Dr. Obaji Etaba Obaji Akpet
DepartmentCommunity Medicine
DesignationLecturer I
EmailAbout Dr. Obaji Etaba Obaji Akpet
Dr. Obaji Etaba Obaji Akpet is a Medical Doctor and Public Health/Community Physician (FSLC, SSCE, B.M; B.Ch.; FMCPH.), a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. He is currently a Lecturer 1 and Chief Honorary Consultant in The Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar and The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria, respectively. He joined the services The University of Calabar in August, 2011 and had held the following Positions: Departmental Exams Officer (2011 to 2014), Ag. HOD (2014 to 2016) Dr. Akpet’s subspecialty is Community Medicine with research interest in the following areas: Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control; Reproductive Health Epidemiology with passion for injection safety practices in healthcare facilities. He is involved in carrying out health promotion activities in the community (Medical Outreaches) in the aspect of Personal and environmental hygiene, healthy living by encouraging well persons to go for early screening/checkup in health facilities as well as advocating for the establishment of Well Person’s Clinics in all healthcare facilities. He is also the involved in the training and supervision of resident doctors and undergraduate students in the Department of Community Medicine University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and University of Calabar, as well as the training of other health care workers/teachers in public schools on Infection Prevention and Control (including environmental/hand hygiene and Covid-19 prevention strategies). Dr. Akpet is a devoted Christian, a Ruling Elder of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria. He is married and blessed with three lovely children.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First School Leaving Certificate | Primary School, Igoli, Ogoja, ogoja Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1979 | 1982 delete_forever | |
| Junior Secondary School Certificate | Government Secondary School, Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1982 | 1985 delete_forever | |
| Senior Secondary School Certificate | Government Senior Science Secondary School, Obubra, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1985 | 1988 delete_forever | |
| BMBCh | University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria | 1991 | 2000 delete_forever | |
| Fellow Medical College of Public Health (FMCPH) | National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Faculty of Public Health. | 2002 | 2010 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Akpet, O. E. O., Okon, N. E., Akwa, E. M., Obu, B., & Edemekong, U. (2021). Predictors of Alcohol use among Secondary School Students in Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. | |
| Akpet, O. E. O., Mkpanam, N., Okon, N. E., Oyeniyi, T., & Obu, B. (2021). Knowledge and Perception of Hypertension in an Urban Community in Cross River State, Nigeria. Age, 1(20), 7. | |
| Akpet, O. E., Ekpenyong, N. O., Mkpanam, N. E., Ameh, S., Oyo-Ita, A. E., Ogbonna, C., & Ikpeme, B. M. (2021). Assessing baseline knowledge and practices of injection safety among primary health care workers in Cross River State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional urban-rural comparative study. The Pan African Medical Journal, 38(35). | |
| WO, N., Omoronyia, O., Mkpanam, N. E., Ameh, S., & Akpet, O. E. (2017). Perceived Management Challenges in Tertiary Health Facilities in Calabar, Southern Nigeria. ARC Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine, 2(1), 33-36. | |
| Ameh, S., Owoaje, E., Oyo-Ita, A., Kabiru, C. W., Akpet, O. E. O., 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 and childbirth 16 (1), 1-9, https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-016-0883-2 | |
| Ngim, N. E., Etiuma, A. U., Essien, O. E., Philip-Ephraim, E., Akpet, O., Ikpeme, I. A., & Enembe, O. (2015). Correlation between digital palpation of pedal pulses and duplex Doppler ultrasonography in evaluating vascular status of the lower limbs in adult diabetics. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 35(3), 339-341. | |
| Ikpeme, B. M., Oyo-Ita, A. E., & Akpet, O. (2013). Work Profile of Community Health Extension Workers in Cross River State and implications for achieving MDG 4 and 5. Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care, 25(2), 76-79. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th National Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), held in Calabar, CRS. | 2012-03-11 | 2012-03-15 | ||
| 3rd National Conference of Psycho-Oncology Society of Nigeria (POSON), held in UCH Ibadan, Oyo State. | 2012-08-14 | 2012-08-17 | ||
| 29th National Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), held in Ilorin, Kwara State. | 2013-03-11 | 2013-03-15 | ||
| 30th National Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. | 2014-03-11 | 2014-03-15 | ||
| First Joint International Psycho-Oncology Academy of The International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS), World Health Organization (WHO) and the 4th POSON National Conference, held in UCH Ibadan, Oyo State. | 2014-05-19 | 2014-05-23 | ||
| National Tuberculosis & Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) Regional Conference organized by Federal Ministry of Health Department of Public Health, held in Enugu State. | 2014-05-28 | 2014-05-30 | ||
| 27th National Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN), held in Calabar, Cross River State | 2015-01-26 | 2015-01-28 | ||
| National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, A two day Training of Trainers Workshop held in Ikeja, Lagos State. | 2015-06-25 | 2015-06-26 | ||
| A two day retreat for University Senior Officers organized by Centre of Teaching and Learning Excellence, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State. | 2015-09-15 | 2015-09-16 | ||
| National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, A three day Training of Trainers Workshop held in Ikeja, Lagos State. | 2015-10-05 | 2015-10-07 | ||
| 57th Annual General Conference & Delegates meeting organized by Nigerian Medical Association, held in Calabar, Cross River State. | 2017-04-23 | 2017-04-30 | ||
| 10th Biennial Delegates Meeting & Scientific Conference organized by Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, held in Calabar, Cross River State. | 2017-08-21 | 2017-08-25 | ||
| 34th National Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), held in Asaba, Delta State. | 2018-03-05 | 2018-03-09 | ||
| A two day Training Workshop organized by Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar, in collaboration with University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, held in Calabar, Cross River State. | 2018-08-20 | 2018-08-21 | ||
| National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, A two day Training of Trainers Workshop held in Ikeja, Lagos State. | 2018-09-17 | 2018-09-18 | ||
| A one-day training organized by Medical Mycology Society of Nigeria (MSN), held in UCTH, Cross River State. | 2018-11-26 | 2018-11-26 | ||
| 2018. Annual General Meeting & Scientific Conference organized by Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, held in Calabar, Cross River State. | Knowledge and Perception of Hypertension in Ugep Community in Cross River State, Nigeria. | 2018-12-06 | 2018-12-07 | |
| 35th National Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), held in Enugu, Enugu State. | 2019-01-27 | 0000-00-00 | ||
| 36th National Scientific Conference/Annual General Meeting of The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), held in Jos, Plateau State. | 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-19 |