Victor Oguoma

Dr Victor Oguoma

Honorary Fellow

Qualifications:

PhD (Epidemiology), Charles Darwin University, 2017
Master of Biostatistics, Macquarie University (Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia), 2020
Master of Public Health (Parasitology), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 2010
Bachelor (Hons) Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 2006

Approved level of HDR supervision at Charles Darwin University:

Associate for PhD and Masters, Principal for Masters

Location:

Darwin - Royal Darwin Hospital

Biography:

Dr Victor is a Biostatistician with a multidisciplinary research skill set. He has degrees/training in medical/public health parasitology/entomology, cardiometabolic disease epidemiology, and biostatistics.

His research interests center around cardiovascular disease risk factors classification; infectious diseases epidemiology (malaria, otitis media, etc); indigenous, migrant and international health; health indicator and health surveys; and applied biostatistical methodologies (via simulation) to improve clinical and public health research (especially around stepped wedge RCTs).

He has over 10 years of experience in public health, epidemiological, and applied biostatistics research across sectors - Non-governmental organisations and academia in Nigeria and Australia. Victor is also a Senior Research Fellow (Biostatistics) at the Health Research Institute, University of Canberra.

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Research Themes

Hearing for Learning Initiative
PREVIX COMBO
PREVIX BOOST
IHEARBETA
Rapid Iron Infusion Study
Deadly Ears

Bisballe-Müller N, Chang AB, Plumb EJ, Oguoma VM, Halken S, McCallum GB, (2020) Can acute cough characteristics from sound recordings differentiate common respiratory illnesses in children? A comparative prospective study, Chest, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.067 | PMID: 32653569
Oguoma, V. M., Wilson, N., Mulholland, K., Santosham, M., Torzillo, P., McIntyre, P., Smith-Vaughan, H., Balloch, A., Chatfield, M., Lehmann, D., Binks, M. J., Chang, A., Carapetis, J., Krause, V., Andrews, R., Snelling, T., Licciardi, P., Morris, P., & Leach, A. J. (2020) 10-Valent pneumococcal non-typeable H. influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV10) versus 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) as a booster dose to broaden and strengthen protection from otitis media (PREVIX_BOOST) in Australian Aboriginal children: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(5), 1-11. [e033511]. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033511 | PMID: 32448790
Binks, M. J., Beissbarth, J., Oguoma, V. M., Pizzutto, S. J., Leach, A. J., Smith-Vaughan, H. C., McHugh, L., Andrews, R. M., Webby, R., Morris, P. S., & Chang, A. B. (2020) Acute lower respiratory infections in Indigenous infants in Australia's Northern Territory across three eras of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use (2006–15): a population-based cohort study. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 4(6), 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30090-0 | PMID: 32450122
McCallum G.B, Singleton R.J, Redding G.J, Grimwood K, Byrnes C.A, Valery P.C, Mobberley C, Oguoma V.M, Chikoyak L, Eg K.P, Morris P.S, Chang A.B. (2020) A decade on: Clinical characteristics of Indigenous children with bronchiectasis. Paediatric Pulmonology., 55(4): 975-985. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.24696 | PMID: 32096916
Heraganahally S.S., Kruavit A., Oguoma V.M., Gokula C., Mehra S., Judge D., Sajkov D. (2020) Sleep apnoea among Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients in the Northern Territory of Australia– a comparative study. Sleep., 43(3): zsz248 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz248 | PMID: 31608397
Davison B, Singh G, Oguoma VM and McFarlane J. (2020) Fingernail cortisol as a marker of chronic stress exposure in Indigenous and non-Indigenous young adults. Stress. 23(3): 298-307 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2019.1683159 | PMID: 31651211
Wigger C., Leach A.J., Beissbarth J., Oguoma V.M., Lennox R., Nelson S., Patel H., Chatfield M., Currie K., Coates H., Edwards K., Smith-Vaughan H., Hare K., Torzillo P., Tong S., and Morris P. (2019) Povidone-iodine ear wash and oral cotrimoxazole for chronic suppurative otitis media in 4 Australian Aboriginal children: study protocol for factorial design randomised controlled trial. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology., 20(46). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40360-019-0322-x | PubMed ID: 31351491
Oguoma V.M, Nwose E.U, Skinner T.C, Richards R.S and Bwititi P.T. (2018) Diet and lifestyle habits: Association with cardiovascular disease indices in a Nigerian sub-population. Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 12(5):653-659. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2018.04.007 | PubMed ID: 29673925
Oguoma, V. M., E. U. Nwose, I. I. Ulasi, A. A. Akintunde, E. E. Chukwukelu, P. T. Bwititi, R. S. Richards and T. C. Skinner (2017). Cardiovascular disease risk factors in a Nigerian population with impaired fasting glucose level and diabetes mellitus. BMC Public Health., 17(1): 36. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3910-3 | PubMed ID: 28061844
Oguoma V.M., E.U. Nwose, I.I. Ulasi, A.A. Akintunde, E.E. Chukwukelu, M.A. Araoye, A.E. Edo, C.K. Ijoma, I.C. Onyia, I.I. Ogbu, J.C. Onyeanusi, K.A. Digban, O.D. Onodugo, O. Adediran, O.G. Opadijo, P.T. Bwititi, R.S. Richards and Skinner T.C. (2016). Maximum Accuracy Obesity Indices for Screening Metabolic Syndrome in Nigeria: A Consolidated Analysis of Four Cross-Sectional Studies. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 10(3): 121-127 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2016.01.001 | PubMed ID: 26907969

Other publications are available at PUBMED https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=oguoma+vm and Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jbYsy90AAAAJ&hl=en

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