Chigozie Edson Utazi Profile
Chigozie Edson Utazi

@Chigedson

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Associate Professor of Spatial Data Science @unisouthampton. Researcher @WorldPopProject. Interested in methods for mapping health and development indicators.

Southampton, England
Joined December 2010
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Chigozie Edson Utazi
1 year
Submissions are open for this Special Issue on "Statistical Methods in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Research" to be published in the journal Mathematics. We are looking for papers developing new methods or applying existing ones to RMNCAHR.
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RT @Oludeewon: 🚨 CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS 🇬🇧. 📍Application Timeline:.》Opens: 5th August 2025 (12:00 UTC).》Closes: 7th October 202….
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This week at the 2025 Spatial Statistics Conference, I presented VaxPop’s latest research on high-resolution, age-structured mapping of vaccination coverage using a spatially varying coefficient model. 📄 Read the preprint here:. 👉
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RT @WorldPopProject: 🚨New research: Subnational variations in the quality of household survey data in sub-Saharan Africa. Easy-to-access #g….
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Our new preprint investigates geostatistical, machine learning and hybrid approaches for mapping vaccination coverage and other health and development indicators. You can check it out via the link: #VaxPop.#WorldPop
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RT @Preprints_org: Compared 7 methods to create high-resolution maps of vaccination coverage in Nigeria: .📊Geostatistical methods = best a….
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Chigozie Edson Utazi
9 months
Both vaccine delivery strategies should be utilized effectively and in an integrated manner to achieve effective disease control. (2/2) #VaxPop @WorldPopProject @NphcdaNG @NBS_Nigeria @AndyTatem @dgwinfred.
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Chigozie Edson Utazi
9 months
Delighted to share our latest publication in @Vaccines_MDPI highlighting the importance of geospatial analyses following vaccination campaigns to estimate zero-dose prevalence at granular levels and inform follow-up RI strategies. (1/2)
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Research topic can be student's own or that of the supervisor. More info here Please get in touch to discuss supervision and research topic if interested.
southampton.ac.uk
Discover the Black Futures Scholarships at the University of Southampton, supporting UK-domiciled Black and Mixed-Black heritage students pursuing a PhD.
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Chigozie Edson Utazi
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There are 4 fully-funded PhD scholarships available for Black/Black-mixed UK-based students in Geography and Environmental Science and other disciplines @unisouthampton. Deadline to apply is 22 Dec. 2024. Start date: Jan 2025.
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Chigozie Edson Utazi
10 months
New preprint exploring the distribution of MCV zero-dose children before and after a vaccination campaign at the ward, health facility and district levels in Nigeria. Geospatial Variation in Vaccination Coverage and Zero-Dose Prevalence . @Preprints_org
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Many measles endemic countries with suboptimal coverage levels still rely on vaccination campaigns to fill immunity gaps and boost control efforts. Depending on local epidemiological patterns,...
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Chigozie Edson Utazi
11 months
I will be giving an invited talk on geostatistical and machine learning approaches for mapping health indicators at the ongoing #RSS2024Conf tomorrow (04/09). Please come along if you are at the conference. Schedule here ->
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1 year
RT @SarchilQ: At #Geopalooza 4.0 organised by @gatesfoundation @WorldPopProject is well-represented. For more information about possible co….
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1 year
RT @WorldPopProject: 🚨 Learn more about the global impact of our open population data projects and activities with our interactive map 🌍….
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RT @WorldPopProject: 🚨 New blog post:.WorldPop to advise UK government on big data, machine learning and AI. #FCDO #BigData #machinelearni….
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RT @NphcdaNG: Did you know that when you get vaccinated, you’re protecting yourself and your community?. This concept is called community i….
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RT @WorldPopProject: 📰 The February edition of our newsletter is now available to download. #Population #Geospatial #OpenData #Research #….
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RT @WorldPopProject: 🚨 Job Alert! 📢 .The application deadline for our new Research Project Manager post is next Thurs - 15 Feb.If you can b….
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RT @SarchilQ: We are currently working with the #INS to build the first digital national sampling frame (NSF) in Cameroon using #preEA pack….
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