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| The growing problem of violence against older persons in Africa | | Author(s) | Mark Gorman |
| Journal title | Southern African Journal of Gerontology, vol 9, no 2, October 2000 |
| Pages | pp 33-36 |
| Keywords | Aggression ; Neglect [care] ; Elder abuse ; Africa. |
| Annotation | The abuse and neglect of older people have been slow to gain recognition as a problem, even in countries where older people are demographically established. This paper examines the growing problems of violence against older people - particularly older women - in developing countries in general and in African countries in particular. An attempt is made to set out the nature and scale of the problem, and to examine some consequences of violence for older people, based on local experience of HelpAge International (HAI) partners. Selective innovative interventions designed and implemented by HAI partners to tackle the problem are described. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001027208 A |
| Classmark | EPB: QNR: QNT: 7J |
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