Gobopamang Letamo

Biographic Data

ID1732292
NAMEGobopamang Letamo
GIVEN NAMESGobopamang
FAMILY NAMELetamo
SIGNATURELETAMO G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Botswana
ORCID0000-0001-7256-4700
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Multilevel and spatial analysis of factors influencing non-institutional delivery care utilization among Ugandan women

    Open AccessMoses Festo Towongo, Enock Ngome et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    Non-institutional deliveries in Uganda are shaped by a combination of individual and community-level factors, with clear spatial disparities. Policy interventions should prioritize expanding access to secondary education, improving the quality and reach of maternal healthcare services, enhancing infrastructure, and addressing socioeconomic inequalities to reduce non-institutional deliveries

  • Vulnerability perception, quality of life, and indigenous knowledge

    Open AccessKakanyo Fani Dintwa, Gobopamang Letamo et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Disaster…2022

  • Gender differences in dietary behaviours, health-related habits and prevalence of non-communicable diseases in Botswana

    Open AccessGobopamang Letamo, Mpho Keetile et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2022

    The aim of this study was to assess gender differences in the prevalence non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and in associated health-related habits, weight status and common risk factors in Botswana. Data were from the cross-sectional, population-based Botswana STEPS Survey II conducted in 2014. A total sample of 2947 survey participants aged 25–64 years were included the study. The results showed that a statistically significant higher percentage …

  • Misconceptions about HIV transmission among adolescents

    Gobopamang LetamoARTICLEAIDS Care2019

    Botswana is the world's second HIV heavily affected country, with an average HIV prevalence of 17.6% in 2013. The data used for this study are from Botswana AIDS Impact Surveys, I-IV, which are nationally representative sample surveys conducted in 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2013 respectively by the Central Statistics Office and the National AIDS Coordinating Agency. The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels, trends and factors associated …

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in non-communicable disease risk factors in Botswana

    Open AccessMpho Keetile, K Navaneetham et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Findings in this study indicate the need for concerted differential efforts to address the needs of the poor and non-poor in order to reduce NCD risk factor inequalities

  • The impact of HIV antiretroviral treatment perception on risky sexual behaviour in Botswana

    Gobopamang Letamo, Mpho Keetile et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    The aim of this article is to investigate the impact of ART perception on risky sexual behaviours in Botswana. Using binary logistic regression analysis controlling for individual characteristics, the results tend to support the hypothesis that ART misconceptions do not necessarily increase risky sexual behaviours. In particular, the study findings suggest the belief that ARVs cure HIV and AIDS and that people on ARVs should not always use condom…

  • The Prevalence Of, and Factors Associated With, Overweight and Obesity in Botswana

    Open AccessGobopamang LetamoARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2011

    The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of, and socio-demographic factors associated with, overweight and obesity in Botswana. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2007 using a multistage sampling method to select a representative sample of 4107 men and 4916 women aged 20–49 years. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the socio-demographic factors associated with overweight and obesity. Mean BMI values for men and w…

  • Misconceptions about HIV prevention and transmission in Botswana

    Gobopamang LetamoARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2007

    Misconceptions about how HIV can be transmitted or prevented often prevent individuals from making informed choices and taking appropriate action. The purpose of the research was to explore the socio-demographic and behavioural factors in Botswana that are associated with misconceptions about HIV prevention and transmission. The data used were from the Botswana AIDS Impact Survey II conducted in 2004, which constitutes a nationally representative…

  • Factors Influencing Low Birth Weight and Prematurity in Botswana

    Open AccessGobopamang Letamo, Rolang George Majelantle et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2001

    The purpose of this study was to investigate the socioeconomic, biological and behavioural factors influencing low birth weight and prematurity in Botswana. Data were from the Botswana Obstetric Record covering the years 1990 to 1995, and were analysed with both descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis. The study found that the major positive risk factors for low birth weight were: late and less frequent attendance of antenatal care servi…

  • Health implications of early childbearing on pregnancy outcome in Botswana

    Open AccessGobopamang Letamo, Rolang George MajelantleARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2001Cited by: 1References: 4

  • Contributions of the proximate determinants to fertility change in Botswana

    Open AccessGobopamang LetamoARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science1996

    This study uses Bongaarts' model to examine the relative contributions of three proximate determinants (non-marriage, contraceptive use and postpartum infecundability) to fertility change using data from the 1984 and 1988 Botswana Family and Health Surveys. Breast-feeding is shown to be the most important proximate determinant of fertility, followed by contraceptive use, and finally non-marriage, both in 1984 and 1988. However, contraceptive use …