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19137419

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
A descriptive cross-sectional study including quantitative and qualitative methods was carried out in rural western Kenya to examine household composition and food security among the elderly caretakers. The findings indicate that the deteriorating economic conditions and HIV/AIDS pandemic have led to the increase in the number of children in need of care and the unprecedented involvement of the elderly in caretaking responsibilities. The presence of children in households of the elderly have changed household composition and introduced a different social context in which intergenerational relationships between grandparents and grandchildren have been redefined. Contrary to the past, it is no longer a desire but a routine responsibility of the elderly to provide food for the increasing number of dependant children in their households.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1573-0719
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-72
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Changing household composition and food security among the elderly caretakers in rural western Kenya.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't