Anthony Ajayi is a postdoctoral fellow in Population Dynamics and Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit at APHRC. He provides support in evidence generation, through policy review and primary research, program design and implementation in family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Health Sociology from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa (2017), and a Master of Science degree in Demography and Population Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (2012). Before joining APHRC, Anthony was a research fellow and a lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, where he taught research methods from 2017-2019. He has and continues to mentor several postgraduate students. Anthony is driven by the quest to generate evidence that would shape policies, make the society more inclusive, and ensure the wellbeing of all. In 2018 and 2019, he was recognized by Publons for placing in the top 1% of global peer reviewers and currently serves on the editorial boards of BMC Public Health and AIDS and Behavior.
Experience
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–presentPostdoctoral 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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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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2019Transactional sex among Nigerian university students: The role of family structure and family support, Plos One
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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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2019Coverage of HIV testing among pregnant women in Nigeria: progress, challenges and opportunities, Journal of 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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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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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
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Website
- @aiajayi
- Article Feed
- aajayi@aphrc.org
- ORCID
- Joined
