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| Aboderin & Beard 2015 Kenya [4] | Assessing older people’s health in sub-Saharan Africa against the Millennium Development Goals. | Critical Review Not Applicable | Evidence of national age-based health inequities and monetary consequences of poor well-being in the older population. There is need for political will which could be achieved through active surveys such as analysed protocols of routine surveys (e.g. demographic and health surveys) to help countries in the sub-Saharan African region. | No weakness found |
| Teguo et al., 2015 France [38] | Exploring feebleness in the sub-Saharan Africa region. | Critical Review Not Applicable | SSA population of older people (≥60 years) has progressively increased with projected estimate of 67 million people by 2030 and life expectancy at age 60 years of 16 years for women and 14 years for men. With evidence of increase in elderly population for the region there has, however, been no research on the existence of feebleness in the region proportional to the effect of high prevalence of communicable diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS), high childhood mortality rate, increasing prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, and low literacy levels. | No weakness found |
| Zimmer & Dayton, 2005 USA [2] | To make evident the lack of research on older adults’ composition in households and the basic determinants of their composition in sub-Saharan Africa. | Review of secondary data [24 Demographic and Heath Surveys] | The study showed that in matrifocal and multigenerational households, 76% of older people are the sole providers of household necessities and caring for the sick and grandchildren. Households headed by older females are more likely to provide care to sustain their family even in the face of scarce resources. Most of these older women are widows, with no inheritance from their husbands or from the parents of the orphaned grandchildren under their care. | No weakness found |
| Aboderin & Hoffman, 2015 Kenya [18] | To assess how some factors in the form of obvious caring will forge policy and scientifically relevant family gerontology for Africa. | Critical Review Not Applicable | The study showed a potential disconnection between normative and policy discourses on ageing families in sub-Saharan Africa, and present realities of inter- and intra-generational relations and support in the region. | No weakness found |
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| Dosu 2014 Ghana [1] | To explore the understanding of old age, elements that improve sense of belongingness and dynamics that increases safety among the elderly in Ghana. | Purposive sampling 5 aged | Most Ghanaian elderly are cared for by their families. They play the role of advisors within the family and community. Government has provided community centres that serve as a socialization places and free health check-up centres to improve elderly care. Furthermore, elderly respondents agreed that the family is the most important thing in their lives and spending time and enjoying their company brings some sort of joy and safety since there is always someone around. Apart from the family, they feel a sense of belonging in the church and experience spirituality which draws them closer to God. Currently, present-day society doesn’t respect and support them. | Sample is not representative of target group |
| Van der Geest, 1995 Ghana [36] | To describe and understand the position of old people in a rapidly changing society. | Anthropological fieldwork 29 interviews | Funerals are in effect a matter of showing respect to the deceased and making his/her life complete, as being occasions for the family to celebrate itself and indulge in self-praise. If the societal status of a family is jeopardized at a funeral, it is understandable that the family will be inclined to expend its efforts on public rather than private pre-mortem care. Older Ghanaians appear to support this view. | Not Applicable |