Overview
Background
Dr Victor M. Oguoma (BSc, MScPH, PhD, MBiostat) is a Senior Research Fellow at the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.
Dr Oguoma joined UQ in February 2022. Before this time, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Health Research Institute University of Canberra (UC) and Senior Research Officer at the Menzies School of Health Research Darwin (Menzies). He held an honorary appointment at the Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait and currently holds an honorary appointment at the Menzies in Darwin.
Dr Oguoma completed his public health PhD studies in cardiometabolic disease epidemiology at Charles Darwin University before taking up an academic appointment at the Menzies where he conducted research on chronic middle ear and respiratory disease in Indigenous children. He then moved to UC Health Research Institute where he worked on the Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program and the ACT Health and Wellbeing Survey as lead epidemiologist and biostatistician. He also holds a Master of Biostatistics degree from Macquarie University through the prestigious Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia program, a Master of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Medical Parasitology at Nnamdi Azikiwe University. Before his relocation to Australia in 2013, Dr Oguoma held several roles in implementing strategies to control neglected tropical diseases in Nigeria, West Africa. Since 2017, he has led/contributed to the design, implementation, and analyses of large-scale randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and epidemiological studies in the Indigenous populations of Australia, sub-Saharan Africa, and diverse populations in Kuwait. He has over 10 years of experience in public health, epidemiological, and applied biostatistics research across sectors - non-governmental organisations and academia in Australia, Africa, and the Middle East.
In collaboration with other researchers, Dr Oguoma has attracted over AU$10M in competitive National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), and International-funded collaborative research grants as Chief Investigator since 2017. He has over 60 published works in peer-reviewed journals of national and international reputation. Dr Oguoma is an Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Rural Health. He is available to supervise Ph.D. students.
Funding awarded prior to joining UQ:
- 2021-2026 ‘Azithromycin before Birth’- Single dose azithromycin shortly before birth to reduce infection in Aboriginal mothers and babies: a randomised controlled trial. NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies. AU$3,632,163 (CIG)
- 2020-2025 ‘Deadly Ears at Discharge’ - A hospital-based randomised controlled trial of an additional ear and hearing assessment to inform discharge planning by a trained Aboriginal Ear Health Worker in Aboriginal children with chronic ear infection. NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies. AU$2,212,847 (CIE)
- 2017-2021 A community-based randomised trial of lifestyle intervention using targeted shared care approach on pregnancy outcomes in Nigerian women with gestational diabetes mellitus but without diabetes mellitus - (Enugu State) Nigeria. Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems programme (BRIDGES 2) - The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly). USD 127,982 (CIF)
- 2017-2021 A randomized trial of an intensive education intervention using network of involved diabetes patients to improve glycaemic control of type 2 diabetes patients - (Delta State) Nigeria. Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems programme (BRIDGES 2) - The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly). USD 66,350 (CIB)
Availability
- Dr Victor Oguoma is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Medical Parasitology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
- Certificate of Science (Clinical Research), Harvard University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology, Charles Darwin University
- Masters (Coursework) of Biostatistics, Macquarie University
Research interests
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Indigenous Health
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Cardiovascular disease and Cardiometabolic syndrome
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Respiratory disease
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Rehabilitation
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Epidemiology
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Biostatistics
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Randomised and pragmatic clinical trials
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Digital/Tele Health
Research impacts
My work has received 23 citations across 23 policy documents. 7 policy documents which cite my work have been cited a further 30 times in 28 other policy documents (Overton, Jun 2024).
Works
Search Professor Victor Oguoma’s works on UQ eSpace
2024
Other Outputs
Queensland First Nations Peoples Burden of Disease Report 2018
Maurer, Di, Williamson, Daniel, Stanley, Lucy, Suleman, Abdulla, Ward, James, Barzi, Federica, Begum, Tahmina, Oguoma, Victor and Dyson, Edwin (2024). Queensland First Nations Peoples Burden of Disease Report 2018. 3 Brisbane, QLD, Australia: State of Queensland (Queensland Health), 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Twenty-four month outcomes of extended- versus standard-course antibiotic therapy in children hospitalized with pneumonia in high-risk settings: a randomized controlled trial
Kok, Hing C., McCallum, Gabrielle B., Yerkovich, Stephanie T., Grimwood, Keith, Fong, Siew M., Nathan, Anna M., Byrnes, Catherine A., Ware, Robert S., Nachiappan, Nachal, Saari, Noorazlina, Morris, Peter S., Yeo, Tsin W., Oguoma, Victor M., Masters, I. Brent, de Bruyne, Jessie A., Eg, Kah P., Lee, Bilawara, Ooi, Mong H., Upham, John W., Torzillo, Paul J. and Chang, Anne B. (2024). Twenty-four month outcomes of extended- versus standard-course antibiotic therapy in children hospitalized with pneumonia in high-risk settings: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 43 (9), 872-879. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004407
2024
Journal Article
Hearing loss in Australian First Nations children at 6-monthly assessments from age 12 to 36 months: Secondary outcomes from randomised controlled trials of novel pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedules
Leach, Amanda Jane, Wilson, Nicole, Arrowsmith, Beth, Beissbarth, Jemima, Mulholland, Kim, Santosham, Mathuram, Torzillo, Paul John, McIntyre, Peter, Smith-Vaughan, Heidi, Skull, Sue A., Oguoma, Victor M., Chatfield, Mark D., Lehmann, Deborah, Brennan-Jones, Christopher G., Binks, Michael J., Licciardi, Paul V., Andrews, Ross M., Snelling, Tom, Krause, Vicki, Carapetis, Jonathan, Chang, Anne B. and Morris, Peter Stanley (2024). Hearing loss in Australian First Nations children at 6-monthly assessments from age 12 to 36 months: Secondary outcomes from randomised controlled trials of novel pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedules. PLOS Medicine, 21 (6) e1004375, e1004375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004375
2024
Journal Article
Yarning for peer review
Schultz, Clinton, Oguoma, Victor, Pengilly, Justyce and Kuipers, Pim (2024). Yarning for peer review. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32 (3), 417-418. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13148
2024
Other Outputs
Here’s why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data
Barnett, Adrian and Oguoma, Victor (2024, 01 08). Here’s why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data The Conversation
2023
Journal Article
Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Oguoma, V.M., Mathew, S., Begum, T., Dyson, E., Ward, J., Leach, A.J. and Barzi, F. (2023). Trajectories of otitis media and association with health determinants among Indigenous children in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. Public Health, 225, 53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.09.010
2023
Journal Article
Otitis media at 6-monthly assessments of Australian First Nations children between ages 12–36 months: findings from two randomised controlled trials of combined pneumococcal conjugate vaccines
Leach, A. J., Wilson, N., Arrowsmith, B., Beissbarth, J., Mulholland, E. K., Santosham, M., Torzillo, P. J., McIntyre, P., Smith-Vaughan, H., Skull, S. A., Oguoma, V. M., Chatfield, M., Lehmann, D., Binks, M. J., Licciardi, P. V., Andrews, R., Snelling, T., Krause, V., Carapetis, J., Chang, A. B. and Morris, P. S. (2023). Otitis media at 6-monthly assessments of Australian First Nations children between ages 12–36 months: findings from two randomised controlled trials of combined pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 175 111776, 111776. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111776
2023
Journal Article
Restricting access to antibiotics: the effectiveness of a ‘no repeats’ government policy intervention
Contreras, Juliet, Oguoma, Victor, Todd, Lyn, Naunton, Mark, Collignon, Peter and Bushell, Mary (2023). Restricting access to antibiotics: the effectiveness of a ‘no repeats’ government policy intervention. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 19 (5), 800-806. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.02.009
2023
Journal Article
Prevalence rates of depression and anxiety among young rural and urban Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kasturi, Sushmitha, Oguoma, Victor M., Grant, Janie Busby, Niyonsenga, Theo and Mohanty, Itismita (2023). Prevalence rates of depression and anxiety among young rural and urban Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (1) 800, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010800
2022
Journal Article
Examination of the nutritional intake of patients undergoing opioid replacement therapy: a systematic review
Waddington, Freya, Naunton, Mark, Thomas, Jackson, Kyle, Greg, Wheatley, Brendon and Oguoma, Victor (2022). Examination of the nutritional intake of patients undergoing opioid replacement therapy: a systematic review. Nutrition and Dietetics, 80 (1), 55-64. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12784
2022
Journal Article
Climate change and Australian rural health: Five key lessons from Africa
Jones, Martin, Guisard, Yann, Hulme, Adam, Guppy, Michelle, Campbell, Narelle and Oguoma, Victor (2022). Climate change and Australian rural health: Five key lessons from Africa. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (6), 839-841. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12951
2022
Journal Article
Built environment features and cardiometabolic mortality and morbidity in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, Australia
Chakraborty, Amal, Cargo, Margaret, Oguoma, Victor Maduabuchi, Coffee, Neil T., Chong, Alwin and Daniel, Mark (2022). Built environment features and cardiometabolic mortality and morbidity in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 19 (15) 9435, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159435
2022
Conference Publication
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and COVID-19: a national survey (Yarning About COVID) exploring beliefs, attitudes, and vaccination.
Spierings, S., Oguoma, V., Toombs, M., Walker, J. and Ward, J. (2022). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and COVID-19: a national survey (Yarning About COVID) exploring beliefs, attitudes, and vaccination. . 2nd Australasian COVID-19 Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 21-22 July.
2022
Journal Article
Immunogenicity, otitis media, hearing impairment, and nasopharyngeal carriage 6-months after 13-valent or ten-valent booster pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, stratified by mixed priming schedules: PREVIX_COMBO and PREVIX_BOOST randomised controlled trials
Leach, Amanda Jane, Wilson, Nicole, Arrowsmith, Beth, Beissbarth, Jemima, Mulholland, Edward Kim, Santosham, Mathuram, Torzillo, Paul John, McIntyre, Peter, Smith-Vaughan, Heidi, Chatfield, Mark D., Lehmann, Deborah, Binks, Michael, Chang, Anne B., Carapetis, Jonathan, Krause, Vicki, Andrews, Ross, Snelling, Tom, Skull, Sue A., Licciardi, Paul V., Oguoma, Victor M. and Morris, Peter Stanley (2022). Immunogenicity, otitis media, hearing impairment, and nasopharyngeal carriage 6-months after 13-valent or ten-valent booster pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, stratified by mixed priming schedules: PREVIX_COMBO and PREVIX_BOOST randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22 (9), 1374-1387. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00272-9
2022
Journal Article
Extended versus standard antibiotic course duration in children <5 years of age hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in high-risk settings: four-week outcomes of a multicenter, double-blind, parallel, superiority randomized controlled trial
McCallum, Gabrielle B., Fong, Siew M., Grimwood, Keith, Nathan, Anna M., Byrnes, Catherine A., Ooi, Mong H., Nachiappan, Nachal, Saari, Noorazlina, Morris, Peter S., Yeo, Tsin W., Ware, Robert S., Elogius, Blueren W., Oguoma, Victor M., Yerkovich, Stephanie T., de Bruyne, Jessie, Lawrence, Katrina A., Lee, Bilawara, Upham, John W., Torzillo, Paul J. and Chang, Anne B. (2022). Extended versus standard antibiotic course duration in children <5 years of age hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in high-risk settings: four-week outcomes of a multicenter, double-blind, parallel, superiority randomized controlled trial. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Publish Ahead of Print (7), 549-555. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003558
2022
Journal Article
Anthropometric cut-points for discriminating diabetes and the metabolic syndrome among Arabs and Asians: the Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program
Oguoma, Victor M., Coffee, Neil T., Alsharrah, Saad, Abu-Farha, Mohamed, Al-Refaei, Faisal H., Alkandari, Abdullah, Al-Mulla, Fahd and Daniel, Mark (2022). Anthropometric cut-points for discriminating diabetes and the metabolic syndrome among Arabs and Asians: the Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program. British Journal of Nutrition, 127 (1), 92-102. doi: 10.1017/s0007114521000751
2022
Journal Article
Metabolically healthy and unhealthy obese phenotypes among Arabs and South Asians: prevalence and relationship with cardiometabolic Indicators
Oguoma, Victor M., Abu-Farha, Mohamed, Coffee, Neil T., Alsharrah, Saad, Al-Refaei, Faisal H. , Abubaker, Jehad, Daniel, Mark and Al-Mulla, Fahd (2022). Metabolically healthy and unhealthy obese phenotypes among Arabs and South Asians: prevalence and relationship with cardiometabolic Indicators. Nutrients, 14 (5) 915, 915. doi: 10.3390/nu14050915
2022
Journal Article
Anthropometric cut-points for discriminating diabetes and the metabolic syndrome among Arabs and Asians: the Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program – CORRIGENDUM (Mar, 10.1017/S0007114521000751, 2021)
Oguoma, Victor M., Coffee, Neil T., Alsharrah, Saad, Abu-Farha, Mohamed, Al-Refaei, Faisal H., Alkandari, Abdullah, Al-Mulla, Fahd and Daniel, Mark (2022). Anthropometric cut-points for discriminating diabetes and the metabolic syndrome among Arabs and Asians: the Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program – CORRIGENDUM (Mar, 10.1017/S0007114521000751, 2021). The British Journal of Nutrition, 128 (1), 160-160. doi: 10.1017/s0007114522000216
2022
Journal Article
Letter to editor regarding “Pattern of diabetes mellitus-related complications and mortality rate: Implications for diabetes care in a low-resource setting”
Oguoma, Victor M. (2022). Letter to editor regarding “Pattern of diabetes mellitus-related complications and mortality rate: Implications for diabetes care in a low-resource setting”. Sahel Medical Journal, 25 (3), 93-94. doi: 10.4103/smj.smj_30_21
2022
Journal Article
Association of Built Environmental Features with Rates of Infectious Diseases in Remote Indigenous Communities in the Northern Territory, Australia
Chakraborty, Amal, Oguoma, Victor Maduabuchi, Coffee, Neil T., Markey, Peter, Chong, Alwin, Cargo, Margaret and Daniel, Mark (2022). Association of Built Environmental Features with Rates of Infectious Diseases in Remote Indigenous Communities in the Northern Territory, Australia. Healthcare, 10 (1) 173, 173. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10010173
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Victor Oguoma is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Models of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation for First Nations peoples
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Sleep Health of First Nations adolescents: Opportunities for early intervention for improved health and wellbeing outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yaqoot Fatima
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