Elfrida O. Adebo
Elfrida O. Adebo (née Olaniyan; 3 March 1928 – c. 2004) was a Nigerian nurse and academic. In 1984, she became the first professor of nursing in Nigeria.[1]
Life and career
Adebo was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State,[2] on 3
Elfrida O. Adebo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 2004 (aged 75–76) |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Nurse |
March 1928.[3] She started her nursing career in London,[1] training as a staff nurse and midwife at St Mary's Hospital, London in 1957-58.[3] In 1959 she returned to Nigeria to work as a Public Health Nurse in Ibadan.[1] She gained a D.P.H. in Nursing in 1961, and a Bachelor of Nursing in 1962.[2] After briefly working as an instructor at the School of Hygiene in Ibadan, she became a lecturer at the University of Ibadan.[1] Joining the Department of Nursing in October 1967, she became acting Head of Department by 1970.[4] From 1976 to 1980 she studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[3] In 1980, she was appointed Head of Department at the Department of Nursing in Ibadan.[4]
In 1973, she was a member of the Experts Advisory Panel on Nursing for the World Health Organization. She was also a consultant to Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health.[1]
Adebo died around 2004.[5]
Recognition
In 1984, Adebo was appointed Professor of Nursing at the University of Ibadan, becoming the first professor of nursing in Nigeria.[6][7] She was one of eighteen nursing professors produced by Nigerian universities as of the early 2000s.[8]
Works
- (with Ann C. Chokrieh) 'The measurement and comparison of the
democratic versus autocratic attitudinal change of the B.Sc. (Nursing) students of the University of Ibadan during the 1972/3 academic session'. International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 13, Issue 2 (1976), pp. 103–113.[9]
- (with Ann C. Chokrieh) 'Evaluation of nursing knowledge and skills
in Nigeria'. International Nursing Review, Vol. 24, No. 2 (March–April 1977), pp. 55–60.[10]
- Universities, nurses and nursing: an inaugural lecture delivered at University of Ibadan in 1983. Ibadan, Nigeria: University of
Ibadan, 1990. ISBN 978-9781212062.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Michael Orodare, Dr Doyin Abiola, Prof. Elfrida Adebo, Major General Aderonke Kale – Extraordinary Nigerian women who made history in male-dominated fields, Neusroom, 14 May 2020. Accessed 17 January 2021.
- 1 2 Adetunji Akinyotu (1989). Who's who in Science and Technology in Nigeria. Federal University of Technology. p. 10. ISBN 978-978-2475-00-8.
- 1 2 3 Joseph A. Balogun (2020). Healthcare Education in Nigeria: Evolutions and Emerging Paradigms. Taylor & Francis. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-00-031961-3.
- 1 2 Wakeel Adelani T. Tijani (2003). Nigerian Nursing at the Cross-roads. College Press & Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 978-978-2194-19-0.
- ↑ "My Black History is my Grandmother, Prof Elfrida O Adebo". kunbiesq on Instagram. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "First Nigerian Professor of Nursing". Nigerian Finder. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "List of Pioneer Professors in Nigeria". EduCeleb. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "First Nigerian Professor of Nursing". Nigerian Finder. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ Adebo, E.O.; Chokrieh, A.C. (1976). "The measurement and comparison of the democratic versus autocratic attitudinal change of the B.Sc. (Nursing) students of the University of Ibadan during the 1972/3 academic session". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 13 (2): 103–113.
- ↑ Adebo, E.O.; Chokrieh, A.C. (1977). "Evaluation of nursing knowledge and skills in Nigeria". International Nursing Review. 24 (2): 55–60.
- ↑ Adebo, Elfrida O. (1990). Universities, nurses and nursing. Ibadan, Nigeria: University of Ibadan. ISBN 978-9781212062.