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Overview

Stella Babalola is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the field of Medicine. Their subfields of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Plant Science, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work spans several main topics including Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Global Maternal and Child Health, Insect Pest Control Strategies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Bolanle Olapeju, Albert Kilian, Sean Blaufuss, Hannah Koenker, and Gabrielle C. Hunter.

They have published multiple articles in various venues, with notable frequent publication venues being:

  • Malaria Journal
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • Global Health Action
  • PLOS Global Public Health

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Stella Babalola are:

  • Improving malaria control by understanding human behaviour, 2021, Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Variation of physical durability between LLIN products and net use environments: summary of findings from four African countries, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • Global survey on COVID-19 beliefs, behaviours and norms, 2022, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Comparing the durability of the long-lasting insecticidal nets DawaPlus® 2.0 and DuraNet© in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, 2020, Malaria Journal
  • Monitoring the durability of the long-lasting insecticidal nets Olyset® and PermaNet® 2.0 in similar use environments in Zanzibar, 2020, Malaria Journal

Best Publications

  • Determinants of use of maternal health services in Nigeria - looking beyond individual and household factors

    Stella Babalola;Adesegun Olayiwola Fatusi

  • Parental Factors and Sexual Risk-Taking among Young People in Côte d'Ivoire

    Stella Babalola;B. Oleko Tambashe;Claudia Vondrasek

  • Readiness for HIV Testing among Young People in Northern Nigeria: The Roles of Social Norm and Perceived Stigma

    Stella Babalola

  • Using behavior change communication to lead a comprehensive family planning program: the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative

    Susan Krenn;Lisa Cobb;Stella Babalola;Mojisola Odeku

  • Role of Religious Leaders in Promoting Contraceptive Use in Nigeria: Evidence From the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative

    Sunday A. Adedini;Stella Babalola;Charity Ibeawuchi;Olukunle Omotoso

  • Determinants of the Uptake of the Full Dose of Diphtheria–Pertussis–Tetanus Vaccines (DPT3) in Northern Nigeria: A Multilevel Analysis

    Stella Babalola

  • The correlates of safe sex practices among Rwandan youth: a positive deviance approach

    Stella Babalola;David Awasum;Brigitte Quenum-Renaud

  • Maternal reasons for non-immunisation and partial immunisation in northern Nigeria.

    Stella Babalola

  • Economic Analysis of Tomato Losses in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

    I. B. Adeoye;O. M. O. Odeleye;S. O. Babalola;S. O. Afolayan

  • Factors predicting BCG immunization status in northern Nigeria: a behavioral-ecological perspective.

    Stella Babalola;Umar Lawan

  • Media saturation, communication exposure and HIV stigma in Nigeria

    Stella Babalola;Adesegun Fatusi;Jennifer Anyanti

  • Global survey on COVID-19 beliefs, behaviours and norms

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  • Perceived Peer Behavior and the Timing of Sexual Debut in Rwanda: A Survival Analysis of Youth Data

    Stella Babalola

  • Ideation and intention to use contraceptives in Kenya and Nigeria

    Stella Babalola;Stella Babalola;Neetu John;Bolanle Ajao;Ilene S. Speizer

  • Sexual Pleasure, Partner Dynamics and Contraceptive Use in Malawi.

    Neetu A. John;Stella Babalola;Effie Chipeta

  • Improving the quality of service delivery in Nigeria.

    Kim Ym;Rimon J;Winnard K;Corso C

  • Factors associated with use of maternal health services in Haiti: a multilevel analysis

    Stella O. Babalola

  • The effects of a communication program on contraceptive ideation and use among young women in northern Nigeria.

    Stella Babalola;Lisa Folda;Hadiza Babayaro

  • Associations between ideational variables and bed net use in Madagascar, Mali, and Nigeria

    J. Douglas Storey;Stella O. Babalola;Emily E. Ricotta;Kathleen A. Fox

  • Impact of a communication programme on female genital cutting in eastern Nigeria.

    Stella Babalola;Angela Brasington;Ada Agbasimalo;Anna Helland

  • Communication, ideation and contraceptive use in Burkina Faso: an application of the propensity score matching method.

    Stella Babalola;Claudia Vonrasek

  • Association of Mass Media Communication with Contraceptive Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.

    Stella Babalola;Maria Elena Figueroa;Susan Krenn

Frequent Co-Authors

Caitlin E. Kennedy
Caitlin E. Kennedy Johns Hopkins University
Deanna Kerrigan
Deanna Kerrigan Johns Hopkins University
Ilene S. Speizer
Ilene S. Speizer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ralph Etienne-Cummings
Ralph Etienne-Cummings Johns Hopkins University
Karen C. Carroll
Karen C. Carroll Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rajiv N. Rimal
Rajiv N. Rimal Johns Hopkins University

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