| Household Composition Among Elders in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Context of HIV/AIDS |
| Authors: |
Zimmer, Zachary |
| Source: |
Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 71, Number 4, November 2009 , pp. 1086-1099(14); DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00654.x |
| Topic(s): |
Aging
Elderly
HIV/AIDS
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| Country: |
Africa
Multiple African Countries
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| Published: |
NOV 2009 |
| Abstract: |
Cross-sectional and repeated surveys from
household components of Demographic and
Health Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa were
examined to determine whether household
composition indicators for older adults (N =
52, 573), involving offspring and grandchildren,
correlated with national levels of AIDS mortality.
One in 4 was living with a grandchild
whose own parents were absent. Absence was a
result of residence elsewhere and parents being
deceased. Older adults in countries with a high
accumulation of AIDSmortality were more likely
to live in a skip-generation household and with
a double-orphaned grandchild and less likely
to live in a 3-generation household. Change in
living arrangements toward skip generation and
a double orphaned household was experienced
in countries with high accumulation of AIDS
mortality. |
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