Afiong Oku

768 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 475 citations indexed

About

Afiong Oku is a scholar working on Health, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Afiong Oku has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 475 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Health, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Afiong Oku's work include Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (12 papers), Delphi Technique in Research (4 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (4 papers). Afiong Oku is often cited by papers focused on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (12 papers), Delphi Technique in Research (4 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (4 papers). Afiong Oku collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Switzerland and Australia. Afiong Oku's co-authors include Angela Oyo‐Ita, Eme Owoaje, Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, Emmanuel Monjok, Gabriel Rada, Yuri Cartier, Heather Ames, Sophie Hill, Simon Lewin and Artur Manuel Muloliwa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Afiong Oku

28 papers receiving 456 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study

2017 82 citations Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo‐Ita et al. BMC Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Afiong Oku Nigeria	14	228	146	138	126	96	31	475
Ifeoma P. Okafor Nigeria	13	113 0.5×	170 1.2×	83 0.6×	133 1.1×	106 1.1×	60	497
Geneviève Petit Canada	14	387 1.7×	305 2.1×	167 1.2×	68 0.5×	108 1.1×	38	660
Madhura S. Rane United States	12	297 1.3×	113 0.8×	255 1.8×	53 0.4×	113 1.2×	26	589
Fauzia Malik United States	14	446 2.0×	320 2.2×	88 0.6×	105 0.8×	101 1.1×	32	635
Elisabeth Wilhelm United States	11	229 1.0×	70 0.5×	107 0.8×	35 0.3×	59 0.6×	31	405
Oghenebrume Wariri Gambia	11	120 0.5×	51 0.3×	57 0.4×	98 0.8×	91 0.9×	31	342
Ayenew Mose Ethiopia	11	300 1.3×	66 0.5×	187 1.4×	122 1.0×	35 0.4×	30	475
Maria Yui Kwan Chow Australia	12	211 0.9×	217 1.5×	130 0.9×	51 0.4×	49 0.5×	20	452
Gistane Ayele Ethiopia	11	105 0.5×	65 0.4×	69 0.5×	107 0.8×	76 0.8×	34	399
Bizuneh Wakuma Ethiopia	12	59 0.3×	78 0.5×	141 1.0×	83 0.7×	88 0.9×	47	442

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Arikpo, Dachi, Afiong Oku, João Toledo, et al.. (2025). Factors influencing mask use and physical distancing for COVID-19: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Journal of Public Health in Africa. 16(2). 614–614. 1 indexed citations

Arikpo, Dachi, Afiong Oku, João Toledo, et al.. (2025). Health and care workers’ perceptions of PPE and physical distancing for COVID-19: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Journal of Public Health in Africa. 16(2). 621–621. 1 indexed citations

Oku, Afiong, et al.. (2024). Association between sleep quality and blood pressure control among hypertensive patients at a rural tertiary hospital in Southern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 14(3). e079774–e079774. 5 indexed citations

Oku, Afiong, et al.. (2024). Comparative Assessment of Health Status and Health-Seeking Behaviour of Household Heads in Rural and Urban Areas of Abia State, Nigeria. Texila international journal of public health. 12(1). 1–12.

Dahiru, Tukur, et al.. (2022). Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected adults in Cross River State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. Pan African Medical Journal. 43. 187–187. 3 indexed citations

Oku, Afiong, et al.. (2022). Client satisfaction with antenatal care among clinic attendees in a tertiary health institution in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.. PubMed. 26(8). 20–29. 1 indexed citations

Oyo‐Ita, Angela, Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, Amanda Ross, et al.. (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–e0248236. 24 indexed citations

Muloliwa, Artur Manuel, Julie Cliff, Afiong Oku, et al.. (2017). Using the COMMVAC taxonomy to map vaccination communication interventions in Mozambique. Global Health Action. 10(1). 1321313–1321313. 3 indexed citations

Kaufman, Jessica, Heather Ames, Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, et al.. (2017). The comprehensive ‘Communicate to Vaccinate’ taxonomy of communication interventions for childhood vaccination in routine and campaign contexts. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 423–423. 37 indexed citations

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Oku, Afiong, Angela Oyo‐Ita, Claire Glenton, et al.. (2017). Perceptions and experiences of childhood vaccination communication strategies among caregivers and health workers in Nigeria: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0186733–e0186733. 35 indexed citations

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Ames, Heather, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, et al.. (2017). Stakeholder perceptions of communication about vaccination in two regions of Cameroon: A qualitative case study. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0183721–e0183721. 19 indexed citations

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Kaufman, Jessica, Rebecca Ryan, Claire Glenton, et al.. (2017). Childhood vaccination communication outcomes unpacked and organized in a taxonomy to facilitate core outcome establishment. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 84. 173–184. 12 indexed citations

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Oku, Afiong, Angela Oyo‐Ita, Claire Glenton, et al.. (2017). Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 200–200. 82 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kaufman, Jessica, Rebecca Ryan, Simon Lewin, et al.. (2017). Identification of preliminary core outcome domains for communication about childhood vaccination: An online Delphi survey. Vaccine. 36(44). 6520–6528. 14 indexed citations

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Ansa, Victor, et al.. (2016). Patient outcomes following after-hours and weekend admissions for cardiovascular disease in a tertiary hospital in Calabar, Nigeria. Cardiovascular journal of South Africa. 27(5). 328–332. 10 indexed citations

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Oku, Afiong, et al.. (2015). An Assessment of Mental Health Status of Undergraduate Medical Trainees in the University of Calabar, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 356–362. 21 indexed citations

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Oku, Afiong, et al.. (2014). Breast Evaluation Findings in Calabar, Nigeria. Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 7(4). 650–654. 1 indexed citations

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Akpan, Ubong, et al.. (2014). Assessment of the Knowledge and Utilization of the Partograph among Non-physician Obstetric Care Givers in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 4(36). 5741–5755. 13 indexed citations

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Oku, Afiong, et al.. (2014). Specialty choices among graduating medical students in University of Calabar, Nigeria: implications for anesthesia practice. Ain-Shams Journal of Anaesthesiology. 7(4). 485–485. 7 indexed citations

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Oku, Afiong, Eme Owoaje, Olusimbo K. Ige, & Angela Oyo‐Ita. (2013). Prevalence and determinants of adherence to HAART amongst PLHIV in a tertiary health facility in south-south Nigeria. BMC Infectious Diseases. 13(1). 401–401. 37 indexed citations

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