Publications

AFRAN is able to provide electronic access (in pdf format) to selected publications produced by our members

Africa-based members are encouraged to explore the possibility of registering their institution for free access to journal articles through the WHO HINARI Access to Research Initiative

Key journals relevant to ageing include:

Age and Ageing
Ageing and Society
Ageing Research Reviews
Ageing and Mental Health
Journal of Aging and Health
Journal of Aging Studies
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries
Journal of Population Ageing

AFRAN, in partnership with the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) is currently working to develop a centralized, comprehensive, free-access database of social and medical science literature on ageing in Africa. It is envisaged that the database will be operational by June 2010

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Research on Ageing in Africa: The Need to Forge Directions (Isabella Aboderin)	44.85 KB
30 Years of African Research on Ageing: History, Achievements and Challenges for the Future (Nana Apt)	77.08 KB
Research and the Formulation and Implementation of Ageing Policy in Africa: The Case of Nigeria (Abimbola Asagba)	80.33 KB
Research on Ageing in Africa: What Do We Have, Not Have and Should We Have? (Monica Ferreira)	95.32 KB
Research Capacity on Ageing in Africa:Limitations and Ways Forward (J. Mugo Gachuhi and Karatu Kiemo)	84.87 KB
Researching the Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older-age Parents in Africa: Lessons from Studies in Thailand (John Knodel)	123.32 KB
Racial Differences in Marital Status and Living Arrangements of Older Persons in South Africa (Chuks Mba)	133.48 KB
The Role of Research in the Work of HelpAge International in Africa (Tavengwa Nhongo)	92.23 KB
Exploring the Links between Old Age and Poverty in Anglophone West Africa: Evidence from Nigeria and Ghana (Fidelis O. Ogwumike and Isabella Aboderin)	127.41 KB
Understanding and responding to ageing, health, poverty and social change in sub-Saharan Africa: a strategic framework and plan for research. Outcomes of the Oxford conference on Research on Ageing, Health and Poverty in Africa: Forging Directions for th	445.56 KB

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