Abstract
As the population of elderly people continues to climb, the number of dependent persons in the majority ofdeveloping countries appears destined to rise. To pinpoint the proper preventative and intervention services,especially in Nigeria during COVID-19, health systems require improved data to identify the health hazardsolder people experience. The percentage of people who have at least three of the six health risk factors(physical inactivity, current tobacco use, heavy alcohol consumption, a high-risk waist-hip ratio,hypertension, or obesity) increases with age, but the patterns and percentages differ by country, accordingto data from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (2010). Households in emerging nations willlikely face additional difficulties in caring for elderly relatives as a result of changing family structures, suchas fewer families and a decreased incidence of multigenerational cohabitation. Therefore, this articleexamines how the country's aging population's health and wellbeing are affected by the changing familystructure.
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