| dc.contributor.author | Wandera, S.O | |
| dc.contributor.author | Akinyemi, Joshua Odunayo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adedini, Sunday A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Odimegwu, Clifford | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ddumba, Isaac | |
| dc.date | 2017 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-14T20:48:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-05-14T20:48:53Z | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Wandera, S.O., Ddumba, I., Akinyemi, J.O., Adedini, S.A., (2017). Living alone among older persons in Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors. Ageing International, 42(4): 429-446 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0163-5158 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/6142 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | DOI 10.1007/s12126-017-9305-7 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aimed at investigating the prevalence and factors associated with
living alone among older persons in Uganda. A secondary analysis of the 2010 Uganda
National Household Survey (UNHS) data was conducted. A complementary log-log
regression model was used to estimate the association between living alone and
demographic, socio-economic and health factors. Nearly one out of ten (9%) older
persons lived alone in Uganda. Living alone was associated with being divorced /
separated (OR 18.5, 95% CI: 10.3–33.3), being widowed (OR 8.8, 95% CI: 5.1–15.2), advanced age (OR 2.1, 95% CI: 1.4–3.2), residence in western region (OR 0.6, 95% CI:
0.3–0.93), poor wealth status (OR 0.3, 95% CI: 0.2–06), receiving remittances (OR 1.6,
95% CI: 1.1–2.3) and being disabled (OR 1.6, 95% CI: 1.2–2.1). Living alone among
older persons did not vary by gender. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). CARTA is jointly led by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the University of the Witwatersrand and funded by the Wellcome Trust (UK) (Grant No: 087547/Z/08/Z),
the Carnegie Corporation of New York (Grant No: B 8606.R02),
the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) (Grant No: 54,100,029). | |
| dc.subject | Elderly | |
| dc.subject | Uganda | |
| dc.subject | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| dc.subject | Health care systems | |
| dc.title | Living alone among older persons in Uganda: Prevalence and associated factors | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
