Dr Blessing Akombi-Inyang
Lecturer

Dr Blessing Akombi-Inyang

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Western Sydney University, Australia (2018)

Master of Public Health (MPH) - The University of Newcastle, Australia (2014)

BSc. (Hons) Biochemistry - Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria (2008)

 

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

Dr Blessing Akombi-Inyang is an emerging early career researcher in global health specializing in maternal, adolescent and child health, including childhood under-nutrition and the double burden of malnutrition. Her research provides evidence for community-based interventions to improve health outcomes among vulnerable sub-populations particularly in developing countries and low resource-settings. She has successfully translated her research into practice and has led community-based initiatives in Nigeria aimed at scaling up the uptake of evidence-based interventions for improving health outcomes.

Blessing co-founded the Global Maternal and Child Health Research Collaboration (GloMACH) - a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research collaboration which aims to provide public policy driven research papers. She is an Academic Editor in BMC Public Health and PLOS ONE journals. Blessing is currently involved in international consortia such as the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator Network (Washington DC) and the LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators Network. She is also a member of the Global Health research theme, Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) research stream and the Child and Adolescent Health Research Theme Group at the School of Population Health (SPH), UNSW Medicine. In addition, Blessing is a member of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).

Blessing has a growing interest in migrant health within Australia particularly in the aspects of nutrition and lifestyle transition post-migration.

Blessing is currently teaching core and elective courses listed below offered in the Public Health, Global Health, Infectious Diseases Intelligence and Health Leadership and Management programs.

Convenor - PHCM1003 Introduction to Global Health

Convenor - PHCM9606 Maternal and Child Health

 

 

 

Phone
+61 (2) 9385 8687
Location
School of Population Health Room 222, Level 2, Samuels Building
  • Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215004
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Child Marriage in South Asia: A Systematic Review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 15138 - 15138, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215138
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Double burden of malnutrition among migrants and refugees in developed countries: A mixed-methods systematic review', PLoS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273382
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Medical waste management-related factors affecting health and experiences of health risks among medical waste handlers in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol of qualitative studies', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e056037, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056037
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Regional Trends and Socioeconomic Predictors of Adolescent Pregnancy in Nigeria: A Nationwide Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 8222 - 8222, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138222
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Association between intimate partner violence and male alcohol use and the receipt of perinatal care: Evidence from Nepal demographic and health survey 2011-2016', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259980
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Engaging sub-Saharan African migrant families in Australia: broadening definitions of family, community, and culture', Community, Work and Family, 24, pp. 435 - 454, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2020.1752621
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 398, pp. 1593 - 1618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01546-4
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'The association between post-migration nutrition and lifestyle transition and the risk of developing chronic diseases among sub-Saharan African migrants: A mixed method systematic review protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094706
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Understanding the enablers and barriers to appropriate infants and young child feeding practices in India: A systematic review', Nutrients, 13, pp. 1 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13030825
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Association between obesity and miscarriage among women of reproductive age in Nepal', PLoS ONE, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236435
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Association of Psychosocial Factors With Risk of Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 58, pp. e39 - e50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2019.09.007
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Associations between infant and young child feeding practices and acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea in Ethiopia: A propensity score matching approach', PLoS ONE, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230978
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Author Correction: Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6)', Nature Medicine, 26, pp. 1308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0972-7
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Breastfeeding in the community—how can partners/fathers help? A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020413
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 396, pp. 1135 - 1159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31404-5
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 396, pp. 1204 - 1222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', The Lancet, 396, pp. 1223 - 1249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017', Nature Medicine, 26, pp. 750 - 759, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Prevalence, Trends, and Drivers of the Utilization of Unskilled Birth Attendants during Democratic Governance in Nigeria from 1999 to 2018', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010372
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Childhood undernutrition in three disadvantaged East African Districts: A multinomial analysis', BMC Pediatrics, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1482-y
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Enablers and barriers to the utilization of antenatal care services in India', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, pp. 3152 - 3152, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173152
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Estimating the double burden of malnutrition among 595,975 children in 65 low-and middle-income countries: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, pp. 2886 - 2886, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162886
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates and Associated Factors in 13 "Economic Community of West African States" (ECOWAS) Countries', NUTRIENTS, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11123007
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Factors Associated with the Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)', NUTRIENTS, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11112765
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Factors associated with neonatal mortality in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of national surveys', Journal of Global Health Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.29392//001c.11991
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Factors associated with neonatal mortality in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of national surveys', Journal of Global Health Reports, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019043
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Perinatal mortality in sub-saharan africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys', Annals of Global Health, 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2348
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'The Impact of Heritage Tourism on Sustainable Community Development, Health and Wellbeing', Social Science Protocols, 2, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.7565/ssp.2019.2655
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'The Impact of Heritage Tourism on Sustainable Community Development, Health and Wellbeing', Social Science Protocols, 2, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.7565/sssp.2019.2655
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'The concept of a child within sub-Saharan African migrant homes: Reconciling culture and child rights', Child and Family Social Work, 24, pp. 519 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12632
    Journal articles | 2019
    2019, 'Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in child undernutrition: Evidence from Nigeria demographic and health survey (2003 – 2013)', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0211883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211883
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Perinatal mortality in South Asia: Systematic review of observational studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071428
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Resilience to climate-induced disasters and its overall relationship to well-being in southern africa: A mixed-methods systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112375
    Journal articles | 2018
    2018, 'Stillbirth in the African Great Lakes region: A pooled analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys', PLoS ONE, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202603
    Journal articles | 2017
    Akombi BJ; Agho KE; Hall JJ; Merom D; Astell-Burt T; Renzaho AM N, 2017, 'Stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis', BMC Pediatrics, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0770-z
    Journal articles | 2017
    Akombi BJ; Agho KE; Hall JJ; Wali N; Renzaho AM N; Merom D, 2017, 'Stunting, wasting and underweight in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080863
    Journal articles | 2017
    Akombi BJ; Agho KE; Merom D; Hall JJ; Renzaho AM, 2017, 'Multilevel analysis of factors associated with wasting and underweight among children under-five years in Nigeria', Nutrients, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9010044
    Journal articles | 2017
    Akombi BJ; Agho KE; Merom D; Renzaho AM; Hall JJ, 2017, 'Child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys (2006-2016)', PLoS ONE, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177338
  • Other | 2020
    2020, Why many Nigerian children still aren’t getting proper nutrition?, , https://theconversation.com/why-many-nigerian-children-still-arent-getting-proper-nutrition-130891
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    2018, 'Child under-nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and its implication for the welfare of Australian African diaspora.', presented at AFSAAP International conference, Sydney, Australia, 21 November 2018 - 23 November 2020
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, 'Policy implications of child under-nutrition in Nigeria', presented at International Conference on Public Policy, Lee khan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June 2017 - 30 June 2017
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    2017, 'Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood under-nutrition in Nigeria', presented at 3rd World Congress on Public Health, Nutrition & Epidemiology, Osaka, Japan, 13 November 2017 - 14 November 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-0711-C1-030
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Wasting and Underweight among Children Under-Five Years in Nigeria', presented at International Health Conference, King's College, London, United Kingdom, 20 June 2016 - 22 June 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    2016, 'Stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis.', presented at International Health Conference, King’s College, London, United Kingdom, 20 June 2016 - 22 June 2016