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Widowhood, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Wellbeing in Low and Middle-Income Countries

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  • Peter Lloyd-Sherlock
  • Barbara Corso
  • Nadia Minicuci

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Using data on women aged 50 and over from the WHO's Survey of Ageing and Adult Health for China, Ghana, India, the Russian Federation and South Africa (N = 17,009), we assess associations between widowhood and socio-economic, health and quality of life deprivations. We find variations in the prevalence and timing of widowhood across the study countries, and associations between widowhood and being in the poorest wealth quintile for all five countries. For other deprivations, national experiences varied, with stronger and more consistent effects for India and China. These findings challenge generalised claims about widowhood and call for more contextualised analysis.

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  • Peter Lloyd-Sherlock & Barbara Corso & Nadia Minicuci, 2015. "Widowhood, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Wellbeing in Low and Middle-Income Countries," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(10), pages 1374-1388, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:51:y:2015:i:10:p:1374-1388
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1066497
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    1. Emmanuel O. Amoo & Paul O. Adekola & Evaristus Adesina & Olujide A. Adekeye & Oluwakemi O. Onayemi & Marvellous A. Gberevbie, 2022. "Young Single Widow, Dynamics of In-Laws Interference and Coping Mechanisms: Simplicity–Parsimony Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-15, August.
    2. Sutirtha Bandyopadhyay & Bipasha Maity, 2021. "Widowhood and Consumption of Private Assignable Goods: The Role of Socio-Economic Status, Rainfall Shocks and Historical Institutions," Working Papers 73, Ashoka University, Department of Economics.
    3. Megan Reed, 2020. "The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 43(24), pages 673-706.
    4. Anat Herbst-Debby, 2023. "What’s Your Pension Story? Women’s Perspectives during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Their Old-Age Pension Status, Past and Present," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(10), pages 1-20, May.
    5. Hossain, Babul & James, K.S., 2024. "Economics of widowhood mortality in adult women in India," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 340(C).

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