Name
Dr. Soter Ameh
DepartmentCommunity Medicine
DesignationAssociate Professor
EmailAbout Dr. Soter Ameh
Dr. Soter Ameh (MBBS, MPH, MSc, FWACP, FMCPH, PhD) is a Senior Lecturer and the Acting Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar (2016-2018). He is a Scholar and a Visiting Scientist in the Lown Scholars Programme in cardiovascular disease prevention at the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. In 2018, Dr. Soter was also appointed a Scholar in the collaborative initiative between Brown International Advanced Research Institute (BIARI), Brown University, U.S.A. and the Africa Population Health and Research Centre (APHRC), Nairobi, Kenya. Concerning his research interests, Dr. Soter’s main focus is on leveraging the positive lessons from the HIV programme for the management and control of chronic non-communicable disease (NCDs) through an integrated management model. Other than NCDs, Dr. Soter has also done extensive work in Malaria, Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Ebola and health systems research, specifically using evidence-based research to strengthen service delivery at the primary health care level.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First School Leaving Certificate, (FSLC) | Bishop Crowther Memorial Primary School, Kogi State, Nigeria | 1977 | 1983 delete_forever | |
| West African School Certificate (WASC) | St. Kizito Seminary College, Kogi State, Nigeria | 1983 | 1988 delete_forever | |
| MBBS | University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria | 1991 | 1999 delete_forever | |
| Fellowship West African College of Physicians (FWACP) | West African College of Physicians | 2003 | 2009 delete_forever | |
| Fellowship Medical College of Public Health (FMCPH) | National Post Graduate Medical College, Lagos State, Nigeria | 2003 | 2009 delete_forever | |
| Master of Public Health (MPH) | University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria | 2006 | 2008 delete_forever | |
| M.Sc (Medicine) | University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2007 | 2008 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D (Health Systems) | University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2011 | 2016 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Oyo-Ita, A., Bosch-Capblanch X., Ross A., Oku A., Esu E., Ameh S., Oduwole, O., Arikpo, D., & Meremikwu M. (2021). Effects of engaging communities in decision-making and action through traditional and religious leaders on vaccination coverage in Cross River State, Nigeria: A cluster-randomised control trial. PLoS ONE, 16(4), e0248236. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0248236 | |
| Kooffreh-Ada, M., Okpokam D., Chukwudike E., Oku A., Ameh S., & Effa E. (2021). Hepatitis B virus knowledge and vaccination status among health-care workers in Calabar, Nigeria. Niger J Med, 30, 79-85. | |
| 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. Pan African Medical Journal, 38(35), 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.35.17495. | |
| Cowan E., D’Ambruoso L., van der Merwe M., Witter S., Byass P., Ameh S., Wagner R. G., & Twine R. (2021). Understanding non-communicable diseases: combining health surveillance with local knowledge to improve rural primary health care in South Africa, Glob Health Action, 14(1), 1852781. DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1852781. | |
| Ameh, S., Bolarinwa, A. O., Ochimana, C., Oluwasanu, O. A., Mohamed, F. S., Okello, S., Muhihi, A., & Danaei, G. (2021). A qualitative inquiry of access to and quality of primary healthcare in seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA): perspectives of stakeholders, healthcare providers and users. BMC Fam Pract, 22: 45, doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01394-z. | |
| Okello, S., Muhihi A., Mohamed, F.S., Ameh, S., Ochimana, C., Oluwasanu, O. A., Bolarinwa, A. O., Sewankambo, N., & Danaei, G. (2020). Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control and predicted 10-year CVD risk: a cross-sectional study of Seven Communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA). BMC Public Health, 20:1706, doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09829-5. | |
| Ameh, S., Gómez-Olivé. F. X., Kahn, K., Tollman, S. M., & Klipstein-Grobusch, K,. (2020). Multilevel predictors of controlled CD4 count and blood pressure in an integrated chronic disease management model in rural South Africa: a panel study. BMJ Open, 10:e037580. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037580. | |
| Ameh, S., D'Ambruoso, L., Gómez-Olivé, F. X., Kahn, K., Tollman, S. M., & Klipstein-Grobusch, K. (2020). Paradox of HIV stigma in an integrated chronic disease care in rural South Africa: viewpoints of service users and providers. Plos One, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236270. | |
| Ameh, S. (2020). Evaluation of an integrated HIV and hypertension management model in rural South Africa: a mixed methods approach. Glob Health Action, 13(1), 1750216, doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1750216. | |
| Duke R., Torty, C., Nwachukwu, K., Ameh, S., Kim, M,, Eneli, N., Onyedikachi, A., Aghaji, A., Burton, K., Dyet, L., & Bowman, R. (2020). Clinical features and aetiology of cerebral palsy in children from Cross River State, Nigeria. Archives of Disease in Childhood, DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2019-317932 | |
| Oduwole, O. A., Ameh, S., Esu, E. B., Oringanje, C. M., Meremikwu, J. T., & Meremikwu, M. M. (2019). Assessing Agreement of Hemoglobin and Three- Fold Conversion of Hematocrit as Methods for Detecting Anemia in Children Living in Malaria-Endemic Areas of Calabar, Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract, 22,1078-82. | |
| Okonkwo, U., Out, A., Ameh, S., & Okpara, H. (2018) Public Awareness of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Cross River State, Nigeria: A Population-Based Survey. West African Journal of Medicine, 35(2), 79-84. | |
| Matanje Mwagomba, B. L., Ameh, S., Bongomin, P., Juma, P. A., MacKenzie, R. K., Kyobutungi, C., Lukhele, N., Mwangi, K. J. M., Amberbir, A., Klipstein-Grobusch, K., Gómez-Olivé, F. X., & Berman, J. (2018). Opportunities and Challenges for Evidence-Informed HIV/NCD Integrated Care Policies and Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS, 32 (1), S21-S32, DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001885. | |
| Henshaw, E., Ibekwe, P., Adeyemi, A., Ameh, S., Ogedegbe, E., Archibong, J., & Olasode, O. (2018) Dermatologic Practice Review of Common Skin Diseases in Nigeria. Int J Health Sci Res, 8(1), 235-248. | |
| Williams, U. E,, Oparah, S. K., & Ameh, S. (2017). Predictors of cognitive dysfunction among patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease. Recent Adv Biol Med, 3:18-23. | |
| Williams, U. E,, Inyama, M., Ameh, S., Oparah, S. K., & Okpa, H. (2017). Neuropsychiatric Impairment among Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia. Recent Adv Biol Med, 3, 95-102. | |
| Ameh., S, Klipstein-Grobusch, K., Musenge, E., Kahn, K., Tollman, S. M., & Gómez-Olivé, F. X. (2017). Effectiveness of an Integrated Approach to HIV and Hypertension Care in Rural South Africa: Controlled Interrupted Time-Series Analysis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 75(4), 472-479, doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001437. | |
| Otu, A., Ameh, S., Osifo-Dawodu, E., Alade, E., Ekuri, S., & Idris, J. (2017). An account of the Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria: Implications and lessons learnt. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 3. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4535-x. | |
| Ameh, S., Gómez-Olivé, F. X., Kahn, K., Tollman, S. M., & Klipstein-Grobusch, K. (2017). The Relationship between structure, process and outcome as a measure of the quality of care in the integrated chronic disease management model in a rural South African setting: a structural equation model. BMC Health Serv Res, 17(1), 229, doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2177-4. | |
| Ndifonm W. O., Omoronyia, O., Mkpanam, N. E., Ameh, S., & Akpet, O. E. (2017). Perceived Management Challenges in Tertiary Health Facilities in Calabar, Southern Nigeria. Journal of Public Health and Community Medicine, 2(1),33-36, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2456-0596.0201006. | |
| Okonkwo, U., Okpara, H., Out, A., Ameh, S., Ogarekpe, Y., Osim, H., & Inyama, M. (2017). Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Human immunodeficiency viruses and evaluation of risk factors for transmission-report of a population screening in Nigeria. S Afr Med J, 107(4),346-351, doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i4.12198. | |
| Okonkwo, U., Ameh, S., Out, A., & Okpara, H. (2017). HIV-Related Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Healthy Adults in Cross River State Nigeria: A Population Based-Survey. The Pan African Medical Journal, 27,170, doi:10.11604/pamj.2017.27.170.12082. | |
| Ekott, M. I., Edet, E., Ovwigho, U., Ameh, S., Udo, A., Akinwunmi, F., & Babatunde, F. (2017). Acceptability of focused antenatal care by antenatal clinic attendees in Obio Cottage Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Res J Women’s Health, 4,1, http://dx.doi.org/10.7243/2054-9865-4-1. | |
| Ameh, S., Adeleye, O. A., Kabiru, C. W., Agan, T., Duke, R., Mkpanam, N., & Nwoha, D. (2016). Predictors of Poor Pregnancy Outcomes Among Antenatal Care Attendees in Primary Health Care Facilities in Cross River State, Nigeria: A Multilevel Model. Matern Child Health J, 20(8),1662-72, doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-1965-5. | |
| 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 and Childbirth, 16(1),99, doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0883-2. | |
| Kooffreh-Ada, M., Otu, A., Okpara, H., Okpokam, D., Okhormhe, Z., Ameh, S., & Ihekwaba, A. (2016). A Comparison of an Immunochromatographic Technique with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Calabar. Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, 15 (4), 58-62. | |
| Ameh, S., Welaga, P., Kabiru, C. W., Ndifon, W., Ikpeme, B., Nsan, E., & Oyo-Ita, A. (2015). Factors associated with appropriate home management of uncomplicated malaria in children in Kassena-Nankana district of Ghana and implications for community case management of childhood illness: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 15,458, doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1777-3. | |
| Alenoghena, I. O., Isah, E. C., Isara, A. R,. Ameh, S. S., & Adam, V. Y. (2015). Uptake of Family Planning Services Among Women of Reproductive Age in Edo North Senatorial District, Edo State, Nigeria. Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine, 2(4), 154-159 | |
| Ameh, S., Gómez-Olivé, F. X., Kahn, K., Tollman, S. M., & Klipstein-Grobusch, K. (2014). Predictors of health care use by adults 50 years and over in a rural South African setting. Glob Health Action, 7:24771, doi: 10.3402/gha.v7.24771. eCollection 2014. | |
| Duke, R., Ameh, S., Nwagbara, E., Lewellen, S., & Courtright, P. (2014). Key informant perceptions of visual loss in children and implications for their training. Niger J Ophthalmol, 22, 27-9. | |
| Otu, A., Umoh, V., Habib, A., Ameh, S., Lawson, L., & Ansa, V. (2013). Drug Resistance among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Calabar, Nigeria. Pulmonary Medicine, doi:10.1155/2013/235190. | |
| Oyo-Ita, A. E., Etuk, S. J., Ikpeme, B. M., Ameh, S. S., & Nsan, E. N. (2007). Patients’ perception of obstetric practice in Calabar, Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract, 10(2), 224-228. |
| S/N | Grant | Currency/Amount | Grantor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A research grant of $7,500 was awarded in 2013 by the Africa Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) through the Africa Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC). Kenya and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada for partial funding of my PhD research titled "Chronic disease care in primary health care facilities in rural South African settings" which was conducted in Agincourt, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. | USD 7500 | Africa Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) | 2013-04-22 | |
| A research grant of R8,000 ($400) was awarded in 2013 by the Medical Faculty Research Endowment Fund, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa for partial funding of my PhD research titled "Chronic disease care in primary health care facilities in rural South African settings" which was conducted in Agincourt, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. | USD 400 | Medical Faculty Research Endowment Fund, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa | 2013-04-30 | |
| A top-up research grant of R10,000 ($500) was awarded in 2013 by the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa for partial funding of my PhD research titled "Chronic disease care in primary health care facilities in rural South African settings" which was conducted in Agincourt, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. | USD 500 | School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa | 2013-11-12 | |
| A top-up research grant of R10,000 ($500) was awarded in 2014 by the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa for partial funding of my PhD research titled "Chronic disease care in primary health care facilities in rural South African settings" which was conducted in Agincourt, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa | USD 500 | School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa | 2014-03-25 | |
| A research grant of R6,000 ($300) was awarded in 2014 by the Medical Faculty Research Endowment Fund, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa for partial funding of my PhD research titled "Chronic disease care in primary health care facilities in rural South African settings" which was conducted in Agincourt, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. | USD 300 | Medical Faculty Research Endowment Fund, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa | 2014-05-13 | |
| A research grant of $12,657.60 was awarded in May 2018 by the Lown Scholars Program in cardiovascular health, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to fund a community diagnosis research project titled “Developing a business plan for the Okpok Ikpa Lown Community Health Center, Cross River State, Nigeriaâ€. | USD 12658 | Lown Scholars Program in cardiovascular health, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | 2018-05-01 |
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) conference, Cape Town, South Africa. | Predictors of health care utilisation by adults 50 years and above in a rural South African population | 2013-09-24 | 2013-09-27 | |
| The Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. | The quality of care in the integrated chronic disease management model: lessons learned from primary health care facilities in rural South Africa | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-17 | |
| The Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. | Satisfaction with the quality of care in the integrated chronic disease management model in rural South Africa | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-17 | |
| The World Conference on Public Health, Kolkata, India. | Quality of care in the integrated chronic disease management programme in South Africa | 2015-02-11 | 2015-02-15 | |
| 11th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) conference, Durban, South Africa. | Effectiveness of an integrated chronic disease management model in improving patients’ health outcomes in rural South Africa: controlled interrupted time-series and multilevel analyses | 2015-10-07 | 2015-10-09 | |
| 11th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) conference, Durban, South Africa. | The relationships between structure, process and outcome as a measure of quality of care in the integrated chronic disease management model in rural South Africa: A structural equation model | 2015-10-07 | 2015-10-09 | |
| The INDEPTH Scientific Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. | Effectiveness of an integrated chronic disease management model in improving patients’ health outcomes in rural South Africa: controlled interrupted time-series. | 2015-11-11 | 2015-11-13 | |
| the Wits University Cross-Faculty Symposium, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. | Effectiveness of an integrated chronic disease management model in improving patients’ health outcomes in rural South Africa: controlled interrupted time-series | 2016-03-02 | 2016-03-03 | |
| The Epidemiological Transition Symposium organised by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Nairobi, Kenya. | The relationships between structure, process and outcome as a measure of quality of care in the integrated chronic disease management model in rural South Africa: A structural equation model | 2016-07-07 | 2016-07-08 | |
| 21st International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa. | Effectiveness of an integrated chronic disease management model in improving patients’ health outcomes in rural South Africa: controlled interrupted time-series | 2016-07-18 | 2016-07-22 | |
| 21st International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa. | Quality of integrated chronic disease care in rural South Africa: user and provider perspectives | 2016-07-18 | 2016-07-22 | |
| 12th annual conference of the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), East London, South Africa. | Quality of integrated chronic disease care in rural South Africa: user and provider perspectives | 2016-09-19 | 2016-09-22 | |
| 12th annual conference of the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), East London, South Africa. | A paradox of HIV stigmatisation in an integrated chronic disease management model in a rural South African setting. | 2016-09-19 | 2016-09-22 | |
| the Research Networking Symposium for ADDRF awardees | Effectiveness of an integrated approach to HIV and hypertension care in rural South Africa: controlled interrupted time-series, Dakar, Senegal | 2019-05-15 | 2019-05-16 | |
| World Congress of Cardiology, held at Paris, France. | Modified electronic poster presentation – “P3817 Predictors of controlled CD4 count and blood pressure in an integrated chronic disease management model in a rural South African setting | 2019-08-31 | 2019-09-04 |