Dr Victor Adekanmbi
Research Fellow
- adekanmbiv@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2251 0773
- Neuadd Meirionnydd, Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru, Parc y Mynydd Bychan, Caerdydd, CF14 4YS
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I am a Research Fellow in the Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine and conducts epidemiological research within the fields of child health, alcohol-related harm and population mental health.
I am a Public Health Specialist with special interest and proficiency in health protection, clinical research and processes involved in ensuring reliable data collection and analysis. My research interest focuses on quantitative epidemiology with special interest in prediction and multilevel modellings.
Other interests include maternal and child health research and understanding of the role of socioeconomic status in health outcomes and use of health care services.
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Education and qualifications
- 2015: PhD (Public Health Sciences), University of Warwick, UK
- 2010: MPH (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), University of Birmingham, UK
- 2005: MB ChB (Medicine and Surgery), Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
- 2017 - present: Research Fellow, Cardiff University, UK
- 2015 - 2017: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK
Cyhoeddiadau
2022
- Haeuser, E. et al. 2022. Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018. BMC Medicine 20, article number: 488. (10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z)
2020
- Adekanmbi, V., Jones, H., Farewell, D. and Francis, N. 2020. Antibiotic use and deprivation: an analysis of Welsh primary care antibiotic prescribing data by socioeconomic status. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 75(8), pp. 2363–2371. (10.1093/jac/dkaa168)
- Adekanmbi, V. 2020. Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries. Nature 577(7789), pp. 231-234. (10.1038/s41586-019-1878-8)
2019
- Adekanmbi, V. and Local Burden of Disease Educational Attainment Collaborators, . 2019. Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries. Nature 577(7789), pp. 235-238. (10.1038/s41586-019-1872-1)
- Burstein, R. et al. 2019. Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017. Nature 574(7778), pp. 353-358. (10.1038/s41586-019-1545-0)
- Dakum, P. et al. 2019. Prevalence of hypertension among patients aged 50 and older living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Medicine 98(15), article number: e15024. (10.1097/MD.0000000000015024)
- Adekanmbi, V. T., Uthman, O. A., Erqou, S., Echouffo-Tcheugui, J. B., Harhay, M. N. and Harhay, M. O. 2019. Epidemiology of prediabetes and diabetes in Namibia, Africa: A multilevel analysis. Journal of Diabetes 11(2), pp. 161-172. (10.1111/1753-0407.12829)
- Trefan, L. et al. 2019. Electronic Longitudinal Alcohol Study in Communities (ELAStiC) Wales - protocol for platform development. International Journal of Population Data Science 4(1), article number: 14. (10.23889/ijpds.v4i1.581)
- Currie, J., Guzman-Castillo, M., Adekanmbi, V., Barr, B. and O'Flaherty, M. 2019. Evaluating effects of recent changes in NHS resource allocation policy on inequalities in amenable mortality in England 2007-2014: time-series analysis. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 73(2), pp. 162-167. (10.1136/jech-2018-211141)
2018
- Avong, Y. K. et al. 2018. Addressing the under-reporting of adverse drug reactions in public health programs controlling HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: A prospective cohort study. PLoS ONE 13(8), article number: e0200810. (10.1371/journal.pone.0200810)
- Uthman, O. A., Walker, C., Sudakshina, L., Jenkinson, D., Adekanmbi, V., Robertson, W. and Clarke, A. 2018. General practitioners providing non-urgent care in emergency department: a natural experiment. BMJ Open 8(5), article number: e019736. (10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019736)
- Avong, Y. K. et al. 2018. Integrating community pharmacy into community based anti-retroviral therapy program: A pilot implementation in Abuja, Nigeria. Plos One 13(1), article number: e0190286. (10.1371/journal.pone.0190286)
2017
- Simeoni, U., Adedokun, S. T., Adekanmbi, V., Uthman, O. A. and Lilford, R. J. 2017. Contextual factors associated with health care service utilization for children with acute childhood illnesses in Nigeria. PLoS ONE 12(3), pp. e0173578. (10.1371/journal.pone.0173578)
- Adedokun, S. T., Uthman, O. A., Adekanmbi, V. and Wiysonge, C. S. 2017. Incomplete childhood immunization in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of individual and contextual factors. BMC Public Health 17(1), article number: 236. (10.1186/s12889-017-4137-7)
2016
- Adekanmbi, V., Adedokun, S. T., Taylor-Phillips, S., Uthman, O. A. and Clarke, A. 2016. Predictors of differences in health services utilization for children in Nigerian communities. Preventive Medicine 96, pp. 67-72. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.12.035)
- Adedigba, M. A., Adekanmbi, V., Asa, S. and Fakande, I. 2016. Pattern of utilisation of dental health care among HIV-positive adult Nigerians. Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry 14(3), pp. 215-225. (10.3290/j.ohpd.a35302)
- Oga, E. et al. 2016. Recurrence of cervical intraepithelial lesions after thermo- coagulation in HIV-positive and HIV-negative Nigerian women. BMC Women's Health 16(1), pp. 25. (10.1186/s12905-016-0304-8)
- Taylor-Phillips, S. et al. 2016. Effect of using the same vs different order for second readings of screening mammograms on rates of breast cancer detection. JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical Association 315(18), pp. 1956-1965. (10.1001/jama.2016.5257)
2015
- Adekanmbi, V., Kandala, N., Stranges, S. and Uthman, O. A. 2015. Factors that predict differences in childhood mortality in Nigerian communities: A prognostic model. The Journal of Pediatrics 168, pp. 144-150. (10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.09.057)
- Adekanmbi, V., Kandala, N., Stranges, S. and Uthman, O. A. 2015. Contextual socioeconomic factors associated with childhood mortality in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 69(11), pp. 1102-1108. (10.1136/jech-2015-205457)
2014
- Afolabi, A. O., Adedigba, M. A. and Adekanmbi, V. 2014. Evaluation of oral health among pregnant women in a Nigerian population. East African Journal of Public Health 11(1)
2013
- Uthman, O. A., Kayode, G. A. and Adekanmbi, V. 2013. Individual and contextual socioeconomic determinants of knowledge of the ABC approach of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis. Sexual Health 10(6), pp. 522-529. (10.1071/SH13065)
- Adekanmbi, V., Uthman, O. A. and Mudasiru, O. M. 2013. Exploring variations in childhood stunting in Nigeria using league table, control chart and spatial analysis. BMC Public Health 13(1) (10.1186/1471-2458-13-361)
- Adekanmbi, V., Kayode, G. A. and Uthman, O. A. 2013. Individual and contextual factors associated with childhood stunting in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis. Maternal & Child Nutrition 9(2), pp. 244-259. (10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00361.x)
2012
- Kayode, G. A., Adekanmbi, V. and Uthman, O. A. 2012. Risk factors and a predictive model for under-five mortality in Nigeria: evidence from Nigeria demographic and health survey. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 12(1) (10.1186/1471-2393-12-10)
- Adekanmbi, V., Uthman, O. A. and Egbewale, B. E. 2012. Routine viral load monitoring versus standard care for reducing morbidity and mortality in adolescent and adult patients living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (10.1002/14651858.CD009588)
- Egbewale, B. E., Uthman, O. A., Odu, O. O. and Adekanmbi, V. 2012. Behavioural interventions for preventing HIV infection in homeless or unstably-housed adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (10.1002/14651858.CD009575)
Addysgu
Undergraduate
- Year 3 MB BCh : small group tutorials on epidemiology
- Intercalated BSc in Clinical Epidemiology
Postgraduate
- Academic supervisor to specialty registrars on the Public Health Training Scheme in Wales