Olufunmilayo I Fawole

Biographic Data

ID6514107
NAMEOlufunmilayo I Fawole
GIVEN NAMESOlufunmilayo I
FAMILY NAMEFawole
SIGNATUREFAWOLE O I
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ibadan
ORCID0000-0002-6982-8899
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS28
TOTAL CITATIONS4
WORKS AS AUTHOR28
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Economic insecurity, access to menstrual materials, and sexual coercion

    Open AccessElizabeth L Frost, Elizabeth Reed et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

    Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a critical but often overlooked component of adolescent girls’ health. Limited access to financial resources for purchasing menstrual materials is a key barrier to adequate MHM. Few studies have examined how adolescent girls obtain materials, how economic insecurity may affect MHM, and whether this promotes reliance on male partners for financial means to purchase materials. Prior research has linked dependen…

  • A landscape analysis of enablers and barriers to digital payments to health workers during large-scale immunisation campaigns in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessVincent Micheal Kiberu, Noel Namuhani et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2026

    BACKGROUND: Timely and consistent digital payment of health workers is crucial for improving the effectiveness of immunization campaigns and achieving the polio eradication goals by 2026. However, evidence on the enablers and barriers to digital payments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is limited. OBJECTIVE: To explore the enablers and barriers to digital payments for immunization campaign health workers in eight selected SSA countries. METHODS: An e…

  • Associations between digital financial services and health campaign workers’ perceived satisfaction, motivation and performance in Nigeria

    Open AccessFolashayo Adeniji, David Ayobami Adewole et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: Understanding the association between digital payment services and health worker outcomes is critical to improving public health outcomes and optimising health workforce efficiency. This study examined the link between digital payment systems and health campaign workers' perceived satisfaction, motivation and performance in Nigeria. METHODS: A national survey was conducted among 821 polio immunisation workers who participated in campa…

  • Intimate partner violence and quality of life of young women in urban slum and non-slum communities, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Open AccessOmowumi O Okedare, Mobolaji M Salawu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Experience of IPV was common in both communities, with a consequential reduction in the QoL of young women. Measures to improve the QoL of young women need to target reduction of IPV and available social support in both settings

  • Social capital, functional health status and quality of life among adults in rural Southwest Nigeria

    Open AccessPromise Izuchukwu Okoroafor, Joshua Akinyemi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Social capital significantly influenced the quality of life in rural southwest Nigeria. Interventions aimed at improving the quality of life in these communities should leverage social networks, promote health education, and enhance access to healthcare. Targeted programs such as community-based health initiatives, peer-support networks for younger adults, and literacy programs for individuals with lower education levels can strengthen social cap…

  • Yellow fever in plain sight

    Open AccessOladayo David Awoyale, Magbagbeola David Dairo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    This study highlights the need for targeted interventions to enhance healthcare workers' knowledge and practice gaps in yellow fever identification and reporting in Kwara State, Nigeria. Continuous training and updates are crucial to ensure timely and effective response to yellow fever outbreaks, ultimately reducing the disease burden in Nigeria

  • Service Provider and Religious Leader Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence among Nigerian Immigrant Women in the United States

    Open AccessIjeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya, Spenser R Radtke et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2025References: 3

  • Regional variation in Covid-19 vaccine uptake and intention in Nigeria

    Open AccessEniola Bamgboye, Rawlance Ndejjo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Globally, vaccination has been known to reduce the burden of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, with its effectiveness relying on public acceptance and widespread uptake. Despite the efforts put into the rapid development of SARS-COV-2 vaccines, uptake remains a major challenge in many countries especially those with large population dynamics like Nigeria. Most studies in Nigeria have assessed the uptake of the SARS-COV-2 vaccine among groups …

  • Schools of public health as a cornerstone for pandemic preparedness and response

    Open AccessRawlance Ndejjo, Honore Kabwebwe Mitonga et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2024

  • Improving testing capacity for Covid-19

    Open AccessMarc Bosonkie, Landry Egbende et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Background: African countries leveraged testing capacities to enhance public health action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes experiences and lessons learned during the improvement of testing capacity throughout the COVID-19 response in Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Methods: The four countries' testing strategies were studied using a mixed-methods approach. Desk research on COVID…

  • What made primary health care resilient against Covid-19? A mixed-methods positive deviance study in Nigeria

    Open AccessRichard Neill, Michael A Peters et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    INTRODUCTION: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic overwhelmed some primary health care (PHC) systems, while others adapted and recovered. In Nigeria, large, within-state variations existed in the ability to maintain PHC service volumes. Identifying characteristics of high-performing local government areas (LGAs) can improve understanding of subnational health systems resilience. METHODS: Employing a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, we …

  • Regional differences in the utilisation of antenatal care and skilled birth attendant services during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria

    Open AccessRotimi Felix Afolabi, Mobolaji M Salawu et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial negative impact on the utilisation of essential health services (EHS) globally, especially in resource-limited settings such as Nigeria. High maternal deaths associated with low access to and utilisation of EHS such as antenatal care (ANC) and skilled birth attendants (SBAs) remain a concern during the COVID-19 era. The study assessed the COVID-19 pandemic effects on ANC and SBA utilisatio…

  • Consequences of school closures due to Covid-19 in DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda

    Open AccessRawlance Ndejjo, Andrew K Tusubiira et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    In 2020 and 2021, Governments across the globe instituted school closures to reduce social interaction and interrupt COVID-19 transmission. We examined the consequences of school closures due to COVID-19 across four sub–Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda. We conducted a qualitative study among key informants including policymakers, school heads, students, parents, civil society represen…

  • Unintended consequences of implementing non-pharmaceutical interventions for the Covid-19 response in Africa

    Open AccessIssakha Diallo, Rawlance Ndejjo et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2023

    INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic is one of the most terrifying disasters of the twenty-first century. The non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented to control the spread of the disease had numerous positive consequences. However, there were also unintended consequences-positively or negatively related to the nature of the interventions, the target, the level and duration of implementation. This article describes the uni…

  • Covid-19 surveillance in Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda

    Open AccessOlufunmilayo I Fawole, Segun Bello et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    All the four countries demonstrated a prompt public health surveillance response and adopted similar approaches to surveillance with some adaptations as the pandemic progresses. There is need for investments to enhance surveillance approaches and systems including decentralizing surveillance to the subnational and community levels, strengthening capabilities for genomic surveillance and use of digital technologies, among others. Investing in heal…

  • Adolescent experiences of mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities

    Open AccessTheresa Azonima Irinyenikan, Adeniyi Kolade Aderoba et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy and childbearing among adolescents-especially younger adolescents-is associated with health complications and lost opportunities for education and personal development. In addition to established challenges adolescents and young women face in sexual and reproductive healthcare, evidence suggests that they also face mistreatment during childbirth. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of the WHO study 'How women are treated…

  • Private sector engagement in the Covid-19 response

    Open AccessSteven Ndugwa Kabwama, Suzanne N Kiwanuka et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2022

  • Relationship dynamics with male partners among girls in low‐income communities of Ibadan, Nigeria

    Open AccessOlufunmilayo I Fawole, Omowumi O Okedare et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2021

    INTRODUCTION: This study explored the motivations for and relationship dynamics that may promote girls' vulnerability for intimate partner violence and sources of support reported in unhealthy relationships among girls residing in low-income communities in Ibadan, Nigeria. METHODS: Focus group discussions (n = 14; 122 girls) were conducted among girls aged 15-19 years, who reported having been in a relationship lasting at least 3 months. Girls we…

  • Money, Power, and Relationships

    Open AccessMobolaji M Salawu, Omowumi O Okedare et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2021

    This study explored the experience of economic vulnerability and its effect on girls' future aspirations, relationships, and financial reliance on male partners, as well as risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) and related health consequences. Thirteen Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted among 122 female adolescents aged 15-19 years. Participants reported that lack of economic resources limits girls' ability to be economically indepe…

  • A Comparative Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Male Military Personnel and Civil Servants in Ibadan, Nigeria

    Open AccessAdebola A Adejimi, Olutoyin Sekoni et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2021Cited by: 1

  • Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Service Providers’ Perspectives on Nigerian Immigrants’ Domestic Violence Experiences

    Open AccessIjeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya, Olufunmilayo I Fawole et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2020Cited by: 2References: 2

    We investigated 13 domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault agency directors' perspectives regarding Nigerian immigrants' experiences of violence, DV-related service needs, and best strategies for providing those needs. Directors across five U.S. states were surveyed. Descriptive analyses showed the most common DV types were controlling behavior and cultural/traditional. The most important DV support needs were informational, informal, and legal…

  • Immunisation coverage and its determinants among children aged 12-23 months in Atakumosa-west district, Osun State Nigeria

    Open AccessElizabeth Adedire, Elizabeth B Adedire et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Routine immunisation uptake was still below WHO target in the study area. Encouraging mothers to attend antenatal care and educational interventions targeted at rural mothers are recommended to improve vaccination status of children in the rural communities

  • Adherence to malaria diagnosis and treatment guidelines among healthcare workers in Ogun State, Nigeria

    Open AccessOluyomi Bamiselu, Oluyomi F Bamiselu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    The findings of this study demonstrate significant difference between public and private healthcare workers on adherence to national malaria diagnosis and treatment guidelines. Interventions to improve private sector engagement in implementation of the guidelines, training and supply of recommended antimalarial medicines should be intensified

  • Patterns and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence to Women Living With HIV/Aids in Osogbo, Southwest Nigeria

    Open AccessSamuel Anu Olowookere, Olufunmilayo I Fawole et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2015

    We assessed the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) to women living with HIV/AIDS in an antiretroviral clinic in Nigeria. Three hundred sixty respondents were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Sixty percent were married, of which 24% had disclosed HIV status to their partner. About a quarter (23.6%) had experienced IPV since HIV diagnosis. Types of violence experienced were physical violence (17%), emotional v…

  • Acute and transient psychotic disorder in a developing country

    Open AccessOluyomi Esan, Olufunmilayo I FawoleARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2014

    BACKGROUND: Acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPDs) are relatively under-researched. There is therefore a dearth of information on the disorders especially in developing countries, where they have been shown to be relatively common. AIM: To describe the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with ATPD, as well as to examine the factors that are associated with early recovery in patients with ATPD in a developing countr…