Bolarinwa, Dr Obasanjo

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Name:

Bolarinwa, Dr Obasanjo

Email:

o.bolarinwa@yorksj.ac.uk

Department:

Global Healthcare Management

Organisation:

York St John University

Address:

Export Building, Clove Crescent, East India, London, E14 2BA

Country:

United Kingdom

Homepage:

https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/our-staff/staff-profiles/obasanjo-bolarinwa.php

Biography

Expertise:

Sexual health, Reproductivee health, Maternal health, Health inequalities, Africa, Population health, Spatial Analysis, Multidimensional analysis

Job title:

Senior Lecturer

Biography:

I have been a global public health expert for many years. I specialise in global public health research methodologies, including protocol formulation and implementation. My expertise includes demographic analysis, database management, and evaluating health outcomes. I have conducted several maternal, sexual and reproductive health research in various regions, including sub-Saharan Africa and the UK, and I am committed to advancing health equity and evidence-based interventions in global public health.

Qualifications:

PhD Demography and Population Studies MSc Global Public Health MSc Demography and Social Statistics BSc Demography and Social Statistics

My Latest

Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Tadokera, Rebecca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5195-2376 and Tiwari, Ritika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5078-8989 (2025) A policy brief on improving reproductive and maternity services utilisation among women of reproductive age in Nigeria. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 6.
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408 (2025) Birth control in Africa: study tracks the use of long-acting contraception in 26 countries. The Conversation.
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Mohammed, Aliu and Odimegwu, Clifford Obby (2025) Sexual health is an extra struggle for women with disabilities: findings from 10 African countries. The Conversation.
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Odimegwu, Clifford, Mohammed, Aliu, Gayawan, Ezra and Phiri, Million (2025) Spatial pattern and decomposition analysis of the place of residence and sexual violence among women with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa. Discover Social Science and Health, 5 (1).
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Mohammed, Aliu, Babalola, Blessing and Obby O Odimegwu, Clifford (2025) Sex and disability: Nigerian women share their stories. The Conversation.
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Odimegwu, Clifford, Mohammed, Aliu and Gayawan, Ezra (2025) Spatial modelling of the shared impact of sexual health knowledge and modern contraceptive use among women with disabilities in Africa. Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 10 (16).
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Mohammed, Aliu, Igharo, Victor and Shongwe, Sinegugu (2025) Leveraging artificial intelligence for inclusive maternity care: enhancing access for mothers with disabilities in Africa. Women’s Health.
Ajayi, Kobi V., Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Adekunle, Toluwani E., Alawode, Oluwatobi Abe, Siuluta, Nanyangwe, Shongwe, Sinegugu and McCallum, Edyta (2025) Prevalence and determinants of preterm birth among women of reproductive age in Kenya: A Multilevel Analysis of the 2022 Demographic Health Survey. Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health, 19.
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Mohammed, Aliu, Adebisid, Yusuff and Oyewoe, Oluwaseun (2025) Left Behind No More: Ensuring Equitable Vaccine Access to Curb Mpox in Africa. International Health., 17 (4). pp. 594-596.
Chukwudeh, Stephen Okechukwu, Bolarinwa, Obasanjo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-6408, Alawode, Oluwatobi Abel, Olawade, David B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-9836, Shongwe, Sinegugu and Tiwari, Ritika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5078-8989 (2025) How does the rise in contraceptive usage predict pregnancy termination among young women in Kenya? an in-depth multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 25 (1).

My Most Viewed

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1	Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021	216	197
2	Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases and Associated Factors in South Africa: Evidence from National Income Dynamics Survey, 2008-2017.	117	44
3	Social Distancing, Lockdown Obligatory, and Response Satisfaction During COVID-19 Pandemic: Perception of Nigerian Social Media Users	110	25
4	Is intimate partner violence vertically transmitted among women in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Demographic Health Surveys between 2010-2019	107	21
5	Perceptions on abortion and long-acting contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in selected Nigerian States: a cross-sectional study	97	28
6	Health system barriers influencing timely breast cancer diagnosis and treatment among women in low and middle-income Asian countries: evidence from a mixed-methods systematic review	83	43
7	Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review	83	29
8	Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021	80	173
9	The Future of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Prospects, Challenges, and Policy Implications	80	106
10	Multiple high-risk fertility behaviours and children under five mortality survivors among ever-married women of reproductive age in Nigeria	73	26