Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun

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May 22, 2025

Vaccines: why these young Africans are hesitant about them and what might change their minds

Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of the Western Cape and Marisa Casale, University of the Western Cape

Young Africans are sceptical about vaccines.

Telemedicine helps women avoid the stigma of abortion. Manuel Augusto Moreno

August 14, 2023

Telemedicine can help women get early abortions safely: South African study

Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of Ibadan; Deborah Constant, University of Cape Town, and Margit Endler, University of Cape Town

Remote medical care gives privacy and no travel is necessary. What’s needed now is better access to technology. Language barriers also need to be broken down

Mobile health interventions offer convenience, confidentiality, and privacy. Yaw Niel/Shutterstock

May 9, 2022

Using cellphones to deliver health services to teens: a sub‑Saharan Africa review

Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of the Western Cape; Dr Franklin Onukwugha, University of Hull; Lesley Smith, University of Hull, and Monica Magadi, University of Hull

Mobile health or mHealth is an appealing way to reach adolescents because it offers opportunities to deliver and monitor health interventions at a much lower cost.

Young people must be included from the early stages of interventions. Shutterstock

January 20, 2022

What makes young people accept help to stay well: a review of interventions in Africa

Marisa Casale, University of the Western Cape; Genevieve Haupt Ronnie, University of Cape Town, and Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of the Western Cape

Adolescents and young people should get involved early in the design, planning and scale up of interventions.

Having a social support system is important for mental health. GettyImages

October 15, 2020

How to keep adolescents’ social networks strong in a disrupted world

Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of the Western Cape and Marisa Casale, University of the Western Cape

The need to keep a physical distance conflicts with adolescents’ natural desire to connect with friends - their regular source of distraction and emotional support.

Mentoring can help build the confidence of young researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa Pius Utomi Ekpe/AFP via Getty Images

August 4, 2020

Africa’s research ecosystem needs a culture of mentoring

Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of the Western Cape and Kudus Adebayo

Mentoring can help build the confidence of young scholars in Sub-Saharan Africa, reducing the likelihood of brain drain.

Census enumerators in Nairobi, Kenya. Countries need to collect comparable statistics about populations. SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images

August 3, 2020

Flaws in the collection of African population statistics block COVID‑19 insights

Emmanuel Olamijuwon, University of Eswatini; Fidelia A. A. Dake, University of Ghana, and Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, University of the Western Cape

The governments of several African countries have been reporting counts of confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths related to COVID-19, without a breakdown by age and sex.

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