Perceived Factors Influencing Younger Adults’ Rural‑Urban Migration and its Implications on Left Behind Older Parents in Nsukka LGA

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dc.date.accessioned2023-05-09T16:49:12Z
dc.date.available2023-05-09T16:49:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAs the number of young adults moving to urban areas increases, so does the number of older parents who are left behind in rural areas, where they face loneliness, isolation, hunger, and a lack of social support and care. The lack of remittances and alternative arrangements for caring for the migrant children’s elderly parents, as well as the lack of social support networks, makes it difficult for them to cope on their own. The purpose of this study is to ascertain how the migration of younger adults affects the well-being of the left-behind older parents in Nsukka LGA, Enugu State, and to recommend ways to improve their living conditions. Twenty-four elderly parents were purposively chosen for the study. An in-depth interview method was employed for data collection. Using themes and quotes, the generated data were transcribed and analyzed. According to the study, young adults migrate to cities due to poverty, lack of employment and business opportunities, poor hospitals and schools, and lack of social amenities in rural areas. The study also discovered that elderly parents who are left behind in rural areas face hardship and neglect. As a result, to discourage unnecessary migration, we advocated for massive and aggressive rural infrastructure development. Furthermore, social workers should be involved in advocating for elderly social support systems.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/9877
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectFactorsen_US
dc.subjectImplicationsen_US
dc.subjectOlder adultsen_US
dc.subjectRural-urban migrationen_US
dc.subjectSocial workersen_US
dc.subjectYounger adultsen_US
dc.titlePerceived Factors Influencing Younger Adults’ Rural‑Urban Migration and its Implications on Left Behind Older Parents in Nsukka LGAen_US
dc.title.alternativePractice Considerations for Gerontological Social Workersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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