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Coping Strategies of Elderly Widows in Nsukka

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Abstract

The study utilized both qualitative and quantitative research methods in studying the coping capacity and associated problems of elderly widows in Nsukka, Enugu State. It utilized a sample of 520 elderly widows drawn from five villages in the three geographical quarters of the town, The study discovered inter alia that elderly widows face a lot of problems after the demise of their spouses