'It's Like I Never Had a Child of My Own': Care and Support for the Elderly in a Changing Socioeconomic Context in Rural Uganda

摘要

Objectives: Individual households remain important for elderly care and support in resource-limited settings. Factors such as availability of young people and ownership of assets are important for care and support for the elderly. This article examines changing trends in accessing care and support for the elderly in a context of socioeconomic changes such as increasing school attendance and outmigration of youth from rural areas.