Olalekan A Ayo-Yusuf

Biographic Data

ID6081421
NAMEOlalekan A Ayo-Yusuf
GIVEN NAMESOlalekan A
FAMILY NAMEAyo-Yusuf
SIGNATUREAYO-YUSUF O A
AFFILIATIONSThe authors are with the Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Olalekan A. Ayo-Yusuf is also with the Office of the Dean/Director, School of Oral Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, MEDUNSA campus, Pretoria, South Africa.
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • High burden of abnormal cervical smears in South African primary health care

    Open AccessOlufemi Babatunde Omole, John M Francis et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy among South African women and the load of abnormal cervical smears has clinical, programmatic and policy implications. This cross-sectional study of women who presented for cervical cancer screening aimed to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical smears and associated factors in primary health care (PHC) facilities in Gauteng—the most densely populated province in South Africa. A questio…

  • Permissiveness toward tobacco sponsorship undermines tobacco control support in Africa

    Open AccessOlalekan A Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Ayo‐Yusuf et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2016

    School personnel, who are respected members of the community, may exert significant influence on policy adoption. This study assessed the impact of school personnel's permissiveness toward tobacco industry sponsorship activities on their support for complete bans on tobacco advertisements, comprehensive smoke-free laws and increased tobacco prices. Representative data were obtained from the Global School Personnel Survey for 29 African countries …

  • A Comparison of Cessation Counseling Received by Current Smokers at US Dentist and Physician Offices During 2010–2011

    Israel T Agaku, Olalekan A Ayo-Yusuf et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2014References: 12

    Objectives. We compared patient-reported receipt of smoking cessation counseling from US dentists and physicians. Methods. We analyzed the 2010 to 2011 Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey to assess receipt of smoking cessation advice and assistance by a current smoker from a dentist or physician in the past 12 months. Results. Current adult smokers were significantly less likely to be advised to quit smoking during a visit to …

  • Global surveillance of oral tobacco products

    Stephen B Stanfill, Gregory N Connolly et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2010

    These data have important implications for risk assessment because they show that very different exposure risks may be posed through the use of these chemically diverse oral tobacco products. Because of the wide chemical variation, oral tobacco products should not be categorised together when considering the public health implications of their use