Oludoyinmola Omobolade Ojifinni

Researcher
School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand

oludoyinmola@gmail.com

Field of Study: Medical/ Life Science, Public Health/ Epidemiology
 
Specialization: Ageing, Children and Youth, Data Collection and Processing, Education and Schooling, Families and Households, Medicine, Life Science, Population and Development, Reproductive Health (Family Planning)
 
Regional focus: Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Education: Doctorate (Ph.D, or MD), , Public Health/Epidemiology, 2021
 
Working languages: English
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)


Personal web page:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doyinmolaoj/
Professional web page:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-5705  
 
Professional Summary:

Dr Oludoyinmola Ojifinni (Doyin) is a Community Medicine Specialist with a PhD in Public Health and a Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians (Community Health).She has more than 17 years of clinical experience in both private and public sectors, about 10 of which have been in the Public Health space. She has taught at the undergraduate and Masters level, supervised Masters research and mentored resident doctors and PhD students. Her research experience includes qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies in maternal and child health, gender-based violence and elder abuse. More recently, she has worked with teams exploring elimination of silicosis in the mining and non-mining industries in South Africa. She is well published, has presented at local, regional and international conferences and peer reviewed articles for journal publications.

 

Publications:

Ojifinni, OO., & Ibisomi, L. (2022) Health care providers perceptions about preconception care in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria – A qualitative study Maternal and Child Health Journal 26 (3) 587-600 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03305-1


2. Ojifinni, OO., Maposa, I. & Ibisomi, L. (2021) Bayesian semi-parametric spatial modelling of intimate partner violence in Namibia using 2013 Demographic Health Survey Data BMC Women’s Health 21 (286) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01421-2

 

3. Chawhanda C., Ogunlela T., Mapuroma R., Ojifinni O., Bwambale M.F, Levin J. & Ibisomi L. (2021) Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Six Southern African Countries: Perspectives from Learners and Teachers. African Journal of Reproductive Health 25 (3), 60-71 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i3.7

 

4. Ojifinni, OO & Ibisomi, L. (2021) Exploring the need for preconception care: the pregnancy experiences of women with pre-existing medical conditions in Ibadan, Nigeria. African Journal of Reproductive Health 25 (1), 28-38 DOI:10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i2.3

 

5. Ojifinni, OO., Munyewende, PO. & Ibisomi, L. (2021) Exploring the perception of and attitude towards preconception care service provision and utilisation in a South Western Nigerian community – A qualitative study African Population Studies 35 (1), 5230-5242 https://doi.org/10.11564/35-1-1529