Hurricane-Ike Elizabeth Ogechi (Nee Njoku) was born on the Ist of November, 1985, in Ezekporoke, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. I had a Bsc (2nd Class upper) and Msc(67 B+ grade) in demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. I am skilled in both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques and analysis and vast in the use of micros-soft suites and analytical tools such as Stata, Epi-data, SPSS , Atlas ti and ODK data collection kit. I have a four peer-reviewed articles published in high- impact journals; presented a paper titled “Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing in Nigeria” in UAPS 2015. I have served as research assistant and Supervisor in local and national surveys sponsored by Bills and Melinda Gates, APHRC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Presidency Nigeria. I will be resuming for my PhD Programme in Demography and Social Statistics by May 2017 at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.
JOURNAL ARTICLE PUBLICATIONS:
(i) Obiyan M.O, Akinlo. A, Hurricane-Ike E.O and Ayodeji (2017): Unmet Need for Contraception in Nigeria. Journal of Gender and behaviour,(JGD),5 :17-21
(ii) Kupoluyi J.A., Hurricane-Ike E. O., and Oyinloye B.O. (2016). Contextual Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing in Nigeria. International Journal of Research and Development Organization (IJRDO)-Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research 1(10) October, Paper-1.Pg 1-21. ISSN: 2456-2971
(iii) Njoku E.O, Bamiwuye S.O and Kupoluyi J.A (2015): Correlates of Age at First Birth in Nigeria: Does Ethnicity Matter? Journal of Demography and Social Statistics (JDSS), 2 (1&2):52-64
(iv) Oyinloye B.O, Kupoluyi J.A and Njoku E.O (2015): Levels and Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy in Nigeria. Journal of Demography and Social Statistics (JDSS), 2 (1&2):89-100
ARTICLE SUBMITTED FOR PEER-REVIEW
(i) Hurricane-Ike E.O (2016). Contextual Influences of Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence among Young Women in Nigeria: Evidence from 2013 Demographic & Health Survey.
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT)
(ii)Fagbamigbe. F.O and Hurricane-Ike E.O (2017). "Trends and Drivers of Skilled Birth Attendant use in Nigeria (1990-2013): Policy Implications for Child and Maternal Health" (International Journal of Women's Health)
(iii) Elizabeth O. Hurricane-Ike, David O. Okunlola and Sunday A. Adedini (2017). Inaccuracy of Age-Sex data: A Review and Adjustment of West African Census Data. (UAPS Special Edition, April 15, 2017)
National Diploma [ND] Statistics[2006]
Bsc Demography and Social Statistics [2010]
Msc Demography and social Statistics [2016]