| Project/Area Number |
15K12786
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Saga University |
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Principal Investigator |
Miyachi Kaori 佐賀大学, 芸術地域デザイン学部, 客員研究員 (40547999)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
西田 裕一郎 佐賀大学, 医学部, 講師 (50530185)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NOMURA Ayumi 首都大学東京, 人間健康科学研究科, 准教授 (50346938)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | 高齢者 / 女性 / ジェンダー / ケア / アフリカ / ケニア / 農村 / ライフコーダ / 質的調査 / HDSS / 高齢化 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of the research was to investigate the current situation on the care for the elderly women in rural area in Kenya, where it would be estimated to be the rapid aging societies in the future. Under this research, there were two research area, one was Kisii County in western Kenya, and the other one was Kwale County in castral area (east part) in Kenya. The unique point of this study was to combine the qualitative and quotative method with anthropological research and using the device called “Lifecoder” to count the steps and strength of activity. In Kwale, 30 elderly women over 60 years were involved with this research and families were also collaborated. The result of the research was published in 2 articles and presented at the national and international conferences.
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