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COVID-19 in Rural Nigeria: Diminishing Social Support for Older People in Nigeria.
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- Volunteering and instrumental support during the first phase of the pandemic in Europe: the significance of COVID-19 exposure and stringent country's COVID-19 policy.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Older women's well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: individual, community, and contextual factors.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
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- Social isolation and loneliness among older adults living in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- COVID-19 experiences of social isolation and loneliness among older adults in Africa: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Social work undergraduates students and COVID-19 experiences in Nigeria.Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice · 2022Article
- Rural vulnerability and institutional dynamics in the context of COVID-19: A scoping review.Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Social support provided by family, friends and neighbors has been essential for the survival and wellbeing of older people in Nigeria. However, the reduced social contact between older people and their social network because of the social distancing recommendations and other non-pharmaceutical approaches to protect them from COVID-19 may threaten their social support. Our study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural older people in Nigeria using qualitative data collected from 11 older adults residing in rural Nigeria through in-depth interviews. The collected data was translated and transcribed, coded using Nvivo12 and analyzed thematically. Findings show that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reduction in both material support in the forms of food and money, and intangible support in the forms of assistance, communication and care, due to limited social contact. Furthermore, the economic consequence of the pandemic may have severe implications for the health and wellbeing of older people. Social workers should therefore advocate the distribution of food and care supplies to rural older people to cushion the economic impact of diminishing social support, and also creatively help them maintain social connectedness.
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