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Uzoma Odera Okoye · Sankore

University of Nigeria

Uzoma Odera Okoye

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ORCID 0000-0002-0605-3002

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Publications

44

Citations

257

h-index

9

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

6

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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University of Nigeria46 works
Makerere University1 works
Enugu State University of Science and Technology1 works

Publications

44 works in the graph, newest first.

Is the Health Security of Children Assured in Nigerian Schools? Assessment of Urban Schools' Responses to the Health Needs of Schoolchildren
2026Child Care Health and DevelopmentJournalOpen access1 citations10.1111/cch.70247
Contextual influences on healthcare-seeking behavior of urban school-aged children in Nigeria: an application of the socioecological model
2026Children s Health CareJournalOpen access1 citations10.1080/02739615.2026.2648825
Identifying Nigerian literature to inform culturally relevant social work education: A scoping review
2025International Social WorkJournalOpen access1 citations10.1177/00208728241305451
Perspectives of Rural-Dwelling Older Adults on the Experiences with Informal Care in Southeast Nigeria
2025Journal of Cross-Cultural GerontologyJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/s10823-025-09525-0

Factors that encourage increase in international migration among younger persons in Enugu State, Nigeria

2025Journal of Social Work in Developing SocietiesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/jswds.v7i1.4

The Intersectionality Between Women, Ageing, and Disability in the Nigerian Context

2025Book ChapterSenior author0 citations10.4018/979-8-3373-7158-0.ch001

The Future of Healthy Ageing Amidst Threats: The Role of Innovation for Nigerian Older Adults

2024Book ChapterSenior author1 citations10.1007/978-3-031-69475-2_5

Perceived inadequate welfare of healthcare professionals in Nigeria and its influence on service delivery and patients’ safety

2024Journal of Social Work in Developing SocietiesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/jswds.v6i2.2

Exploring Belief Systems in Kinship Fostering Practice in Igbo Indigenous Communities of Southeast Nigeria

2024Child & Family Social WorkJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1111/cfs.13242

Promoting mental well-being and resilience among older adults and their caregivers in Africa: Challenges and the way forward

2024African Journal of Social WorkJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4314/ajsw.v14i3.5

Knowledge, Accessibility and Utilization of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Among Registered Employees of Federal Government Institutions in Ebonyi State: Lessons for Medical Social Workers

2024Social Work in Public HealthJournal3 citations10.1080/19371918.2024.2315178

Perceived Importance of Social Support on Undergraduates' Academic Resilience in a Nigerian University: Where do Social Workers come in?

2024Journal of Social Work in Developing SocietiesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.4314/jswds.v6i1.4

“Does a healthy man need vaccination?”: Attitudes of older adults toward COVID-19 vaccine in South-East Nigeria

2024International Journal of Population StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.36922/ijps.359

Ageing PLC: A Business Where Everyone is a Shareholder But Not Aware. Can Social Work Lead?

2024Journal of Social Work in Developing SocietiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4314/jswds.v6i1.1

National health insurance scheme: perceived factors influencing enrolment and health-seeking behaviour among employees of federal government establishments in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

2024Journal of Public HealthJournalSenior author2 citations10.1007/s10389-024-02207-0

Exploring the lived experiences of gender-based violence survivors among female sex -workers in Rivers State, Nigeria.

2024Journal of Social Work in Developing SocietiesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/jswds.v6i2.6

Decolonising Social Work Education Through the Development of a Culturally Relevant Curriculum in Nigeria: Problems and Pitfalls

2024SpringerBriefs in Advancing Social Work and Social Work Education.Book Chapter0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-66395-6_5

An Exploratory Study of the Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria: Practice Consideration for Social Workers

2023Journal of Evidence-Based Social WorkJournalSenior author12 citations10.1080/26408066.2023.2265920

Barriers to Social Inclusion among Older Adults with Disabilities in Imo State, Nigeria: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry

2023Scandinavian Journal of Disability ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.16993/sjdr.997

Incarcerated individuals and education programmes in Nigeria: A task for social workers

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen access9 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0288693

National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria: Exploring Limitations to Utilisation by Adult Enrollees

2023Journal of Social Service ResearchJournalSenior author9 citations10.1080/01488376.2023.2265417

Exploring Older Adults’ Perception of Living in Residential Care Facilities as an Alternative Care Option: Tales from Older Adults in Southeastern Nigeria

2023Ageing InternationalJournalSenior author6 citations10.1007/s12126-023-09527-8

Using Preventive, Protection, Prosecution and Partnership Framework to Explore the Successes and Constraints of Social Work to Address Sex Trafficking in Edo, Nigeria

2023The British Journal of Social WorkJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1093/bjsw/bcad189

New directions in social work education in Africa: challenges and prospects

2023Social Work EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1080/02615479.2023.2181530

Alternative Childcare Arrangement in Indigenous Communities: Apprenticeship System and Informal Child Fostering in South East Nigeria

2023Springer series in international social workBook ChapterSenior author4 citations10.1007/978-3-031-37712-9_22

Qualitative Study on Knowledge of Non-Pharmacological Interventions as Management Strategies for Hypertension Among Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Areas of Anambra State

2023Journal of Social Service ResearchJournalSenior author3 citations10.1080/01488376.2023.2281362

Complex roles of families in enabling sex trafficking in Edo, Nigeria

2023Families Relationships and SocietiesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1332/20467435y2023d000000007

Ageing in displacement and gaps in support: support for older people in protracted displacement in New-Kuchingoro IDP camp, Abuja, Nigeria

2023International Journal of Migration Health and Social CareJournal2 citations10.1108/ijmhsc-05-2021-0048

Vulnerability to drug use and risky sexual behaviours: youth and adolescents coping with trauma and stress in protracted displacement in Abuja

2023Vulnerable Children and Youth StudiesJournal2 citations10.1080/17450128.2023.2217385

Leadership for ethical conduct of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Nigeria and the challenge of ‘Miracle Examination Centres’

2023Oxford Review of EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.1080/03054985.2023.2229548

A Focused Group Perspective of Risk Factors for Hypertension Among Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Areas of Anambra State, Nigeria

2023Journal of Evidence-Based Social WorkJournalSenior author1 citations10.1080/26408066.2023.2252411

Coping Mechanisms of Older Persons with Emigrant Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

2023Journal of Population AgeingJournalSenior author1 citations10.1007/s12062-023-09435-4

Comparative Conceptions of Social Work: Context, Sources of Knowledge and the Professional Role in Scotland and Nigeria

2023Springer series in international social workBook ChapterOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-37712-9_7

Aging in Nigeria: A Growing Population of Older Adults Requires the Implementation of National Aging Policies

2022The GerontologistJournalSenior author72 citations10.1093/geront/gnac121

Making the ‘Local’ Visible in Social Work Education: Insights from Nigeria and Scotland on (Re)balancing and Contextualising Indigenous and International Knowledge

2022The British Journal of Social WorkJournalOpen access20 citations10.1093/bjsw/bcac028

Resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria: the housing problems facing IDPs in Abuja camps and the risk of homelessness and secondary displacement

2022Journal of Social Distress and the HomelessJournal19 citations10.1080/10530789.2022.2027069

Indigenous knowledge and social work education in Nigeria: Challenges and need for sustainable development

2022International Social WorkJournalOpen access13 citations10.1177/00208728221098511

“Further Distance and Silence among Kin”: Social Impact of COVID-19 on Older People in Rural Southeastern Nigeria

2022Journal of Intergenerational RelationshipsJournal10 citations10.1080/15350770.2022.2070572

Is filial care for older adults in Nigeria threatened? Examining concerns from adult offspring providing care

2022Journal of Aging StudiesJournalSenior author9 citations10.1016/j.jaging.2022.101078

Challenges of left-behind older family members with international migrant children in south-east Nigeria

2022Journal of Population AgeingJournalSenior author8 citations10.1007/s12062-022-09402-5

Religion and spirituality as a core module in social work education in Nigeria: perspectives of social work educators

2022Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social ThoughtJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1080/15426432.2022.2089316

COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: A Story Worth Telling from the Eyes of Social Workers

2022Book ChapterFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/978-3-030-84678-7_24

“They will only remember us during elections”: The culture of government support to Nigerian older adults and policy implications

2022Journal of Aging & Social PolicyJournalSenior author3 citations10.1080/08959420.2022.2120322

Stakeholders’ perspectives on “miracle examination centres” in Nigeria

2022Quality Assurance in EducationJournalOpen access2 citations10.1108/qae-12-2021-0193