Widowhood, Socio-Economic Status, Health and Wellbeing in Low and Middle-Income Countries
利用中国、加纳、印度、俄罗斯和南非50岁以上女性数据，分析丧偶与社会经济、健康及生活质量剥夺的关系，发现各国丧偶普遍性与时机存在差异，且丧偶与最贫困财富五分位相关，但其他剥夺的关联因国而异。
Using data on women aged 50 and over from the WHO's Survey of Ageing and Adult Health for China, Ghana, India, the Russian Federation and South Africa (N=17,009), we assess associations between widowhood and socio-economic, health and quality of life deprivations. We find variations in the prevalence and timing of widowhood across the study countries, and associations between widowhood and being in the poorest wealth quintile for all five countries. For other deprivations, national experiences varied, with stronger and more consistent effects for India and China. These findings challenge generalised claims about widowhood and call for more contextualised analysis.