Causes of Poverty in Old Age, Not a Structural Failing?

Journal: Journal of aging & social policy

Volume: 31

Issue: 5

Year of Publication: 2020

Affiliated Institutions:  WHO Collaborating Centre for Research & Training in Mental Health, Neurosciences & Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan , Nigeria. Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan , Nigeria.

Abstract summary 

The failures of many nations in Africa to include programs on aging into their national and developmental agendas have put more elderly people in the region at risk of poverty. Adult children are in many cases hampered from providing financial support to elderly parents due to waves of economic difficulties in many of the countries. The views of 36 elderly Nigerians were sought on causes of poverty in old age through key informant interviews. Despite awareness of structural causes, the results point to the direction of belief that individuals also have significant roles in determining their own economic fate in old age.

Authors & Co-authors:  Kola Lola L Owumi Bernard B

Study Outcome 

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Citations : 
Authors :  2
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1080/08959420.2019.1642692
SSN : 1545-0821
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Aged
Other Terms
Poverty;Sub Saharan Africa;elderly
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Niger
Publication Country
England