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Introduction to special issue on intimacy, morality, and precarity : globalization and family care in Africa—insights from Ghana
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Read, Ursula M. and van der Geest, Sjaak (2019) Introduction to special issue on intimacy, morality, and precarity : globalization and family care in Africa—insights from Ghana. Africa Today, 65 (3). vii-xxi. doi:10.2979/africatoday.65.3.01 ISSN 1527-1978.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2979/africatoday.65.3.01
Abstract
With the rise of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer, as well as increased longevity, the role of the family in care has increasing importance in health policy and interventions globally. In low-income settings in sub-Saharan Africa, where health and welfare systems are under-resourced, task shifting to community health workers, volunteers, and family members is sometimes proposed to fill the gaps; however migration, urbanization, and widening social inequality have had profound effects on household structure and the capacity for care. This special issue focuses on Ghana, a country that exemplifies these processes. The contributing articles examine the impact of social, structural, and economic changes on practices of family care for a variety of conditions across the life course in urban and rural locations.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Africa Today | ||||||
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1527-1978 | ||||||
| Official Date: | June 2019 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 65 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Page Range: | vii-xxi | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.2979/africatoday.65.3.01 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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