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Name: Mary E. OSUH |
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Faculty: Dentistry |
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Department: Periodontology and Community Dentistry |
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Phone Number: +234-8035797011 |
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Biography Mary Ebelechukwu OSUH (née Chirah) BDS (Ibadan), MPH (Ibadan), FMCDS (Nigeria) Doctor Mary Osuh graduated with a BDS degree from the University of Ibadan in 2001. She had her Masters degree in Public Health (MPH- Community Health) from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI) in 2010. Between 2006 and 2013, she had residency training in Dental Surgery (Community Dentistry Specialty) at University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria, and obtained the Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), in 2013. In 2013, she held three different short-term contracts with the World Health Organization (WHO) as an Independent Monitor/ Lots Quality Assurance sampling (LQAs) Surveyor to assess oral polio and measles vaccine coverage in Oyo State, Nigeria. Between October 2014 – September 2016, she served as the Project Manager for a grant-sponsored project on Family Inclusive Early Brain Stimulation (FInE BrainS) by Grand Challenges Canada (Grant number: 0581-03). The project was a 24 months cluster randomized trial to study the effects of an intervention package (project video and training) on early child development from birth. Dr. Osuh offered volunteer Teaching Assistant services at the University from 2014 till she picked up a lecturing appointment in 2015. She served as Assistant Hall Warden to the prestigious Alexander Brown Hall for two terms that spanned between 2015 and 2019. She was later appointed the pioneer Warden to the Ayodele Falase PG Hall, the first and only hall of residence available for the postgraduate students in the College of Medicine, on the 1st of August 2019, for a three-year term. Dr. Osuh is an associate lecturer at the University of Ibadan Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, now in the Department of Business, Entrepreneurship and Executive Education of the University where she teaches Community Entry courses in the postgraduate classes. She is also an associate lecturer at the University of Ibadan Centre for General Studies where she teaches Entrepreneurship courses in undergraduate classes. In 2018, Dr. Osuh received an International Ph.D. studentship scholarship award from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research on Improving Health in Slums and became the pioneer Fellow and recipient of the award at the University of Ibadan. She subsequently enrolled in the Division of Health sciences at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom as a doctoral student in the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Improving Health in Slums at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom |
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Research
A. Current Research and Capacity Building Projects including Grants
1.Title: Prevalence and Determinants of Oral Diseases and Oral Health Care Needs in Slums: A Comparative Study with Non-Slum Urban Settings in Nigeria
Funder: NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Improving Health in Slums using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research (Project - 16/136/87).
Brief Summary: As an NIHR academy member, Mary’s research is focused on improving the oral health and well-being of slum dwellers. The project was a single-site extension of the multi-country survey that involved Kenya, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria, on improving the health of people living in slums. The project was mixed methods parallel convergent in design and was approached by conducting three research works with unique objectives. A Systematic review on oral health in slum and non-slum urban settings of the Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): This was because a preliminary narrative review revealed very few studies conducted globally on oral health in slums. The second was a Quantitative study. A community oral health survey on the prevalence of oral health conditions, the determinants and treatment needs among slum residents in comparison with their non-slum counterparts. This was aimed at gathering baseline information on the current oral health situation among the slum residents relative to other settings. The last study was a Qualitative research: This was an exploration of the perspectives of the slum dwellers about their dental health experience using Focus Group Discussions. This was aimed at providing information about their voices on their needs and preferences that can facilitate the planning and designing of intervention strategies as equal partners in efforts to reform oral health care. The design of the project is an innovative approach among oral health studies in Nigeria and the Low- and Middle-Income countries.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria.
Collaborators: Dr. Yen-Fu Chen (University of Warwick, UK); Dr. Bronwyn Harris (University of Warwick, UK); Prof. Richard Lilford (University of Warwick, UK, later University of Birmingham, UK); Prof. Gbemisola A. Oke (oral health expert, CoMUI, Nigeria); and Prof. Eme T. Owoaje (public health expert; CoMUI, Nigeria)
2.Title: Music as a tool for oral hygiene education in Nigeria
Funder: FDI World Dental Federation project through the World Dental Development Fund.
Brief Summary: Oral diseases is a public health burden amongst children and teenagers, especially in underprivileged and underserved communities of Nigeria as well as he LMICs. As music is a vital part of the life of the African exploring its efficacy, to promote oral hygiene education amongst children and teenagers may hold promise to mould the behaviour of individuals, especially in their developing schooling years.
Role: Co-Investigator.
Collaborators: Lead PI- Dr Ibiyemi (CoMUI); Folake Lawal (CoMUI); Tolu Owoaje (Music Department UI).
Completed Research
1. Validity of the periodontal disease surveillance self-report questionnaire in Nigeria
2. Family Inclusive Early Brain Stimulation (FINE BrainS) project funded through Grand Challenges Canada grant.
3. Preschool Caregivers oral health education and practices
4. Influence of Pregnancy on dental cleaning behaviour.
5. Predictors of uptake and use of tobacco among secondary school students in Ibadan
Publications
1. Mary E Osuh, Gbemisola A Oke, Richard J Lilford, Eme Owoaje, Bronwyn Harris, Olalekan John Taiwo, Godwin Yeboah, Taiwo Abiona, Samuel I Watson, Karla Hemming, Laura Quinn, Yen-Fu Chen. (2022). Prevalence and determinants of oral health conditions and treatment needs among slum and non-slum urban residents: Evidence from Nigeria.PLOS Global Public Health. CLICK HERE
2.Olushola Ibiyemi, Folake Lawal, Mary Osuh, Tolu Owoaje, Ejiro Idiga, Omotayo Fagbule, Olabode Ijarogbe (2022). Developing an Oral Hygiene Education Song for Children and Teenagers in Nigeria. International Dental Journal CLICK HERE
3.Syed, A.K., Ahmed, S., Ajisola, M., Azeem, K., Bakibinga, P., Chen, Y., Choudhury, N.,, F., Griffiths, F., Harris, B, Kibe, P., Lilford, R., Omigbodun, A., Rizvi, N.,Sartori, J., Smith, S., Watson, S.I., Wilson, R., Yeboah, G., Aujla, N., Azam, I., Diggle, P.,Gill, P., Iqbal, R., Kabaria, C., Kisia, L., Kyobutungi, C., Madan, JJ., Mberu, B., Mohamed, S.F., Nazish, A., Odubanjo, D., Osuh, M.E., Owoaje, E., Oyebode, O., Albuquerque, J.P., Rahman, O., Tabani, K., Taiwo, O.J., Tregonning, G., Uthman, O.A. and Yusuf, R. (2020). Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan: results of pre-COVID and COVID-19 lockdown stakeholder engagements. BMJ Global Health. BMJ Specialist Journals CLICK HERE
4.Mary Ebelechukwu OSUH, Omotayo Francis FAGBULE, Olubunmi Oluseun ONI.(2021). Oral Health Practices and Status of Workers in a Tertiary Institution Attending an Oral Health Outreach Programme in Ibadan Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Dental Research CLICK HERE
5.Yeboah, G., Porto de Albuquerque, J., Troilo, R., Tregonning, G., Perera, S., Ahmed, S.A.K.S., Ajisola, M., Alam, O., Aujla, N., Azam, S.I., Azeem, K., Bakibinga, P., Chen,Y-F., Choudhury, N.N., Diggle, P.J., Fayehun, O., Gill, P., Griffiths, F., Harris, B., Iqbal,R., Kabaria, C., Ziraba, A.K., Khan, A.Z., Kibe, P., Kisia, L., Kyobutungi, C., Lilford,R.J., Madan, J.J., Mbaya, N., Mberu, B., Mohamed, S.F., Muir, H., Nazish, A., Njeri, A., Odubanjo, O., Omigbodun, A., Osuh, M.E., Owoaje, E., Oyebode, O., Pitidis, V.,Rahman, O., Rizvi, N., Sartori, J., Smith, S., Taiwo, O.J., Ulbrich, P., Uthman, O.A.,Watson, S.I., Wilson, R. and Yusuf, R. (2021). Analysis of OpenStreetMap Data Quality at Different Stages of a Participatory Mapping Process: Evidence from Slums in Africa andAsia. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information: Evidence from Slums in Africa and Asia. (2021). CLICK HERE
6.The Improving Health in Slums Collaborative: Pauline Bakibinga, Caroline Kabaria, Ziraba Kasiira, Peter Kibe, Catherine Kyobutungi, Nelson Mbaya, Blessing Mberu, Shukri Mohammed and Anne Njeri; Iqbal Azam, Romaina Iqbal, Ahsana Nazish and Narijis ,Rizvi; Syed A K Shifat Ahmed, Nazratun Choudhury, Ornob Alam, Afreen Zaman Khan,Omar Rahman and Rita Yusuf; Nigerian Academy of Sciences, Lagos, Nigeria—Doyin Odubanjo; Motunrayo Ayobola, Olufunke Fayehun, Akinyinka Omigbodun, Mary Osuh,Eme Owoaje and Olalekan Taiwo; Richard J Lilford (PI), Jo Sartori and Samuel I Watson;Peter J Diggle; Navneet Aujla, Yen-Fu Chen, Paramjit Gill, Frances Griffiths, BronwynHarris, Jason Madan, Helen Muir, Oyinlola Oyebode, Vangelis Pitidis, João Porto de Albuquerque, Simon Smith, Celia Taylor, Philip Ulbrich, Olalekan A Uthman, Ria Wilson and Godwin Yeboah. (2021). Inequity of healthcare access and use and catastrophic health spending in slum communities: a retrospective, cross-sectional survey in four countries. BMJ Global Health. CLICK HERE
7.Mary Ebelechukwu Osuh, Omotayo Francis Fagbule, and Yetunde Damilola Olatunji. (2020). Prevalence and predictors of susceptibility and future intention to smoke cigarettes among school-going adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria. The Pan African Medical Journal. CLICK HERE
8.Improving Health in Slums Collaborative: Pauline Bakibinga, Caroline Kabaria, Ziraba Kasiira, Peter Kibe, Catherine Kyobutungi, Nelson Mbaya, Blessing Mberu, Shukri Mohammed, Anne Njeri, Iqbal Azam, Romaina Iqbal, Ahsana Nazish, Narijis Rizvi, Syed Shifat Ahmed, Nazratun Choudhury, Ornob Alam, Afreen Zaman Khan, OmarRahman, Rita Yusuf, Doyin Odubanjo, Motunrayo Ayobola, Olufunke Fayehun, Akinyinka Omigbodun, Mary Osuh, Eme Owoaje, Olalekan Taiwo, Richard J. Lilford, JoSartori, Samuel I. Watson, Peter J. Diggle, Navneet Aujla, Yen-Fu Chen, Paramjit Gill,Frances Griffiths, Bronwyn Harris, Jason Madan, Helen Muir, Oyinlola Oyebode,Vangelis Pitidis, João Porto de Albuquerque, Simon Smith, Celia Taylor, Philip Ulbrich, Olalekan A. Uthman, Ria Wilson & Godwin Yeboah (2021). Pharmacies in informal settlements: a retrospective, cross-sectional household and health facility survey in four countries. BMC Health Services Research CLICK HERE
9.Mary Ebelechukwu Osuh, Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Yetunde Damilola Olatunji. (2020). Prevalence and predictors of susceptibility and future intention to smoke cigarettes among school-going adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria. The Pan African Medical Journal. African Field Epidemiology Network. CLICK HERE
10.Improving Health in Slums Collaborative members: Pauline Bakibinga, Caroline Kabaria, Ziraba Kasiira, Peter Kibe, Catherine Kyobutungi, Nelson Mbaya, Blessing Mberu, Shukri Mohammed, Anne Njeri; Iqbal Azam, Romaina Iqbal, Ahsana Nazish, Narijis Rizvi; Syed Shifat Ahmed, Nazratun Choudhury, Ornob Alam, Afreen Zaman Khan, Omar Rahman, Rita Yusuf; Doyin Odubanjo; Motunrayo Ayobola, Olufunke Fayehun, Akinyinka Omigbodun, Mary Osuh, Eme Owoaje, Olalekan Taiwo; Richard J Lilford, Jo Sartori, Samuel I Watson; Peter J Diggle; Navneet Aujla, Yen-Fu Chen, Christopher Conlan, Paramjit Gill, Frances Griffiths, Bronwyn Harris, Jason Madan, Helen Muir, Oyinlola Oyebode, Vangelis Pitidis, João Porto de Albuquerque, Simon Smith, CeliaTaylor, Grant Tregonning, Philip Ulbrich, Olalekan A Uthman, Ria Wilson, Godwin Yeboah, Ji-Eun Park; Sam Watson. (2022). Primary care doctor and nurse consultations among people who live in slums: a retrospective, cross-sectional survey in four countries.BMJ Open. Health services research. British Medical Journal Publishing Group. CLICK HERE
11.Omotayo F Fagbule, Mary E. Osuh (2020). Predictors of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke among non-smoking in-school adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria. Population Medicine. European Publishing. CLICK HERE
12. ME Osuh, OO Akinyemi, JI Osuh. (2018). Socio-demographic characteristics of Ibadan preschool teachers: policy implication for improved child oral health education. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Nigeria. CLICK HERE
13.Juliana Obontu Taiwo, Olushola Ibiyemi, Mary E Osuh, Folake Barakat Lawal (2017). Validity of the periodontal disease surveillance self-report questionnaire in a Nigerian population. Port Harcourt Medical Journal CLICK HERE
14.ME Osuh, GA Oke, MC Asuzu (2014). Dental Services and Attitudes towards its regular Utilization among Civil Servants in Ibadan, Nigeria. Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine CLICK HERE
15. AA Dedeke, ME Osuh, FB Lawal, O Ibiyemi, OO Bankole, JO Taiwo, O Denloye, GA Oke. (2013). Effectiveness of an Oral Health Care Training Workshop for School Teachers: A Pilot Study. Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine. CLICK HERE
Supervision
CURRENT STUDENTS
Fellowship Level
1. Project Title: Effect of health education on adolescents’ future smoking intentions –a randomised control trial
Student’s Name: Omotayo Francis FAGBULE
Examining Body: National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
Year of Entry: 2013
PREVIOUS STUDENTS
Masters Level
1. Project Title: Impact of credit thrift cooperatives on financial inclusion and Growth of micro-businesses of women in Adamawa state.
Student’s Name: Jackson Ojodomo AKOR B.Sc Ed. Business Education (Matric No. 209251)
Year of Completion of Study: 2021
2. Project Title: Use of online marketing strategies and its perceived impact on Business performance by owners of small-scale enterprises in Lagelu local government area, Oyo State
Student’s Name: Abimbola Omolara, OGUNLEYE (Matric NO: 216140)
Year of Completion of Study: 2022
Grants
CURRENT GRANT FUNDING
1. Title: Prevalence and Determinants of Oral Diseases and Oral Health Care Needs in Slums: A Comparative Study with Non-Slum Urban Settings in Nigeria
Funder: NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Improving Health in Slums using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research (Project - 16/136/87).
Brief Summary: As an NIHR academy member, Mary’s research is focused on improving the oral health and well-being of slum dwellers. The project was a single-site extension of the multi-country survey that involved Kenya, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria, on improving the health of people living in slums. The project was mixed methods parallel convergent in design and was approached by conducting three research works with unique objectives. A Systematic review on oral health in slum and non-slum urban settings of the Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): This was because a preliminary narrative review revealed very few studies conducted globally on oral health in slums. The second was a Quantitative study. A community oral health survey on the prevalence of oral health conditions, the determinants and treatment needs among slum residents in comparison with their non-slum counterparts. This was aimed at gathering baseline information on the current oral health situation among the slum residents relative to other settings. The last study was a Qualitative research: This was an exploration of the perspectives of the slum dwellers about their dental health experience using Focus Group Discussions. This was aimed at providing information about their voices on their needs and preferences that can facilitate the planning and designing of intervention strategies as equal partners in efforts to reform oral health care. The design of the project is an innovative approach among oral health studies in Nigeria and the Low- and Middle-Income countries.
Role: Principal Investigator in Nigeria.
Collaborators: Dr. Yen-Fu Chen (University of Warwick, UK); Dr. Bronwyn Harris(University of Warwick, UK); Prof. Richard Lilford (University of Warwick, UK, later University of Birmingham, UK); Prof. Gbemisola A. Oke (oral health expert, CoMUI, Nigeria); and Prof. Eme T. Owoaje (public health expert; CoMUI, Nigeria)
2.Title: Music as a tool for oral hygiene education in Nigeria
Funder: FDI World Dental Federation project through the World Dental Development Fund.
Brief Summary: Oral diseases is a public health burden amongst children and teenagers, especially in underprivileged and underserved communities of Nigeria as well as he LMICs. As music is a vital part of the life of the African exploring its efficacy, to promote oral hygiene education amongst children and teenagers may hold promise to mould the behaviour of individuals, especially in their developing schooling years.
Role: Co-Investigator.
Collaborators: Lead PI- Dr Ibiyemi (CoMUI); Folake Lawal (CoMUI); Tolu Owoaje (Music Department UI).
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I enjoy music, dancing, traveling, cooking, and teaching. I love to raise public awareness about health safety and disease prevention. To this end, I have delivered several public health lectures at different fora. My husband (Dr. Jackson Iheukwumere Osuh) and I are both life members of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI)- An organization of Christian professionals and businessmen from all over the world with a closely-knit network of Fellowships, fulfilling the vision of seeing people achieve their God-given potentials, fully, and becoming the happiest people on earth.
FGBMFI is a non-denominational Christian organization, whose main focus is to bring men back to God and provide good Christian fellowship. The FGBMFI is not a church. My husband serves in the capacity of National Director at the Fellowship, coordinating activities of the fellowship from various fields through the Field Representatives (FRs) assigned to his position.
I happily coordinate fellowship activities among the Ladies of the Fellowship (LoF) in the assigned fields working with the wives of the FRs. At our church, my husband and I serve in the follow-up and visitation team. We derive joy and fulfilment serving God together through the Fellowship and the Church.