SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN AGING KENYANS
James Muruthi · 2023
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James Muruthi studies psychological distress in aging Kenyans in this 2023 paper. Distress is rising among older Africans, and where public support is thin, family and community networks may carry the load, but the links between support, wealth, and distress were unclear.
Interviews with 376 rural and urban Kenyans in May 2022 found that 61 percent reported high distress. Modeling showed food insecurity, being female, and poor self rated health predicted more distress. Education and better housing went with less distress. Surprisingly, the measured forms of social support, from family, neighbors, and faith groups, showed no firm link to distress. The results point policy at food and health first.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James Muruthi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |