The current status of health care indices and functional independence among older adults: data from HelpAge international-jordan study.

Background: Health services should anticipate the changing pattern of illnesses associated with population aging to promote healthy aging.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate health indices and chronic illnesses and their relationship with functional independence in community Syrian refugees & Jordanian elderly.

Methods: A stratified sample of 1,718 community older adults aged ≥ 60-year-old from four major Jordanian governorates was interviewed in this cross-sectional study.

Gender-based disparities on health indices during COVID-19 crisis: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Jordan.

Background: COVID-19 has an inevitable burden on public health, potentially widening the gender gap in healthcare and the economy. We aimed to assess gender-based desparities during COVID-19 in Jordan in terms of health indices, mental well-being and economic burden.

Methods: A nationally representative sample of 1300 participants ≥18 years living in Jordan were selected using stratified random sampling.