dc.contributor.author | Ngatia, E. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gathece Loice W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutara, L. N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Macigo, F. G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mulli, T. K. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-20T15:58:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | The risk factors and nutritional status of older people in Africa | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10526 | |
dc.description | Baseline survey on oral health, feeding patterns and nutritional status of 0lder people in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi District | en |
dc.description.abstract | The older population in Africa, currently estimated to be slightly over 42 million, is projected to reach 205 million by 2050, a six-fold increase; five decades. Over this time period, it is estimated that the population aged 60 a s a a . Kenya will have increased from the current 1.3 million to 7.2 million. The a "5 0 no retire from work until they are physically incapacitated. The traditions s _ ~ : r •. e older people which is the nuclear and extended family system, has been e-o e to rural-urban migration and the consequences of the HIV/AlDS pandemic. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Baseline survey on oral health, feeding patterns and nutritional status of Older people in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi District | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department Of Periodontology And Community Dentistry, School Of Dental Sciences, University Of Nairobi. | en |