Statute of the Elderly: analysis of the factors associated with awareness of the statute among the elderly Brazilian population

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The scope of this article is to analyze the factors associated with awareness of the Statute of the Elderly by the non-institutionalized Brazilian population aged 60 years and older. It involves a cross-sectional and exploratory study, which used data from the Longitudinal Study of Health of Elderly Brazilians (ELSI-Brasil) conducted in 2015 and 2016. Statistical analysis was assessed by means of the chi-square test and with the use of binary logistic models. Awareness of the Statute of the Elderly was higher among the better educated elderly group (OR: 3.17; 95%CI: 2.19-4.60), those belonging to the highest quartile of the wealth index (OR: 2.96; 95%CI: 2.00-4.38), and among those who suffered discrimination ba-sed on age (OR: 1.73; 95%CI: 1.39-2.16). On the other hand, being 80 years old or older (OR: 0.59; 95%CI: 0.43-0.82) and having less communication with their children (OR: 0.56; 95%CI: 0.43-0.74) is associated with lesser awareness of this legislation. Many inequalities in awareness of the legislation, especially socioeconomic inequalities, were observed, revealing that awareness of esta-blished rights is not homogeneous. Awareness of the entire population regarding the prerogatives of the Statute of the Elderly is essential for advan-ces in its applicability and effectiveness.

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Bomfim, W. C., da Silva, M. C., & Camargos, M. C. S. (2022). Statute of the Elderly: analysis of the factors associated with awareness of the statute among the elderly Brazilian population. Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 27(11), 4277–4288. https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-812320222711.08192022

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