List of Scientific Publications
- Aikpitanyi J, Okonofua F, Ntoimo L, Tubeuf S. Demand-side barriers to access and utilization of skilled birth care in low and lower-middle-income countries: A scoping review of literature. African Journal of Reproductive Health. DOI:10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i9.4. (2022)
- Aikpitanyi J, Okonofua F, Ntoimo L, Tubeuf S. Locus of control and selfesteem as predictors of maternal and child healthcare services utilization in Nigeria. Front. Health Serv. 2:847721. Doi:10.3389/frhs.2022.847721. (2022)
- Ntoimo L, Okonofua F, Aikpitanyi J, Yaya S, Johnson E, Sombie I, Olabisi A, Imongan W. Influence of women empowerment indices on the utilization of skilled maternity care: evidence from rural Nigeria. Journal of Biosocial Science. 2020; 1-17.
- Aikpitanyi J, Ohenhen V, Ugbodaga P, Ojemhen B, Omo-Omorodion B, Ntoimo L, Imongan W, Balogun J, Okonofua F. Maternal death review and surveillance: The case of Central Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. PLoS ONE; 14 (12): e0226075. (2019)
- Aikpitanyi J, Yacin F, Tubeuf S. Effectiveness of behavioral change interventions to influence maternal and child healthcare-seeking behaviors in low and lower-middle-income countries: A systematic review of literature. (“Accepted for Publication at African Journal of Reproductive Health”). (2024)
Working Papers
- How non-cognitive and personality traits are key to successful maternal and child health interventions in low-resource settings. (Aikpitanyi J, Guillon M, Okonofua F, Ntoimo L, Tubeuf S. “Currently under review at BMJ Global Health”).
- Locus of control and utilization of skilled birth care in Nigeria: The mediating influence of neuroticism. (Aikpitanyi J, Guillon M, Okonofua F, Ntoimo L, Tubeuf S. “to be submitted imminently – target journal: International Journal of Health Planning and Management”).
Experience in teaching and pedagogy
- Co-supervise master’s thesis at the Faculty of Public Health, UCLouvain.
- President of the jury of a master’s student in the Faculty of Public Health, UCLouvain.
- Implementation of teaching activities for over 100 secondary school students in Nigeria.
- Organising school reports in secondary and primary schools.
- Preparing lesson plans in secondary and primary schools.
- Developing teaching curricula for over 500 secondary and primary school students in Nigeria.
Participation in Conferences and Seminars
- Aikpitanyi Josephine. Utilization of skilled maternity care in Nigeria: The importance of non-cognitive and personality characteristics. Oral presentation at the ANSER Conference. Brussels, Belgium. February 2024.
- Aikpitanyi Josephine. Universities as incubators of future Global Health leaders. Panel discussant at the Circle U Workshop Seminar on Global Health. Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. October 2023.
- Aikpitanyi Josephine. The influence of non-cognitive traits on maternal healthcare choices in Nigeria: A discrete choice experiment. Oral presentation at the Institute of Economic and Social Research (IRES) day, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium. October 2023.
- Aikpitanyi Josephine. Barriers to utilization of skilled maternity care in Nigeria: The influence of non-cognitive and personality characteristics. Keynote presentation at an advocacy visit to policymakers and stakeholders at the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin, Nigeria. August 2023.
- Aikpitanyi Josephine. Challenges of maternal health in low-resource settings. Keynote presentation on Global Health at the Circle U Interactive Lecture Series. University of Belgrade, Serbia. April 2023.
- Aikpitanyi Josephine, Sandy Tubeuf. Developing teaching and research methods in Global Health. Keynote presentation at the Circle U interactive workshop on Global Health. Berlin,Germany. October 2022.
- Aikpitanyi Josephine, Marlène Guillon, Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Sandy Tubeuf. Locus of control and utilization of skilled birth care in Nigeria: The mediating influence of neuroticism. Poster presentation at the European Health Economics Association PhD Student-Supervisor Conference, Galway, Ireland
- Aikpitanyi Josephine, Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Sandy Tubeuf. Locus of control and self-esteem as predictors of maternal and child healthcare services utilization in Nigeria. Oral presentation at the July 2022.
- Aikpitanyi Josephine. Utilization of skilled maternity care in Nigeria: How important are non-cognitive traits. Seminar presentation at the Montpellier Research in Health Economics (MRE) Seminar Series, University of Montpellier, France. April
- Aikpitanyi, Josephine, et al. Building strong and effective institutions to achieve universal health coverage in Western Africa. Oral presentation at the 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, Bergen, Norway.