Care of the elderly in Nigeria: Implications for policy
Care of the elderly in Nigeria: Implications for policy
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DOI：
10.1080/23311886.2018.1555201
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发表时间：
2018-12-02
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Mbah, Peter
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作者：
Tanyi, Perpetua Lum;Andre, Pelser;Mbah, Peter
尼日利亚没有关于老年人护理和福利的实用国家政策。尼日利亚人口结构的变化，加上家庭结构的破裂和缺乏社会保障制度，给尼日利亚的老年人带来了独特的挑战。本文分析了尼日利亚老年人目前的政策缺陷和未来的问题。它认为，新自由主义经济政策的引入在政策制定和执行方面造成了真空，在新自由主义国家的社会安全网中老年人得不到照顾。这一探索性的定性研究是基于对政府官员的访谈和访谈的叙述。研究结果表明，面对人口结构的迅速变化，尼日利亚面临的主要挑战之一是制定政策和任命能够理解和应对当前社会优先事项以及该国日益老龄化的人口的复杂需求的人员。根据调查结果，该研究提出了建议，可能有助于政府制定促进尼日利亚老年人福祉的政策。
Nigeria has no functional national policy on the care and welfare of older persons. Changing demographics in Nigeria, in addition to the breakdown of the family structure and absence of a social security system, present unique challenges to the elderly in Nigeria. This paper analyzes the current policy lacuna and future issues concerning older persons in Nigeria. It posits that the introduction of neoliberal economic policies created a vacuum in policy formulation and execution in which the older persons are not provided for within the social safety nets in the neoliberal state. This exploratory, qualitative study is based on interviews and narratives of interviews with government officials. The findings of the study show that, in the face of rapid demographic change, one of the major challenges facing Nigeria is developing policies and appointing personnel capable of understanding and responding to the current social priorities and complex needs of an increasingly ageing population in the country. Based on the findings, the study provides recommendations that may assist the government to table policies that will promote the well-being of the elderly in Nigeria.