Healthcare-seeking behaviour of marginalised older people in urban slums: a cross-sectional survey study in Khulna City, Bangladesh.

Nusrat Jahan Shahinur Akter Morsheda Akter Heme Dipika Chandra Afsana Polly Laila Siddiqua Rumana Rahman Kaniz Fatima Mohsin Md Tanvir Hossain

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Age, education, marital status and SDL index were significant predictors for the healthcare-seeking behaviour of older people in KCC slums. Effective strategies need to be implemented to reduce existing access barriers to healthcare services for older people in the slum areas of urban Bangladesh.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
primary care
health information