- Senior lecturer, York St John University
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
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2023–presentSenior lecturer, York St John University, UK
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2022–2025Research assistant, The University of Edinburgh
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2023–2023Lecturer, University of Chester
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2022–2022Kent County Council, UK, Research & Grant Consultant
Education
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2024University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, PhD in Demography and Social Statistics
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2022Canterbury Christ Church, United Kingdom, Master of Science in Global Public Health
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2018Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, Master of Science in Demography and Social Statistics
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2011Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, Bachelor of Science in Demography and Social Statistics
Publications
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2025A Qualitative Study Exploring the Sexual Experiences of Women with Disabilities in Lagos, Nigeria. , Sexuality and Disability
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2025Improving the sexual health of women with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of published studies. , Reproductive Health
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2025Bridging 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
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2024Inequality gaps in modern contraceptive use and associated factors among women of reproductive age in Nigeria between 2003 and 2018, BMC Women's Health
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2024Sexual and reproductive health rights in the era of artificial intelligence. , The Lancet
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2024Leaving no one behind: addressing the sexuality of people with disabilities, International Journal for Equity in Health
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2023Multiple high-risk fertility behaviours and children under five mortality survivors among ever-married women of reproductive age in Nigeria. , Archives of Public Health
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2023Universal Access to Family Planning Services for Adolescent Girls in Africa Amidst COVID-19., Springer
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2021Factors 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
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2025Migrants and vaccine hesitant
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Quality Related funding awarded by the Institute for Health and Care Improvement
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2025Severe Mental Health and Cancer
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
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2025Cultural competence training
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- QR; York St John University
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2025Disability and Displacement
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- The British Academy
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2024Disability and Motherhood
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Union of African for Population Studies & American Institutes for Research
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2022Sexual health services and COVID-19
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Union of African for Population Studies & American Institutes for Research
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2022Reproductive 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
Contact Obasanjo for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: South Africa, United Kingdom
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @obax1
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
