Prevalence of family-based elder abuse and its associated factors in Gandaki Province of Western Nepal: A cross-sectional study
The study highlights a high prevalence of elder abuse, particularly caregiver neglect, with a disproportionate impact on women. Policy recommendations include raising awareness, strengthening legal protections, and improving caregiver training to meet these challenges effectively.
Authors
- Amod Kumar Poudyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5609-4921)
- Saruna Ghimire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2662-2006)
- Pratik Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-7800)
- Bharat Kafle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4113-0760)
- Aman Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-108X)
- Preeti Bhattarai
Institutions
- Manipal College of Medical Sciences (NP)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Tribhuvan University (NP)
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
- Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (NP)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US)
- Miami University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323713
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.18