Demographic Pattern of Economic Elder Abuse among Retired Army Officers and Men in Bauchi South Senatorial District Bauchi State-Nigeria

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate the Demographic Pattern of Economic Elder Abuse Amongst Retired Army Officers and Men (RAOM) in Bauchi South Senatorial District Bauchi State-Nigeria. one specific objective was formulated with one corresponding research question and one null hypothesis was also postulated to guide the study. The cross-sectional research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 2024 RAOM. While the sample for the consisted of 204 RAOM. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. research question The data collected were analyzed using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. The stated hypothesis was rejected. RAOM experienced elder abuse as follows: Christians (90.6%) and Muslims (88.3%). Significant difference ( 2= 68.91 > 55.76, df = 37, p < .05) was found in the patterns of elder abuse according to religion. The following recommendations were made: elder abuse particularly among RAOM should be prohibited by law establishing it as a criminal offence punishable under the law; social workers, voluntary agencies and patterns of abuses should be reported to the authorities, so as to give hope and protection to the elderly in general.

Key words: Demographic Pattern, Economic, Elder Abuse, Retired Army Officers.