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Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect Volume 27, 2015 - Issue 4-5: Neglect, Abuse, and Violence Against Older Women
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Abuse, Neglect, and Violence Against Elderly Women in Ghana: Implications for Social Justice and Human Rights

Marie-Antoinette Sossou MSW, PhDCollege of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Joseph A. Yogtiba MSW, PhDNortheast Center, SUNY-Empire State College, Latham, New York, USA
Pages 422-427 | Published online: 09 Dec 2015

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Joseph Asumah Braimah, Mark W. Rosenberg & Vincent Z. Kuuire. (2022) ‘We are left behind to suffer’: examining the lived experiences of left-behind older adults in the Upper West Region of Ghana. African Geographical Review 0:0, pages 1-14.
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Gifty D. Ashirifi, Grace Karikari & Margaret E. Adamek. (2022) Prioritizing the National Aging Policy in Ghana: Critical Next Steps. Journal of Aging & Social Policy 34:1, pages 127-144.
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Charles Kiiza Wamara, Maria Bennich & Thomas Strandberg. (2021) Missing voices: older people’s perspectives on being abused in Uganda. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect 33:4, pages 288-310.
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Mensah Adinkrah. (2020) Grannicides in Ghana: a study of lethal violence by grandchildren against grandmothers. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect 32:3, pages 275-294.
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Joseph Asumah Braimah & Mark W. Rosenberg. (2021) “They Do Not Care about Us Anymore”: Understanding the Situation of Older People in Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:5, pages 2337.
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Nestor Asiamah, Kyriakos Kouveliotis, Richard Eduafo & Richard Borkey. (2020) Psychometric Properties of a New Scale Measuring Neglect and Abuse of Older Adults in the Community: Implications for Social Activity. International Quarterly of Community Health Education 41:2, pages 163-172.
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Ojo Melvin Agunbiade. (2019) Explanations around physical abuse, neglect and preventive strategies among older Yoruba people (60+) in urban Ibadan Southwest Nigeria: A qualitative study. Heliyon 5:11, pages e02888.
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Nele van der Wielen, Andrew Amos Channon & Jane Falkingham. (2018) Does insurance enrolment increase healthcare utilisation among rural-dwelling older adults? Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana. BMJ Global Health 3:1, pages e000590.
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