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Determinants of Active and Healthy Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Cameroon

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  • Fomba Louisette Naah

    (Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, Department of Health Economics, Policy and Management, Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), P. O. Box 782 Bamenda, Cameroon)

  • Aloysius Mom Njong

    (Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, The University of Bamenda, P. O. Box 39, Bambili, Cameroon)

  • Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi

    (Faculty of Environmental Science, Technische Universität Dresden, 01737 Tharandt, Germany)

Abstract

This paper examines the determinants and policy implications of active and healthy ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa, taking the case of Bamenda, in Cameroon. Specifically, the study sought to identify and explore the determinants of active and healthy ageing using a mixed-methods approach involving qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Focus group discussions were conducted complemented by a survey (random and snowball sampling) using a structured questionnaire. Narratives and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data generated from the focus group discussion and Tobit regression was employed to analyze the multiple determinants of active ageing by dimensions and on a global scale in Cameroon. Results identified three key dimensions of active and healthy ageing: employment/livelihood options (EL), community support and health (CH) and housing and living in Bamenda (HL). The regression results reveal gender bias in active ageing, a non-effect of education and health on active ageing, and a positive effect of income on active and healthy ageing. This study contributes, among others, to the competence–environmental press theory on active ageing with regards to unbundling context specific determinants of active and healthy ageing. It equally derives policy considerations with regards to gender mainstreaming and the identification of age friendly income earning options to enhance the active and healthy ageing process.

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  • Fomba Louisette Naah & Aloysius Mom Njong & Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi, 2020. "Determinants of Active and Healthy Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Cameroon," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-24, April.
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