Qualifications: 2010-2015: Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (DLit ET Phil) in Development Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), the Republic of South Africa 2013-2014: Post-Graduate International Paediatric Nursing (PGIPN, MSc Equivalent), PXL, Hasselt, Belgium 2003-2006: MA in Development Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), the Republic of South Africa 2005-2006: Certificate in HIV/AIDS, care and counselling, University of South Africa (UNISA), RSA 2004-2004: Diploma in Advance Project Management, Executive Education, South Africa 1996-1999: BA in Nursing and Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 1988-1991: State Registered Nursing, Bawku Nursing Training College/ N&MC, Ghana Short Courses/Training 1. October 2019-March 2020: Stellenbosch University, DIES/CREST Online Training Course for Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates at African Universities, Cape Town, RSA 2. April -June 2009: Certificate in clinical skills, University of Maastricht, Netherlands Fellowship/Membership of Learned Professional Societies 2015: Fellow, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives, Accra, Ghana 2009: Africa Honour Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, African Lamda 2009: Fellow, West Africa College of Nursing, Nigeria 2009: Faculty of Administration, Management and Education (FAME, WACN), 2009 2007: University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), UDS, Tamale 1991: Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA)
PhD Institution: University of South Africa
PhD dissertation title: The Influence of the Poor in Pro-Poor Activities: A Case Study of Community Participation In Development Intervention Programmes In Northern Ghana
Current research interests and projects: Nursing, maternal and child health, health & Development and social studies
Selected publication 1: Wombeogo, M. (2022). Parental Anxiety of Perceived Disorder and Application of Concoctions on Infant Pulsating Anterior Fontanelle in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. Texila International Journal of Nursing ISSN: 2520-3126 DOI: 10.21522/TIJNR.2015.08.01.Art003.
Selected publication 2: Wombeogo, M., Daborikuu, B. & Maambo, C. (2022). A Proposal for re-structuring of Nurses and Midwives’ promotions and ranks toward an advance Professional Practice in Ghana. Texila International Journal of Management ISSN: 2520-310X DOI: 10.21522/TIJMG.2015.08.02.Art003
Selected publication 3: Taabia, Z. F., Wombeogo, M., Awude, E. & Hassan, A. J. (2022). Relationship between maternal food taboos, alcohol intake and low birth weight in Upper West Region, Ghana. International Journal of Food Science, Nutrition and Public Health www.ijfnp.com Volume: 01, Issue: 01
Selected publication 4: Afizu, A., Siakwa, M., Kumi-Kyereme, A. and Wombeogo, M. (2020). Barriers to and Facilitators of Nurses’ Political Participation in Ghana. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice 0(0) 1–14!sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/1527154419899602 journals.sagepub.com/home/pp. SAGE Journals
Selected publication 5: Alhassan, A., Kumi-Kyereme, A., Wombeogo, M., Fuseini, A.-G., (February 22, 2019) "Nurse Participation in Political Activities: Level and Practices of Registered Nurses in Tamale, Ghana" OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Vol. 24, No. 2.
Selected publication 6: Avoka, J. A., Adanu, R.M., Wombeogo, M., Seidu, I. & Dun-Dery, E.J. (2018) Maternal and neonatal characteristics that influence very early neonatal mortality in the Eastern Regional Hospital of Ghana, Koforidua: a retrospective review. BMC Res Notes (2018) 11:91, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3196-x Pg. 1-5
Selected publication 7: Avoka, J.A., Ankomah, A., Ohemeng, A., Seidu, I., Wombeogo, M. & Dun-Dery, F. (2022). Effects of Pregnancy-Induced Psychological and Emotional Factors on the Occurrence of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia (PE-E) and Haemorrhage. Texila International Journal of Public Health ISSN: 2520-3134 DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.10.01.Art02
Selected publication 8: Avoka, J.A., Ankomah, A., Ohemeng, A., Seidu, I., Wombeogo, M. & Apungu, F.K. (2022). Assessing the Relationship between Individual Level Dietary Intake and the Occurrence of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia and Haemorrhage among Pregnant Women in Eastern Region of Ghana: A Prospective Cohort Study. Texila International Journal of Public Health, ISSN: 2520-3134 DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.10.01.Art009
Selected publication 9: Taabia, F. Z., Mornah, L. N. & Wombeogo, M. (2021). Nutritional and maternal factors influencing postpartum haemorrhage in Lambussie District. UDS International Journal of Development [UDSIJD] ISSN: 2026-5336; DOI: https://doi.org.10.47740/612.UDSIJD6i, Volume 8 No. 2, 2021 https://www.udsijd.org. P. 584-595
Selected publication 10: Wombeogo, M (2007). “Gendered poverty in northern Ghana; multiple problems, few solutions” published in the AFRICANUS, Journal of Development Studies, University of South Africa, Vol 37(1), PP. 36-53
Capstone assignment title: The relevance, need and perception of Doctoral studies and supervision in Ghana
Capstone assignment abstract: Abstract In this topic I intend to explore the relevance, need and how people perceive doctoral studies on one hand and how doctoral supervision should be, on the other. Using University for development studies as an example, the University has 89 PhD different programmes on going with 11 full professors, 32 Associate Professors, 103 Senior Lecturers with PhDs of variate professional backgrounds (University International Relations Office, UDS, 2020). These PhD candidates who enrolled for the various programmes have to be supervised by senior members of the University. As it is, if one is not having a PhD, he/she may not supervise a PhD candidate irrespective of his/her level of experience at University teaching. This is the case in Ghana. Hence, the craze for PhD is high particularly among non-PhD holders who are teaching in tertiary institutions across Ghana. This apart, the number of PhD candidates who enroll in the Universities, do so for various reasons ranging from: gaining recognition in the academia, prestige, advancement in the general industrial and social hub of work across the labour industry in Ghana and abroad, and promotion at their respective economic sectors, among others. This script details information on the relevance of doctoral studies and the supervision of same, the need for doctoral studies and how doctoral studies and supervision are perceived among the generality of the Ghanaian people in recent times. Scholars such as Bak (2004), Maesela & Wilkinson (2005), (Abiddin & Ishmael, 2012), Sze (2004) and Azure (2016) argue in support of the need, relevance and perception of doctoral studies and supervision of doctoral studies across the learning sphere. They have looked at the critical role supervision plays in shaping doctoral theses and considered among others, the style, relationships and expertise of the supervisor on one hand and the eccentricities of the doctoral candidate for that matter on the other. Maesela & Wilkinson (2005) opine that whoever is considered a supervisor for doctoral studies must be equally considered an expert. An expert in this context means that the supervisor should have competence in the subject area or competence around the thesis topic to enable him/her to be considered an expert.
