B Ola
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 36674 |
|---|---|
| NOME | B Ola |
| PRENOMES | B |
| SOBRENOME | Ola |
| ASSINATURA | OLA B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Lagos State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9828-3365 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Developing a Theory of Change for Implementing Cognitive Interventions in Low-Resource Settings
Cognitive impairment affects over 75% of young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP), yet cognitive rehabilitation is rarely available within public mental health services in sub-Saharan Africa. This implementation gap reflects both limited intervention availability and insufficient planning for local service realities. This article describes the participatory development of a Theory of Change (ToC) for the CognIFiEd study, a task-shifted Com…
Government-led scale-up of task-shifted mental health services in Lagos State, Nigeria
Mental health conditions remain a leading contributor to global disability; however, treatment coverage in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) stays below 20%; in Nigeria, services are underfunded and largely excluded from primary health care (PHC). This study documents the institutional processes through which the Transition-to-Scale phase of the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) initiative scaled up task-shifted mental health service…
Exploring contextual barriers and facilitators to sustaining mental health integration in primary care
Background: Mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face significant sustainability challenges, often leading to 'programme drift' (protocol deviation ) and 'voltage drop' (reduced effectiveness). While implementation science frameworks emphasise fidelity, they often fail to explain how frontline providers in resource-constrained settings maintain services. Here, we investigate how adaptive mechanisms function as l…
Scaling mental health care in Nigeria
The growing burden of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in low-resource settings has prompted efforts to integrate mental health into primary health care (PHC). This study evaluated the implementation and outcomes of a large-scale mhGAP training initiative under the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) program in Lagos State, Nigeria. A total of 852 PHC workers from 57 facilities completed a 5-day mhGAP training and a 1-da…
Assessing psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Sleep Quality Questionnaire among healthcare students
Good measurement properties suggest that the SQQ is a promising and practical measurement instrument for assessing sleep quality of Chinese healthcare students
The one-month prevalence and correlates of psychotic-like experiences in the general adult population in Nigeria
Parenting and School Context Differentiate Nigerian Adolescents’ Profiles of Substance Use
Substance use among Nigerian adolescents has increased significantly in the past decade, highlighting the need to implement evidence-based, effective prevention programs as one strategy to help reverse this trend. This study aimed to identify profiles of adolescent substance use and parenting and school correlates of these profiles to inform preventive interventions. Latent class analysis identified four distinct use patterns in 2,004 adolescents…
The cross-cutting psychosocial and systemic barriers to holistic rehabilitation, including educational re-engagement, of incarcerated adolescents
Time to apply a social determinants of health lens to addressing sickle cell disorders in sub-Saharan Africa
Sickle cell disorders are a complex multisystem inherited genetic blood disorders that affect millions of people worldwide and complications of the disorders can include anaemia, pain episodes and organ damage. Medical advances, early detection, intervention in infancy and specialised care across the life-course are transforming these genetic blood disorders into chronic conditions, with longer life expectancies and better quality of life, yet pu…
Psychiatric morbidity among adolescents and youth involved with the juvenile justice system in sub-Saharan Africa
Descriptive Epidemiology of Alcohol Use in the Lagos State Mental Health Survey (LSMHS), Nigeria
Effectiveness of Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test-Linked Brief Intervention on Harmful and Hazardous Alcohol Use in Nigerian Semirural Communities
There is a potential for CHEW-administered ASSIST-linked screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol use in Nigerian semirural communities. This is feasible considering serious dearth of addiction specialists in the country
Service and Policy implication of substance use disorders among adolescents in juvenile correctional facilities in Lagos, Nigeria
Substance use disorder is highly prevalent among adolescents within the juvenile justice systems in Lagos Nigeria. There is need for deliberate incorporation of alcohol and substance abuse screening and intervention as part of individual care plan in youth correctional facilities in Nigeria. Practical steps toward achieving this were drawn from local reality and international best practices
Community-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment for Unhealthy Tobacco Use
A one-time BI with a booster at 3 months had a significant effect on tobacco use in persons living in community settings. This finding suggests a need for promoting the adoption of this intervention for tobacco use in rural and semi-rural community settings
Living with sickle cell disease and depression in Lagos, Nigeria
Sickle cell disorders (SCD) and depression are both chronic illnesses of global significance. Past research on SCD and depression struggles to make sense of statistical associations, essentializes depression within the person with SCD, and treats stigma as an automatic correlate of chronic illness. A mixed methods study (March 2012-April 2014) was undertaken with people living with SCD and depression in Lagos, Nigeria, examining depression-as dis…
The State of Readiness of Lagos State Primary Health Care Physicians to Embrace the Care of Depression in Nigeria
Correlates of Self-Stigma Among Outpatients With Mental Illness in Lagos, Nigeria
Background: Studies in this region have all been limited to public stigma whereas little is known about the extent of self-stigma. Aims: To assess the extent, domains and correlates of self-stigma among psychiatric outpatients in Lagos, Nigeria. Method: Psychiatric outpatients ( n = 342) from three centres completed a modified version of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale (ISMI) as a measure of their self-stigma. They were also evalu…
School children's stigmatising attitude towards peers with epilepsy in Nigeria
Very few studies have examined stigmatising attitudes towards epilepsy by school children in Africa. We explored attitude towards epilepsy among 205 secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria. Stigmatising attitude was measured by a modified Bogardus Social Distance Scale. A significant proportion of the students endorsed negative attitudes towards peers with epilepsy. For example, only 24% thought most students would invite an affected person t…
Preparedness for Management and Prevention of Violence Against Women by Nigerian Health Professionals
Validity of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a screening tool for depression amongst Nigerian university students
Living with sickle cell disease and depression in Lagos, Nigeria
Sickle cell disorders (SCD) and depression are both chronic illnesses of global significance. Past research on SCD and depression struggles to make sense of statistical associations, essentializes depression within the person with SCD, and treats stigma as an automatic correlate of chronic illness. A mixed methods study (March 2012-April 2014) was undertaken with people living with SCD and depression in Lagos, Nigeria, examining depression-as dis…
Scaling mental health care in Nigeria
The growing burden of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in low-resource settings has prompted efforts to integrate mental health into primary health care (PHC). This study evaluated the implementation and outcomes of a large-scale mhGAP training initiative under the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) program in Lagos State, Nigeria. A total of 852 PHC workers from 57 facilities completed a 5-day mhGAP training and a 1-da…
School children's stigmatising attitude towards peers with epilepsy in Nigeria
Very few studies have examined stigmatising attitudes towards epilepsy by school children in Africa. We explored attitude towards epilepsy among 205 secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria. Stigmatising attitude was measured by a modified Bogardus Social Distance Scale. A significant proportion of the students endorsed negative attitudes towards peers with epilepsy. For example, only 24% thought most students would invite an affected person t…
Preparedness for Management and Prevention of Violence Against Women by Nigerian Health Professionals
Validity of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a screening tool for depression amongst Nigerian university students
Preparedness for Management and Prevention of Violence Against Women by Nigerian Health Professionals
Correlates of Self-Stigma Among Outpatients With Mental Illness in Lagos, Nigeria
Background: Studies in this region have all been limited to public stigma whereas little is known about the extent of self-stigma. Aims: To assess the extent, domains and correlates of self-stigma among psychiatric outpatients in Lagos, Nigeria. Method: Psychiatric outpatients ( n = 342) from three centres completed a modified version of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale (ISMI) as a measure of their self-stigma. They were also evalu…
School children's stigmatising attitude towards peers with epilepsy in Nigeria
Very few studies have examined stigmatising attitudes towards epilepsy by school children in Africa. We explored attitude towards epilepsy among 205 secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria. Stigmatising attitude was measured by a modified Bogardus Social Distance Scale. A significant proportion of the students endorsed negative attitudes towards peers with epilepsy. For example, only 24% thought most students would invite an affected person t…
The State of Readiness of Lagos State Primary Health Care Physicians to Embrace the Care of Depression in Nigeria
Service and Policy implication of substance use disorders among adolescents in juvenile correctional facilities in Lagos, Nigeria
Substance use disorder is highly prevalent among adolescents within the juvenile justice systems in Lagos Nigeria. There is need for deliberate incorporation of alcohol and substance abuse screening and intervention as part of individual care plan in youth correctional facilities in Nigeria. Practical steps toward achieving this were drawn from local reality and international best practices
Community-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment for Unhealthy Tobacco Use
A one-time BI with a booster at 3 months had a significant effect on tobacco use in persons living in community settings. This finding suggests a need for promoting the adoption of this intervention for tobacco use in rural and semi-rural community settings
Living with sickle cell disease and depression in Lagos, Nigeria
Sickle cell disorders (SCD) and depression are both chronic illnesses of global significance. Past research on SCD and depression struggles to make sense of statistical associations, essentializes depression within the person with SCD, and treats stigma as an automatic correlate of chronic illness. A mixed methods study (March 2012-April 2014) was undertaken with people living with SCD and depression in Lagos, Nigeria, examining depression-as dis…
Effectiveness of Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test-Linked Brief Intervention on Harmful and Hazardous Alcohol Use in Nigerian Semirural Communities
There is a potential for CHEW-administered ASSIST-linked screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for unhealthy alcohol use in Nigerian semirural communities. This is feasible considering serious dearth of addiction specialists in the country
Time to apply a social determinants of health lens to addressing sickle cell disorders in sub-Saharan Africa
Sickle cell disorders are a complex multisystem inherited genetic blood disorders that affect millions of people worldwide and complications of the disorders can include anaemia, pain episodes and organ damage. Medical advances, early detection, intervention in infancy and specialised care across the life-course are transforming these genetic blood disorders into chronic conditions, with longer life expectancies and better quality of life, yet pu…
Psychiatric morbidity among adolescents and youth involved with the juvenile justice system in sub-Saharan Africa
Descriptive Epidemiology of Alcohol Use in the Lagos State Mental Health Survey (LSMHS), Nigeria
The cross-cutting psychosocial and systemic barriers to holistic rehabilitation, including educational re-engagement, of incarcerated adolescents
Parenting and School Context Differentiate Nigerian Adolescents’ Profiles of Substance Use
Substance use among Nigerian adolescents has increased significantly in the past decade, highlighting the need to implement evidence-based, effective prevention programs as one strategy to help reverse this trend. This study aimed to identify profiles of adolescent substance use and parenting and school correlates of these profiles to inform preventive interventions. Latent class analysis identified four distinct use patterns in 2,004 adolescents…
The one-month prevalence and correlates of psychotic-like experiences in the general adult population in Nigeria
Assessing psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Sleep Quality Questionnaire among healthcare students
Good measurement properties suggest that the SQQ is a promising and practical measurement instrument for assessing sleep quality of Chinese healthcare students
Exploring contextual barriers and facilitators to sustaining mental health integration in primary care
Background: Mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face significant sustainability challenges, often leading to 'programme drift' (protocol deviation ) and 'voltage drop' (reduced effectiveness). While implementation science frameworks emphasise fidelity, they often fail to explain how frontline providers in resource-constrained settings maintain services. Here, we investigate how adaptive mechanisms function as l…
Scaling mental health care in Nigeria
The growing burden of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in low-resource settings has prompted efforts to integrate mental health into primary health care (PHC). This study evaluated the implementation and outcomes of a large-scale mhGAP training initiative under the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) program in Lagos State, Nigeria. A total of 852 PHC workers from 57 facilities completed a 5-day mhGAP training and a 1-da…
Developing a Theory of Change for Implementing Cognitive Interventions in Low-Resource Settings
Cognitive impairment affects over 75% of young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP), yet cognitive rehabilitation is rarely available within public mental health services in sub-Saharan Africa. This implementation gap reflects both limited intervention availability and insufficient planning for local service realities. This article describes the participatory development of a Theory of Change (ToC) for the CognIFiEd study, a task-shifted Com…
Government-led scale-up of task-shifted mental health services in Lagos State, Nigeria
Mental health conditions remain a leading contributor to global disability; however, treatment coverage in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) stays below 20%; in Nigeria, services are underfunded and largely excluded from primary health care (PHC). This study documents the institutional processes through which the Transition-to-Scale phase of the Mental Health in Primary Care (MeHPriC) initiative scaled up task-shifted mental health service…
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