Browsing by Author "24095176 - Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel"
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Access to risk mitigating weather forecasts and changes in farming operations in East and West Africa: evidence from a Baseline Survey
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (MDPI, 2015)Unfavorable weather currently ranks among the major challenges facing agricultural development in many African countries. Impact mitigation through access to reliable and timely weather forecasts and other adaptive ... -
Access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and under 5 diarrhea morbidity in South Africa
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Medknow Publications, 2017)Background: Universal access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation are paramount sustainable development goals. This is critical for overcoming several health challenges in developing countries. This study analyzed ... -
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Griswold, Max G.; Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Fullman, Nancy; Hawley, Caitlin (Elsevier, 2018)Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ... -
Assessment of Malawian mothers’ Malaria knowledge, healthcare preferences and timeliness of seeking fever treatments for children under five
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (MDPI, 2015)Malaria is one of the major public health problems in Malawi, contributing to the majority of morbidity and mortality among children under five. Ignorance of malaria symptoms results in delayed treatment, which often ... -
Assessment of pregnancy status, malaria knowledge and malaria fever morbidity among women of reproductive ages in Nigeria
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014)Malaria is one the major health problem in Nigeria. During pregnancy, it poses serious threat to the survival of both unborn foetus and the mothers. This study determined the effect of adequate malaria knowledge and pregnancy ... -
Assessment of primary health care facilities service readiness in Nigeria
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Effective delivery of healthcare services requires availability of adequate infrastructure, diagnostic medical equipment, drugs and well-trained medical personnel. In Nigeria, poor funding and mismanagement ... -
Assessment of sex-related behaviours, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) knowledge and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among men of reproductive age in Cameroon
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (MDPI, 2014)Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are among the major public health challenges in Cameroon. This paper determined the effect of men’s sex-related behaviors and HIV knowledge ... -
Assessment of sustainable land management and food security among climatic shocks' exposed to African farmers
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (CCAFS, 2016)Climate change is one of the major challenges of agricultural production in many developing countries. It complements some other development challenges like civil unrests, environmental degradation and HIV&AIDS as one of ... -
Climate change induced occupational stress and reported morbidity among cocoa farmers in South-Western Nigeria
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Institute of Agricultural Medicine, 2015)Introduction and objective: Climate change is one of the major development hurdles in many developing countries. The health outcome of farm households are related to climate change, which is related to several external and ... -
Cocoa farmers' safety perception and compliance with precautions in the use of pesticides in centre and western Cameroon
Oyekale, A.S. (AEER, 2017)Although pesticides are necessary inputs in cocoa production, inability of farmers to comply with safety precautions poses significant threat to their health and sustainable cocoa production in Cameroon. This paper analyzed ... -
Do ownership of mosquito nets, dwelling characteristics and mothers’ socio-economic status influence malaria morbidity among children under the age of 5 in Cameroon?
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (De Gruyter Open, 2015)This study analyzed the effect of the number of mosquito nets that are owned by households, dwelling characteristics and maternal demographic characteristics on malaria infections. Material and Methods: The 2011 Demographic ... -
Environment-related factors influencing morbidity among economically active household members in urban and rural Nigeria
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Business Perspectives, 2015)Environmental quality is among the factors influencing people’s health. In this paper, attempt was made to analyze environment-related factors that influence reported morbidity in Nigeria. During 2013 the Demographic and ... -
Ethnic Characterization of Gender–Inequality and Domestic Violence against Women of Reproductive Ages in Nigeria
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)Domestic violence against women is a social problem with no tribal distinction in Nigeria. This paper analyzed the forms of gender inequality and domestic violence and determines the factors promoting violence against ... -
Factors explaining child survival in Ethiopia: application of two-stage probit model
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (WIley, 2014)Policymakers in many developing countries had been mandated to pursue the goal of reducing child mortality as one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This paper analyses the factors influencing child survival in ... -
Factors explaining farm households access to climate change information in Ilorin west local government area of Kwara State, Nigeria
Tejidini, Sulaiman Ar; Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)Climate change is a problem which many farmers had observed over the past few years. In this study, the authors analyzed perception on climate change and the factors influencing access to climate change information. The ... -
Factors explaining farm households’ access to and utilization of extreme climate forecasts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Business Perspectives, 2015)Climate change poses significant threat to African agriculture. This study analyzes the factors influencing access to and utilization of extreme weather forecasts in selected SSA countries. The data were collected from ... -
Factors explaining households cash payment for solid waste disposal and recycling behaviors in South Africa
Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (MDPI, 2015)Environmental safety is one of the top policy priorities in some developing countries. This study analyzed the factors influencing waste disposal and recycling by households in South Africa. The data were collected by ... -
Factors explaining smallholder cattle farmers access to climate change information in semi–arid region of South Africa
Adem, Adem Rashid; Oyekale, Abayomi Samuel (Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)Climate change is a major bottleneck to agricultural development in semi-arid zone of South Africa. Therefore, this study analyzes smallholder cattle farmers’ access to climate change information in Ngaka Modiri Molema ... -
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Kassebaum, Nicholas J.; Schutte, Aletta E.; Oyekale, Abayomi S.; Arora, Megha; Barber, Ryan M. (Elsevier, 2016)Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns ... -
Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Schutte, A.E.; Oyekale, A.S. (Elsevier, 2017)Background Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality, represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific populations. Understanding how all-cause ...