Complementary support in later life: investigating the gender disparities in patterns and determinants among older adults in South-Western Nigeria

Old-age needs are multifaceted and require multiple support sources, yet caregiving roles for older Nigerians are largely shifted to adult children. However, the children also declining capacity to respond. The extent to which older adults access support from other sources remains under-researched....

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Published in:BMC geriatrics 2022-08, Vol.22 (1), p.1-704, Article 704
Main Authors: Mobolaji, Jacob Wale, Akinyemi, Akanni Ibukun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Adults
Aged
Care and treatment
Children
Complementary support
Demographic aspects
Education
Families & family life
Gender
Geriatrics
Methods
Nigeria
Older adults
Older people
Population
Religious groups
Sample size
Social interactions
Social network
Social networks
Social support
Support sources
Women
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Summary:Old-age needs are multifaceted and require multiple support sources, yet caregiving roles for older Nigerians are largely shifted to adult children. However, the children also declining capacity to respond. The extent to which older adults access support from other sources remains under-researched. This study investigates the patterns and determinants of access to complementary supports among older adults in South-Western Nigeria, taking Oyo State as the case study. The study is cross-sectional and utilized primary data of 827 older adults aged ≥ 65 years selected using a multi-stage sampling design. Box plot was used to determine the patterns while multiple ordinary least square regression was used to predict the determinants of access to complementary support. Expressed in percentage, the median complementary support score of older adults in Oyo State was 30 (interquartile range [IQR] = 24) with a slightly higher score for men (median = 32, IQR = 24) compared to women (median = 28, IQR = 20). Access to complementary support was lower for the widow(er)s, the lower socioeconomic group and self-dependent older adults across genders, and for urban women with secondary/higher education compared to the otherwise groups. Increased access to complementary support was significantly associated with primary/no education (β = 4.365; p  
ISSN:1471-2318
1471-2318
DOI:10.1186/s12877-022-03393-w