Health and health perceptions among Kenyan grandparents

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-129

  Ice, Gillian H ^a   Zidron, Amy ^a   Juma, Elizabeth ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Aging; Caregiving; Function; Health; HIV AIDS; Orphans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALE; ORPHAN; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD, ORPHANED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALE; PARENTING; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 44449168446     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-008-9063-9     Document Type: Article

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