Author/Authors :
BENKSIM, Abdelhafid Laboratory of Human Ecology - Semlalia School - Marrakesh, Morocco , AIT-ADDI, Rachid Laboratory of Human Ecology - Semlalia School - Marrakesh, Morocco , ELKHOUDRI, Noureddine Institute of Health Sciences - University Hassan-1 - Settat, Morocco , AMINE, Mohamed Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Marrakesh, Morocco , CHERKAOUI, Mohamed Laboratory of Human Ecology - Semlalia School - Marrakesh, Morocco
Abstract :
Currently, population aging presents a new chal-lenge for all the countries in the worldwide. It is a natural and inevitable process, always associated with physiological and biological decline (1). Longer life is related to chronic conditions and disabilities in advanced ages, which affected the quality of life and pose a challenge to families and communities . Elderly women are more likely to suffer from lower socio-economic and chronic morbidities that make them more dependent on their daily lives. Our survey was conducted to distinguish the gender differences and the associ-ated factors in elderly in the Marrakech City, Mo-rocco.
