Dr. Okubatsion Tekeste Okube, PhD

Position: Dean, School of Nursing

Department: School of Nursing

Specialisation: Cardiovascular diseases and maternal and child health research

Email: tokube@cuea.edu

Dr. Okubatsion Tekeste Okube is a nurse lecturer and Dean of the School of Nursing at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), with over 12 years of experience in teaching, clinical settings, community health and health research in Eritrea and Kenya, including work as a clinical nurse officer, health manager, educator and research coordinator in maternal and child health programs. He holds a PhD in Nursing (Community Health), a Master of Science in Nursing (Community Health Nursing) and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Nairobi and Asmara College of Health Sciences respectively. He has a special interest in cardiovascular diseases and maternal and child health research, and has published over 20 papers in these fields. He has served as Head and Dean of the School of Nursing at CUEA since January 2020.

Research interests: Cardiovascular diseases; Maternal and child health

Education: PhD in Nursing (Community Health) — University of Nairobi, Kenya (2017 – 2022); Master of Science in Community Health Nursing — University of Nairobi, Kenya (2013 – 2015); Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Asmara College of Health Sciences, Eritrea (2005 – 2009)

Okube, D. O. T. (2023). Effect of a Nurse-Led Intervention on Knowledge of the Modifiable Risk Behaviors of Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial. SAGE Open Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608231201044

Okube, D. O. T. (2023). Challenges Associated with Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls Attending Bocharia Primary School in Nyamira County, Kenya. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2023.139135

Okube, D. O. T. (2023). Prevalence and Predictors of Obesity among Undergraduate Students at a Private University, Nairobi, Kenya. Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojemd.2023.132003

Okube, D. O. T. (2022). Community-based lifestyle intervention improves metabolic syndrome and related markers among Kenyan adults. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-022-01023-1

Okube, D. O. T. (2022). Community-based Lifestyle Intervention for the Management and Control of Metabolic Syndrome Adults Attending St. Mary's Mission Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nairobi).

Okube, D. O. T. (2022). Maternal and Neonatal Factors Associated with Mortality of Preterm Babies Admitted in Newborn Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2022.1212107

Okube, D. O. T. (2022). Magnitude and Determinants of Undernutrition among Pregnant Women Attending a Public Hospital in Kenya. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2022.126048

Okube, D. O. T. (2020). Prevalence and Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis among Neonates Admitted at the Newborn Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2020.1090114

Okube, D. O. T. (2020). Association of dietary patterns and practices on metabolic syndrome in adults with central obesity attending a mission hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039131

Okube, D. O. T. (2020). Gender Differences in the Pattern of Socio-Demographics Relevant to Metabolic Syndrome Kenyan Adults with Central Obesity at a Mission Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-020-00360-7

Okube, D. O. T. (2019). Assessment of Utilization of Counseling Services by Students in Keren Subzone Secondary Schools, Anseba Region, Eritrea.

Okube, D. O. T. (2019). Determinants of harmful use of alcohol among urban slum dwelling adults in Kenya.

Okube, D. O. T. (2019). Association of lifestyle modification and pharmacological adherence on blood pressure control among patients with hypertension at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023995

Okube, D. O. T. (2019). Prevalence and Determinants of Overweight and Obesity among the Catholic University of Eastern Africa Staff, Langata Campus, Nairobi, Kenya. Open Journal of Nursing. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2019.92010

Okube, D. O. T. (2018). Risk factors for hypertension among the Catholic University of Eastern Africa Staff, Langata Campus, Nairobi, Kenya.

Okube, D. O. T. (2018). Assessment of risk factors for the four major non-communicable diseases among the catholic university of eastern Africa staff, Langata campus, Nairobi, Kenya.

Okube, D. O. T. (2018). Life Experience of Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Aged above Forty Years at North Kinangop Catholic Hospital, North Kinangop, Kenya.

Okube, D. O. T. (2017). Determinants of mode of delivery among postnatal mothers admitted in Wajir County Referral Hospital, Kenya. EC Gynaecology.

Okube, D. O. T. (2017). Knowledge and Utilization of Emergency Contraception pills among female undergraduate students at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2017.79100

Okube, D. O. T. (2017). Determinants of preterm birth at the postnatal ward of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2017.79099

Okube, D. O. T. (2016). Factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in the second and third trimesters at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Nairobi, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2016.61003