Background Nationally representative evidence on the burden and determinants of disability
among older people in sub-Saharan Africa in general, and Uganda in particular, is limited …

Background Although there are studies on disabilities in older persons, most of these
studies have been carried out in developed countries. Hence, there are limited studies on …

Abstract Background: the World Health Organization estimates that more than one billion of
the world's population are disabled. Disability is associated with increasing age and poverty …

Background: There is increasing interest in the collection of globally comparable disability
data. Context may influence not only the rates but also the nature of disability, thus locally …

Functional disability is a common reason for loss of independence and need for informal
care by elderly persons. There is little information on the profile of disability and the level of …

Objective The measurement of disability in low-income countries is recognised as a major
deficiency in health information systems, especially in Africa. The Iganga and Mayuge …

Purpose: There is a need to better measure disability as an outcome to understand the
magnitude of the problem and its impact on health and socio-economic status. The aim of …

Background. Information about the contribution of chronic conditions to disability in the sub-
Saharan African older persons is derived from implicit data. We investigated the association …

Objective Our objective was to quantify disability prevalence among older adults of low-and
middle-income countries, and measure socio-demographic distribution of disability. Methods …

Background. The number of people surviving into old age is increasing, and it has now
become a global phenomenon. Studies on the prevalence and correlates of physical …