Publications by authors named "O A Ayo-Yusuf"
This study assessed sexually transmitted infection (STI) results among nonhealth-seeking men who have sex with men (MSM) who had not previously screened for curable STIs. Secondary data analysis of a sample of 164 MSM who were STI infection naïve was performed. Data were collected in the Clinical Research Unit (MeCRU) among the MSM in the Tshwane North area, South Africa.
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- Smokeless tobacco and areca nut consumption significantly increases the risk of oral cancer, with an estimated 120,200 cases of oral cancer in 2022 attributed to these products globally, representing about 30.8% of all oral cancer cases.
- The majority of these cases (77%) occurred in males, with the highest rates of attributable cases found in lower-middle-income countries and specific regions like Melanesia and Southcentral Asia.
- The study highlights that effective control measures targeting smokeless tobacco and areca nut use could prevent a substantial number of oral cancer cases worldwide.
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- The tobacco-free generation initiative seeks to ban tobacco sales to anyone born after 2006, aiming to reduce lung-cancer mortality rates.
- A simulation study estimated that by eliminating tobacco smoking for those born from 2006 to 2010, up to 2.95 million lung-cancer deaths could be prevented by 2095 across 185 countries.
- The analysis grouped the population by World Bank income levels to assess the impact of tobacco elimination on lung-cancer deaths, highlighting significant health benefits, especially for lower-income countries.