Tochukwu J Okolie
Biographic Data
| ID | 6224955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tochukwu J Okolie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tochukwu J |
| FAMILY NAME | Okolie |
| SIGNATURE | OKOLIE T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2187-2396 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“The Body May Not Be the Same, But the Heart Still Needs Love”: Exploring Older Nigerians’ Gendered Views on Sexual Stereotypes in Older Age
Objectives Sexual desire in older age is predicated on contextual factors such as underlying health conditions, personal lifestyle choices, and cultural and religious beliefs. Yet, many believe that older adults, especially older women, are without sexual desires because of their age and gender. This descriptive qualitative study explored perceptions of sexual stereotypes among older adults in rural Nigeria. To understand what older adults think …
Educating and Guiding Young Minds: Sociocultural Contributions of Older African Refugees Living in Calgary, Canada
Background Older refugees are often depicted in deficit-oriented terms in policy and scholarly discourse, leading to limited recognition of their capacities, agency, and social contributions. Objective This study examines the sociocultural roles and contributions of older African refugees in Calgary, Canada. Methods Drawing on qualitative storytelling and diagramming, with 11 older African refugees serving as co-researchers, to illuminate how the…
The quality-of-life implications of helplessness in middle-age and older Nigerians living with HIV
Antiretroviral therapies (ARTs) have reduced mortality among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Nigeria. Nonetheless, there is limited research on the impact of perceived helplessness on the wellbeing of PLWH in Nigeria. This study examined the effect of perceived helplessness on middle-age and older PLWH using health-related quality of life (HRQoL), subjective health (SH), and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) as outcomes related to wellbeing. We…
Distinguishing Abuse from Caregiving in Rural Nigeria: Older Adults’ Perspectives
In Nigeria, older adults face numerous challenges that undermine their well-being and overall life satisfaction. These challenges include but are not limited to health challenges due to biological consequences of ageing, ageing stereotypes, abuse, and neglect. This study explored abuse of rural-dwelling older persons within informal caregiving settings, focusing on older adults’ perspectives of some caregiving styles adopted by their caregivers. …
A qualitative inquiry on social work students’ opinions about sex education as part of social work training at the University of Nigeria
Sex education is lacking in Nigeria’s social work education curriculum and course contents because of aversion to sex discourse in Nigeria and other African countries. This may leave social work students underprepared for sexual and reproductive health practice. Our study investigated social work students’ opinions on learning about sex education and the uncharted territories of contemporary sex-related issues such as abortion, sex work, pornogra…
Exclusion within exclusion: The experiences of internally displaced older adults in Lugbe camp, Abuja
Perspectives of Rural Older Women on the Determinants of Successful Ageing in Southeast Nigeria
Exclusion within exclusion: The experiences of internally displaced older adults in Lugbe camp, Abuja
Perspectives of Rural Older Women on the Determinants of Successful Ageing in Southeast Nigeria
A qualitative inquiry on social work students’ opinions about sex education as part of social work training at the University of Nigeria
Sex education is lacking in Nigeria’s social work education curriculum and course contents because of aversion to sex discourse in Nigeria and other African countries. This may leave social work students underprepared for sexual and reproductive health practice. Our study investigated social work students’ opinions on learning about sex education and the uncharted territories of contemporary sex-related issues such as abortion, sex work, pornogra…
Distinguishing Abuse from Caregiving in Rural Nigeria: Older Adults’ Perspectives
In Nigeria, older adults face numerous challenges that undermine their well-being and overall life satisfaction. These challenges include but are not limited to health challenges due to biological consequences of ageing, ageing stereotypes, abuse, and neglect. This study explored abuse of rural-dwelling older persons within informal caregiving settings, focusing on older adults’ perspectives of some caregiving styles adopted by their caregivers. …
“The Body May Not Be the Same, But the Heart Still Needs Love”: Exploring Older Nigerians’ Gendered Views on Sexual Stereotypes in Older Age
Objectives Sexual desire in older age is predicated on contextual factors such as underlying health conditions, personal lifestyle choices, and cultural and religious beliefs. Yet, many believe that older adults, especially older women, are without sexual desires because of their age and gender. This descriptive qualitative study explored perceptions of sexual stereotypes among older adults in rural Nigeria. To understand what older adults think …
Educating and Guiding Young Minds: Sociocultural Contributions of Older African Refugees Living in Calgary, Canada
Background Older refugees are often depicted in deficit-oriented terms in policy and scholarly discourse, leading to limited recognition of their capacities, agency, and social contributions. Objective This study examines the sociocultural roles and contributions of older African refugees in Calgary, Canada. Methods Drawing on qualitative storytelling and diagramming, with 11 older African refugees serving as co-researchers, to illuminate how the…
The quality-of-life implications of helplessness in middle-age and older Nigerians living with HIV
Antiretroviral therapies (ARTs) have reduced mortality among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Nigeria. Nonetheless, there is limited research on the impact of perceived helplessness on the wellbeing of PLWH in Nigeria. This study examined the effect of perceived helplessness on middle-age and older PLWH using health-related quality of life (HRQoL), subjective health (SH), and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) as outcomes related to wellbeing. We…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Older people (2 works) · Political science (2 works)