Elder abuse in india a help age india report

CE/ Mathew Cherian/ 14.06.12
Elder Abuse in India (2012)

Report Findings presented by

HelpAge India


Research Purpose

 To ascertain the scale and expanse of Elder Abuse in our country.

 To understand the perception of the elderly on this issue

 Their awareness about the existing redress mechanisms


Aim

 To develop appropriate social and legal intervention strategies to
prevent this anomalous behaviour.

 To protect the older persons from abuse and its physical and mental
consequences.

 To develop appropriate strategies for effectively dealing with this
menace.


STUDY MECHANICS

Coverage: 20 cities (800 locations)

From each city 40 interview sites were selected.

Easily identifiable points such as schools, temples and police
posts were used as starting points in each sampling area.

Sample size: 5,600 older persons were interviewed
(280 per location)

Covering SEC : A, B,C & D


20 Cities
(Where HelpAge is operating Elder Helplines)
S. No. State/Union Territory City
1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad
2 Assam Guwahati
3 Bihar Patna
4 Chandigarh (UT) Chandigarh
5 Delhi NCR (UT) Delhi
6 Goa Panaji
7 Gujarat Ahmedabad
8 Himachal Pradesh Shimla
9 Jammu & Kashmir Jammu
10 Karnataka Bangalore
11 Kerala Kochi
12 Maharashtra Mumbai
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
14 Odisha Bhubaneswar
15 Puducherry(UT) Puducherry
16 Rajasthan Jaipur
17 Tamil Nadu Chennai
18 Uttarakhand Dehradun
19 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
20 West Bengal Kolkata


Profile of Elderly
• 51% of the respondents were women. 49% Men.

• 59% respondents were in the age group of 60-69 years.

• 28% in the age group of 70-79 years.

• 8% in the age group of 80 years and above.

• In the age group of 60-69 there were comparatively more women than men
and in other two categories there were more men than women.

• 16% of the respondents were illiterate

• 13% Post graduates.

• The proportion of those with primary, matriculation and higher secondary
was almost same at 13%

• 9% respondents had education up to middle level of school.


Marital Status

 65% of the respondents
were married.

 24% were widows and 9%
widowers.

 1% divorced and 1% were
separated


Living Arrangement

 An overwhelming 74% of the respondents lived
with the family

 8% lived alone

 15% lived with spouse only


Economic Status
 18% elderly respondents were State Government retirees

 9% Central Government retirees

 26 % were Home Makers

 7% were Unemployed

 4% were Unskilled Labour

 3% Skilled Labour and almost the same proportion were Petty Traders

 4% were in Private Service

 6% had Retired from Private Service

 5% were Self Employed Professionals

 5% were in Business


Perception of Elderly on Prevalence of Elder Abuse

 81% older persons thought that Elder Abuse is
prevalent in our society; of this 39% were older men &
42% older women.

 Those of the view that Elder Abuse is prevalent in our
society age group wise, were:
– 60 to 69 years - 82%
– 70-79 years - 78%
– 80 years and above - 79%


Perception on the Most Prevalent type of Abuse

 Disrespect was shown as the most prevalent type of Elder
Abuse in our society followed by neglect and verbal
abuse.

 49% older men as compared to 51% older women
selected disrespect as the most important constituent of
Elder Abuse.

 52% women as compared to 48% older men stated
neglect to be the next most important constituent of Elder
Abuse.

 52% older women compared to 48% men rated verbal
abuse to be the third most important constituent of Elder
Abuse.


Abused Faced By The Elderly

•36% in the age group of 80 years and above had experienced abuse.
•Of those abused, 18% older women as compared to 13% men.


Primary Perpetrator of Abuse


Intercity comparative on existence of Elder Abuse (%)


Type of Abuse Faced


Reporting Behavior


Suggestions for Effective Measures to deal with Elder Abuse


Of those who had faced Abuse
Awareness about Existing Intervention Redress Mechanisms

 45% were aware of the Police Helplines
 22% were aware of HelpAge India's Elder Helplines

 14% were aware of the Maintenance & Welfare of Parents & Senior
Citizens Act

 6% were aware of Tribunals under the Act

 13% were unaware of any redressal mechanism


HelpAge Recommendations
based on the Findings
 Nationwide programmes to be organized in schools and colleges for
sensitizing children and young adults towards ageing and aged.

 A robust social security system that not only ensures income security to the
older persons but also gives them opportunities for income earning and
income generation.

 Utilize and garner support from the Media through Information dissemination
in fighting Ageism, creating awareness on general issues of ageing and
taking ageing in the perspective of life course.

 Legal frameworks, elder-friendly and culturally appropriate implementation
processes and agencies, to maximize reach to the intended beneficiaries.

 Involvement of society at large in prevention of Elder Abuse.

 Sensitization of health care workers to recognize and develop a protocol for
treatment of mental health and depression

 Develop a culture of neighbourhood and community support .


Long-term Recommendations

 Media to partner with voluntary sector organizations to
spread awareness about ageing issues.

 Industry and employers associations to be sensitized to
develop programmes for retraining of retired employees
and retaining of the employees in different capacity.

 Health care to be sensitized to recognize and deal
effectively with cases of Elder Abuse.


DELHI NCR
Findings


DELHI NCR

Elderly who Faced Abuse

Yes
No


DELHI NCR

Type of Abuse Experienced

Verbal
Abuse Disrespect

31% 33%

Disrespect
33%

Disrespect was both first (33%) and second choice (36%) and Verbal Abuse
(31%) third.


DELHI NCR

Primary Perpetrator of abuse

Others
16%

Daughter-in-law
24% Son
60%


DELHI NCR

Duration of Facing Abuse

more than
0-1 year
6 years
13%
15%

1-3 years
4-6 years 33%
39%


DELHI NCR

Frequency of Abuse

Once in a
few months
17%
Almost Daily
Once in 35%
a month
13%

Once in a Week
35%


DELHI NCR

Out of those who faced abuse, those who reported it


DELHI NCR

Agency or Person to who the abuse was reported to

Other family
Member
22%
Relative
45%

33%

Friend
33%


DELHI NCR

Reason for selecting the Agency/ Person to report abuse

Confidence in
the ability of the
person/agency
to solve the
problem To maintain
31%
confidentiality
of the family
46% matter

To maintain
23%
confidentiality
of the family
matter

To main confidentiality of family matter was both First Choice 46% & Second choice 23% =
69%, and third was 31% who stated Confidence in the ability of the person/ agency to solve the
problem.


DELHI NCR

Reasons for Not reporting Abuse

Lacked
Confidence in
the ability of the
person/agency
to solve the 21%
problem

57%
To maintain
22% confidentiality
of the family
To maintain
matter
confidentiality
of the family
matter


DELHI NCR

Awareness of existing Redress Mechanisms
Maintenance &
Welfare of Parents
and Senior Citizens
Act (MWPSC) 2007

Tribunal Under the
7% MWPSC Act

8%

HelpAge India's
42%
Elder Helpline

43%

Police Help Line


DELHI NCR
Suggestions by Older Persons for effective measures to deal with Elder Abuse

Sensitization of children & strengthening inter-generational bonding was both first (59%) and second choice
(27%) of the elderly = 86%, and third that is 14% suggested Increase in Economic Independence of the
abused.


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