Alafaka Tobin

About

Alafaka Tobin is a Fellow of the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria. She has a diploma and Masters in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of London respectively. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Kent and her work is on “Burnout among Resident Doctors in Nigeria”. She has participated in a number of research projects, presented papers at conferences and has published two articles. Her most recent article was on trends in mantoux positivity in a tertiary institution in Nigeria.

Research interests

My PhD is entitled, 'Burnout among Resident Doctors in Nigeria: The mediating role of work-family balance and policy recommendations'. It is important because burnout is occurring more frequently among doctors and often has a harmful effect on the doctor, patients and the health institution. The study aims at exploring the antecedents of burnout among resident doctors and the mediating role of work-family balance on burnout. The jobs demand and resources model will be used in this study. The study will employ both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. Quantitative methods will entail the administration of Maslach burnout inventory while the qualitative aspects will be in-depth interviews.

Supervision

Supervised by: Dr Heejung Chung, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, and Dr Catherine Marchand, Centre for Health Services Studies.