- Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
Dr. Anthony Ajayi is a Research Scientist at the African Population and Health Research Center, where he works at the intersection of evidence, policy, and adolescents' everyday lives.
He is a co-investigator on multi-country studies testing gender-transformative and life-skills interventions designed to expand opportunities for adolescent mothers in Malawi, Burkina Faso, and Kenya. He also leads the East and Southern Africa health policy research organization team for the Addressing the Neglected Areas of Sexual and Reproductive Health Initiative. He serves as the global lead on evidence and dissemination for the WISH Dividend.
Experience
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2023–presentResearch Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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2021–2023Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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2019–2021Postdoctoral Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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2015–2019Lecturer, University of Fort Hare
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2017–2019Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Fort Hare
Education
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2017University of Fort Hare, Doctor of Philosophy in Social Sciences (Health Sociology)
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2012University of Ibadan, Masters of Science (Demography and Population Studies)
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2009Ekiti State University , Bachelor of Science (Sociology)
Publications
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2021Factors Associated with Peripartum Virologic Suppression in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Analysis, Clinical Infectious Diseases
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2021Adolescent sexual and reproductive health research in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of substantive focus, research volume, geographic distribution and Africa-led inquiry, BMJ Global Health
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2021" I was tricked": understanding reasons for unintended pregnancy among sexually active adolescent girls, Reproductive Health
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2021Research priorities to support evidence-informed policies and advocacy for access to safe abortion care in sub-Saharan Africa, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
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2020Maternal health care services utilisation in the context of ‘Abiye’ (safe motherhood) programme in Ondo State, Nigeria, BMC Public Health
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2020Inequalities in access to birth by caesarean section in the context of user fee exemption for maternal health services in southwest and north central Nigeria, International Health
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2019“I am alive; my baby is alive”: Understanding reasons for satisfaction and dissatisfaction with maternal health care services in the context of user fee removal policy in Nigeria, Plos One
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2019Coverage of HIV testing among pregnant women in Nigeria: progress, challenges and opportunities, Journal of Public Health
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2019Protective sexual behaviours among young adults in Nigeria: influence of family support and living with both parents, BMC Public Health
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2019Transactional sex among Nigerian university students: The role of family structure and family support, Plos One
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2018Use of traditional and modern contraceptives among childbearing women: Findings from a mixed methods study in two southwestern Nigerian states, BMC Public Health
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2018Concerns about contracting HIV, knowing partners’ HIV sero-status and discussion of HIV/STI with sexual partners as determinants of uptake of HIV testing, Biosocial Science
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2017Unplanned pregnancy-risks and use of emergency contraception: a survey of two Nigerian Universities, BMC Health Services
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2017Who benefits from free institutional delivery? evidence from a cross sectional survey of North Central and Southwestern Nigeria, BMC Health Services
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2016Use of non-emergency contraceptive pills and concoctions as emergency contraception among Nigerian University students: Results of a qualitative study, BMC Public Health
Professional Memberships
- International AIDS Society
- South African Sociology Association
Contact Anthony for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @aiajayi
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
