Elderly Care and Social Support Systems among the Gedeo of Southern Ethiopia: Socio-cultural Contexts, Forms, Dynamics and Challenges
by Fekadu Israel Alambo and Hawltie Abera Abstract This qualitative study aims at disclosing the dynamics of care and social support systems for the older adults among rural Gedeo communities. The study revealed that the long-standing social values, norms, and belief systems of the ethnic group have always prescribed families, extended families, and neighbors to respect […]