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- Olatunya, O.S., Babatola, A.O., Adeniyi, A.T., Ajite, A.B., Oluwayemi, I.O., Ogundare, E.O., Fatunla, A.O., Komolafe, A.K., Taiwo, A.B., Airemionkhale, A., Sola-Oniyide, B.A., Ajibola, A.E., Adebisi, A.O., Ilori, B.F., Oyelami, O.A.. (2021) Paediatric brought- in-dead at a tertiary health facility in southwestern Nigeria: Patterns and drivers. Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics 48:66-73
- Olatunya O.S., Lanaro C., Longhini A.L., Franco-Penteado C.F., Fertrin K.Y., Adekile A., Saad S.T.O., Costa F.F., (2019) Red blood cells microparticles are associated with hemolysis markers and may contribute to clinical events among sickle cell disease patients. Annals of Hematology 2019; 98(11):2507-2521.
- Olatunya O.S., Albuquerque D.M., Santos M.N.N., Kayode T.S., Adekile A., Costa F.F., (2020) Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia: Findings from a Nigerian Cohort Study. The Application of Clinical Genetics 13:107- 114
- Sadoh A, Onuchukwu C, Akintan P, Fajolu I, Medupin P, Okafor A, Olatunya O, Bisi-Onyemaechi A, Teru P, Yilgwan C, Garba M. (2024) Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) Immunization Guidelines: An Update (2023). Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics. 2024;51(1):55-74.
- Olatunya, O.S., Adekile, A.D. (2017). What every physician should know about the national guidelines for the control and management of sickle cell disease and the parent handbook for sickle cell disease in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 20:123- 5.
- Olatunya O.S., Albuquerque D.M., Akanbi G.O., Aduayi O.S., Taiwo A.B., Faboya O.A., Kayode T.S., Leonardo D.P., Adekile A., Costa F.F., (2019) Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronosyl Transferase 1A (UGT1A1) Promoter Polymorphism in young patients with sickle cell anaemia: report of the first cohort study from Nigeria.
- Olatunya, O.S., Babatola, A.O., Adeniyi, A.T., Lawal, O.A., Daramola, A.O., Agbesanwa, T.A., Ojo, T.O., Ajayi, P.O., Ibijola, A.A., Komolafe, A.K., Adekile, A. (2021) Determinants of care-seeking practices for children with sickle cell disease in Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Blood Medicine 12:123-132
- Ogidan, O. C., Olowokere, A. E., Olatunya, O. S. (2024). Men's age determines sexual and reproductive health services utilisation in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Scientific African.
- Agbesanwa T.A., Babatola A.O., Fatunla O.A., Ibrahim A., Aina F.O., Ogundare E.O., Adeniyi A.T., Egbedi F., Olubamiwa T., Olanipekun B., Olatunya O.S. (2023) Pattern of admissions and outcome in the children emergency department of a tertiary health institution in southwestern Nigeria: A four year review. African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023; 13: 45-51.
- Olajuyin O, Olatunya O, Olajide T, Olajuyin A, Olajuyin A, Ogunboyo F, Oluwadiya K. (2022) Use of indigenous language for clinical clerkship: a cross-sectional survey in Nigeria. East Mediterranean Health Journal. 2022 Feb 27;28(2):158-162.
- Olatunya O.S., Albuquerque D.M., Santos M.N.N., Kayode T.S., Adekile A., Costa F.F., (2020) Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia: Findings from a Nigerian Cohort Study. The Application of Clinical Genetics 13:107- 114
- Olatunya, O.S., Ogundare, E.O., Abiola, O.A., Agaja, O., Omoniyi, E., Adeyefa, B., Oluwadiya, K.S., Oyelami, O. (2016). Point-of-care testing for anaemia in children using a portable haematocrit meter: A pilot study from Southwest Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences 26(3):251-8.
- Ogundare, E.O., Akintayo, A.A., Olatunya, O.S., Oluwayemi, I.O., Popoola, S.O., Atiba, A.S. (2016) Osteogenesis imperfecta: A case series and review of recent advances in management. Annals of Health Research 2(2):113-19.
- Olajuyin, O.A., Olatunya, O. S., Obimakinde, O.S. (2015). Belief among mothers that teething is a cause of purulent ear discharge: Fact or fiction? Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care 21(1):86-92.
- Fadare, J., Obimakinde, A.M., Olaogun, D.O., Afolayan, J.M., Olatunya, O.S., Ogundipe , K.O. (2014). Perception of nurses about palliative care: Experience from South-West Nigeria. Annals of Medical & Health Sciences Research 4(5):723-727.
- Olatunya, A.M., Olatunya, O.S., Hassan, G.F., Adeyemi I.A, Oyelami O.A, Akintayo E.T. (2024) Antimicrobial activities of essential oils from three species of citrus fruits against six infectious tropical bacteria: implications for the care and control of common bacterial tropical diseases in developing countries. Discover 5 Applied Sciences (Formerly known as SN Applied Sciences) 6:209.
- Ogidan, O. C., Olowokere, A. E., Olatunya, O. S. (2024). Men's age determines sexual and reproductive health services utilisation in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Scientific African
- Adeniyi, A. T., Adegoke, S. A., Olatunya, O. S., Babatola, A. O., Ajite, A. B., Ogundare, E. O.,Okeniyi, J. A. (2023). Blood pressure and electrocardiographic profile of children with sickle cell anaemia in steady-state and vaso-occlusive crisis. Ghana Medical Journal, 57(3), 183-190.
- Ade-Ojo IP, Babatola AO, Ojo TO, Ogundare EO, Agbesanwa T, Adeniyi AT, Alao O, Olatunya OS, Fadare JO (2023). Knowledge and Willingness to Utilize Hepatitis B Preventive Measures among Pregnant Women in Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. Nov 16;2023:9168038.
- Ogundare EO, Dedeke IOF, Babatola AO, Adeniyi AT, Ajite AB, Lawal OA, Taiwo AB, Fatunla OA, Ajibola AE, Bolaji OB, Olatunya OS. (2023) Human milk banking acceptability among pregnant and nursing mothers in Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Public Health Research. 2023 Sep 2;12(3):22799036231197190.
- Taiwo A.B., Fatunla O.A., Ogundare O.E., Oluwayemi O.I., Babatola A.O., Ajite A.B., Ajibola A.E., Olajuyin A., Sola-Oniyide B., Olatunya O.S. (2023). Household healthcare financing methods: Social status differences economic implications and clinical outcomes among patients admitted in a paediatric emergency unit of a tertiary hospital in south west Nigeria. Global Pediatric Health 10:1-9
- Kyeremateng R, Lynch MA, Pinzón-Segura MC, Osei-Bonsu A, Fortmann J, Wood D; International Society for Social Pediatrics (ISSOP) Voices of Children Working Group. (2023) What the children tell us: the COVID-19 pandemic and how the world should respond. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022 Oct;6(1):e001481.
- Taiwo A.B., Fatunla O.A., Ogundare O.E., Oluwayemi O.I., Babatola A.O., Ajite A.B., Ajibola A.E., Olajuyin A., Sola-Oniyide B., Olatunya O.S. (2023). Household healthcare financing methods: Social status differences economic implications and clinical outcomes among patients admitted in a paediatric emergency unit of a tertiary hospital in south west Nigeria. Global Pediatric Health 10:1-9
- Babatola A., Solomon O., Ojo T., Solomon O., Olatunya O., Fadare J., Oluwadiya K.(2023) Knowledge, practice and technique of facemask usage among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Scientific African 2023 e01559
- Agbesanwa T.A., Babatola A.O., Fatunla O.A., Ibrahim A., Aina F.O., Ogundare E.O., Adeniyi A.T., Egbedi F., Olubamiwa T., Olanipekun B., Olatunya O.S. (2023) Pattern of admissions and outcome in the children emergency department of a tertiary 6 health institution in southwestern Nigeria: A four year review. African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023; 13: 45-51.
- Babatola A.O., Ige J.T., Adeniyi A.T., Abidoye I.A., Joseph O., Olorunfunmi J., Ilori B.F., Komolafe A.K., Olatunya O.S. (2023) Anasarca as a manifestation of childhood volvulus: diagnostic and management challenges in an 11-year old Nigerian boy. Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023; 14(1): 138-142.
- Fadare J.O., Bankole I., Babatola A., Olatunya O.S., Aina F., Godman B. (2022) Adherence to WHO criteria on drug promotion literature: An exploratory study from a tertiary healthcare facility in south-west Nigeria. Hospital Pharmacy 2022: 1-8.
- Jörgensen E, Koller D, Raman S, Olatunya OS, Asemota O, Ekpenyong BN, Gunnlaugsson G, Okolo A. (2022) The voices of children and young people during COVID-19: A critical review of methods. Acta Paediatrica. 2022 Sep;111(9):1670- 1681.
- Okunola, T.O., Aduloju, O.P., Solomon, O.A., Olatunya, O.S., Olofinbiyi, B.A., Ajiboye, A.S., Aduloju, T., Ilevbare, R. and Adeleye-Fayemi, O., (2022). Missed Opportunities in Comprehensive Response to Sexual Assaults in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine 2022;4(2):103 – 111
- Enifeni EK, Ogbenna AA, Daramola AO, Adewoyin AS, Olatunya OS, Temiye E. (2022) Relationships Between Transcranial Doppler Velocity, Von Willebrand Factor, Factor VIII, and Hematological Parameters in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. Plasmatology. 2022;16.
- Fatunla OAT, Olatunya OS, Ogundare EO, Fatunla TO, Agbesanwa TA, Taiwo AB, Oyelami OA. (2022) Sociodemographic correlates of childhood malnutrition in a rural community in southwest Nigeria: A call for targeted interventions for vulnerable children. Rwanda Medical Journal. 2022; 79: 60-69
- Fatunla OAT, Olatunya OS, Ogundare EO, Fatunla TO, Olatayo AS, Taiwo AB, Ipinnimo TM, Oyebanji AH, Akanbi GO, Oyelami OA. (2022) Relationship between ultrasound-measured spleen, liver and anthropometry of children living in a rural community in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study. Pediatric Radiology. 2022 Jul;52(8):1484-1491.
- Olajuyin O, Olatunya O, Olajide T, Olajuyin A, Olajuyin A, Ogunboyo F, Oluwadiya K. (2022) Use of indigenous language for clinical clerkship: a cross- sectional survey in Nigeria. East Mediterranean Health Journal. 2022 Feb 27;28(2):158-162.
- Souza CM, Lanaro C, Santos IPD, Olatunya O, Saad STO, Benites BD, Campos PM, Fertrin KY, Costa FF (2022). Terapia com crizanlizumabe está associada a níveis diminuídos de vesículas extracelulares circulantes em pacientes com doença falciforme e poderia ser associada à modificação na evolução clínica. Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy 2022; 44(2):S43-44 Supplement issue
- Fatunla OAT, Olatunya OS, Ogundare EO, Fatunla TO, Babatola AO, Adeniyi AT, Oyelami OA. (2022) Malaria prevention practices and malaria prevalence among children living in a rural community in Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Infectious Disease in Deveveloping Countries. 2022 Feb 28;16(2):352-361.
- Fatunla OAT, Olatunya OS, Ogundare EO, Fatunla TO, Oluwayemi IO, Oluwadiya KS, Oyelami OA. (2021) Towards malaria control in Nigeria: implications of the malaria parasite rate and spleen rate among children living in a rural community in southwest Nigeria. Transactions of the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021 Nov 1;115(11):1330-1338.
- Ogundare E, Babatola A, Omoyajowo A, Ajite A, Adeniyi A, Fatunla O, Ojo T, Agbesanwa T, Olubosede O, Taiwo A, Oluyi A, Ajibola A, Komolafe A, Airemionkhale A, Oluwayemi I, Olatunya O. (2021) Breastfeeding: Knowledge, Perception, And Intention to Practice Among Female Students of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 2021 Aug 5:272684X211034349.
- Agbesanwa, T. A., Fatunla, O. A., Babatola, A. O., Fatunla, T. O., Akinkunmi, F. B., Olatunya, O. S. (2021). Self-reported satisfaction with adolescent health care services: Experience from a growing tertiary health center in Southwest, Nigeria. International Journal of Child & Adolescent Health, 2021 14(1).
- Agbesanwa, T. A., Aina, F. O., Fatunla, O. A., Oniyide, A. A., Babatola, A., Olatunya, O. (2021). The influence of adolescents perceived family function on the use of social media as a means to solving life problems. Pacific Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021; 25
- Olajuyin OA, Olatunya OS, Olajide TG, Olajuyin AB, Olajuyin AA, Babatola AO, Komolafe AK (2021) Aetiologies of profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss among children in Ekiti State, South Western Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal 2021 Jan 28;38:98.
- Olatunya, O.S., Albuquerque, D.M., Fagbamigbe, A.F., Faboya, O.A., Ajibola, A.E., Babalola, O.A., Adebisi, A.O., Falusi, A.G., Adekile, A., Costa, F.F. (2021) Diagnostic Accuracy of HemotypeSC as a Point-of-Care Testing Device for Sickle 8 Cell Disease: Findings from a Southwestern State in Nigeria and Implications for Patient care in Resource-Poor Settings of sub-Saharan Africa. Global Pediatric Health. May 19, 2021;8:2333794X211016789
- Fadare, J.O., Olatunya, O.S., Babatola, A.O., Fatunla, O.A., Omoniyi, E.O., Taiwo, A.B.. (2021) Pre-hospital treatment of fever in children: Beliefs and practices of caregivers in Ado Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria. Rwanda Medical Journal 78:30-37
- Babatola AO, Fadare JO, Olatunya OS, Obiako R, Enwere O, Kalungia A, Ojo TO, Sunmonu TA, Desalu O, Godman B. (2020) Addressing antimicrobial resistance in Nigerian hospitals: exploring physicians prescribing behavior, knowledge, and perception of antimicrobial resistance and stewardship programs Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 2020 Nov 2:1-10.
- Olatunya OS, Adeniyi AT, Babatola AO, Fatunla OA, Olajuyin OA, Ogundare EO, Komolafe AK, Fadare JO, Oyelami OA. (2020). Teething beliefs, misconceptions, and practices among mothers attending a tertiary hospital in Nigeria: implications for child health and clinical practice. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society. 2020;40(3):247-54.
- Olatunya O.S., Poverty and Childhood Severity of Sickle Cell Disease. British Journal of Haematology 2020;190 (6): 819–821 Doi:10.1111/bjh.16816
- Olatunya O.S., Albuquerque D.M., Santos M.N.N., Kayode T.S., Adekile A., Costa F.F., (2020) Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia: Findings from a Nigerian Cohort Study. The Application of Clinical Genetics 13:107- 114
- Olatunya, O.S., Babatola, A.O., Ogundare, E.O., Olofinbiyi, B.A., Lawal, O.A., Awoleke, J.O., Aduloju, O.P., Daramola, A.O., Eyitayo, E.E., Olajuyin O.A., 9 Komolafe, A.K., Olaleye, A.O.(2020) Perceptions and practice of early diagnosis of sickle cell disease by parents and physicians in a southwestern state of Nigeria. The World Scientific Journal. Volume 2020, Article ID 4801087
- Babatola, A.O., Olatunya, O.S., Ogundare, E.O., Ojo, T.O., Ajite, A.B., A Fadare, J.O., Olaotan, T.O., Fatunla, O.A.(2020) Perception and Attitude of House Officers about Mentoring at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. Nigerian Stethoscope.2(1):24-29
- Babatola, A.O., Ojo, T.O., Ogundare, E.O., Ajite, A.B., Oluwayemi, I.O., Wuraola, I., Fadare, J.O., Olatunya, O.S.(2020) Awareness and Acceptability of rotavirus vaccine among mothers of under-five children attending children outpatient clinic of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital. Nigerian Journal of Medicine. 29(1): 1-6
- Olatunya, O.S., Albuquerque, D.M., Adekile, A.D., Costa, F.F. (2018) Evaluation of Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Laboratory Markers of Sickle Leg Ulcers among Young Nigerians at a Tertiary Health Institution. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 21: 882-887
- Olatunya, O.S., Isinkaye, A.O., Agaja, O.T., Omoniyi, E., Oluwadiya, K.S. (2017). Backpack use and associated problems among Nigerian primary school children: a call to action by stakeholders. Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics 44(3): 157 – 162.
- Olatunya, O.S., Adekile, A.D. (2017). What every physician should know about the national guidelines for the control and management of sickle cell disease and the parent handbook for sickle cell disease in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 20:123- 5.