Changing Household Composition and Food Security among the Elderly Caretakers in Rural Western Kenya
Changing Household Composition and Food Security among the Elderly Caretakers in Rural Western Kenya
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DOI：
10.1007/s10823-008-9090-6
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发表时间：
2009-09-01
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2
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Onyango-Ouma, Washington
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作者：
Muga, Geoffrey O.;Onyango-Ouma, Washington
在肯尼亚西部农村地区进行了一项包括定量和定性方法的描述性横断面研究，以检查老年人看护者的家庭构成和粮食安全。调查结果表明，经济状况恶化和艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行导致需要照顾的儿童数量增加，老年人前所未有地承担起照顾责任。老年人家庭中子女的存在改变了家庭构成，并引入了不同的社会背景，祖孙之间的代际关系被重新定义。与过去不同的是，为家里越来越多的受抚养子女提供食物不再是老年人的愿望，而是例行公事。
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.