Olufemi Babatunde Omole

Biographic Data

ID9000261
NAMEOlufemi Babatunde Omole
GIVEN NAMESOlufemi Babatunde
FAMILY NAMEOmole
SIGNATUREOMOLE O B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of the Witwatersrand
ORCID0000-0002-4621-1378
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Experiences of Covid-19 survivors in Gauteng province, South Africa

    Open AccessDoudou K Nzaumvila, John M Francis et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    Gauteng province was at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. An understanding of the experiences of survivors in this setting has the potential to inform South Africa’s preparedness and response in future pandemics. We aimed to explore the experiences of survivors via a qualitative study conducted in Tshwane and Sedibeng districts, Gauteng. One-on-one interviews were conducted on 20 purposefully sampled survivors and carers. An…

  • 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…

  • Type 2 diabetes in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Open AccessJean-Pierre Fina Lubaki, Olufemi Babatunde Omole et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2023

    Glycaemic control is of one the main goals for managing type 2 diabetes. In sub-Saharan Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, studies have reported alarming poor control rates. Patients with poor glycaemic control are exposed to complications leading to high cost of care and deteriorated quality of life. In recent studies by our group, we have demonstrated that poor glycaemic control is high and driven by proximal (individual) and dist…

  • Perspectives for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Open AccessJean-Pierre Fina Lubaki, John M Francis et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2023

    Glycaemic control is a significant problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the perspectives associated with glycaemic control are not fully known as previous studies rarely explored patients’ perspectives and lived experiences. This qualitative study described the perspectives regarding glycaemic control among persons with type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, DRC. A total of 23 participants were purposively selected in seven health centres…

  • Consensus on potential interventions for improving glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Open AccessJean-Pierre Fina Lubaki, Olufemi Babatunde Omole et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2023

    BACKGROUND: Poor glycaemic control is a multifactorial and complex problem with dire clinical and economic implications. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, recent studies have shown alarming poor control rates. There is no policy framework to guide corrective actions. OBJECTIVES: To build a consensus on interventions to improve glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. METHODS: This…

  • Cervical cancer screening in a population of black South African women with high HIV prevalence

    Open AccessJoyce Sikwese Musonda, Pumla Pamella Sodo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Cervical cancer is largely preventable through early detection, but screening uptake remains low among black women in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with cervical cancer screening in the past 10 years among black African women in primary health care (PHC) clinics, in Gauteng Province, South Africa. This was a cross-sectional study involving 672 consecutively recruited black women at …