There is increasing evidence from western, developed societies that the social environment and in particular kin networks have a profound impact on the health and survival of the elderly. However there is remarkably little information on these issues in the context of rural developing societies. This 5-year award proposal describes a program of research which will collect and study high quality data from the Matlab Surveillance System (recently supplemented by new data collection) in rural Bangladesh to examine how family members both within and outside the household affect the survival, health status, health services utilization, levels of support and living arrangements of the elderly in developing countries, focusing particularly on differences by socio- demographic characteristics of both the elderly and their kin.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Research Scientist Development Award - Research & Training (K01)
Project #
5K01AG000565-02
Application #
2048333
Study Section
Neuroscience, Behavior and Sociology of Aging Review Committee (NBSA)
Project Start
1993-04-01
Project End
1998-03-31
Budget Start
1994-04-20
Budget End
1995-03-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1994
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Rand Corporation
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Santa Monica
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90401