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Chinwe Catherine Okpoko

Publications (3)

Investigating Health Communication Interventions on Three Major Illnesses in Nigeria

Chinwe Catherine Okpoko & Elias Chikee Aniwada · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2018

Background: Communication methods are used to create and increase public awareness of a disease; its causes and treatment; change a person’s or group’s attitudes about a disease; advocate for policy changes in favor of prevention and control, and create social norms that favor he...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i325798

Indigenous Medical Knowledge and Bone Setting among the Igbo of Southeast Nigeria

Pat Uche Okpoko, Chinwe Catherine Okpoko, Jasper Kelechukwu Okezie & Chizoba Sebs-Okolo · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2018

This paper examines the indigenous healthcare practice in Southeast Nigeria and how this can be integrated into modern healthcare system using bone setting as a case study. Traditional bone setting continues to enjoy wide patronage despite the availability of modern orthopaedic m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JESBS/2018/43114

Evaluating the Socio-demographic Predictors of Choice of Place of Birth among Women in the Rural Community of Enugu State, Nigeria

Reuben Okechukwu Ibekwe, Elias Chikee Aniwada & Chinwe Catherine Okpoko · Asian Journal of Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2018

Introduction: The aim of the study was to ascertain the socio-demographic predictors of choice of place of birth among women in the rural community of Enugu State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done. It was a community based study using cluster samplin...

Open access Research Article