Dr. Enembe Oku Okokon
DepartmentCommunity Medicine
DesignationSenior Lecturer
EmailAbout Dr. Enembe Oku Okokon
Dr Enembe Okokon is a Medical graduate of the University of Calabar, Nigeria. He completed residency training in Community Medicine in 2008. He has a Master’s degree in General Toxicology and Environmental Health Risk Assessment from the University of Eastern Finland, and a PhD in Environmental Epidemiology from the same University. He has a particular interest in air pollution and noise epidemiology, and exposure assessments. These have been the focus of his recent research endeavor. He is also interested in statistical modelling, data mining, basic and advance research synthesis; he has attended numerous European short courses in those areas. Dr. Okokon provides lectures in Community Medicine to undergraduate medical students and teaches clinical epidemiology at the Master’s level at the University of Calabar. He is a practicing clinician in the University Hospital.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | University of Calabar Medical College | 1991 | 1999 delete_forever | |
| Clinical Fellowship (Residency Training) of the National Post-Graduate Faculty of Public Health | National Post-Graduate Medical College, Ijanikin, Nigeria. | 2002 | 2008 delete_forever | |
| MS.c General Toxicology and Environmental Health Risk Assessment | University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. | 2009 | 2011 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D. in Environmental Epidemiology | University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland. | 2013 | 2018 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Okokon, E.O., Yli-Tuomi, T., Siponen, T., Tiittanen, P., Turunen, A.W., Kangas, L., Karppinen, A., Kukkonen, J., & Lanki,T.(2021). Heterogeneous Urban Exposures and Prevalent Hypertension in the Helsinki Capital Region, Finland. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18:1196. | |
| Asuquo, J.E., Abang, I.E., Okokon, E.O., Anisi, C.O., Lasebikan, O.A., Asuquo, B.J., & Adegbehingbe, O.O. (2020). Does Weather Conditions Influence the Epidemiology of Paediatric Orthopedic Trauma in Southern Nigeria? Asian Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 3(2), 22-29. | |
| Okokon, E.O., Yli-Tuomi, T., Turunen, A.W., Tiittanen, P., Juutilainen, J., & Lanki, T. (2018). Traffic noise, noise annoyance and psychotropic medication use. Environment International, 119: 287-294. | |
| Okokon, E.O., Taimisto, P., Turunen, A.W., Amoda, O.A., Fasasi, A.E., & Adeyemi, L.G. (2018). Particulate air pollution and noise: Assessing commuter exposure in Africa's most populous city. Journal of Transport & Health, 9: 150-160. | |
| Okokon, E. O., Yli-Tuomi, T., Turunen, A. W., Taimisto, P., Pennanen, A., & Vouitsis, I. (2017). Particulates and noise exposure during bicycle, bus and car commuting: A study in three European cities. Environmental Research, 154: 181-189. | |
| Ameh, S., Owoaje, E., Oyo-Ita, A., Kabiru, C.W., Akpet, O.E., Etokidem, A., Enembe, O. & Ekpenyong, N.(2016). Barriers to and determinants of the use of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Cross River State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth,16:99. | |
| Okokon, E.O., Turunen, A.W., Ung-Lanki, S., Vartiainen, A.S., Tiittanen, P. & Lanki, T. (2015). Road-traffic noise: annoyance, risk perception, and noise sensitivity in the Finnish adult population. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 12(6), 5712-5734. | |
| Kastarinen, H., Okokon, E.O.,& Verbeek, J.H.(2015). Topical Anti-inflammatory Agents for Seborrheic Dermatitis of the Face or Scalp: Summary of a Cochrane Review. JAMA Dermatol, 151(2):221-222. | |
| Okokon, E.O., Roivainen, P., Kheifets, L., Mezei, G., & Juutilainen, J.(2014). Indoor transformer stations and ELF magnetic field exposure: use of transformer structural characteristics to improve exposure assessment. J Expos Sci Environ Epidemiol, 24: 100-104. | |
| Ikpeme, I., Ngim, N., Udosen, A., Onuba, O., Enembe, O., & Bello, S. (2011). External jig-aided intramedullary interlocking nailing of diaphyseal fractures: experience from a tropical developing centre. Int Ortho; 35(1):107-11. |
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| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Rome, Italy. | 2016-09-01 | 2016-09-04 | ||
| Joint Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISES-ISEE 2018), Ottawa, Canada. | Modelled and Perceived Noise Exposure and Psychotropic Medication Use. | 2018-08-28 | 2018-08-30 | |
| 31th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands | Multiple Urban Environmental Exposures and Antihypertensive Use in the Helsinki Capital Region. | 2019-08-25 | 2019-08-28 | |
| Planetary Health Conference 2020, Senegambia, The Gambia. | Commuter Exposure to Traffic-Sourced Pollutants in Lagos, Nigeria. | 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-24 |