Obasanjo Bolarinwa

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Senior lecturer, York St John University

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Obasanjo Bolarinwa is a senior lecturer at York St John University. I teach modules on Public Health and Global Healthcare Management, focusing on research and health promotion. Currently, I am leading two funded projects exploring women with disabilities, focusing on sexuality and motherhood and have won several awards.

Experience

• 2023–present Senior lecturer, York St John University, UK
• 2022–2025 Research assistant, The University of Edinburgh
• 2023–2023 Lecturer, University of Chester
• 2022–2022 Kent County Council, UK, Research & Grant Consultant

Education

• 2024 University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, PhD in Demography and Social Statistics
• 2022 Canterbury Christ Church, United Kingdom, Master of Science in Global Public Health
• 2018 Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, Master of Science in Demography and Social Statistics
• 2011 Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, Bachelor of Science in Demography and Social Statistics

Publications

• 2025 A Qualitative Study Exploring the Sexual Experiences of Women with Disabilities in Lagos, Nigeria., Sexuality and Disability
• 2025 Improving the sexual health of women with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of published studies., Reproductive Health
• 2025 Bridging gaps in maternity care for women with disabilities: a scoping review of access and utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa adopting the WHO health systems framework, Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
• 2024 Inequality gaps in modern contraceptive use and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Nigeria between 2003 and 2018, BMC Women's Health
• 2024 Sexual and reproductive health rights in the era of artificial intelligence., The Lancet
• 2024 Leaving no one behind: addressing the sexuality of people with disabilities, International Journal for Equity in Health
• 2023 Multiple high-risk fertility behaviours and children under five mortality survivors among ever-married women of reproductive age in Nigeria., Archives of Public Health
• 2023 Universal Access to Family Planning Services for Adolescent Girls in Africa Amidst COVID-19., Springer
• 2021 Factors associated with access to condoms and sources of condoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa., BMC Achieves of Public Health

Grants and Contracts

• 2025 Migrants and vaccine hesitant Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: Quality Related funding awarded by the Institute for Health and Care Improvement
• 2025 Severe Mental Health and Cancer Role: Co-Investigator Funding Source: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
• 2025 Cultural competence training Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: QR; York St John University
• 2025 Disability and Displacement Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: The British Academy
• 2024 Disability and Motherhood Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: Union of African for Population Studies & American Institutes for Research
• 2022 Sexual health services and COVID-19 Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: Union of African for Population Studies & American Institutes for Research
• 2022 Reproductive health services and COVID-19 Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene & National Institute for Health and Care Research

Professional Memberships

• Member Academy of Public Health
• Member Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Member, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
• Member Population Association of America
• Lifetime Member Union of African Population Studies
• Fellow Royal Society for Public Health
• Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy

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