Dr. Margaret Inemesit Akpan
DepartmentPublic Health
DesignationLecturer I
EmailAbout Dr. Margaret Inemesit Akpan
Dr. Margaret Inemesit Akpan is an Epidemiologist in the Department of Public Health, University of Calabar, Calabar. She obtained her B.Sc nursing in 1992 from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, she went further to do her master’s and Ph.D. in Public Health epidemiology in the University of Calabar in 2010 and 2018 respectively. She became a Registered Nurse in 1983 and a Registered Midwife in 1985. Her research works are many, one being on Cervical Cancer Among Women which drew the attention of a charitable Non-Governmental Organization in the US-Ekopimo Ibia Foundation to immunize girls between the ages of 9-14 years with Human Papilloma Vaccine (Cervarix) against cervical cancer. She has 22 publications and she is a member/reviewer of abstracts with American Public Health Association of which she is a regular presenter at her annual general meetings and Expo in the US. As a nurse, she has carried out clinical work in various areas and has lectured as a nurse/midwife educator in both schools of nursing and midwifery. She was a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Nursing Science from 2005 to 2018 when she transferred her services to the Department of Public Health, University of Calabar. She carried out various ad hoc activities in EU-PRIME (Partnership to Reinforce Immunization Efficiency), Positive Development Foundation of HIV/AIDS, Research Assistant in discordant couples in post exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). A Fellow of the West African College of Nursing (WACN), with many conferences attended and posts held. She is the immediate past sub regional chairman of the Faculty of Community Health Nursing in WACN.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | School of Nursing, Anua, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State | 1980 | 1983 delete_forever | |
| Registered Midwife | School of Midwifery, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1984 | 1985 delete_forever | |
| B. Sc. Nursing Science | University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria | 1989 | 1992 delete_forever | |
| M. Public Health | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2002 | 2009 delete_forever | |
| FWACN | West African College of Nursing | 2007 | 2007 delete_forever | |
| PhD Public Health Epidemiology | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2010 | 2018 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Ndep, A ., Simpa, S., Akpan, M ., Otu, F., & Etim, J. (2021).Factors Influencing Initiation and Continued Sexual Activity among Adolescents in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State: A Qualitative Case Study International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 11(10), 303-310 | |
| Eyam, L. E., Eyam, S. E., Ekpeyong, B.N., Ndep, A. O., Akpan, M.I., & Ekanem, E. E. (2021).Determinants of risky sexual behavior among secondary school adolescents in cross River State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 30(6), 658-664. | |
| Angwa, I. O., Ndep, A. O., Ugbe, M. U., Peter, A., Akpan, M. I., & Otu, F. T. (2021). Hepatitis B knowledge and risk perceptions among undergraduate students at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. American Based Research Journal, 10(12), 1 – 11. | |
| Ekpenyong, B. N., Ekanem, E., Naidoo, K., Ndep, A., & Akpan, M. (2020). Prevalence and determinants of visual impairment amongst school-aged children in Southern Nigeria. African Vision and Eye Health, 79(1), 1-6. DOI: 10.4102/aveh.v79.i1.534 | |
| Akpan, M. I., Ndep, A. O., Ekpenyong, B. N., Ekanem, E. E., Akpan, I. A., Akpan, A. I., Eyam L. & Ella, R. E. (2019). Uptake of cervical cancer screening services by adult women in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria. In APHA's 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo (Nov. 2-Nov. 6). American Public Health Association (Conference Poster presentation) | |
| Atting, I. A., Ibatt, O., Akpan, M. I., & Umo, A. N. (2018). Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica: Parasitic Causes of Diarrhoea in Children Under-Five Years Old Attending Out–Patient Clinics in South-South Nigeria. South Asian Journal of Parasitology, 1-8. DOI: 10.9734/SAJP/2018/44824 | |
| Otu, A., Akpan, M., Effa, E., Umoh, V., & Enang, O. (2018). Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Southern Cross River: a cross-sectional observational survey. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 38(4), 450-455. DOI: 10.1007/s13410-018-0606-5 | |
| Asuquo, E. F., Adejumo, P., Akpan, M. I., & Akpan-Idiok, P. A. (2017). Ameliorating the impact of caregiving through supporting family caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS in Calabar, Nigeria. Curr Top Med Med Res, 4, 20-34 | |
| Ella, R. E., Ndep, A. O., & Akpan, M. I. (2016). Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in rural communities of Cross River State, Nigeria. Int J Hum Soc Sci Educ, 3, 101-110. | |
| Ojong, I. N., Nwonu, E., & Akpan, M. I. (2016). Health care providers’ Knowledge and practice of focused antenatal care in a cottage hospital in Enugu state, south east Nigeria. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 22(2), 243-247. | |
| Akpabio, I. I., John, M. E., Akpabio, F. S., Uyanah, D. A., & Akpan, M. I. (2016). Socio-demographic variables influencing work-related conflicts and roles performance among nurses in a tertiary hospital in south-south Nigeria Certified International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT), 6(5),9-18. | |
| Ojong, I. N., Nwonu, E., & Akpan, M. I. (2016). Health care providers’ Knowledge and practice of focused antenatal care in a cottage hospital in Enugu state, south east Nigeria. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 22(2), 243-247. | |
| Ella, R. E., Ndep, A. O., & Akpan, M. I. (2016). Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in rural communities of Cross River State, Nigeria. Int J Hum Soc Sci Educ, 3, 101-110. | |
| Akpabio, I.I., John, M. E., Akpan, M. I., Akpabio, F. S., & Uyanah, D.A.(2015). Work-related conflict and nurses’ role performance in a tertiary hospital in South-South Nigeria. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 6(2),106-114. DOI: 10.5430/jnep.v6n2p106 | |
| Esienumoh, E. E., Okon, I. E., Ojong, I. N., Akpan, M. I., Armon, M. A., & Whiley, E. E. (2015). Perception and practice of midwife-led model of care among skilled birth attendants in selected health facilities in a southern state in Nigeria. Int J Nur s Midwife Health Relate Case, 1, 1-16. | |
| Esienumoh, E. E., Okon, I. E., Ojong, I. N., Akpan, M. I., Armon, M. A., & Whiley, E. E. (2015). Perception and practice of midwife-led model of care among skilled birth attendants in selected health facilities in a southern state in Nigeria. Int J Nur s Midwife Health Relate Case, 1, 1-16. | |
| Duke , E. A., Osuchukwu, E., Akpan-Idiok, P., Akpan, M. I., & Ojong-Alasia, M. (2015). Classroom management techniques and pupil midwives’ performance in maternal and child health care programme in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria.International Professional Nursing Journal, 4(3), 47-50 | |
| Ojong, I. N., Etim, M. I., Nlumanze, F. F., & Akpan, M. I. (2014). The practice of hand washing for the prevention of nosocomial infections among nurses in general hospital Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Archives of Applied Science Research, 6(1), 97-101. | |
| Ojong, I., Akpan, M., Alasia, M. O., & Nlumanze, F. (2014). A comparative study ON reproductive health awareness among urban and rural secondary school students IN cross river state, Nigeria. Journal of Research in Nursing and Midwifery, 3(1), 21-25. | |
| Ojong, I. N., Etim, M. I., Nlumanze, F. F., & Akpan, M. I. (2014). The practice of hand washing for the prevention of nosocomial infections among nurses in general hospital Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Archives of Applied Science Research, 6(1), 97-101. | |
| Ojong, I. N., Iheanacho, L. O., Akpan, M. I., & Nlumanze, F. F. (2013). Knowledge and practice of malaria prevention among pregnant women attending secondary health Facility in Calabar, Cross River state, Nigeria. Hamdard Med, 56(3), 70-77. | |
| Ojong, I. N., Etim, P. P., & Samson-Akpan, P. E., & Akpan, M. I. (2013). Utilization of cervical cancer screening services by women of child bearing age in Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom State. Mary Slessor Journal of Medicine, 12(1), 24-32. | |
| Ojong, I. N., Etifit, E. E., Whiley, E., & Akpan, M. (2010). Psychosocial Effects of Retirement on Nurse Retirees: Implication for Pre-Retirement Counseling in Cross River State, Nigeria.Iternational Professional Nursing Journal, 8(1), 54-61. | |
| John, M. E., Nsemo, A. D., Ndiok, A. E., Whiley, E. E., & Akpan, M. I. (2010). Knowing the patient: an important aspect of clinical knowledge of the nurse. West African Journal of Nursing, 21(1), 51-58. | |
| Ojong, I. N., Samson-Akpan, P. E., Akpan, M. I., & Oyira, E. O. (2010). An assessment of gender and psycho- social attributes to work among students and Registered Nurses in Cross River State, Nigeria. International Professionl Nursing Journa, 8(1), 54-61 |
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