IkeOluwapo O Ajayi

Dados Biográficos

ID7021073
NOMEIkeOluwapo O Ajayi
PRENOMESIkeOluwapo
SOBRENOMEO Ajayi
ASSINATURAAJAYI I O
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Ibadan
ORCID0000-0001-7719-8746
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS13
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR13
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2013
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Treatment seeking behaviour and associated factors among adults with high blood pressure from three selected states in Nigeria

    Open AccessEniola Bamgboye, Abiola Ayoyemi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Management of hypertension is challenging in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic sub-Saharan African countries like Nigeria. This diversity calls for multi-dimensional interventional approaches for hypertension control. This study assessed the treatment seeking behaviour and associated factors among adults with high blood pressure from three ethnic groups in Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 762 adults with high blood pressure from…

  • Occupational exposure to HIV among healthcare workers in PMTCT sites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

    Open AccessNdubuisi Akpuh, IkeOluwapo O Ajayi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids remains a frequent occurrence among healthcare workers; highest among doctors in PMTCT sites in the study area. Provision of protective safety materials, training and enforcement of adherence to universal precaution strategies are highly recommended

  • Clients’ satisfaction with preventive services for malaria during pregnancy in Anambra state, Nigeria

    Open AccessChijioke Emmanuel Obagha, IkeOluwapo O Ajayi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    A fair proportion of respondents were satisfied with the preventive services for malaria during pregnancy provided even though most were dissatisfied with the cost of assessing care and interpersonal relationship with health workers. Uninterrupted availability of long lasting insecticide treated bed nets and intermittent preventive treatment for malaria at all health facilities, subsidized cost of malaria-related commodities, and incentives for g…

  • Effect of enhanced reminders on postnatal clinic attendance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Open AccessAbraham Sahilemichael Kebede, IkeOluwapo O Ajayi et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2019

    Mobile phone reminders were effective in terms of enhancing adherence to PNC appointments. This indicates integration of mobile phone reminders in postnatal care could improve postnatal appointment compliance

  • Burden of depressive symptoms and non-alcohol substance abuse; and their association with alcohol use and partner violence

    Open AccessFrancis Bajunirwe, Samuel Maling et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2018

    In sub-Saharan Africa, there are limited data on burden of non-alcohol substance abuse (NAS) and depressive symptoms (DS), yet potential risk factors such as alcohol and intimate partner violence (IPV) are common and NAS abuse may be the rise. The aim of this study was to measure the burden of DS and NAS abuse, and determine whether alcohol use and IPV are associated with DS and/or NAS abuse. We conducted a cross-sectional study at five sites in …

  • Consumption of processed food dietary patterns in four African populations

    Open AccessMichelle D Holmes, Shona Dalal et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018

    Objective To identify predominant dietary patterns in four African populations and examine their association with obesity. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting/Subjects We used data from the Africa/Harvard School of Public Health Partnership for Cohort Research and Training (PaCT) pilot study established to investigate the feasibility of a multi-country longitudinal study of non-communicable chronic disease in sub-Saharan Africa. We applied prin…

  • Urban and rural prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes in Tanzania and Uganda

    Open AccessFaraja Chiwanga, Faraja S Chiwanga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2016

    BACKGROUND: The increase in prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa underlines the importance of understanding its magnitude and causes in different population groups. We analyzed data from the Africa/Harvard Partnership for Cohort Research and Training (PaCT) studies to determine the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes and risk factors associated with diabetes. METHODOLOGY: Participants were randomly selected from peri-…

  • 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

  • Urban–rural and geographic differences in overweight and obesity in four sub-Saharan African adult populations

    Open AccessIkeOluwapo O Ajayi, Clement Adebamowo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    The high prevalence of overweight and obesity in these sub-Saharan African countries and the differentials in prevalence and risk factors further highlights the need for urgent focused intervention to stem this trend, especially among women, professionals and urban dwellers

  • Feasibility of a large cohort study in sub-Saharan Africa assessed through a four-country study

    Open AccessShona Dalal, Michelle D Holmes et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015

    BACKGROUND: Large prospective epidemiologic studies are vital in determining disease etiology and forming national health policy. Yet, such studies do not exist in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) notwithstanding the growing burden of chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE: We explored the feasibility of establishing a large-scale multicountry prospective study at five sites in four sub-Saharan countries. DESIGN: Based on country-specific considerations of feasibil…

  • The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessD Guwatudde, Joan Nankya-Mutyoba et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension are high, and differ by population group defined by occupation and degree of urbanization. Only half of the populations with hypertension are aware of their hypertension, indicating a high burden of undiagnosed and un-controlled high blood pressure in these populations

  • Level of awareness of mammography among women attending outpatient clinics in a teaching hospital in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria

    Open AccessMillicent O Obajimi, IkeOluwapo O Ajayi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The level of awareness of mammography is poor among women attending outpatient clinics in the studied population. Interventions promoting awareness of this screening procedure should give particular attention to the illiterate and older women while clinicians performing breast examinations should utilize the opportunity to inform women about the mammography procedure. Promotion of educational articles on breast cancer and its screening methods vi…