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Revista Cubana de Salud Pública

versión impresa ISSN 0864-3466versión On-line ISSN 1561-3127

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URRUSUNO CARVAJAL, Florángel; RODRIGUEZ FERNANDEZ, Roberto  y  VAZQUEZ ABREU, Regla Lidia. Domestic violence at the older age. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [online]. 2010, vol.36, n.2, pp.189-191. ISSN 0864-3466.

Domestic violence is as old as the origin of mankind. Infant violence and violence against the woman and the old person are well known. The older people group represents a growing population due to higher life expectancies in the last few years encouraged by the present medical advances and healthier life styles. Nowadays, 13% of the Cuban population is 65 years and over; but according to estimates, the elderly will outnumber the children for the first time in 2020. Therefore, one must closely watch the treatment to this population section in the forthcoming year. It is expected that elder abuse grows, so the impact of abuse on health should be taken into account. Mistreatment of the elderly mainly includes physical, emotional, financial, sexual abuse, negligence and denial of assistance. Providing them with living conditions that encourage independence, protect them from the legal viewpoint, creating adequate sites where they may claim for possible violations and giving them and the society information on the various forms of abuse are all actions that should be fully taken since they will contribute to the prevention of violence.

Palabras clave : Domestic violation; elderly; older age.

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