Department/Unit: Faculty of Humanities/Research Unit
Qualifications: Degrees 1. PhD in Sociology (Demography and Population Health), University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2017) 2. Masters in Sociology (Demography and Population Health), University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2011) 3. B.Sc. Honours degree in Statistics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2008) 4. Professional Diploma in Statistics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2003) Professional memberships 1. The Population Association of Southern Africa (PASA) 2. Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association (NASA) 3. The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) 4. The Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)
PhD Institution: University of Ibadan
PhD dissertation title: Perceived Susceptibility, Morbidity and Treatment Patterns of Kidney Diseases among Residents of Lagos State, Nigeria
Current research interests and projects: 1. Simulation of the World Health Organization Global Infodemic Managers’ Framework and Covid-19 Research Evidence in a Post-truth World in South Africa: A Scoping Review. 2. Population Dynamics during Changing times in Digitalization Era and its implications for New Data Sources of Covid-19 for Population Research in South Africa: A Scoping Review
Selected publication 1: Akokuwebe ME and Idemudia ES (2021) Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Body Weight Categories Among South African Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Study. Frontiers in Public Health, 2021; 9:715956.
Selected publication 2: Akokuwebe ME and Idemudia ES. (2022) Multi-level Analysis of Urban-Rural Variations of Body Weights and Individual-level Factors among Women of Childbearing Age in Nigeria and South Africa: A Cross-sectional Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(1), 125.
Selected publication 3: Akokuwebe ME, Idemudia ES, Lekulo AM, Motlogeloa OW (2021) Determinants and levels of cervical cancer screening uptake among women of reproductive age in South Africa: evidence from South Africa demographic and health survey data, 2016. BMC Public Health, 2021; 21: 2013.
Selected publication 4: Akokuwebe ME and Idemudia ES (2022) A Community Study of the Risk Factors and Perceived Susceptibility to Kidney Disease Risk in Lagos State, South West Nigeria. African Journal of Biomedical Research 2022, 25(2), 153-161.
Selected publication 5: Akokuwebe ME and Idemudia ES. (2022) A Comparative Cross-sectional Study of the Prevalence and Determinants of Health Insurance Coverage between Nigeria and South Africa: A Multi-country Analysis of Demographic Health Surveys. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2022: 1545479.
Selected publication 6: Akokuwebe ME and Idemudia ES. (2022) Knowledge and Risk Perceptions of Chronic Kidney Disease among Women of Childbearing Age in Lagos State, Nigeria: From a Health Demography Approach. International Journal of Nephrology Hindawi, 2022: (5511555), 1-16
Selected publication 7: Akokuwebe ME, Odimegwu C, Omololu F. (2020) Prevalence, risk-inducing lifestyle, and perceived susceptibility to kidney diseases by gender among Nigerians residents in South Western Nigeria. African Health Sciences, 2020; 20 (2): 860-870.
Selected publication 8: Akokuwebe ME, Odimegwu C. (2019) Socio-economic determinants of kidney disease among residents in Nigerian communities in Lagos State, Nigeria. Oman Medical Journal, 2019; 34 (6): 30-45.
Selected publication 9: Odularu G, Aluko OA, Odularu A, Akokuwebe ME, Adedugbe A. (2020) Conclusion: Fostering Nutrition Security, Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Agriculture Strategies Amid COVID-19 Pandemic. In G. Odularu (Ed.), Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change in Africa, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature, 1st ed. 2020, XXVIII: Pp. 175-182. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47875-9
Selected publication 10: Amusan L, Akokuwebe ME, Odularu G. (2021) Women Development as Agency for Fostering Innovative Agricultural Financing in Nigeria. Afr. J. Food Agric. Dev (AFJAND), 2021; 21(7): 18279 – 18299.
Capstone assignment title: Supervisor’s identity and outcome of doctoral education: reflection and an issue for debate
Capstone assignment abstract: This paper provides reflection on the expedition of completing a doctoral program by using emergent themes that occurred in the implications of supervisor’s identity as recorded in an insightful review literature. The paper highlights the need to reflect on the importance of supervisor’s identity in their area of academic discipline. This paper also indicates few examples where past experiences are sighted in line with critical review of literature to explain the need for providing doctoral supervision trainings for emerging supervisors within or outside the university. A conclusion related to universities’ management has a great role to play to break off ‘politicking cabal’ groups that hinges on supervisor’s identity on groups’ self-interest. This should be thrown open for discussions to create awareness and academic advisors should be enlighten on the grave consequences it has on doctoral education. Finally, a new insight into supervisor’s identity and the implications for doctoral education outcome is attained, especially seeing it from the view of doctoral education in Nigerian universities systems.
