Noluthando Ngcobo
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1400642 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Noluthando Ngcobo |
| NOMBRES | Noluthando |
| APELLIDO | Ngcobo |
| FIRMA | NGCOBO N |
| AFILIACIONES | Human Sciences Research Council |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2290-7514 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 2 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Animal health care and ethnoveterinary animal remedies among smallholder farming households in South Africa
This brief article comments on the diminishing of indigenous knowledge associated with healing animal diseases, known as ethnoveterinary knowledge, among smallholder livestock farming households and the implications of this trend for the development and sustainability of small-scale agriculture. We base our argument on our contact with smallholder farmers in three rural provinces, where we had conducted surveys for a larger project. While recordi…
Migrant men and HIV care engagement in Johannesburg, South Africa
Our study revealed a high proportion of migrants within our community-based sample of men and demonstrated a need for HIV and other healthcare services that effectively reach migrants in Johannesburg. Future research is warranted to further disaggregate this heterogenous population by different dimensions of mobility and to understand how to design HIV programs in ways that will address migrants' challenges
Community health worker models in South Africa
South Africa has a long history of community health workers (CHWs). It has been a journey that has required balancing constrained resources and competing priorities. CHWs form a bridge between communities and healthcare service provision within health facilities and act as the cornerstone of South Africa’s Ward-Based Primary Healthcare Outreach Teams. This study aimed to document the CHW policy implementation landscape across six provinces in Sou…
Men’s motivation for contraceptive use in Inanda township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Men's involvement in sexual and reproductive health is under-researched in South Africa despite evidence to suggest that men are key decision-makers in various household matters. Against this background, this study aimed to explore men's perspectives on contraceptive use in a South African township with a focus on motivations for contraception use and the challenges men face in using contraceptives. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sampl…
Refining Interventions Through Formative Research
Conducting formative research is a scientific, ethical, and community engagement imperative. This article describes how formative research refined ethical processes for a family-based home-based counseling and testing (FBCT) intervention in KwaZulu-Natal. In-depth interviews were conducted to explore community ( n = 20) and key stakeholders' ( n = 20) needs, concerns, and perspectives on the FBCT model, including ethical issues for working with c…
Perceived mHealth barriers and benefits for home-based HIV testing and counseling and other care
Perceived mHealth barriers and benefits for home-based HIV testing and counseling and other care
Men’s motivation for contraceptive use in Inanda township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Men's involvement in sexual and reproductive health is under-researched in South Africa despite evidence to suggest that men are key decision-makers in various household matters. Against this background, this study aimed to explore men's perspectives on contraceptive use in a South African township with a focus on motivations for contraception use and the challenges men face in using contraceptives. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sampl…
Refining Interventions Through Formative Research
Conducting formative research is a scientific, ethical, and community engagement imperative. This article describes how formative research refined ethical processes for a family-based home-based counseling and testing (FBCT) intervention in KwaZulu-Natal. In-depth interviews were conducted to explore community ( n = 20) and key stakeholders' ( n = 20) needs, concerns, and perspectives on the FBCT model, including ethical issues for working with c…
Community health worker models in South Africa
South Africa has a long history of community health workers (CHWs). It has been a journey that has required balancing constrained resources and competing priorities. CHWs form a bridge between communities and healthcare service provision within health facilities and act as the cornerstone of South Africa’s Ward-Based Primary Healthcare Outreach Teams. This study aimed to document the CHW policy implementation landscape across six provinces in Sou…
Migrant men and HIV care engagement in Johannesburg, South Africa
Our study revealed a high proportion of migrants within our community-based sample of men and demonstrated a need for HIV and other healthcare services that effectively reach migrants in Johannesburg. Future research is warranted to further disaggregate this heterogenous population by different dimensions of mobility and to understand how to design HIV programs in ways that will address migrants' challenges
Animal health care and ethnoveterinary animal remedies among smallholder farming households in South Africa
This brief article comments on the diminishing of indigenous knowledge associated with healing animal diseases, known as ethnoveterinary knowledge, among smallholder livestock farming households and the implications of this trend for the development and sustainability of small-scale agriculture. We base our argument on our contact with smallholder farmers in three rural provinces, where we had conducted surveys for a larger project. While recordi…
Sociology (5 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Nursing (4 obras) · Business (3 obras) · Focus group (3 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 obras) · Psychological intervention (3 obras) · Qualitative research (3 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 obras) · Demography (2 obras)