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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1517482
This article is part of the Research Topic Enhancing Geriatric Care: International Collaboration and Best Practices for Aging Populations View all 8 articles
Factors Affecting the Active Aging Situation in Bangladesh
Provisionally accepted- 1 University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2 Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Background: The older population in Bangladesh is growing rapidly, from 8.0% in 2020 to 22.0% in 2050. However, the determinants of active aging are scarcely known. Objective: The study aimed to assess the determinants influencing the active aging situation in Bangladesh. Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 518 older adults aged 60 and over. Following the WHO active aging model, the respondents' socio-demographic, personal, behavioral, and physical environment and health and social services characteristics were collected using a semistructured questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was performed to determine the effect of the determinants on Active aging, followed by the bivariate level of analysis. Results: The determinants of active aging were deeply rooted in the respondents' socio-cultural, economic, and spatial conditions. Nine out of 23 determinants, like marital status, income, decision-making capacity, regular walking/physical exercise, smokeless tobacco consumption, newspaper reading as a leisure activity, use of medicine, and health service accessibility, significantly influence active aging. The active aging score was 10-15% higher among the respondents who regularly adhered to the above determinants. Conclusion: Effective initiatives are needed to improve the sociocultural, economic, and health system-related determinants of active aging to enhance the active aging situation. Concerned bodies of the country, ministries, departments, and development partners should take appropriate measures to increase awareness and the participation of people in lifestyle-related determinants to improve the active aging situation in the country.
Keywords: assessment, Determinants of Active Aging, Active aging, Bangladesh, Factors of Aging
Received: 26 Oct 2024; Accepted: 17 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Md. Aminul Haque, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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