RESEARCH
GRANTS:
Epidemiology
of Schistosomiasis in Konduga local government of Borno State.
Grant awarded by the Senate Research Committee of the University
of Maiduguri. 1984. (20,000 Naira; $28,000)
Prevalence
of HIV infection in Borno State and selected cities of Nigeria.
Grant awarded by the Ministry of Health, Borno State and the University
of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Research Committee. 1986. (180,000
Naira; $120,000).
Prevalence
of HIV infection in Borno State by sentinel surveillance. Grant
awarded by the National Expert Committee on AIDS. 1992 (75,000
Naira; $15,000).
Determination
of antibiotic susceptibility, zone size and minimum inhibitory
concentration and corresponding breakpoints by standardized procedures.
Grant awarded by the Senate Research Committee of the University
of Maiduguri and Smith Kline Beecham. 1995. (108,128 Naira; $4,915).
CURRENT
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Effects of
feeding patterns on morbidity, mortality and HIV transmission
among infants of HIV-positive women in Nigeria.
Needs assessment
of HIV/AIDS orphans and their caregivers in Nigeria.
Outcome performance
measure among HIV/AIDS service providers.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE:
Executive
Secretary and Co-founder, Borno State Advisory Committee on AIDS,
Maiduguri, Nigeria. 1987 - 1995.
Member, Advisory
Committee on matters relating to HIV-positive patients and their
families. University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. 1992 - 1995.
Member, Task
Force on Cholera Epidemic, Borno State. 1990 Ð 1991.
Member, Task
Force on Yellow Fever Epidemic, Borno State. 1990.
MEMBERSHIP
OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Nigerian Microbiological
Society.
Nigerian Society
for Immunology.
Nigerian Association
of Medical Scientists.
American Society
for Microbiology.
Institute
of Biomedical Sciences, United Kingdom. American Association of
University Professors.
MANUSCRIPTS/REPORTS:
Epidemiology of Schistosoma haematobium in Konduga, Borno State,
Nigeria. Submitted to University of Maiduguiri Senate Research
Committee. June, 1985.
Expanded Program
on Immunization Sentinel Surveillance, Zone C, Nigeria. Submitted
to UNICEF, Nigeria. November, 1989.
Manual of
Clinical Microbiology Procedures. Submitted to the University
of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. August, 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS:
Igene, J.O.,
Chikwem, J.O., Omotara, B.A. and Oyegbile, S.A. 1986. Primary
Health Care: A guide for research in the human sciences. Ibadan
University Press. 198pp.
Chikwem, J.O.,
Ekenna, O., Ola, T.O. and Omotara, B.A. 1990. AIDS Prevention
and Control. Gbabeks Publishers Ltd., Nigeria. 136pp.
CHAPTERS
IN BOOKS:
Chikwem,
J.O. 1986. The first hurdle in primary health care. In: Primary
Health Care. Igene, J.O. et al. eds. Ibadan University Press.
Pp 103 - 110.
Chikwem, J.O.
and Omotara B.A. 1986. Environment and health. In: Primary Health
care. Igene, J. O. et al. eds. Ibadan University Press. Pp 123
- 133.
Chikwem, J.O.
1990. Preventive counseling in relation to HIV infection. In:
AIDS Prevention and Control. Chikwem, J.O. et al eds. Gbabeks
Publishers Ltd. Pp 60 - 71.
Chikwem, J.O.
1990. Laboratory diagnosis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
In: AIDS Prevention and Control. Chikwem, J.O. et al eds. Gbabeks
Publishers Ltd. Pp 45 - 56.
ARTICLES:
Mohammed,
I., Chikwem, J.O. and Harry, T.O. 1987. AIDS: A faltering step.
Brit. Med. J., 295: 392.
Mohammed,
I., Nasidi, A., Chikwem, J.O. et al. 1988. HIV infection in Nigeria.
AIDS, 2: 61 - 62.
Chikwem, J.O.
1988. Strategies for combating HIV infection in Nigeria. Dee Dok,
2: 12 - 14.
Chikwem,
J.O.. Ola, T.O., Gashau, W., Chikwem, S.D., Bajani, M. and Mamabula,
S. 1988. Impact of health education on prostitutesÕ awareness
and attitudes to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Public
Health, 102: 439 - 445.
Chikwem, J.O.,
Chikwem, S.D. and Ola, T.O. 1988. Evaluation of public awareness
and attitudes to AIDS in Borno State of Nigeria. Nig. Med Pract.
16: 159 - 162.
Chikwem, J.O.,
Mohammed, I., Bwala, H.G. and Ola, T.O. 1990. HIV infection in
patients attending sexually transmitted diseases clinics in Borno
State of Nigeria. Trop. and Geogr. Med., 42: 17 - 21.
Chikwem, J.O.,
Mohammed, I. and Ola, T.O. 1990. Comparison of commercial kits
for the detection of antibody to HIV-1 in Nigeria. East Afr. Med.
J., 67: 309 - 312.
Chikwem, J.
O. 1989. Laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection. The Student Doctor,
4: 26 - 30.
Chikwem, J.O.,
Mohammed, I. and Ola, T.O. 1989. HIV-1 infection among female
prostitutes in Borno State of Nigeria - one year follow-up. East
Afr. Med. J., 66: 752 - 756.
Chikwem,
J.O., Mohammed, I and Ola, T.O. 1989. Evaluation of the Serodia
Particle Agglutination test for HIV screening in Nigeria. Microbios
Letters, 42: 31 - 33.
Williams,
E.E., Mohammed, I., Chikwem, J.O., et al. 1987. HIV-1 and HIV-2
antibodies in Nigerian populations with high and low risk behavior
patterns. AIDS, 4: 1041 - 1042.
Chikwem, J.O.,
Mohammed, I, Ola, T.O. and Chikwem, S.D. 1989. Factors affecting
the seroprevalence of HIV infection in female prostitutes in Borno
State of Nigeria. Annals of Borno, 6/7: 273 - 278.
Harry, T.O.,
Ekenna, O., Chikwem, J.O., et al. 1993. Seroepidemiology of HIV
infection in Borno State of Nigeria by sentinel surveillance.
J. AIDS, 6: 99 - 103.
Ekenna, O.,
Onwuchekwa, A.C., Ibeme, I.U., Chikwem, J.O. and Mohammed, I.
1992. A two year retrospective analysis of the patient population
attending the sexually transmitted diseases clinic of a university
teaching hospital. The Nig. J. Med. Sci., 2: 20 - 25.
Chikwem, J.O
and Downey, R.J. 1980. Reassessment of the peptide requirement
for the biosynthesis of nitrate reductase in Bacillus stearothermophilus.
FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 7: 303 - 305.
Chikwem, J.O
and Downey, R.J. 1982. Purification and characterization of the
respiratory nitrate reductase of B. stearothermophilus. Analytical
Biochemistry, 126: 74 - 82.
Chikwem,
J.O. and Downey, R.J. 1986. Detergent solubilization of the respiratory
nitrate reductase of B. stearothermophilus. Microbios, 47: 159
- 163.
Chikwem, J.O.
and Alaku, S.A. 1987. A retrospective study of nine years hospital
records of schistosomiasis in Borno State. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop.
Med. Hyg., 81: 383 - 384.
Chikwem,
J.O. and Erb, J. 1992. Impact of the Expanded Program on Immunization
on measles from sentinel sites in north-western Nigeria. Public
Health, 106: 53 - 61.
Mohammed,
I., Chikwem, J.O. and Gashau, W. 1992. Determination by Widal
agglutination of the base line titer for the diagnosis of typhoid
fever in two Nigerian states. Scand. J. Immunol., 36: 153 - 156.
Ubosi, C.O.
and Chikwem, J.O. 1988. Evaluation of three poultry anti-stress
supplements in combating heat stress in the sahelian zone of Nigeria.
J. Arid. Agric., 1: 37 - 45.
Chikwem,
J.O. 1989. The immunology of some diseases affecting children
in the tropics. Proc. of O.B.A.B. Symposium, 2: 49 - 65.
Igene, J.O.,
Chikwem, J.O and Omotara, B.A. 1992. Impact of the new feeding
arrangements on the eating habits of University of Maiduguri students.
Annals of Borno, 8/9: 125 - 130.
Moses, A.E.
and Chikwem, J.O. 1996. Comparison of three laboratory procedures
for detecting Mycobacterial infections in the sputum of patients.
W. Afr. J. Biol. Sci., 5: 59 - 64.
Chikwem, J.O.,
Mohammed, I., Okara, G.C., Ukwandu, N.C. and Ola, T.O. Prevalence
of transmissible blood infections among blood donors at the University
of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria. E. Afr. Med.
J. 1997. 74 (4): 213 - 216.
Chikwem, J.O,
Ukwandu, N.C.D., Ayuba, K. and Edike, A. Evaluation of Gram-stained
smears of urine for predicting significant bacteriuria. J. Med.
Lab. Sci. In Press. Ekenna, O, Chikwem, J.O., Mohammed, I. et
al. Epidemic Yellow fever in Borno State of Nigeria, 1990: Characterization
of hospitalized patients. Nig. Med. J. In Press.
ABSTRACTS
OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:
Chikwem, J.O.,
Mohammed, I. and Williams, E.E. 1988. HIV-1 infection among prisoners
in Nigeria. Abstract # 5019. IV International Conference on AIDS,
Stockholm.
Mohammed,
I., Chikwem, J.O. and Williams, E.E. 1988. Prevalence of HIV-1
among female prostitutes in two Nigerian states. Abstract # 5143.
IV International Conference on AIDS, Stockholm.
Nasidi, A.,
Harry, T.O., Mohammed, I., Chikwem, J.O., et al. 1987. Seroepidemiology
of HIV infection in rural areas of Nigeria and an evidence of
a new HIV-related virus. Abstract # TH-20. 2nd International Symposium
of AIDS and associated cancers in Africa. Naples, Italy.
Louden, D
and Chikwem, J.O. 2000. Outcome Performance Measure among HIV
service providers. Abstract # 15517. APHA, Boston. Nov., 2000.
Ekenna, O,
Auwalu, U, Chikwem, J.O. et al. 2001. The relevance of moldy fungi
as agents of chronic lower respiratory tract infection in patients
seen in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Abstract # 1020, American Society
of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Chicago. Nov., 2001.
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