Variations in preference for family care support among the elderly in Southwestern Nigeria
), Theophilus O. Fadayomi(2), Onipede Wusu(3), Muyiwa Oladosun(4), Dominic E. Azuh(5),
(1) Demography and Social Statistics Program, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University,
(2) Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Management Sciences, Elizalde University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo state, Nigeria
(3) Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University, Ojoo, Lagos state, Nigeria
(4) Demography and Social Statistics Program, Department of Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria
(5) Demography & Social Statistics Program, Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria
Corresponding Author
Abstract
Preference for family care support among the elderly has become a prominent issue in Nigeria. Hence, the study explored variations in preference for family care support among the elderly in South-western Nigeria (Lagos and Oyo states). Data were extracted from a 2012 elderly survey dataset, and analyzed using quantitative techniques (univariate and bivariate). The results showed that study locations, marriage-type, educational attainment, employment status, religious affiliation, means of livelihood and usual place of residence have little and apparent variations in preferences for family care support in Southwestern Nigeria. We recommend that in order to keep on sustaining high-preferences for family care support, elderly people should be given all-round communal supports by family caregivers in the Nigerian extended family system. (Afr J Reprod Health 2021; 25[5s]: 79-89).
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