'It's Like I Never Had a Child of My Own': Care and Support for the Elderly in a Changing Socioeconomic Context in Rural Uganda
| Autor: | Jovita Amurwon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Rural Population Social Psychology Adolescent Elderly care Context (language use) HIV Infections 050105 experimental psychology Education 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Health care Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Family Uganda Asset (economics) Young adult Socioeconomics Socioeconomic status Aged Family Characteristics business.industry 05 social sciences Middle Aged Universal access to education Clinical Psychology Caregivers Socioeconomic Factors Female Business Geriatrics and Gerontology Rural area Gerontology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 74(8) |
| ISSN: | 1758-5368 |
| Popis: | Objectives Individual households remain important for elderly care and support in resource-limited settings. Factors such as availability of young people and ownership of assets are important for care and support for the elderly. This article examines changing trends in accessing care and support for the elderly in a context of socioeconomic changes such as increasing school attendance and outmigration of youth from rural areas. Method Rich data from the life stories of individuals from 22 households in rural Uganda collected in 2009–2010 were analyzed. Results The elderly were lacking care and support, as the youth experienced increasing schooling and outmigration. The loss of young adults from HIV infection deprived the elderly of care and support, and increased their responsibilities of caring for the sick and the orphans. Mitigating factors included remittances and asset ownership. The availability of free health care encouraged people to stay in households to utilize these resources while also caring for the elderly members. Discussion With the current socioeconomic transformations, the rules and resources used in the traditional care system no longer serve as a “safety network” for the elderly. Adaptation efforts from individual households cannot deal with the multiple concurrent changes. Programs to increase education should consider investing in additional social programs, especially for those who are negatively impacted by increased access to education. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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