Department of Community Health and Primary Care
Dr. Ifeoma P Okafor
Associate Professor
Specialisation Public Health & Community Medicine
Selected Recent Publications / Contributions to Knowledge
- Oluwole EO, Roberts AA, Okafor IP, Yesufu VO. Pattern and Predictors of Maternal Healthcare Services Utilization among Women of Reproductive Age in Lagos, Nigeria. Annals of Global Health. 2025;91(1):7, 1–16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4570
- Ifeoma P Okafor, Mobolanle R Balogun, Adekemi O Sekoni, Duro C Dolapo, Claudia A Hawkins, Bosede B Afolabi. Effectiveness of multimethod, community-based educational interventions on the knowledge and attitude to birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in southwest Nigeria. BMJ Public Health 2024;2:e000203. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000203
- Ejekam CS, Okafor IP, Okunade KS, Igbokwe U, Nwokike J. Patterns of oxytocin use for induction and augmentation of labour among healthcare providers in Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Jun 1;24(1):403. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06593-x.
- Okafor IP, Chukwudi CL, Igwilo UU, Ogunnowo BE “Men are the head of the family, the dominant head”: A mixed method study of male involvement in maternal and child health in a patriarchal setting, Western Nigeria. PLoS ONE 2022;17(10): e0276059. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276059
- Ifeoma P Okafor, Adebisi A Dada, Tope Olubodun, Tolulope F Olufunlayo. Health worker motivation to deliver quality care in western Nigeria. IJQHC Communications 2022;2(2). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijcoms/lyac012:1-8.
- Full list of publications can be found at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1ZYKmz2sVbZInc/bibliography/56768143/public/?sort=date&direction=descending.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1ZYKmz2sVbZInc/bibliography/public/
Collaborations / Networks
- Prof Claudia Hawkins, Northwestern University, USA
- Dr Sarah Damery, University of Birmingham, UK
- Dr Duro Dolapo, Nile University, Nigeria
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