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| Attitude to aging among different groups in Nigeria | | Author(s) | Olusegun Baiyewu, Andrew F Bella, Joseph D Adeyemi |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 44, no 4, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 283-292 |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Family care ; Personnel ; Public opinion ; Nigeria. |
| Annotation | Attitude to ageing and older people was surveyed in three groups of Nigerians: caregivers living with an older person; various categories of hospital workers, and; the general public. Based on scores of an eleven-item questionnaire, the most positive attitude was in caregivers, and the poorest in hospital workers. Years of education had an overall negative effect on attitudinal measurement. An inference from this study is that older people are still valued, but caregivers could be under some stress and in need of formal assistance. It is important for developing countries like Nigeria to begin to think seriously of what types of public assistance older people and their families would need. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980827232 A |
| Classmark | B:TOB: P6:SJ: QM: U5: 7MT |
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