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One hundred and ninety four elderly subjects were studied, 133 of whom were living away from their families, in the only old people's home and in the only psychiatric hospital in Kuwait. They were compared to 61 consecutive elderly subjects atten ding a psychiatric out-patient clinic. Psychiatric, social and clinical characteristics of subjects admitted and those living with their families were analysed and related to recent socioeconomic changes and conditions prevailing in Kuwait.Higher admission rates were significantly related to female sex, the widowed and single status and Kuwaiti and Bedouin nationalities. Low income or housing problems, poor relationships to their families and/or relatives, absence of an interested family member, a small number of own children, referral by family members on account of disabilities, organic brain syndromes or chronic psychiatric disorder was also associated with higher admission rates.Sixty four percent of the residents of the old people's home had psychiatric illnesses in spite of the official policy of excluding the mentally ill from admission.Some of the above mentioned characteristics were similar to findings in other coun tries, but others e.g. the role of nationality and location of residence in admission to institutions were different. Planning social and medical services in Kuwait should take these findings into account.

This is an exploratory study to examine the social and cultural determinants of the teaching of HIV/AIDS sex education among secondary school teachers in Eastern Nigeria. The research analyses how teachers perceive passing their knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention measures to their students in the context of their cultural and social norms, which restrict open discussion of sex. This is a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with 60 teachers drawn from secondary school teachers in Eastern Nigeria, supplemented with five focus group discussions, and content analysis of teachers' lesson preparatory notes. The findings show a high level knowledge of HIV/AIDS preventive measures among teachers. However, teachers are not passing on this knowledge because of cultural and social inhibitions. In addition, teachers have not been receiving adequate training and motivation on information, education and communication for HIV/AIDS sex education. The situation calls for serious policy intervention.

This article examines the popular character of the Guerra Chiquita of 1879-1880, focusing on various forms of participation among Afro-Cubans, and slaves in particular. It argues that the significant presence of people of color as leaders of the insurgency, along with the withdrawal of support from some elite white sectors, signals the beginning of a transformation in the Cuban nationalist struggle from a political upheaval to a broader movement for social change

Gesundheitszustand und psychosoziale Auswirkungen im höheren
Lebensalter.

Themen: Wohndauer in Leipzig; Wohnform; Wohndauer in der
Wohnung; Kinderzahl; Wohnort des Kindes, zu dem der häufigste
Kontakt besteht; Häufigkeit des Kontaktes; Wunsch nach häufigeren
Kontakten; Berufstätigkeit; Tätigkeitsmerkmale; Leitungsfunktion;
Zufriedenheit im Beruf; Gesundheitszustand; Gründe für
gesundheitliches Unwohlsein; "sichtbarer" Gesundheitszustand
(durch Interviewer eingeschätzt) wie Mobilität, Seh- und
Hörvermögen, Funktion der Arme; Häufigkeit des Verlassens des
Hauses; Hilfeleistender im täglichen Leben; Umfang der Hilfe;
Wunsch nach häufigeren Besuchen; Zufriedenheit mit der Wohnung;
Gründe für Unzufriedenheit; angestrebte Veränderung der
Wohnverhältnisse; Lebenseinstellung (Skala); Lebenszufriedenheit
(Skala).