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dc.contributor.authorZalwango, Nabatanzi
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-30T11:41:45Z
dc.date.available2022-05-30T11:41:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-01
dc.identifier.citationZalwango, N. (2022). The livelihood needs and coping strategies of elderly women in Nakaseke District. (Unpublished Undergraduate Dissertation). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12960
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Department of Social Work and Social Administration in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration of Makerere University.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to understand the livelihood needs and coping strategies of elderly women in Nakaseke District. The study was guided by the following Objectives; a) To find out the livelihood needs and coping strategies of elderly women in Nakaseke District, b) To find out the livelihood needs and challenges faced by elderly women in Nakaseke District, c) To find out the Coping and support system for the elderly women and d) To suggest the various interventions to improve the quality of life for elderly women. The study used across sectional descriptive research design with qualitative research methods which helped to gather in depth information on the livelihood needs and coping strategies of elderly women. The sample size of the study was 19 elderly women including 7 local community leaders in the key informant’s interviews and these were selected using purposive sampling method. Face to face interview guides and key informant interviews were generated to collect the required data that was later analysed. Data was presented and analysed into content in that it was presented based on the questions that they were asked about the livelihood needs and coping strategies of elderly women. A number of issues were presented including the coping and support system of elderly women, and also the interventions were also presented to ensure that the Government works hand in hand with different organizations, different leadership structures to better elderly women lives. Therefore, elderly women livelihood should be prioritized since they are already vulnerable being women.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectLivelihood Needsen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectcoping strategiesen_US
dc.subjectNakaseke Districten_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleThe livelihood needs and coping strategies of elderly women in Nakaseke Districten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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