Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, PhD

Chemical Pathologist and Specialist in HIV Prevention; and Research in the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

1. HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Network, Cameroon (HIVPREC) PO Box 36, Kumba, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2. Cameroon Christian University (CCU) PO Box 345 Kumba, Southwest Region, Cameroon

Cameroon phone +237 77 63 20 64; +237 93 10 67 02 e–mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

The main research interest:

• Research in the social aspects of HIV/AIDS. • HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy. • Quantitative research and Research Methodology. • Health Promotion. • Ethics in Research • Institutional HIV Policy development. • Adolescents’ sexual behaviours • Public Health. • Chemical Pathology (occupational “lead” toxicity).

Research results that have been presented at conferences (as a speaker):

1. Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding HIV/AIDS and sexual behaviours among senior secondary school learners in Cameroon, the International Nurses Council Conference, May 18-24, 2013, Melbourne, Australia 2. The explanatory power of factors associated with consistent condom use to prevent HIV/AIDS among senior secondary school learners in Kumba, Cameroon, The 17th International conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 7-11 December 2013, Cape Town

The research results that have been published: 1. Promotion of condom use in motels in Kumba, Cameroon: a qualitative research, International Journal of social Science and Humanities, 2014, 3(3): 55-58, Dr E.E. Tarkang 2. Perceived barriers to condom use among out-of-school adolescents in Kumba, Southwest region of Cameroon, American Journal of Health Research, 10.11648/j.ajhr.20130103.12, 2013, !(3): 42-50, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang 3. Predictors of consistent condom use among secondary school male students in Mbonge subdivision of rural Cameroon, Science Journal of Public Health, 10.11648/j.sjph.20130104.11, 2013, 1(4): 165-174, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang 4. Perceived family support regarding condom use and condom use among secondary school female studenst in Limbe urban city of Cameroon, BioMed Central Public Health, 2014, 14:173, Elvis E Tarkang 5. Age at sexual debut and associated factors among high school female learners in Limbe urban area of Cameroon, Global Advanced Research Journal of Social Science, 2013, 2(7): 163-168, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang 6. Condom use and number of sexual partners among secondary school female students in an urban city of Cameroon, Rwanda Journal of Health Sciences, 2013, 2(2): 30-33, Tarkang EE 7. Knowledge of condom use and consistency of use among high school female learners in Limbe urban city, Cameroon, Asian Journal of Pharmacy, Nursing and medical sciences, 2321-3639, 2013, 1(2): 51-57, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang 8. Factors associated with consistent condom use among senior secondary school female learners in Mbonge subdivision of rural Cameroon, Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, 2013, 2141-2359, 5(6): 214-223, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang 9. Correlates of consistent condom use among secondary school female students in Limbe urban city, Cameroon, Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci, 2319-7706, 2013, 2(8): 245-259, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang 10. The explanatory power of factors associated with the perception of risk contracting HIV among senior secondary school learners in Kumba Cameroon, Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 1682-5055, 2011, 13(2): 77-91, EE Tarkang, DM van der Wal, VJ Ehlers 11. Factors associated with perception of risk of contracting HIV among senior secondary school female learners in Mbonge subdivision of rural Cameroon, Pan Africa Medical Journal, 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.259.2772, 2014, 17:259, Elvis E Tarkang 12. HIV knowledge and its association with sexual risk behaviours among out-of-school adolescents in Kumba, Southwest region of Cameroon, International STD Research & Reviews, ISRR.2014.2.007, 2014, 2(2): 123-134, Elvis E Tarkang 13. Factors that influence utilization of the female condom among senior secondary school female students in urban Cameroon, American Journal of Health Research, 2014, 2(4): 125-133, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Luchuo Engelbert Bain 14. Transfusion-transmissible HIV infection risk in Kumba, Cameroon: A qualitative research, European Journal of Prevention Medicine, 2014, 2(4): 38-44, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Luchuo Engelbert Bain

Manuscripts submitted and awaiting publication 1. Sexual risk behaviours among high school female learners in Mbonge subdivision of rural Cameroon (submitted to the Pan African Medical Journal). 2. Cameroon’s secondary school learners’ perceived HIV risk and susceptibility. 3. Adolescents’ perceptions regarding parents-adolescents communication relating to HIV/AIDS, sexuality and condom use in kumba, Cameroon. 4. Female adolescents’ perceived reasons for the continued HIV/AIDS prevalence in the city of kumba of the South West Region of Cameroon (submitted to the Pan African Medical Journal). 5. Application of the health belief model (HBM) in HIV prevention for adolescents: A literature review (submitted to the Pan African Medical Journal). 6. HIV/AIDS-related stigma among secondary school learners in kumba, Cameroon. 7. Cameroon’s students’ perceived benefit of condom use and self-efficacy. 8. Factors influencing consistent condom use among secondary school male students in Limbe Urban City, Cameroon (submitted to Journal of Scientific Research & Reports). 9. Perceived condom availability and use among high school female learners in Limbe, Cameroon. 10. Socio-demographic characteristics of sexual risk-taking behaviours of out-of-school youths in an urban area of Cameroon (Submitted to the Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS). 11. Factors influencing condom use among out-of-school adolescents in an urban area of Cameroon (submitted to the Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS). 12. Knowledge, attititudes, and utilisation of the female condom among high school female students in Kumba, Cameroon (submitted to BMC Public Health). 13. Intrapartum HIV screening revisited: which approach is appropriate for Sub-saharan Africa today: opt-in, opt-out or both

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

1. Predictors of condom use among female students in rural Cameroon, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-659-44777- 8, Elvis Tarkang

Manuscripts reviewed by Dr Elvis E Tarkang

NO TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPT NUMBER NAME OF JOURNAL 1 Questions about some risk factors in inheritance of ISJ-13-891 International Scholar Journals. congenital heart diseases. 2 Disparities in sexual indicators among youth living in the 2013_I-SRR_8579 International STD Research and Reviews. slums in Kampala: comparisons with representative national and urban school attending youth.

3 Traditional medicine information management. AJHR_6561034_20140117 American Journal of Health Research.

4 Diffusion of cultural knowledge and issues of book IIJASS-14-06 International invention Journal of Arts and publishing and practice in central Africa: The case of Social Sciences. Cameroon.

5 Health care in the rural areas in Chad: accessibility and JPHE-09.02.14-0626 Journal of Public Health and catch of load: (case study of sub-prefecture of Donon Epidemiology. Manga in east Tandjile.

6 Factors affecting utilization of post natal care service in SJPH_2510202_20140329 Science Journal of Public Health Amhara region, Jabitena district, Ethiopia.

7 School environment inventory in primary education in ASJ-13-086 Advanced Journal of Educational Thailand. Research. 8 Pattern of condoms use and perceived risk of HIV infection ISJ-13-699 International Journal of Public Health and among female sex workers in selected brothels in Ogun Epidemiology. State, Nigeria.

9 Effective prevention status on decreasing sexual crimes. HSS_2080120_20131027 Humanities and Social Sciences.

10 A study of the nutritional status and dietary intake of AJHR_6561028_20131116 American Journal of Health Research. lactating women in Umuahia, Nigeria. 11 Determinants of antennal service utilization SJPH_2510158_20131207 Science Journal of Public Health. among childbearing age women in Tigray region, Ethiopia: community based cross- sectional study.

12 Emergency contraception: perception and African Journal of Reproductive practices of female undergraduates in Lagos. Health

13 Condom use among sex-buying men in India. 2014_I-SRR_11402 International STD Research and Reviews. 14 Perceptions held by adolescents on HIV and 2014_BJESBS_11360 British Journal of Education, Society AIDS: Insights and foresights. and Behavioural Science.

15 Cost resistance, risky sexual behaviour and 2014_BJESBS_10920 British Journal of Education, Society HIV/AIDS. and Behavioural Science

16 Knowledge, attitude and use of female 2014_JSRR_10891 Journal of Scientific Research and condoms among female undergraduate Reports. students in University of Dar-es-Salaam.

17 Sexual transmitted infection (STI) risk 2014_I-SRR_11042 International STD Research and associated with belief about virginal sex and Reviews. perceived social norms among inmates in KwaZulu Natal.

18 Application of logistic regression model to Rwanda Journal of Health Sciences. identify potential risk factors of Malaria in Rwanda using 2010 demographic and health survey 19 Prevention of HIV infection among youths in the sub- 2014_IJTDH_10105 International Journal of Tropical Disease Sahara Africa: the banes of male condoms use. and Health. 20 Factors affecting the implementation of strategic plan in ERJ-14-0024 Edu Journals, ERJ public secondary schools in Nyeri County, Kenya. 21 Public knowledge, perceptions and practices in relation to Rwanda Journal of Health Sciences. specific infectious diseases in Tanzania: Lessons from Babati district for disease control programmes. 22 Do male partners involve in ANC care? The view of women SJPH_2510200_20140238 Science Journal of Public Health. attending ANC in Harari public health institutions, Eastern Ethiopia, a cross sectional study. 23 Applying health action process approach and theory of SJPH_2510157_20131205 Science Journal of Public Health. planned behavior in promoting healthy and safe practices of waste disposal. 24 Knowledge and attitude towards antiretroviral therapy African Journal of Reproductive Health. and adherence pattern of HIV patients at a treatment centre in Lagos, Nigeria 25 The use of female condoms among Cameroonian youth in WKR0-2013-03-0148 African Health Sciences. 2011: perceptions, practices and challenges for HIV prevention programs in African. 26 Prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated SJPH_2510178_20140113 Science Journal of Public Health. factors among married pregnant women in Ganji Woreda, West Wollega Oromia region, Ethiopia. 27 The determinants of sexual behaviour for HIV/AIDS among 2014_ARRB_11739 Annual Research & Review in Biology university students in Ilishan, Nigeria. 28 Assessment of informal settlement and associated factors SJPH_2510988_20140602 Science Journal of Public Health as a public health issue in Bahir Dar city, North West Ethiopia: A community based case control study. 29 The Contribution, Performance and Challenges of the 2014_BJMMR_12437 British Journal of Medicine and Medical Ghanaian Pharmacists’ in the Management and Prevention Research of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis. 30 Condom acceptability for prevention of HIV infection 2014_BJMMR_12587 British Journal of Medicine and Medical amongst male inmates in a convict prison in North Research Western Nigeria: A qualitative research report. 31 Serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility of salmonella AJMR-08.07.14-7002 African Journal of Microbiology Research isolated from children under five years of age with diarrhoea in rural Burkina Faso 32 Crystalloid preload shows African Journal of Reproductive Health transient superiority over colloid or their combination in spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension prophylaxis for caesarean section. 33 Usefulness of ascitic fluid 2014_IJTDH_12611 International Journal of Tropical Diseases and Health cholesterol and protein in the differential diagnosis of ascites in Nigeria: comparison with conventional cytology. 34 A study of some aspects of quality SJPH_2511019_20140726 Science Journal of Public Health of life of elderly population in Bangladesh 35 Perceived quality of antenatal care SJPH_2511023_20140727 Science Journal of Public Health service by pregnant women in public and private health facilities in Northern Ethiopia. 36 Racecadotril in management of 1-JOD.rvw Journal of Diseases infant diarrhea 37 Non-communicable diseases and 2/JOD/14 Journal of Diseases health indices of adolescents in Jamaica: A national perspective 38 Sexually transmitted infections Rwanda Journal of Health Sciences among patients attending Biryogo Medical-Social Centre 39 Towards a better understanding of Medical Journals-14-996 Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy the molecular mechanisms of P. Falciparum resistance to artemisinin 40 Association between chronic AJHR_6560986_20140802 American Journal of Health Research bronchitis and cognitive impairment in elderly Chinese subjects over 90 years of age 41 Knowledge of fearfulness about 2014_AIR_13134 Advances in Research HIV/AIDS between floating and permanent residents of three metropolitan cities in Bangladesh 42 The oxidative injury and SJPH_2511026_20140801 Science Journal of Public Health inflammation caused by Cadmium Sulfide nanoparticles in A549 cells and rat lung PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND AWARDS

2013 Reviewer for the African Journal of Reproductive Health 2013 Reviewer for the African Health Sciences journal 2013 Reviewer for AJPNMS 2013 Reviewer for International Scholars Journals (ISJ) 2013 Reviewer for Advanced Scholars Journals (ASJ) 2013 Reviewer, Rwanda Journal of Health Sciences (RJHS) 2013 Reviewer International STD Research & Reviews Journal 2013 Reviewer for Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS (SAHARA-J) 2013 Editorial board member, IJCMAS Journal 2013 Appointed UNICEF Visionary: Children and AIDS 2014 Reviewer Int invention journal of arts and social science 2014 Reviewer for Journal of Health Sciences 2014 Reviewer for Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 2014 Reviewer for International journal of Tropical Disease and Health 2014 Reviewer for British Journal of Education, Society & Behav Sc 2014 Reviewer for Journal of Scientific Research and Reports 2014 Editorial board member, American Journal of Health Research 2014 Editorial board member, Humanities and Social Sciences 2014 Editorial board member, Science Journal of Public Health 2014 Reviewer, Edu Journals, ERJ 2014 Member of the International AIDS Community (IAS) 2014 Member of the Global Public Health – HIV and AIDS group 2014 Member of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance 2014 Editorial board member of Journal of Diseases 2014 Editorial board member, Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy 2014 Editor, Omics Publishing Group Medical Journals 1990 Cameroon Government merit Bursary- Academic performance 1994 Cameroon Government merit Bursary- Academic performance 2006 University of South Africa merit Bursary- Academic performance

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1999-Present Member, Nigerian Association of Clinical Chemists (NACC). 1999-Present Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Environmental Heavy Metal Toxicity Research Foundation (EHMETORF), an NGO on environmental LEAD Toxicity, Kumba, the South West Region of Cameroon 2011-Present Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Network, Cam (HIVPREC), an NGO for HIV/AIDS Prevention through Formalised Education. 2011-Present The Executive Director and Founder of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Institute, Cameroon (HIVPRIC). A vocational Institute for the training of HIV/AIDS Prevention Educators. 2013 Organised activities to mark the world AIDS day 2013 among youths in Kumba, Cameroon 2013 Designed institutional HIV Policy for the Kumba III Council, Kumba, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Konye Council, Konye, Southwest region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Mbonge Council, Mbonge, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Dikome Balue Council, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Isangele Council, Bakassi area, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Tiko Council, Tiko, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Ekondo Titi Council, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Kumba I Council, Kumba, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Nguti Council, Nguti, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Tombel Council, Tombel, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Bangem Council, Bangem, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2013 Published a book by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany 2013 Designed an institutional HIV Policy for Muyuka Council, Muyuka, Southwest, Region Cameroon 2013 Member ‘Thursday in black association’ against rape and violence 2013 HIV/AIDS coordinator for the Kumba II council, Southwest region, Cameroon. 2013 HIV/AIDS coordinator for the Mamfe council, Southwest Region, Cameroon. 2014 Designed HIV Policy for Pamol Plantations PLC, Lobe, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2014 Designed HIV policy for Mukete Agro-Estates Limited, Kumba, Southwest Region, Cameroon 2014 Memorandum of understanding between my NGO “HIVPREC” and Cameroon Government 2014 Organised HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns during the national youth week activities in Kumba Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy

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