Siyabulela Mkabile
Biographic Data
| ID | 329951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siyabulela Mkabile |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siyabulela |
| FAMILY NAME | Mkabile |
| SIGNATURE | MKABILE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9148-8907 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intellectual Disability Support
Intellectual Disability (ID) is a serious life-long disability and significant public health issue that arises pre-birth or during the developmental stage. It impairs intellectual, social functioning and adaptive abilities, and is one of the most common impairments among children. Under-resourced areas such as Khayelitsha in Western Cape, South Africa, have a high prevalence of ID and face immense structural, practical, and belief-related barrier…
Intellectual disability
The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African context. Widely read by scholars, professionals and students, it encourages scholarly exchange between all disciplines and academics from low, middle and high-income countries to work towards the improvement of human development and its practices across the continent
Spiritual Healers’ Explanatory Models of Intellectual Disability in Cape Town, South Africa
Intellectual disability is common in low- and middle-income countries, but there are few healthcare services available. As part of a larger study, we investigated spiritual healers’ beliefs about intellectual disability and family support in Cape Town, South Africa. All eight healers interviewed believed that the church has a role to play in assisting families of children with intellectual disability, but many held misconceptions about this condi…
Putting cultural difference in its place
BACKGROUND: Access to appropriate specialist level services for children with intellectual disability is challenging in Africa, with very few services available. Much literature on the utilisation of services by carers of children with intellectual disability in Africa emphasises the supposed incompatibility between indigenous and western beliefs, failing to identify more obvious, embodied barriers to access to care. METHOD: As part of a study on…
Traditional healers' explanatory models of intellectual disability in Cape Town
While intellectual disability is experienced worldwide, with much greater rates in contexts of poverty, relatively few studies on intellectual disability have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries. High levels of intellectual disability in South Africa exist alongside high levels of poverty, malnutrition and poor or inaccessible healthcare services. The lack of access to services partly explains why many turn to traditional healers. …
I Waited for It until Forever’
Current findings highlight a need for increased intervention at community level and collaboration with community-based projects to facilitate access to services, and engagement with broader issues of social exclusion
It Had a Lot of Cultural Stuff in It”
Couples at risk for HIV transmission benefit from strengthening skills and knowledge related to healthy sexuality. A behavioral intervention that aligns with cultural values and imparts culturally congruent sexual health information appeals to couples who seek ways to enhance their intimacy and sexual options while also reducing risk
Cumulative effect of multiple trauma on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression in adolescents
Traditional healers' explanatory models of intellectual disability in Cape Town
While intellectual disability is experienced worldwide, with much greater rates in contexts of poverty, relatively few studies on intellectual disability have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries. High levels of intellectual disability in South Africa exist alongside high levels of poverty, malnutrition and poor or inaccessible healthcare services. The lack of access to services partly explains why many turn to traditional healers. …
Cumulative effect of multiple trauma on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression in adolescents
I Waited for It until Forever’
Current findings highlight a need for increased intervention at community level and collaboration with community-based projects to facilitate access to services, and engagement with broader issues of social exclusion
It Had a Lot of Cultural Stuff in It”
Couples at risk for HIV transmission benefit from strengthening skills and knowledge related to healthy sexuality. A behavioral intervention that aligns with cultural values and imparts culturally congruent sexual health information appeals to couples who seek ways to enhance their intimacy and sexual options while also reducing risk
Spiritual Healers’ Explanatory Models of Intellectual Disability in Cape Town, South Africa
Intellectual disability is common in low- and middle-income countries, but there are few healthcare services available. As part of a larger study, we investigated spiritual healers’ beliefs about intellectual disability and family support in Cape Town, South Africa. All eight healers interviewed believed that the church has a role to play in assisting families of children with intellectual disability, but many held misconceptions about this condi…
Putting cultural difference in its place
BACKGROUND: Access to appropriate specialist level services for children with intellectual disability is challenging in Africa, with very few services available. Much literature on the utilisation of services by carers of children with intellectual disability in Africa emphasises the supposed incompatibility between indigenous and western beliefs, failing to identify more obvious, embodied barriers to access to care. METHOD: As part of a study on…
Traditional healers' explanatory models of intellectual disability in Cape Town
While intellectual disability is experienced worldwide, with much greater rates in contexts of poverty, relatively few studies on intellectual disability have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries. High levels of intellectual disability in South Africa exist alongside high levels of poverty, malnutrition and poor or inaccessible healthcare services. The lack of access to services partly explains why many turn to traditional healers. …
Intellectual disability
The journal is published for the purpose of advancing scholarship in disability studies and rehabilitation sciences in a uniquely African context. Widely read by scholars, professionals and students, it encourages scholarly exchange between all disciplines and academics from low, middle and high-income countries to work towards the improvement of human development and its practices across the continent
Intellectual Disability Support
Intellectual Disability (ID) is a serious life-long disability and significant public health issue that arises pre-birth or during the developmental stage. It impairs intellectual, social functioning and adaptive abilities, and is one of the most common impairments among children. Under-resourced areas such as Khayelitsha in Western Cape, South Africa, have a high prevalence of ID and face immense structural, practical, and belief-related barrier…
Disability Rights and Representation (6 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Intellectual disability (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Population (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Geography (2 works)