Household structure and living arrangements among older persons in selected West Africa Countries: evidence from demographic and health surveys

Q3 Social Sciences Etude de la Population Africaine Pub Date : 2018-12-01 DOI:10.11564/32-3-1234

J. W. Mobolaji, Friday Asiazobor, A. Akinyemi

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Background: Older persons’ living arrangements are currently major development discourses across Africa. With the increasing family nucleation, weakening traditional ties and support networks, what is the emerging pattern of living arrangements of the older persons within this changing social system in West Africa? Methods: The study utilized DHS household data on older persons aged 60 years and above in selected West African countries: Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo (n=31,695). Results: Results showed that West African older persons had an average of 5.0 household network members; proportion living alone were higher among women (21.6%) than men (10.4%), majorly widows (31.3%) or single/divorced (38.0%). Household network, headship and living arrangements varied significantly across countries by age, sex, education, marital status and wealth quintile (p<0.05). Conclusion: The study concludes that the emerging pattern of older persons living alone is relatively high, suggesting age-friendly re-assessment of the traditional support system and household resources allocation.

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选定西非国家老年人的家庭结构和生活安排:来自人口和健康调查的证据

背景：老年人的生活安排是目前非洲主要的发展话题。随着家庭核心化程度的提高，传统联系和支持网络的削弱，在西非这个不断变化的社会体系中，老年人的生活安排模式是什么？方法：该研究利用了国土安全部关于选定西非国家60岁及以上老年人的家庭数据：贝宁共和国、科特迪瓦、加纳、尼日尔、尼日利亚、塞内加尔和多哥（n=31695）。结果：结果显示，西非老年人平均有5.0名家庭网络成员；女性（21.6%）的独居比例高于男性（10.4%），主要是寡妇（31.3%）或单身/离婚（38.0%）。不同国家的家庭网络、领导地位和生活安排因年龄、性别、教育程度、婚姻状况和财富五分位数而异（p<0.05）。结论：研究得出结论，建议对传统的支持系统和家庭资源分配进行有利于年龄的重新评估。

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Etude de la Population Africaine Social Sciences-Demography

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期刊介绍： African Population Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies Association. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.