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Conditions de résidence et prise en charge des personnes âgées au Sahel : Le social fait-il place au biologique ?

Abstract
Thème 8 : Vieillissement démographique et relations intergénérationnelles
Séance 08-04 : Conditions de résidence et soutien familial aux personnes âgées
Responsable de thème : Zhenmei Zhang, Michigan State University
Titre : Conditions de résidence et prise en charge des personnes âgées au Sahel : Le social fait-il place au biologique ?
Auteur : Mahamane Ibrahima, Ph.D
Montréal (QC), Canada

Les conditions de vie des personnes âgées au Sahel sont assez mal documentées, malgré des conditions de vie difficiles dues aux sécheresses et famines devenues cycliques. Dans la plupart des pays du Sahel (Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali et Sénégal), les personnes âgées vivent, dans leur majorité, dans des familles élargies. Leur prise en charge semble être assurée par les membres de la famille élargie au nom de la solidarité familiale. Toutefois, cette dernière connaît un effritement progressif dans le temps à cause de la pauvreté et des crises économiques. Les personnes âgées ne comptent désormais que sur leurs enfants biologiques. Toutefois, il n’existe pas de données ni d’études sur la prise en charge des personnes âgées dans cette partie du monde.
L’objectif de cette étude est double : 1) établir un profil des conditions de vie des personnes âgées à l’aide des données des dernières enquêtes démographiques et de santé ;
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Event ID
17
Paper presenter
48 215
Language (Translated)
en
Title (Translated)
Living conditions and care for elderly people in the Sahel: are biological ties replacing social obligations?
Abstract (Translated)
The living conditions of elderly people in the Sahel are not well documented, despite a tough existence due to droughts and famines that are now cyclical. In most of the countries in the Sahel (Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Senegal), most elderly people live in extended families. They seem to be cared for by extended family members out of an obligation of family solidarity. However, this has been whittled away over time by poverty and economic crises. Elderly people are relying increasingly on their biological children only. However, there are no data or studies on care for elderly people in this part of the world. This study has two aims: 1) to establish a profile of living conditions of elderly people using data from the latest demographic and health surveys; and 2) to investigate care for elderly people through the perceptions of the Sahelian diaspora living in Canada in semi-structured interviews.
Status (Translated)
2
Type of Submissions
Regular session presentation, if not selected I agree to present my paper as a poster
Language of Presentation
French
Weight in Programme
1 000
Status in Programme
1

Vulnerability of young and old people: Is the transfer trend is sustainable in Senegal

Abstract
Various economic programs implemented in Senegal have not yet sufficiently supported in real economic growth to meet the social demand. Indeed, the incidence of poverty remains high and hit mainly the rural population. The question one might ask is whether the inelasticity of economic policies against social demand is related to the lack of research tools or poor targeting.
This study makes an apology a methodology that links macroeconomic aggregates and demographics. It can account for all the problems of the economic analysis of the demographics of a country, integrating the concept of life cycle and demographic dividend.
The results highlight that the evolution of the first demographic dividend (growth rate of economic support ratio) in Senegal is negative since the 50s until 1998. But from 1998 the rate grow up and will continue until the year 2025. From 2026, this ratio will enter a phase of gradual decline.
The average lifecycle deficit (LCD) in Senegal for 2005 is positive between ages 0-35years and 60 years and over. Between 0 to 35 years, remittances are the main source of consumption followed by the reallocation of assets. Reallocation of assets is the main source of funding for the lifecycle deficit of the elderly (60 years and over).
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Event ID
17
Paper presenter
54 058
Language (Translated)
en
Title (Translated)
Vulnerability of youth and precarity of old age: an approach based on intergenerational transfer accounts in Senegal
Abstract (Translated)
The various economic programs implemented in Senegal have not yet provided sufficient economic growth in real terms to respond to social demand. The incidence of poverty remains high, mainly affecting the rural population. The question that may be asked is whether the inelasticity of economic policies in the face of social demand is linked to the inadequacy of research tools or to poor targeting. This study offers a defense of a methodology that links macroeconomic aggregates and demography. It makes it possible to give a full account of what is at issue in the economic analysis of a country's demography, using the notions of life cycle and demographic dividend. The results obtained show a window for the demographic dividend from 2000 to 2050, or 50 years. This window illustrates the period over which proactive policies should be implemented to benefit from the influence of demography on economic growth.
Status (Translated)
2
Type of Submissions
Regular session presentation, if not selected I agree to present my paper as a poster
Language of Presentation
English
Weight in Programme
1 000
Status in Programme
1