Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS-affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda.

dc.contributor.author	Nyanzi, Stella
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-09T07:30:08Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-09T07:30:08Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description.abstract	This article explores the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of urban elderly residents in Kasubi-Kawaala, a slum on the margins of Kampala city, Uganda. The city is mainly stereotyped as a space for able-bodied individuals able to hustle, innovatively compete for limited resources, and accrue themselves benefits. It is widely assumed that old age causes people to retire to rural areas. Thus, the ‘urban elderly’ present an anomaly. Yet, they play a very significant role in the city. Many support dependent grandchildren, many of whom have been orphaned by AIDS.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Social Science Research Council (SSRC)'s Fellowship on HIV/AIDS and Public Health Policy in Africa.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nyanzi, S. (2009). Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS-affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda. Gender and Development, 17(3) 467-479.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10570/4099
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis	en_US
dc.subject	Elderly	en_US
dc.subject	Widowhood	en_US
dc.subject	Urban poor	en_US
dc.subject	Gender	en_US
dc.subject	HIV/AIDS	en_US
dc.subject	Elderly Ethnography	en_US
dc.title	Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS-affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda.	en_US
dc.type	Journal article	en_US