To assess the impact of community efforts towards elderly welfare in Temeke Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Date
2015
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Hubert Kairuki Memorial University
Abstract
This study attempts to Assess the Impact of Community Effort Towards Elderly Welfare in Tanzania, A case study of Temeke municipality towards helping older people in Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. The study employed cross-section data that was collected through open ended and close ended questionnaires from the study area. Sampling with probability proportional to size procedure was applied to come up with the sample size since respondents were sought from different wards within the study area. The SPSS software was used a tool of analysis to generate the descriptive statistics about respondents who were obtained through stratified sampling procedures, various table and charts to address the objectives of the study; that is to determine the perceptions and attitude of the community towards elderly people, to examine of the community resources available and dedicated to support health interventions programs for the older people and to analyze the social contexts of abuse of the elderly people. The study revealed that, there is modest to poor perception and attitudes about the elderly people in the community. Also, the community resources available are not well used for the benefits of the target group, which are the elderly people. Lack or low education and poverty was established to be the core caused of the social context of the abuse of the elderly people. The study recommends for appropriate action to support older people to be taken. In the course of this research, financial and time constraints emerged to be the main limitations towards generation of enriched research findings.
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master of Social Work of Hubert Kairuki memorial University Dar es salaam, Tanzania
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Elderly welfare, Temeke Dar es salaam
Citation
Urio M. D., 2015. To assess the impact of community efforts towards elderly welfare in Temeke Dar es salaam, Tanzania. HKMU