LEADER 05269nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910959615103321 005 20251017110114.0 010 $a9786610742462 010 $a9780309180092 010 $a0309180090 010 $a9781280742460 010 $a1280742461 010 $a9780309663519 010 $a0309663512 024 3 $z9780309102810 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471147 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100409 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11108486 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100409 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10036822 035 $a(PQKB)10254386 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378172 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10156542 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL74246 035 $a(OCoLC)923276394 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378172 035 $a(Perlego)4734613 035 $a(DNLM)1299764 035 $a(BIP)13620788 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471147 100 $a20061130d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAging in Sub-Saharan Africa $eRecommendations for furthering research /$fPanel 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, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, DC $cNational Academies Press$dc2006 215 $axii, 356 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309102810 311 08$a0309102812 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFrontMatter -- 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aOlder people$xHealth and hygiene$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aOlder people$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xSocial conditions 606 $aAging$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aHIV infections$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aAIDS (Disease)$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 615 0$aOlder people$xHealth and hygiene 615 0$aOlder people$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aAging 615 0$aHIV infections 615 0$aAIDS (Disease) 676 $a613/.04380967 701 $aCohen$b Barney$f1959-$01791277 701 $aMenken$b Jane$f1939-$01864839 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959615103321 996 $aAging in Sub-Saharan Africa$94471778 997 $aUNINA