Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine

Professor Kikelomo Ololade WRIGHT

MB ChB (Ife), MPH (Lagos), FMCPH (Nig.), PGD (Boston)

kikelomo.wright@lasucom.edu.ng

Academic Background, Trainings, Skills, Positions, Teaching, Achievements (in Summary).

Kikelomo Ololade Wright is a Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences and Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine.

Professor Kikelomo Ololade Wright is a highly skilled Physician Specialist in Public Health and Community Medicine, with over 25 years of clinical medical practice experience. She has an extensive background in Research and Manpower Development for the Nigerian health and educational systems with involvement in the Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Public Health Programs. Professor Wright has served as a technical expert on committees at national and state levels. She is an experienced administrator and trainer, working in senior management positions with the ability to establish and strengthen partnerships for Public Health in Africa. Dr. Wright is the first female Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine and also the first female Dean at the Lagos State University College of Medicine. A recipient of several grants with expertise in project management, healthcare consultancy, and service delivery, she has collaborated extensively and is widely published in local and international scientific journals.

Departmental Affiliations

Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University College of Medicine
Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital

Centre and Institute Affiliations

- Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation (www.crhri.org)
- Lagos State Health Research Committee
- National Post-Graduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN)

Research Interests/Specialisations

A health advocate and expert in reproductive health, child health epidemiology, infectious diseases, and global health with experience in various levels of the Nigerian healthcare system.

Projects

Title: Community Mobilization for Improved Clean Cookstove Uptake, Household Air Pollution Reduction, and Hypertension Prevention

– Funder: NIH Sub-award

– Duration: 2021-2026

– Role: Co-Investigator/ Site Principal Investigator

– Study site: Peri-urban communities in Lagos State

Summary: The CF-CS study is collaborative research between the New York University School of Medicine and the Lagos State University College of Medicine.

This community-based study which is built on the EPIS implementation research framework aims to explore the adoption of clean fuel-clean cook stove (CF-CS), and its effect on reduction of household air pollution and systolic blood pressure

2. Title: Barriers and Facilitators on Utilization of Health Insurance in Lagos, Nigeria

– Funder: Lagos State Government (Ministry of Health) project funded by Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation

– Duration: 2022

– Role: Principal Investigator

3. Title: Effectiveness of Primary Health Care Governance Structures in Enhancement of Service Availability and Utilization

– Funder: Lagos State Government (Ministry of Health) project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

– Duration: 2022

– Role: Principal Investigator

4. Title: Lagos Reproductive and Child Health Indicator Survey

– Funder: Lagos State Government (Ministry of Health)

– Duration: 2022

– Role: Principal Investigator

5. Title: Family Planning Uptake in Rural and Urban Communities of Lagos: Implications for Fertility and Maternal Health

– Funder: TETFUND

– Duration: 2020-2021

– Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

1. Wright KO, Akinyinka MR, Fagbemi T, Aderibigbe A, Banke-Thomas A, Wusu O., (2023)
"Contraceptive use and fertility control in rural and urban communities of Lagos Nigeria." Niger Postgrad Med J VOl. 30, Issue 1, Pp 31-39

Contraceptive use and fertility control in rural and urban communities of Lagos Nigeria. Niger Postgrad Med J, Vol. 30, Issue, Pp. 31-39 ,
DOI: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_268_22

2. Akinsanya O. Osibogun, Faisal Mohammed Shuaib1 , Christianah Mojisola Adeyeye , Adebayo Temitayo, Onajole, Clara Ladi Ejembi, Mathilda Edmund Banwat4 , Kikelomo Ololade Wright , Abdullahi Mohammed , Omokhoa Adedayo Adeleye, Shuaib Jauro Yahya, Chigozie Ozoemena Ifeadike, Uchenna Unije Elemuwa, Bassey Ekposen Bassey, Esther O. Oluwole, Olufemi Akinwunmi ErinosoAkinsanya O. Osibogun, Faisal Mohammed Shuaib1 , Christianah Mojisola Adeyeye , Adebayo Temitayo, Onajole, Clara Ladi Ejembi, Mathilda Edmund Banwat4 , Kikelomo Ololade Wright , Abdullahi Mohammed , Omokhoa Adedayo Adeleye, Shuaib Jauro Yahya, Chigozie Ozoemena Ifeadike, Uchenna Unije Elemuwa, Bassey Ekposen Bassey, Esther O. Oluwole, Olufemi Akinwunmi Erinoso, (2023)
"Cohort Event Monitoring for Safety Signal Detection in Adult Individuals 18 Years and Above after Immunisation with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccines in Nigeria, " Niger Postgrad Med J, Vol. 30,Issue ,Pp. 18-24. DOI 10.4103/npmj.npmj_299_22

Cohort Event Monitoring for Safety Signal Detection in Adult Individuals 18 Years and Above after Immunisation with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccines in Nigeria, Niger Postgrad Med J, Vol. 30,Issue ,Pp. 18-24. DOI 10.4103/npmj.npmj_299_22

3. Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Cephas Ke-on Avoka, Uchenna Gwacham-Anisiobi, Olufemi Omololu, Mobolanle Balogun, Kikelomo Wright, Tolulope Temitayo Fasesin, Adedotun Olusi, Bosede Bukola Afolabi, Charles Ameh, (2022)
"Travel of pregnant women in emergency situations to hospital and maternal mortality in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study," BMJ Global Health, Vol. 7, Issue 4, Pp. 1-16

Travel of pregnant women in emergency situations to hospital and maternal mortality in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study, BMJ Global Health, Vol. 7, Issue 4, Pp. 1-16

(3) ABAYOMI Akin, ODUKOYAOluwakemi, OSIBOGUNAkin, WRIGHT Ololade, ADEBAYO Bisola

Presenting Symptoms and Predictors of Poor Outcomes Among 2,184 Patients withCOVID-19 in Lagos State, Nigeria, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020, Vol. 3,Issue 10,Pp. 1-15,DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.024.

(4) ERINOSO O, WRIGHT KO, ANYA S, KUYINU Y, ABDUR-RAZZAQ H, ADEWUYA A.

Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Perceived Accuracy in Nigeria: Online Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 Jan 25;7(1):e22273. doi: 10.2196/22273. PMID: 33428580; PMCID: PMC7837450

(5) WRIGHT O Kikelomo, UKATU E Elochukwu, OTTUN A Tawa, OYEBODE MO, SARMA Vivek, CHUNG Sarah.

Economic Recession and Family Planning Uptake – Review of a Nigerian Health Institution. Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2018, Volume -1, Issue 35. Pp 147 – 152.

(6) BANKE-THOMAS Aduragbemi, WRIGHT O Kikelomo, COLLINS Lindsey.

Assessing Geographical Distribution and Accessibility of Emergency Obstetric Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. Journal of Global Health, 2018, Volume 9, Issue 1. Pp 1 – 12.

(7) WRIGHT O Kikelomo, SHOGBAMIMU Yeside , AKINBAMI A Adesegun, ADEBISI Rahmon, SENBANJO O Idowu, and OGBERA O Anthonia.

Nutrition Status of Children in a Well-Child Clinic in Lagos Nigeria. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev, 2018, Volume 18, Issue 3. Pp 13602 – 13616

(8) WRIGHT O Kikelomo, OLUWOLE O Esther, ADENIRAN A Adeyinka, KUYINU A Yetunde, GOODMAN O Olayinka, ODUSANYA O Olumuyiwa.

Youth Friendly Reproductive Services in a Rural Community of Lagos Nigeria: Are the Youths Receptive. Int J Adolesc Med Health, 2016, Volume 10, Issue 1. Pp 1 – 5.

(9) WRIGHT O Kikelomo, BANKETHOMAS Aduragbemi, SONOIKI Olatunji, AJAYI Babatunde, ILOZUMBA Onaedo, AKINOLA I Oluwarotimi.

Opinion of Women on Emergency Obstetric Care Provided in Public Facilities in Lagos, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study. Health Care for Women International, 2016, Volume 38, Issue 6. Pp 527 – 543.

(10) WRIGHT O Kikelomo, TAYO Fola, ODUSANYA O Olumuyiwa, KUYINU A Yetunde, ODUGBEMI Babatunde, AROWOLO Tolu and BAKARE Omowunmi.

. Perception and Practices of Lagos State Residents on the Prevention and Control of Malaria in Lagos Nigeria. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 2013, Volume 6, Issue 5. Pp 503 – 507.