Situation of Elderly People in Nepal (A Case Study of Sertung VDC, Dhading District)

Abstract

This study entitled Situation of Elderly People in Nepal (A case study of Sertung VDC, Dhading District).Study is based on the primary data collected in 3 wards from these VDC, namely chalish-4, gombo-5 and chyat-6 in Sertung,Dhading,2012. The main objective of the study was to identify demographic, socio-economic, family support and health situation of elderly people in this area. The main specific objective were as to analyze the situation of 60 years and above elderly people; to fine out the situation of elderly people and behavior by demographic, socio-economic and health characteristics of the respondents; and to analyze the situation of elderly people by family support. The primary data was collected from the census method of this study area. The total respondents were 134 of aged 60 years and above from these elderly people of SertungVDC. Major findings were that, respondents were 54.5 percent female and 45.5 percent male, where found that 64.2 percent Tamang elderly and 35.8 percent were Gurung elderly.Among that 38.8 percent currently married, 46.3 percent widow/widowers and 0.8 percent were unmarried.By religion, more than 91.0 percent were Buddhist and they had very poor literacy status among these study area where 91.0 percent areilliterate.Similarly, 55.5 percent of the respondents are living with their son/daughterin law and more than 60.6 percent of elderly people had decided self decision. Majority of those respondents are engage in agriculture as well as main source of consumption and large 85.8 percent of elderly people reported that they have health problem; during the sickness 57.1 percent of elderly people, they go to dhami/ jhakri house for their treatment and they are doing house hold work, talking with mates fortheir daily activities. Conclusion of this study found that they have good living arrangement but large numbers of elderly people are illiteracy and health problems. This study covered 3 wards of Sertung VDC and only for aged 60 years and above elderly people. So, other researcher can study all wards of this VDC as well as all ages of cohort throw broad study.