Economic Status and Old-Age Health in Poverty-Stricken Myanmar

Economic Status and Old-Age Health in Poverty-Stricken Myanmar

Objective: We examine the association between poverty, economic inequality, and health among elderly in Myanmar. Method: We analyze 2012 data from Myanmar’s first representative survey of older adults to investigate how health indicators vary across wealth quintiles as measured by household possessi...

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Main Authors: TEERAWICHITCHAINAN, Bussarawan, KNODEL, John
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
Subjects:
Economic/SES gradients in health
Poverty
Least developed countries
Myanmar
Asian Studies
Gerontology
Inequality and Stratification
Medicine and Health
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1876
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3133/viewcontent/J_Aging_Health_2015_Teerawichitchainan_0898264315584577.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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