en Epidemiology Epidemiology Original Research Original Research <p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><strong>Background: </strong>The rate of elder abuse has been increasing worldwide. This study aimed at identifying the group of elders susceptible to abuse and determining the influential factors of elder abuse.<br> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Methods:</strong> A total of 683 elders, living in rural and urban areas of Qazvin (Iran), participated in this cross- sectional study that was conducted during September to December 2015. They were selected by stratified multistage random sampling method and filled in a standard questionnaire (H-S/EAST). Multiple logistic regression models were used for data analysis in Microsoft SPSS v.18. Type 1 error was considered equal to 0.05.<br> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Results:</strong> The average age of participants was 68.5&plusmn;7.6. Also, the prevalence of elder abuse in this study was 38.5 (95% CI: 3.34-42.3). After eliminating the confounders and applying multiple regression analysis, we found a significant association between elder abuse and factors such as education level (OR= 2.003, 95% CI: 1.177-3.409), residence (OR= 3.53, 95% CI: 1.969-6.324), and age (OR= 0.963, 95% CI: 0.931-0.995).<br> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; Conclusion:</strong> The results of this study indicated a high prevalence of elder abuse in the studied population. By identifying high-risk individuals for elder abuse and planning to improve their quality of life, we will be able to successfully overcome this issue.<br> &nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 11px; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"></p> Elder, Elder abuse, Prevalence, Iran 838 842 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3212-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zahra Hosseinkhani zhosseinkhani122@gmail.com 200319475328460035553 200319475328460035553 Yes Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Zhila Moradi zh_122@yahoo.com 200319475328460035554 200319475328460035554 No Department of Nursing, Takestan Medical Science Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran. Farzad Khodamoradi ژیلا مرادی f_khodamoradi@yahoo.com 200319475328460035555 200319475328460035555 No Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran & Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.