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| Factors contributing to elder abuse in Ethiopia | | Author(s) | Samson Chane, Margaret E Adamek |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 17, no 2, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 99-110 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/jap.htm |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; Ethiopia. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to increase understanding of elder abuse in Ethiopia by considering the perspectives of abused older adults themselves. A phenomenological study was conducted to investigate the lived experience of 15 individuals (six men and nine women) in Ethiopia who experienced domestic abuse. Data were collected using unstructured interviews and were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. The results described here focused on the participants' perceptions of factors contributing to abuse. Themes identified in the elders' statements about factors contributing to abuse included: declining respect for elders, conflicts of interest, poor health, mutual dependency and other economic issues, and loss of support providers. Abject poverty was evident as an underlying influence contributing to abuse. One elder stated, `Life is meaningless without food and without a caregiver. I am ready to welcome death'. Documentation of elder abuse is needed to bring recognition to abuse as a problem deserving public attention and response. Given the apparent influence of poverty-related factors on the occurrence of elder abuse among the study's participants, policy initiatives are needed to enhance the economic well-being of older adults in Ethiopia. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626222 A |
| Classmark | QNT: 7KK |
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