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The global healthy ageing agenda: The impact of education, gender, childhood conditions and social engagement in rural South Africa

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  • Donato, Ron
  • Onur, Ilke
  • Wilson, John K.

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This paper examines factors associated with the likelihood of healthy ageing and the propensity to utilise health care resources for a rural community in South Africa and the associated policy implications. Our results suggest education exerts a positive influence, and its marginal impact is more prominent for females than males. Further, we show that better childhood health is associated with increased likelihood of ageing well. We also demonstrate an inverse relationship between health care utilisation and healthy ageing. The results presented here suggest that strategic policy investments across life courses in education and child-health fosters not only broader development goals but also enhances healthy ageing trajectories and improve the health and wellbeing of individuals across life stages. This study contributes to informing on the UN’s healthy ageing global strategic agenda in the context of a poor rural region.

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  • Donato, Ron & Onur, Ilke & Wilson, John K., 2023. "The global healthy ageing agenda: The impact of education, gender, childhood conditions and social engagement in rural South Africa," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 45(2), pages 233-250.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jpolmo:v:45:y:2023:i:2:p:233-250
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2023.03.005
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    Keywords

    Health policy; Healthy ageing; Health care utilisation; Rural South Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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