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    • Determinants of selected chronic diseases among the elderly population of South Africa 

      Temane, Maatla Dave (North-West University (South Africa), 2022)
      Background: The increasing life expectancy and decreasing fertility rates have resulted in ageing populations globally. South Africa as well as other Sub-Saharan African countries are undergoing an epidemiological transition, ...
    • Friendship patterns among the elderly 

      Rossouw, Samantha (North-West University, 2005)
      During old age there are many challenges that the elderly have to meet. These challenges can include adapting to diminish bodily abilities, decreased intellectual vitality, the death of a spouse and the loss of friends, ...
    • Old Batswana persons' experience of loneliness : applying the Mmogo–methodTM 

      Kahl, Carlien (North-West University, 2010)
      Ageing in Africa and the world over is a phenomenon that affects individuals and societies. The expanding older population (people aged 60+) in South Africa led to this research, which represents an attempt to explore the ...