CHILDLESSNESS AND DEPRESSION AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Obesity and disability: relation among older adults living in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The prevalence and incidence of both obesity and disability are projected to increase in the coming decades. The authors examined the relation between obesity and disability in older adults from 6 Latin American cities participating in the Health, Well-Being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean (SABE) Study (1999-2000). The sample included 6,166 participants aged 65 years or more. Data ...

Latin America and the Caribbean

Overall HIV Trends The HIV epidemic in Latin America is stable, and the adult HIV prevalence, at 0.4 percent, has remained unchanged between 2001 and 2010. The epidemic in the Caribbean has slowed significantly since the mid-1990s. The adult HIV prevalence in the Caribbean declined from 1.0 in 2001 to 0.9 in 2010. In 2010, about 76,000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries d...

Latin America and the Caribbean

Social and gender inequalities in depressive symptoms among urban older adults of latin america and the Caribbean.

OBJECTIVE This study examined gender differences in depression by examining differential exposure and vulnerability to socioeconomic factors during the life course. METHODS The data used for the analyses originated from a cross-national survey of older adults living in seven large Latin American cities. We examined associations between depressive symptomatology and socioeconomic conditions an...

Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document evaluates the nature of aging in Latin America and the Caribbean, and reviews available evidence regarding the demographic profile of the elderly, their health and disability status, the composition of their human capital, labor force participation and retirement behavior, residential arrangements, and intergenerational transfer systems. The review identifies problematic areas to ...