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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Do Remittances Enhance Elderly Adults' Healthy Social and Physical Functioning? A Cross-Sectional Study in Nigeria.

Nnaelue Godfrey Ojijieme, Xinzhu Qi, Chin-Man Chui

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Nnaelue Godfrey OjijiemeSchool of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8870-5889
Xinzhu QiSchool of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
Chin-Man ChuiSchool of Business, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau 999078, China.

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Existing research demonstrates that the effect of remittances on different health outcomes of elderly adults in low-income countries with inadequate social security is inconclusive. The present study set out to fill this gap by examining the effects of receiving remittances on the healthy social and physical functioning of Nigeria's elderly adults. We also investigate the nonlinear association between remittances and social and physical functioning to identify the minimum amount required to engender healthy social and physical functioning in Nigerian elderly adults. This study utilized data from the 2018/2019 Nigerian Living Standard Survey (NLSS), which included 55,350 young people aged 12-44 (control group) and 18,937 elderly adults aged 45 and above (treatment group). We addressed our objectives using logistic regression-adjusted predicted probabilities and predictive margins. The results reveal that remittance recipients have higher healthy social functioning probabilities than non-recipients. We also found that the influence that remittances have on social functioning depends on the amount of the remittances received. Quantitatively, receiving more than NGN 1,200,000 in remittances ensures increased social functioning probabilities. Given the disparity between the average remittance amount of NGN 54,306.92 received by elderly adults and the NGN 1,200,000 threshold associated with healthy social functioning, bridging this gap is paramount for promoting social functioning among Nigerian elderly adults. We also discussed policy implications for fostering the healthy aging of the population in the interim.

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IncomePovertyAdolescentAdultAgedChildCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMiddle AgedNigeriaSocioeconomic FactorsYoung Adultadjusted predicted probabilitieshealthy agingmarginsplotphysical functioningpredictive marginsremittancessocial functioning

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