05269nam 2200757Ia 450 991095961510332120251017110114.097866107424629780309180092030918009097812807424601280742461978030966351903096635129780309102810(CKB)1000000000471147(SSID)ssj0000100409(PQKBManifestationID)11108486(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100409(PQKBWorkID)10036822(PQKB)10254386(Au-PeEL)EBL3378172(CaPaEBR)ebr10156542(CaONFJC)MIL74246(OCoLC)923276394(MiAaPQ)EBC3378172(Perlego)4734613(DNLM)1299764(BIP)13620788(EXLCZ)99100000000047114720061130d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAging in Sub-Saharan Africa Recommendations for furthering research /Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies; Barney Cohen and Jane Menken, editors1st ed.Washington, DC National Academies Pressc2006xii, 356 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309102810 0309102812 Includes bibliographical references.FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Part I--Report -- 1 Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research -- References -- Part II--Papers -- 2 Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Changing Demography of the Region--Victoria A. Velkoff and Paul R. Kowal -- 3 Demographic Impacts of the HIV Epidemic and Consequences of Population-Wide Treatment of HIV for the Elderly: Results from Microsimulation--Samuel J. Clark -- 4 The HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Kin Relations, Living Arrangements, and the African Elderly in South Africa--M. Giovanna Merli and Alberto Palloni -- 5 Older Adults and the Health Transition in Agincourt, Rural South Africa: New Understanding, Growing Complexity--Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Margaret Thorogood, Myles Connor, Michel Garenne, Mark Collinson, and Gillian Hundt -- 6 The Situation of Older People in Poor Urban Settings: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya--Alex C. Ezeh, Gloria Chepngeno, Abdhalah Ziraba Kasiira, and Zewdu Woubalem -- 7 Labor Force Withdrawal of the Elderly in South Africa--David Lam, Murray Leibbrandt, and Vimal Ranchhod -- 8 HIV/AIDS and Older People in South Africa--Victoria Hosegood and Ian M. Timaeus -- 9 Interactions Between Socioeconomic Status and Living Arrangements in Predicting Gender-Specific Health Status Among the Elderly in Cameroon--Barthélémy Kuate-Defo -- 10 Survey Measures of Health: How Well Do Self-Reported and Observed Indicators Measure Health and Predict Mortality?--Randall Kuhn, Omar Rahman, and Jane Menken -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B About the Contributors.In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars of the community but as the HIV/AIDS pandemic destroys family systems, the elderly increasingly have to deal with the loss of their own support while absorbing the additional responsibilities of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa explores ways to promote U.S. research interests and to augment the sub-Saharan governments' capacity to address the many challenges posed by population aging. Five major themes are explored in the book such as the need for a basic definition of "older person," the need for national governments to invest more in basic research and the coordination of data collection across countries, and the need for improved dialogue between local researchers and policy makers. This book makes three major recommendations: 1) the development of a research agenda 2) enhancing research opportunity and implementation and 3) the translation of research findings. Older peopleHealth and hygieneAfrica, Sub-SaharanOlder peopleAfrica, Sub-SaharanSocial conditionsAgingAfrica, Sub-SaharanHIV infectionsAfrica, Sub-SaharanAIDS (Disease)Africa, Sub-SaharanOlder peopleHealth and hygieneOlder peopleSocial conditions.AgingHIV infectionsAIDS (Disease)613/.04380967Cohen Barney1959-1791277Menken Jane1939-1864839MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959615103321Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa4471778UNINA