Dr. phil. Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju

gbadebo.adeyanju@uni-erfurt.de

Dr. phil. Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju

Collins Adeyanju is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer (since 2017) at the Department of Media and Communication Science (Health) of the University of Erfurt. He has previously worked with both the Federal Government of Nigeria and international development organizations in Nigeria and Germany. His public policy and public health exposures infuses both impact evaluation of donor-funded intervention projects and using behavioural science tools to understand decision making among vulnerable groups. Currently, he leads the BMBF-funded “MisGenMas Project” on “Understanding Drivers of Misinformation, Gender Disparity and Masculinity on Vaccination Decision-making in Sub-Saharan Africa” and supported by German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA). The project will contribute to global health research on behavioural science knowledge that enhance evidence-based policy change in the health system and towards promoting positive health-seeking behaviour in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

  • Member, University of Erfurt Senate Committee on International Affairs
  • Member, Centre for Empirical Research in Economics and Behavioral Science (CEREB)
  • Member, Society for Judgement and Decision Making (SJDM)
  • Member, German Alliance for Global Health Research (GLOHRA)
  • Member, Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
  • Member, Health System Global (HSG)

  • Global health research
  • Health communication and vaccine hesitancy 
  • Behavioural and cultural insights
  • Health decision-making
  • Evidence to policy
  • Gender and masculinity in household decision-making
  • Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Adeyanju GC, Essoh T-A, Sidibe AR, Kyesi F, Aina M. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Acceleration and Introduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Cohort Analysis. Vaccines. 2024; 12(5):489. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12050489 
  • Essoh TA, Adeyanju GC, Adamu AA, Tall H, Aplogan A, Tabu C. Exploring the factors contributing to low vaccination uptake for nationally recommended routine childhood and adolescent vaccines in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2023 May 19;23(1):912. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15855-w.
  • Osobajo, OA., Oke, A., Ajimy, M., Otitoju, A. and Adeyanju, GC. The role of culture in stakeholder engagement: Its implication for open innovation. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 2023, May 11, 100058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2023.100058.
  • Essoh TA, Adeyanju GC, Adamu AA, Ahawo AK, Aka D, Tall H, Aplogan A, Wiysonge CS. Early Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Immunization Services in Nigeria. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Jul 11;10(7):1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10071107. 
  • Adeyanju, G.C., Betsch, C., Adamu, A.A. et al. Examining enablers of vaccine hesitancy toward routine childhood and adolescent vaccination in Malawi. glob health res policy 7, 28 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-022-00261-3  
  • Adeyanju, G.C., Sprengholz, P. & Betsch, C. Understanding drivers of vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Nigeria: A longitudinal study. npj Vaccines 7, 96 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-022-00489-7    
  • Adeyanju, G.C.; Sprengholz, P.; Betsch, C.; Essoh, T.-A. (2021). Caregivers’ Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children against Childhood Diseases and Human Papillomavirus: A Cross-Sectional Study on Vaccine Hesitancy in Malawi. Vaccines, 9, 1231. doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9111231
  • Adeyanju, GC., Betsch, C., Engel, E., Koch, L. et al. (2021). Determinants of influenza vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women in Europe: a systematic review. European Journal of Medical Research; 26, 116. doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00584-w
  • Adeyanju, G.C., Solfa, R.P., Tran, T.L. et al. (2021). Behavioural symptoms of mental health disorder such as depression among young people using Instagram: a systematic review.transl med commun 6, 15. doi.org/10.1186/s41231-021-00092-3
  • Adeyanju, GC., Betsch, C., Head, MG., Essoh, Tene-Alima (2021). Analysing Drivers of Vaccine Hesitancy in Malawi: A Policy Brief. Figshare. Presentation. DOI: doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14604678.v1
  • Adamu AA, Essoh TA, Adeyanju GC, Jalo RI, Saleh Y, Aplogan A, Wiysonge CS. Drivers of hesitancy towards recommended childhood vaccines in African settings: a scoping review of literature from Kenya, Malawi and Ethiopia. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2021 May;20(5):611-621. doi: 10.1080/14760584.2021.1899819.
  • Adeyanju, GC., Augustine, T.M., Volkmann, S. et al. (2021). Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review. Discov Sustain 2, 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-021-00015-0
  • Adeyanju, GC., Osobajo, O.A., Otitoju, A. et al. (2020). Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry. Discov Sustain 1, 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-020-00008-5
  • Adeyanju, GC. (2020). Gender-Based Violence as an Instrument of Warfare in Armed Conflicts. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 6(2), 57-70. doi.org/10.47305/JLIA2020057a
  • Adeyanju, GC. (2020). Drug Trafficking in West Africa Borderlands: From Gold Coast to Coke Coast. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 6(1), 70-86. Retrieved from e- jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/175
  • Adeyanju, GC. (2020). Mass Media and Violent Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 4(3), 73-87. Retrieved from e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/133  
  • Adeyanju, GC. Instability in West Africa: The Role of Transnational Organized Crime. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Germany. 2020. www.amazon.com/Instability-West-Africa-Transnational- Organized/dp/6202797541
  • Adeyanju, GC. and Ibeh, Chinyere (2014): Food Security: A Tool for Foreign Policy. Africa Peace Review, Vol. 17; 82-97; A Publication of Centre for Strategic Research and Studies, National Defence College Nigeria.
  • Adeyanju, GC. (2014): Politics of Ethnicity in Nigeria: The Way Forward. Foresight for Development Publication. www.foresightfordevelopment.org/featured/ethnicity-tribalism
  • Adeyanju, GC. (2013): Growing Africa’s Influence in Global Sphere. Africa Peace Review, Vol. 16; 198-216; A Publication of Centre for Strategic Research and Studies of National Defence College Nigeria.

  • Adeyanju, G.C.; Betsch, C. Vaccination Decision-Making among Mothers of Children Under-5 in Nigeria: A qualitative study. Vaccine. Preprints, 2023090325. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0325.v1
  • Adeyanju GC., Aina, J. and Nelson, E. Understanding Attitude and Perception of Youths with a Migrant Background: An Appraisal of Youth Development Initiatives in Thüringen. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. Preprint.
  • Adeyanju, Gbadebo Collins. Schrage, Pia Marie Elisabeth. Jalo, Rabiu Ibrahim. Abreu, Liliana. Schaub, Max. Armed Violent Conflicts and Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour for Maternal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. medRxiv Preprint. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.11.24304112.