Dr. Funmilola M. OLAOLORUN

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	Name: Funmilola M. OLAOLORUN
	Designation: Senior Lecturer
	Faculty: Clinical Sciences
	Department: Community Medicine
	Phone Number: +234 8102370502
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Area of Specialization

My discipline is Community Medicine, and my subject of specialization is Reproductive and Family Health. My broad research interest is in women’s health, with a focus on their sexual and reproductive health and specifically, how they attain their fertility desires through contraceptive use or abortion. I have also done research on women’s daily health concerns, such as household decision making, menstrual health, sexually transmitted infections, and intimate partner violence, as well as their health in their older reproductive years, as they experience menopause.

In an attempt to better understand women’s health from a research perspective, I have used both quantitative and qualitative methods. I have addressed most of my more quantitative research questions using both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. I have worked with others to use mobile-phone assisted technologies to study contraception and measure abortion incidence and safety, as well as post-abortion care, both through administering surveys, and conducting a discrete choice experiment. I have led a cluster-randomized trial among couples, an offshoot of my growing understanding that men cannot be left out of conversations around women’s health in a patriarchal setting like Nigeria. Along with my collaborators, I have assessed user preferences for the microarray patch, a contraceptive technology under development through cognitive interviewing, and more traditional qualitative methods using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions.

The motivation for my research interests has been my observation that women are so busy looking after the health needs of others that they forget to pay attention to their own needs. My research aligns with existing knowledge that women accomplish their fertility desires through contraceptive use (overtly or covertly) or abortion. Women’s decision to use contraception is associated with their involvement in household decision-making, and usually linked to their individual factors, but my research has also illuminated the importance of community level factors in Nigerian women’s contraceptive empowerment. My research has shed more light on the knowledge base that restrictive abortion laws make abortion less safe, rather than reduce the incidence, and there are widespread inequities in access to safe abortion among Nigerian women. My research has shown that the physiological experience of menstruation against the backdrop of sanitation challenges may make women more likely to report school and work absenteeism. Another physiological experience I have studied is the attainment of menopause, and my research has expanded our knowledge of the timing and symptoms of menopause among Nigerian women.

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Research

Current Research

1. Title: Examination of Traditional Method Use: Desperation or Innovation
   Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
   Brief Summary: This is a multi-country, mixed methods study that seeks to better understand motivations for use of traditional family planning methods, as well as the profile of users. There are two sites in Nigeria: Adamawa and Lagos states. My team is involved in the collection of qualitative data in Lagos state. We have completed a methodological piloting of the tools in Lagos and will commence data collection for the main study in the fourth quarter of 2022. Study duration: 2020-2023.
   Role: Site Principal Investigator
   Collaborators: African Institute for Development Policy

2. Title: Demand for Modern Contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Methods, New Evidence
   Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through Ohio State University
   Brief Summary: This project involves the collection of qualitative data in urban and rural communities in six Nigerian states, representing all six geopolitical zones (Lagos, Nasarawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Sokoto, and Gombe states) and quantitative data in Lagos state. Twenty-four in-depth interviews were conducted among men, women and couples in each state to better understand fertility intentions and decisions related to fertility control, including use of modern contraception. Qualitative data collection was completed in December 2021. Cognitive interviews and a survey will be conducted in Lagos state in the fourth quarter of 2022. (Study duration: 2021-2023)
   Role: Sub-Recipient Principal Investigator
   Collaborators: Ohio State University

 Completed Research

1. Professional Support for Breastfeeding in Ibadan, Nigeria.
   
   
2. Menopause in Southwest Nigeria.
   
   
3. Intimate Partner Violence in Ibadan, Nigeria.
   
   
4. Contraceptive Experiences of Women Ages 35 and Older in Sub Saharan Africa
   
   
5. Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 – A Mobile Phone Assisted Survey on Family Planning, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
   
   
6. Assessing User Preferences for the Microneedle Contraceptive Patch
   
   
7. Promoting Female Empowerment at the Household Level with Family Planning use, Financial Literacy and Gender Socialization Education among Couples in Ibadan, Nigeria
   
   
8. Performance Monitoring and Accountability Agile – A Mobile Phone Assisted Survey in Kano, Lagos, and Ogun States
   
   
9. Youth Respondent Driven Sampling Survey, Lagos, Nigeria.

Publications

Selected Publications

1. Hindin, M., OlaOlorun, F. (2020). Gender and Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health. In F. Cheung & D. Halpern (Eds.) The Cambridge Handbook of the International Psychology of Women. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 472-482 pp. ISBN 978-1108460903.
   
   
2. OlaOlorun, F., & Shen, W. (2020). Menopause. In D. McQueen (Ed.) Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health. Oxford University Press. CLICK HERE
   
   
3. OlaOlorun, F.M. and Lawoyin, T.O. (2006). Health Workers’ Support for Breastfeeding in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Human Lactation Vol. 22. No. 2: 188 - 194.
   
   
4. OlaOlorun F.M. and Lawoyin, T.O. (2009). Experience of Menopausal Symptoms by Women in an Urban Community in Ibadan, Nigeria. Menopause Vol. 16. No. 4: 822-830.
   
   
5. OlaOlorun, F.M. and Hindin, M.J. (2014). Having a Say Matters: Influence of Decision-making Power on Contraceptive Use among Nigerian Women Ages 35-49 Years. PLoS One Vol. 9. No. 6: e98702. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098702.
   
   
6. Zimmerman, L., OlaOlorun, F. and Radloff, S. (2015). Accelerating and Improving Survey Implementation with Mobile Technology: Lessons from PMA2020 Implementation in Lagos, Nigeria. African Population Studies Vol. 29. No. 1: 1699-1712.
   
   
7. OlaOlorun, F., Seme, A., Otupiri, E., Ogunjuyigbe, P., Tsui, A. (2016). Women's Fertility Desires and Contraceptive Behavior in Three Peri-urban Communities in Sub Saharan Africa. Reproductive Health Vol. 13. No. 12. doi: 10.1186/s12978-016-0118-z.
   
   
8. OlaOlorun, F.M., Tsui, A., Otupiri, E., Seme, A., Tobey, E., Sonenstein, F. (2017). Mothers’ Work, Family Roles and Self-reported Health in Peri-urban Ghana and Ethiopia. African Population Studies [S.l.] CLICK HERE.
   
   
9. Ahmed, S., Choi, Y., Rimon, J.G., Alzouma, S., Gichangi, P., Guiella, G., Kayembe, P., Kibira, S.P., Makumbi, F., OlaOlorun, F., Omoluabi, E., Otupiri, E., Oumarou, S., Seme, A., Shiferaw, S., Anglewicz, P., Radloff, S., Tsui, A. (2019). Trends in Contraceptive Prevalence Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa since the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning: Results from Repeated Cross-sectional Surveys. Lancet Global Health Vol 7. No. 7: e904-e911. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30200-1.
   
   
10. Brunie, A., Callahan, R.L., Godwin, C.L., Bajpai, J., OlaOlorun, F.M. (2019). User Preferences for a Contraceptive Microarray Patch in India and Nigeria: Qualitative Research on What Women Want. PLoS One Vol. 14. No. 6: e0216797. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216797.
    
    
11. Bell, S.O., OlaOlorun, F., Shankar, M., Ahmad, D., Guiella, G., Omoluabi, E., Khanna, A., Kouakou Hyacinthe, A., Moreau, C. (2019). Measurement of Abortion Safety Using Community-based Surveys: Findings from Three Countries. PLoS One Vol. 14. No 11: e0223146. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223146.
    
    
12. OlaOlorun, F.M., Anglewicz, P., Moreau, C. (2020). From Non-use to Covert and Overt Use of Contraception: Identifying Community and Individual Factors Informing Nigerian Women's Degree of Contraceptive Empowerment. PLoS One Vol. 15. No. 11: e0242345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242345.
    
    
13. OlaOlorun, F.M., Anglewicz, P., Moreau, C. (2020). From Non-use to Covert and Overt Use of Contraception: Identifying Community and Individual Factors Informing Nigerian Women's Degree of Contraceptive Empowerment. PLoS One Vol. 15. No. 11: e0242345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242345.
    
    
14. Callahan, R.L., Brunie, A., Lebrun, V., Chen, M., Godwin, C.L., Lakhwani, K., OlaOlorun, F.M. (2021). Optimizing the Design of a Contraceptive Microarray Patch: A Discrete Choice Experiment on Women's Preferences in India and Nigeria. Reproductive Health Vol. 18. No. 1: 67. doi: 10.1186/s12978-021-01113-y.
    
    
15. OlaOlorun, F.M. and John, N. A. (2021). A couple-based gender transformative intervention to enhance women’s participation in household decision-making: results from a cluster randomised control trial in Ibadan, Nigeria, Development in Practice. Vol. 31. No. 8: 1070-1082.
    
    
16. Tsui, A.O., Cardona, C., Srivatsan, V., OlaOlorun, F., Omoluabi, E., Akilimali, P., Gichangi, P., Thiongo, M.; PMA Agile Team, Radloff, S., Anglewicz, P. (2021). Is Client Reporting on Contraceptive Use Always Accurate? Measuring Consistency and Change with a Multicountry Study. Studies in Family Planning. Vol. 52. No. 3: 361-382.
    
    
17. OlaOlorun, F.M., Casterline, J. (2021). Empowering women through expanded contraceptive access in Nigeria and Zambia. Lancet Glob Health. Vol. 9. No. 10:e1349-e1350.
    
    
18. Decker, M.R., Wood, S.N., Byrne, M.E., Yao-N’dry, N., Thiongo, M., Gichangi, P., OlaOlorun, F.M., Koffi, A.K., Radloff, S., Ahmed, S., Tsui, A.O. (2021) Gendered power dynamics and threats to sexual and reproductive autonomy among adolescent girls and young adult women: A cross-sectional survey in three urban settings. PLoS ONE Vol. 16. No. 11: e0257009. CLICK HERE
    
    
19. John, N.A., Adebayo, A., Boychuk, N.A., OlaOlorun, F. (2022). Intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention using a cross-sectoral couple-based intervention: results from a cluster randomised control trial in Ibadan, Nigeria. BMJ Glob Health. Vol. 7. No. 2: e007192. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007192.
    
    
20. Awolaran, O., Olubumuyi, O., OlaOlorun, F., Assink, M., van Rooij, F., & Leijten, P. (2022). Interventions to reduce intimate partner violence against women in low-and middle-income countries: A meta-analysis. Aggression and Violent Behavior. Vol. 64: 101746.

Supervision

CURRENT STUDENTS
Masters Level

1. Title: Factors Associated with Vaccine Hesistancy among Women of Child-Bearing Age Attending Antenatal Clinics in Ibadan, Oyo State; Oluwatobi Makinde, University of Ibadan, 2020.

2. Title: Self-efficacy, Peer Pressure, and Risky Sexual Behaviour among Institutionalized Adolescents in Ibadan Metropolis; Elizabeth Chinonso Nwankpa, University of Ibadan, 2020.
   
   
3. Title: Clients’ Perception and Satisfaction Regarding Quality of Antenatal Care Services in Primary Health Care Centers in Ibadan North, Oyo State; Ehinome Benedicta Jimoh, University of Ibadan, 2020.
   
   
4. Title: Perception of Men Towards Care Options for Infertile Couples in Port Harcourt; Queendarlin Nnamani Odinaka, University of Ibadan, 2020.
   
   
5. Title: A Ten Year Descriptive Retrospective Review of the Prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Women of Reproductive Age at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan between 2011 and 2020; Rabiat Ojeifo, University of Ibadan, 2021.
   
   
6. Title: Knowledge and Perception of Sexuality Education among Senior Secondary School Students in Abeokuta South Local Government, Ogun State; Oluwakemi Titilayo Adekanmbi, University of Ibadan, 2021.
   
   
7. Title: Quality of Antenatal Care Services in Selected PHCs in Minna, Niger State; Aderonke Atoyebi, University of Ibadan, 2020.

    Doctoral Level

1. Title: Effect of a Community Mobilization Intervention on Attitudes Toward Social Norms Associated with Intimate Partner Violence in Selected Rural Communities in Oyo State; Olusegun Awolaran.
   
   
2. Title: Addressing Misconceptions in hte Uptake of Family Planning in an Urban Setting During COVID 19 Pandemic: Effect of Increasing Male Partner’s Involvement/Support on the Uptake of Family Planning in a Pandemic; Mojisola Oluwaseun Alere.

    Fellowship Level

1. Title: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Family Functionality among Military Personnel Deployed and Those Not Deployed for Operations; Dr. Ismail Idris, National Postgraduate Medical College, 2021.
   
   
2. Title: Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention for Women Residing in Slums in Minna, Niger State; Dr. Aderonke Atoyebi, West African College of Physicians, 2021.
   

PREVIOUS STUDENTS (Selected)
Masters Level

1.  Title: Menopause-Related Symptoms and Quality of Life among Working Women in Ibadan Southwest Local Government Area, Oyo State, Ibadan; Adedamope Adediran, University of Ibadan, 2015
   
   
2.  Title: Perception and Practice of Family Planning by Married Men in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State; Nnamdi Egwudobi, University of Ibadan, 2016
   
   
3. Title: Dysmenorrhea and Quality of Life of In-School Teenagers in Ibadan; Olumayowa Olanike Olaoye, University of Ibadan, 2018.
   
   
4. Title: Family Planning Services in Ibadan, Nigeria: Scope, Barriers and Utilization; Odunayo Betty Olaleye, University of Ibadan, 2018.
   
   
5. Title: Knowledge, Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Antenatal Clinic Attendees in State Hospitals in Ibadan North-West Local Government; Deborah Olaronke Oladeji, University of Ibadan, 2018.
   
   
6. Title: Community Sexual Violence and Modern Contraceptive Use among Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria; Isiaq Bolaji Umar, University of Ibadan, 2018.

     
Doctoral level
Fellowship

1. Title: HIV-Related Stigma and Sexual Risk Behaviors of Adolescents in Public Secondary   Schools in Ibadan: A Rural-Urban Comparison. Adaora Elizabeth Obiagwu, West African College of Physicians, 2017.
   
   
2. Title: Job Stress and Psychological Health of Female Doctors and Nurses/Midwives in Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Ibadan: A Comparative Study; Joy Osifo, West African College of Physicians, 2017.
   
   
3. Title: Prevalence and Correlates of Disrespect and Abuse among Postpartum Women During Facility Based Childbirth in Oyo State: A Rural-Urban Comparison. Olubusola Balogun, West African College of Physicians, 2019.

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I enjoy traveling, reading a great book, watching a great movie, and walking.