Shuaib Kayode Aremu

@abuad.edu.ng

Consultant & Professor of Otorhinolaryngoly/Head of department
Department of Ear Nose and Throat, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State, Nigeria

EDUCATION

Dr. Shuaib Kayode AREMU MBBS (IL); (Washington); FWACS(WA);FACS(USA);MscPH(USW)

INSTITUTION ATTENDED WITH DATES
• Okelele Primary School, Ilorin:
(1978-1984)
• Government Secondary School,Ilorin:
(1984-1990)
• University of Ilorin, Kwara State(MB,BS):
(1991/92-1998)

• INTERNSHIP:Muritala Muhammad Specialist Hospital,Kano:(1999-2000)

• N.Y.S.C: Primary Health Centre,Tongo Local:(2001-2002)
• Primary FWACS&FMCORL in ENT Surgery: (March,2003& April, 2003)

• Part I FWACS,FMCORL in E.N.T Surgery:(April,2006)

• Part II FWACS in E.N.T Surgery:(Oct,2009)

• Fellow,American College of Surgeons: (Oct,2020)

• Msc Public Health (USW) :(2022)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Otorhinolaryngology surgery
• Head & Neck surgery
• Endoscopy
• Rhinology
• Global Health
• Public Health
38

Scopus Publications

966

Scholar Citations

18

Scholar h-index

32

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Psychophysiological Mechanisms Linking Psychological Stress to Functional Otolaryngological Symptoms: A Systematic Review
    SK Aremu
    PARJ AFRICA JOURNAL OF AFRICAN TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH 7 (2), 112-131 , 2026
    2026
  • Blood Pressure Control and its Barriers among Adult Rural Dwellers Living with Hypertension in Ido-Osi Communities of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria
    AO Ibrahim, N Udonwa, AO Oku, SK Aremu, YO Akinola, OO Musbau, ...
    Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 38 (3), 1-15 , 2026
    2026
  • Perception of Clinical Medical Trainees on International Relocation from Nigeria (‘Japa’Syndrome) after Graduation
    TA Olajide, SK Aremu, AI Salawu, W Ajetunmobi, A Bakare, CC Adumah
    Nigerian Journal of Medicine 35 (1), 21-24 , 2026
    2026
  • Pharyngeal fish hook impaction: case report and literature review
    O Sa’adudeen Idris, HK Omokanye, O Peter Adeoye, OA Ige, M Jimoh, ...
    Ear, Nose & Throat Journal 104 (2_suppl), 251S-254S , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Palatal avulsion injury by a foreign body in a child
    SB Alabi, SK Aremu, AY Abdulkadir, JN Legbo, HJ Akande
    BMJ Case Reports CP 2012, bcr1020115006 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • A 14-Year Analysis of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Its Determinants of Mortality in Rural Southwestern Nigeria
    AO Ibrahim, A Omonijo, TA Agbesanwa, AK Alabi, OT Elegbede, ...
    Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology 18, 11795549241288197 , 2024
    2024
  • Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Its Determinants Among Pregnant Women In Rural Southwestern Nigeria.
    AO Ibrahim, SM Agboola, SK Aremu, TA Agbesanwa, O Erinomo, ...
    Tanzania Journal of Health Research 25 (4) , 2024
    2024
  • Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-Paeds): a 14-day prospective observational cohort study
    A Torborg, H Meyer, M El Fiky, M Fawzy, M Elhadi, AO Ademuyiwa, ...
    The Lancet 403 (10435), 1482-1492 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 26
  • Intussusception Complicated by Irreducible Gangrenous Coloanal Prolapse: Case Report and Novel Surgical Approach
    TA Olajide, SK Aremu, CC Adumah, CC Achebe, WA Ajetunmobi
    Western Nigeria Journal of Medical Sciences 6 (2), 195-198 , 2023
    2023
  • GENERAL INFORMATION 1C INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS 1F
    GE Erhabor, F Okonofua
    West African Journal of Medicine 40 (8), 1A , 2023
    2023
  • Malaria infection and its association with socio-demographics, long lasting insecticide nets usage and hematological parameters among adolescent patients in rural Southwestern …
    AO Ibrahim, TA Agbesanwa, SK Aremu, IS Bello, OT Elegbede, ...
    PLoS One 18 (7), e0287723 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 19
  • Knowledge and awareness of aetiological and risk factors as determinants of health-seeking pattern of parents of children with epistaxis in a tertiary health institution: a 7 …
    SK Aremu
    African Journal of Paediatric Surgery 20 (3), 211-217 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 6
  • Small intestinal obstruction due to subserosa fibrolipoma in a 2-year-old child: a case report and literature review
    TA Olajide, CC Adumah, OT Oyekale, O Omoseebi, AA Afolabi, BA Afolabi, ...
    African Journal of Paediatric Surgery 20 (3), 238-240 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Building publication and writing skills of early career researchers: The case of Afe Babalola University, Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria
    F Okonofua
    African Journal of Reproductive Health 27 (6S), 11-14 , 2023
    2023
  • Sexual exposure, awareness, and knowledge of long-acting reversible contraceptives among female university students in Ekiti State, Nigeria
    TA Sanni, KA Durowade, OE Elegbede, KR Adewoye, KA Alabi, ...
    African Journal of Reproductive Health 27 (6S), 19-27 , 2023
    2023
  • Health-seeking behavioural practices of the elderly in rural community of Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria
    KR Adewoye, SK Aremu, DS Ekpo, TA Sanni, TM Ipinnimo, AO Ibrahim
    Nigerian Journal of Medicine 32 (3), 251-258 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Awareness, knowledge, and factors that influenced the uptake of screening tests for prostate cancer among men aged 40 and older in Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
    KR Adewoye, SK Aremu, WA Adegbiji, CC Achebe
    Journal of Public Health in Africa 14 (4), 2134 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 9
  • Perception and willingness to the uptake of Covid-19 vaccine among household-heads in a rural community of South-Western Nigeria
    AK Rasaq, AS Kayode, AT Adeyanju, ED Sylvanus, IT Michael, ...
    African Journal of Infectious Diseases 17 (2), 1 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Perception and willingness to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among household-heads in a rural community of south-western Nigeria
    KR Adewoye, OA Olalubi, SK Aremu, TA Alao, DS Ekpo, T IPINNIMO, ...
    African Journal of Infectious Diseases (AJID) 17 (2), 1-8 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Pain Presentation in Otorhinolaryngological Practice in a Tertiary Health Care Center: Pain Presentation in Otorhinolaryngology
    WA Adegbiji, SK Aremu
    The Nigerian Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research 8 (1), 17-23 , 2023
    2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation: an aetiological profile
    OA Afolabi, SK Aremu, BS Alabi, S Segun-Busari
    BMC research notes 2 (1), 232 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 71
  • Tuberculous otitis media: a case presentation and review of the literature
    SK Aremu, BS Alabi
    BMJ Case Reports CP 2010, bcr0220102721 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 51
  • The role of informed consent in risks recall in otorhinolaryngology surgeries: verbal (nonintervention) vs written (intervention) summaries of risks
    SK Aremu, BS Alabi, S Segun-Busari
    American journal of otolaryngology 32 (6), 485-489 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 49
  • Pattern of allergic rhinitis among children in Ekiti, Nigeria
    WA Adegbiji, GT Olajide, AO Olajuyin, SK Aremu, AG Olusola
    International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 106, 75-79 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 36
  • Epidemilogical profile of speech and language disorder in north central Nigeria
    SK Aremu, OA Afolabi, BS Alabi, IO Elemunkan
    International journal of biomedical science: IJBS 7 (4), 268 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 35
  • Rhinometry: Spectrum of nasal profile among Nigerian Africans
    RO Jimoh, SB Alabi, AS Kayode, AM Salihu, OD Ogidi
    Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology 77 (5), 589-593 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 32
  • Epidemiology of otitis externa in developing country
    WA Adegbiji, SK Aremu, F Olatoke, AO Olajuyin, KO Ogundipe
    International Journal of Recent Scientific Research 8 (6), 18023-18027 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 30
  • An audit of paediatric nasal foreign bodies in Ilorin, Nigeria
    OA Afolabi, AO Suleiman, SK Aremu, AP Eletta, BS Alabi, S Segun-Busari, ...
    South African Journal of Child Health 3 (2), 64-67 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 27
  • Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-Paeds): a 14-day prospective observational cohort study
    A Torborg, H Meyer, M El Fiky, M Fawzy, M Elhadi, AO Ademuyiwa, ...
    The Lancet 403 (10435), 1482-1492 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 26
  • A prospective analysis of otomycosis in a tertiary care hospital
    I Tayo
    International Journal of tropical diseases , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 25
  • Awareness and Practice of Proper Health Seeking Behaviour and Determinant of Self-Medication among Physicians and Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria
    TMI Kayode Rasaq Adewoye, Shuaib Kayode Aremu2
    Open Journal of Epidemiology http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojepi 9, 36-49 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 25
  • Audit of pediatric ENT injuries
    SK Aremu, BS Alabi, S Segun-Busari, W Omotoso
    International Journal of Biomedical Science: IJBS 7 (3), 218 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 25
  • Prevalence of snoring and symptoms of sleep disordered breathing among primary school pupils in Ilorin, Nigeria
    BS Alabi, AA Abdulkarim, IO Musa, O Adegboye, SK Aremu, ...
    International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 76 (5), 646-648 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 23
  • Malaria infection and its association with socio-demographics, long lasting insecticide nets usage and hematological parameters among adolescent patients in rural Southwestern …
    AO Ibrahim, TA Agbesanwa, SK Aremu, IS Bello, OT Elegbede, ...
    PLoS One 18 (7), e0287723 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 19
  • Preschool children hearing impairment: prevalence, diagnosis and management in a developing country
    WA Adegbiji, GT Olajide, F Olatoke, AO Olajuyin, SK Aremu, A Ali, ...
    International Tinnitus Journal 22 (1), 1-6 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 19
  • Audit of otological diseases amongst elderly in Nigeria
    AS Kayode, BS Alabi, SB Segun, SA Ogah
    Arquivos Internacionais de Otorrinolaringologia 14 (02), 212-216 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 19
  • The prevalence and determinants of helmet use amongst commercial motorcyclists in Ido-Osi local government area
    KR Adewoye, SK Aremu, CO Olomofe, AM Adeniyi, RD Agbana, ...
    Archives of environmental & occupational health 75 (6), 358-364 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 18
  • Oro-cranial penetrating pencil injury
    SK Aremu, MM Makusid, IC Ibe
    Annals of Saudi medicine 32 (5), 534-536 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 18
  • Current trends of adenotonsillar hypertrophy presentation in a developing country, Nigeria
    WA Adegbiji, SK Aremu, CC Nwawolo, CN Asoegwu
    International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 3 (3 … , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 17
  • Otolaryngologic manifestations among HIV/AIDS patients in a Nigerian tertiary health institution: an update
    AS Kayode, O Oluwayemisi, AH Jumai, O LO
    Arquivos Internacionais de Otorrinolaringologia 14 (04), 398-403 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 17