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Table 2 The frequency of neglect among the participants based on the observational elder neglect checklist

From: Screening for domestic abuse and its relationship with demographic variables among elderly individuals referred to primary health care centers of Shiraz in 2018

Observational neglect

Yes

Frequency (%)

No

Frequency (%)

Inappropriate clothes

27 (6.8)

373 (93.3)

Smelly body and clothes

15 (3.8)

385 (96.3)

Dirty and untidy hair

12 (3)

388 (97)

Long and dirty nails

12 (3)

388 (97)

Dental problems

95 (23.8)

305 (76.3)

Bedsore

6 (1.5)

394 (98.5)

Motion limitation

100 (25)

300 (75)