certainly catch such type of human life stage. Elderly contributes to their offspring in every aspect in their adulthood,but at last they obtain various kinds disgusting behaviour from their off springs. The new century will be one of the rapid populations ageing throughout the world. While increasing longevity is a great human achievement, it will bring with it greater demands for care and support as the oldest age groups expand. This dissertation tries to analyze the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of elderly people living in Gaidakot VDC of Nawalparasi district.Anyway, the main findings of this study is summarized in one paragraph. The majority of elderly people are found in 60’s age group. Overwhelming majority of Brahmin live there compared to other caste /ethnicity. This study also shows there is nobody unmarried respondents of both sexes. Hindu religion followership are more than other religion and literacy rate of male is more than female. Similarly, son daughter in law are main facilat or of elderly people. Most of the elderly are engaged in agriculture and income level is very low. Likewise, least majority of elderly get age dallowance, in case of health status, physical disabilities is the main health problem of elderly in this area and overwhelming elderly reported free health check system for solution of such type of health problem. Therefore,it is hoped that it will encourage family, community, government, policy makers, professional, NGOs and development agencies for giving appropriate attention towards ageing issues in timely.Item The Status of Elderly People in Nepal: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of Elderly People Living in Gaidakot VDC, Nawalparasi(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Karki, Prem BahadurThe dissertation work entitled “Status of Elderly Population in Nepal; An Analysis of Socio-economic and Demographic Characteristics of Elderly Living in Gaidakot VDC, Nawalparasi”. The study aimed to explore the socio-economic and demographic status of elderly people in study area. It is descriptive type of study based on primary data. In demography, age distribution of population has significant place because of its two-fold relationship. One, it is associated with the picture of future population and another it reflects the dependency pattern of the whole population. With changing socio-economic and demographic situations, both developed and developing countries have experienced of ageing population. The population ageing is primarily a result of decreases in the proportion at younger ages, as a result of falling fertility rates in developing countries. When the fertility and mortality levels continue to descend to much lower levels, the life expectancy increases in the region and then the age distributions resemble every close to those of more developed region. Ageing is world wide burning issue. But the trend and level of this issue is different between developed and developing countries. Elderly people in developed countries live with high standard life and social respect, security, welfare, dignity where as in developing countries seems to be vice versa and even they are facing various obstacles to the hand to mouth problem. Like other developing counties, Nepal also experiences its age population since 1950s. Nepal does not have high proportion of the elderly persons, but its population is under the process of ageing. But comparing such situation of ageing population, country does not have any visible and clear road map. It is high time for Nepal to consider the issue pertaining to older population of Nepal and to focus on the challenges of the twenty-first century with regard to those issues. Some effort has made with the purpose of saving states face from international community; however, these efforts are limited on paper and weak in implementation; Likewise, the status of elderly varies in terms of socio- economic and demographic characteristics. Elderly people are passing their life in critical and pitiable condition due to below poverty line, unpaid economic activities, carelessness of responsible sectors etc. Human life is defined as ‘Cycle’, if live birth alive at the end stage of life he/she will certainly catch such type of human life stage. Elderly contributes to their offspring in every aspect in their adulthood, but at last they obtain various kinds disgusting behaviour from their offsprings. The new century will be one of the rapid populations ageing throughout the world. While increasing longevity is a great human achievement, it will bring with it greater demands for care and support as the oldest age groups expand. This dissertation tries to analyze the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of elderly people living in Gaidakot VDC of Nawalparasi district. Anyway, the main findings of this study is summarized in one paragraph. The majority of elderly people are found in 60’s age group. Overwhelming majority of Brahmin live there compared to other caste /ethnicity. This study also shows there is nobody unmarried respondents of both sexes. Hindu religion followership are more than other religion and literacy rate of male is more than female. Similarly, son daughter in law are main facilator of elderly people. Most of the elderly are engaged in agriculture and income level is very low. Likewise, least majority of elderly get aged allowance, in case of health status, physical disabilities is the main health problem of elderly in this area and overwhelming elderly reported free health check system for solution of such type of health problem. Therefore, it is hoped that it will encourage family, community, government, policy makers, professional, NGOs and development agencies for giving appropriate attention towards ageing issues in timely.Item Status of Elderly People Living in Briddha Ashram (A Case Study of Pasupati Briddha Ashram, Kathmandu)(Department of Rural Development, 2011) Dahal, KusumThe thesis was conducted on Pashupati ashram on elderly population living in Ashram. An ashram is a home for elderly citizens who are either abandoned by the family members or are left with no family. Pashupati Bridha ashram is government funded which seem all facilities. They have somehow able to manage the basic facilities to eat and live, but looks very sympathetic. They are hardly managing their hand to mouth problems. In the ashram basic need of elderly people provided by government. The specific or immediate objectives of the study were; to identify the socio-economic profile of elderly population living in elderly home, to assess the services, facilities or support for elderly people in the study area, to identity health practices of elderly people and the problems being faced by them. This study is based on descriptive research design. Analytical type of design had also been adopted in order to analyze the data collected from the field. Both descriptive and analytical designs have helped to find out the existing socio-economic, demographic and health status of the sampled population. A non probability sampling procedure was for the thesis. Purposive sampling technique was used since an equal amount of participation from different kinds of Ashram is thought to be more informative. In this study, data were collected through direct interview of the respondents with the help of questionnaire made in advance, which included both open-ended as well as close-ended questions. Most of the respondents were living in the Ashrams in Pashupati because of two reasons: no family left and hatred of the family members at their old age those who had family. The health conditions of respondents interviewed were also found to be very poor in general. Towards the policies of the government needed to manage the betterment of the lives of elderly people, respondents opined that government should initiate a maximum care to them including good increase of monthly allowances, adequate basic facilities, and free medical treatment and well managed Ashrams. There should be better condition between the government and other agencies (NGO'S/INGO'S) to solve the problems faced by elderly people. While making policies on elderly people living in bridhashram the government should pay attention on the following areas.Item Study on Intestinal Infections by Parasite and Some Bacteria among Elderly People of Kathmandu Valley(Department of Microbiology, 2006) Shakya, BikashPresent study was carried out among the elderly people (60+ years of age) from August 2005 to July 2006 in Kathmandu Valley. Stool samples were collected from a total of 235 elderly people (122 from government elderly home, 66 from private elderly home and 47 from a rural community (i.e those not living in elderly homes). Samples were proceeded for the required studies. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was found to be 41.7%, out of which 30.6% had multiple parasitism. The elderly people at government elderly home had higher parasitic prevalence (50.8%) followed by the elderly people of rural community (46.8%) and those at private elderly homes (21.2%) (P<0.05). Males were marginally more infected (43.8%) than female (40.4%) (P>0.05) and nearly equal protozoal and helminthic infection were found in both the genders. Trichuris trichiura (39.4%) was the commonest helminth and Entamoeba histolytica (19.7%) was the commonest protozoa found. Indo-Aryans had higher parasitic infection rate than the Tibeto-Burmans (46.9 Vs. 37.1%) (P>0.05). Literate people were less infected (26.2%) than the illiterate people (45.1%) (P<0.05). Likewise, vegetarians were less infected (30.1%) than non-vegetarian (48.0%) (P<0.05). Salmonella spp. in 3 samples and Vibrio spp. in 2 samples were found where as campylobacter spp. and Shigella spp. were found in nobody in the study.Item A Study on Socio-Economic Status of Elderly People: A case study from Arje VDC of Gulmi District(Department of Sociology, 2012) Aryal, KalpanaNot available