Ethical issues in caring for older persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

BMC Medical Ethics · Published 2026-06-26 · DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01539-8

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Abdulgafar Lekan Olawumi, Zainab Abdulkadir, Abdullahi Kabir Suleiman, Zainab Abdulazeez Umar, Bukar Alhaji Grema, Godpower Chinedu Michael, Abiso Abubakar Mohammed, Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Mahmud Baba Mahmud, Abdulrauf Segun Ibraheem, Amina Danladi Muhammad, Abba Badamasi, Ibrahim Danjummai Gezawa, Muktar Hassan Aliyu, Muhammad Musa Borodo

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2026

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Olawumi, A., Abdulkadir, Z., Suleiman, A., et al. (2026). Ethical issues in caring for older persons in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMC Medical Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-026-01539-8

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