Objetivo. Describir las condiciones de salud y el estado funcional de los adultos mayores
mexicanos. Material y métodos. Estudio descriptivo con una muestra de 8 874 adultos …

Background: Previous studies investigating factors associated with healthcare utilization by
older Ghanaians lack distinction between public and private health services. The present …

El género debe entenderse como una construcción social no natural que permea todos los
rincones del tejido de una sociedad y se refiere al conjunto de características …

Unlike developed countries, the process of ageing in the developing country is a major and
serious concern where the health infrastructure, geriatric system and social security remain …

Objective: To describe differences in cognitive functioning across rural and urban areas
among older Mexican adults. Method: We include respondents aged 50+ in the 2012 …

Background China has nearly achieved universal health insurance coverage, but
considerable unmet healthcare needs still exist. Although this topic has attracted great …

Background and objective The achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) in
emerging economies is a high priority within the global community. This timely study uses …

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the fastest aging geographic regions in the
developing world. The growth in the percentage of elderly (the number of those aged 65 and …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To examine the factors associated with hospital use and their
frequency in a nationally representative sample of the Brazilian population aged 50 years or …

Background Older persons report poor health status and greater need for healthcare.
However, there is limited research on older persons' healthcare disparities in Uganda …