Harvard Yerby Fellow contributes to research on health outcomes among racial and sexual minorities in Nigeria

Head shot of Ade Ogunbajo

Harvard Yerby Fellow Adedotun Ogunbajo, PhD, has recently published two papers that contribute to the body of work focused on sexual and mental health outcomes among racial and sexual minority communities. One paper published in the journal Global Public Health originated as the first chapter of his dissertation; it qualitatively explores how experiences of minority stress impact mental health and sexual risk taking among gay and bisexual men in Nigeria. The second paper reports finding high levels of intimate partner violence among gay and bisexual men in Nigeria, and a history of these experiences was associated with poor mental health outcomes.