Dumile Gumede

Biographic Data

ID237056
NAMEDumile Gumede
GIVEN NAMESDumile
FAMILY NAMEGumede
SIGNATUREGUMEDE D
AFFILIATIONSDurban University of Technology
ORCID0000-0001-8739-6033
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT17
EDITOR COUNT6
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Co-design of a digital health intervention to provide pharmacy-based, person-centered contraceptive decision support for youth in Kenya

    Open AccessElizabeth K Harrington, Lisa Orii et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW; age 15–24 years) face intersectional barriers to undesired pregnancy prevention, with profound health consequences. Community pharmacies remain a relatively untapped opportunity to improve the reach and quality of contraceptive care for youth. The purpose of this study was to co-design and prototype a digital health, person-centered contraceptive decision support application (the Mara Divas App) tailored fo…

  • “Even with one Man, but with many women, you can get cervical cancer”

    Open AccessRobert Bulamba, Fred Nalugoda et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in low-resource settings, with Uganda being disproportionately affected. Despite the availability of screening services in Uganda, uptake remains unacceptably low, yet population-level data on women’s perceptions and experienced barriers to screening remain limited. This hinders the development of targeted community-based interventions for cervical cancer scr…

  • Mental health and psychosocial support among refugee children and adolescents with HIV in West Nile Uganda

    Open AccessMolly Naisanga, Emmanuel Mpamizo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Refugee populations face disruptions in social services, particularly HIV- related care such as access to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Uganda hosts the highest number of refugees in Africa. These children and adolescents (CAs) are faced with several mental health and psychosocial challenges that are amplified by their humanitarian context. Multiple health and social welfare partners support Children and Adolescents with HIV (CA-HIV) in o…

  • Evaluating the acceptability, feasibility, and implementation fidelity of a multipurpose mobile health (mHealth) app used for Tuberculosis (TB) contact tracing by Ward-Based Outreach Teams (WBOTs) in …

    Open AccessDon Mudzengi, Lindiwe Tsope et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Mobile health (mHealth) technologies are increasingly used to support community-based healthcare. However, their real-world impact often remains unclear. Understanding implementation factors is essential for advancing their use and achieving meaningful health outcomes. We evaluated an mHealth tool (AitaHealth) after customising its modules and workflows for household Tuberculosis (TB) contact tracing and other community-based data collection by c…

  • Influence of alcohol-serving venue characteristics on yield of HIV status-neutral screening in rural East Africa

    Open AccessJanice Litunya, Brian Beesiga et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Alcohol-serving venues are high-risk sites for HIV transmission in East Africa. Understanding how venue characteristics influence HIV screening outcomes may help to target venue-based outreach. In eight rural communities in Kenya and Uganda, we mapped all alcohol-serving venues (N = 530) and invited owners to participate in a cluster-randomized trial to promote biomedical HIV prevention uptake: 527 (99%) owners agreed to participate. We distribut…

  • Parents’ and guardians’ perceptions of sexual and reproductive health communication with youth

    Open AccessGetachew Gebreselassie Nida, Sisinyana H Khunou et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Youth sexual and reproductive health (YSRH) remains a significant global public health concern. Effective communication between parents and youth plays an important role in shaping young people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH). However, sociocultural norms and limited parental knowledge often hinder open discussions about SRH within families in many low- and middle-income countries, including E…

  • Healthcare workers’ perspectives on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessNomvuselelo Nomzamo Mbatha, Nomakhosi Mpofana et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Background Long-acting injectable Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), particularly cabotegravir, presents a promising HIV prevention option in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where HIV prevalence remains high. As frontline providers, healthcare workers (HCWs) are central to PrEP delivery. Given the emerging introduction of injectable PrEP in SSA, this review examines HCW perspectives on PrEP delivery broadly, including b…

  • Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among transgender people in Georgia

    Open AccessMarine Gogia, Tamar Zurashvili et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Transgender (TG) people face a disproportionately high burden of HIV globally due to stigma, discrimination, criminalization, and limited access to trans-specific healthcare. In Georgia, HIV prevalence among TG individuals is 24.1%, compared with 0.3% in the general adult population. While predictors of HIV testing have been documented, the factors influencing testing behaviors remain insufficiently understood. This study explored barriers and fa…

  • Campus healthcare workers’ knowledge and views on injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis prior to rollout in South Africa

    Open AccessNomvuselelo Nomzamo Mbatha, Nomakhosi Mpofana et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers a promising alternative to daily oral PrEP by addressing adherence challenges. However, successful implementation depends on the readiness and perceptions of primary healthcare (PHC) workers who deliver these services, particularly in campus health clinics serving high-risk youth populations. The objective of this study was to explore PHC workers’ knowledge and views on long-acting inj…

  • Sexual risk and HIV prevention choices among men who are mobile for work

    Open AccessThabang Manyaapelo, Martin Mbonye et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In preparation for a trial implementing oral and long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis [LA-PrEP] for mobile men in South Africa and Uganda, we conducted a rapid ethnographic assessment at each trial site between November 2023 and July 2024. We present findings from that assessment on men’s views on sexual risk and HIV prevention options which informed the trial. Each rapid ethnographic assessment took 15 days of continuous work in each community u…

  • The psychosocial challenges experienced by students with disabilities at the University of Technology in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

    Open AccessAndile Samkele Masuku, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of Disability2025

    This study adds to the expanding body of knowledge on the psychosocial challenges of students with disabilities. Universities have committed to advocating for and ensuring the inclusivity of these students. Consequently, it is crucial to understand their daily challenges and the necessary interventions to address them, ensuring that these students feel a sense of belonging and recognition

  • Challenges and opportunities in achieving sustainable development goal 3 in KwaZulu-Natal

    Open AccessRujeko Samanthia Chimukuche, Thembelihle Zuma et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    South Africa is committed to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3), which aims to ensure health and well-being for all. However, in rural provinces like KwaZulu-Natal, structural inequalities, socio-cultural challenges, and environmental stressors hinder progress. This study synthesises findings from qualitative research conducted at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) to explore the challenges and opportunities in meeting SDG …

  • Finding knowledge

    Open AccessNtombizonke A Gumede, Siphesihle Hlongwane et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Identification of candidacy for SRH information in this setting was largely ad-hoc, but once aware of need, youth were able to identify and discriminate between multiple information sources. However, this information landscape was strongly shaped by formal provider and parent views of what youth should know and do, and peer sources limited own knowledge. Future interventions could address concerns at various points on the candidacy journey

  • Causes and consequences of critical healthcare skills shortage in the Southern Africa Development Community

    Dumile Gumede, Myra Taylor et al.ARTICLEDevelopment Southern Africa2023

    Background The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has a shortage of critical healthcare skills.Aims To identify the causes and consequences of shortages and make policy recommendations.Methods A literature search was conducted using eight electronic databases and the World Health Organization and SADC Websites.Results From the studies reviewed the causes included mismatch between demand and supply, and loss of personnel to developed cou…

  • Ethical and methodological reflections

    Open AccessDumile Gumede, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The enforcement of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions disrupted the traditional face-to-face qualitative data collection in public health. The pandemic forced qualitative researchers to transition to remote methods of data collection such as digital storytelling. Currently, there is a limited understanding of ethical and methodological challenges in digital storytelling. We, therefore, reflect on the challenges and solu…

  • Adaptation and pre-test of a shortened Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention focused on HIV for young men in rural South Africa

    Open AccessA Gibbs, Dumile Gumede et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Men’s engagement in HIV prevention and treatment is suboptimal, including in South Africa. We sought to address this through adapting an evidence-based intervention, Stepping Stones and Creating Futures (SSCF), to strengthen its HIV content and provide a more scalable (shorter) intervention in rural South Africa. We then conducted a mixed methods pre-test of the intervention among young men aged 18–35 years. To adapt SSCF, we reviewed the current…

  • A qualitative exploration into the presence of TB stigmatization across three districts in South Africa

    Open AccessDaniel DeSanto, Kavindhran Velen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    TB stigma contributes to suboptimal case finding and care at the community level in South Africa. Interventions to combat stigma, such as community and individual education campaigns on TB treatment and transmission as well as the training of health care workers on stigma and stigmatization are needed to prevent discrimination and protect patient confidentiality

  • Thetha Nami ngithethe nawe (Let’s Talk)

    Open AccessJacob Busang, Thembelihle Zuma et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier-NCT05405582. Registered: 6th June 2022

  • A qualitative investigation of facilitators and barriers to DREAMS uptake among adolescents with grandparent caregivers in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Open AccessDumile Gumede, Anna Meyer-Weitz et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Adolescents with grandparent caregivers have experienced challenges including the death of one or both parents due to HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. They may be left out of existing HIV prevention interventions targeting parents and children. We investigated the facilitators and barriers to DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) programme uptake among adolescents with grandparent caregivers across different levels of …

  • Understanding older peoples’ chronic disease self-management practices and challenges in the context of grandchildren caregiving

    Open AccessDumile Gumede, Anna Meyer-Weitz et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    While chronic diseases are amongst the major health burdens of older South Africans, the responsibilities of caring for grandchildren, by mostly grandmothers, may further affect older people’s health and well-being. There is a paucity of information about chronic disease self-management for older people in the context of grandchildren caregiving in sub-Saharan Africa. Guided by the Self-Management Framework, the purpose of this qualitative method…

  • Opportunities for technologically driven dialogical health communication for participatory interventions

    Open AccessA Gibbs, Dumile Gumede et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022References: 23

  • Value and Limitations of Broad Brush Surveys Used in Community-Randomized Trials in Southern Africa

    Open AccessVirginia Bond, Fredrick Ngwenya et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2019Cited by: 3References: 22

    We describe and reflect on a rapid qualitative survey approach called "Broad Brush Survey" (BBS) used in six community-randomized trials (CRTs)/studies in Zambia and South Africa (2004-2018) to document, compare, classify, and communicate community features systematically for public health and multidisciplinary research ends. BBS is based on a set sequence of participatory qualitative methods and fieldwork carried out prior to a CRT intervention …

  • Community perceptions of the socio-economic structural context influencing HIV and TB risk, prevention and treatment in a high prevalence area in the era of antiretroviral therapy

    Open AccessNothando Ngwenya, Dumile Gumede et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2018

    Following calls for targeted HIV prevention interventions in so-called "hotspots", we explored subjective perceptions of community members in places considered to be high HIV and tuberculosis (TB) transmission areas and those with low prevalence. Although more people now have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), some areas are still experiencing high HIV transmission rates, presenting a barrier to the elimination of HIV. A rapid qualitative as…