Publications by authors named "Olatayo Olawepo"

We report the COVID-19 experience across Nigeria from March 2020 to March 2021. Demographics were obtained from Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. By 21 March 2021, 161,737 people were confirmed positive for SARS-COV-2.

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Introduction: we present a qualitative analysis of opinions of the Nigerian general public as to how successful healthcare strategies have been in containing the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods: an online qualitative survey was conducted, consisting of 30 semi-structured questions.

Results: four hundred and ninety-five (495) respondents participated, ranging in age from 18 to 59 years.

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Objective: Despite the increasing disease burden, there is a dearth of context-specific evidence on the risk factors for COVID-19 positivity and subsequent death in Nigeria. Thus, the study objective was to identify context-specific factors associated with testing positive for COVID-19 and fatality in Nigeria.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

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Objectives: A study designed to assess the public perception of the response of government and its institutions to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

Setting: Self-selecting participants throughout Nigeria completed a self-administered questionnaire through an online cross-sectional survey.

Participants: 495.

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