Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 332561 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya |
| PRENOMES | Maureen Nokuthula |
| SOBRENOME | Sibiya |
| ASSINATURA | SIBIYA M N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Mangosuthu University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1220-1478 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
The psychosocial challenges experienced by students with disabilities at the University of Technology in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
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
Empowering Vulnerable Communities Through HIV Self-Testing
HIV remains a significant public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with vulnerable communities disproportionately affected and further marginalised by the COVID-19 pandemic. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has emerged as a transformative, empowering tool to bridge testing gaps and promote health equity. This study examined post-COVID-19 strategies for leveraging HIVST to empower vulnerable populations and advance health promotion in SSA. Ana…
Leveraging mobile phones to improve malaria healthcare service delivery in Buhera rural communities
Malaria remains a public health burden in many sub-Saharan African countries. Integrating mobile phones to reduce the burden is inevitable as they assist in reporting malaria, intensifying information, education and communication, understanding malaria transmission, mapping hotspot areas and predicting malaria seasonal variations. However, the use of mobile phones in tackling malaria remains nascent in rural communities. The study used multistage…
Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV test and treat services in the public health sector are critical to managing the epidemic and responding to the increase in HIV infections. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health (DOH) commissioned a review of the provision o…
Factors Predisposing Emergency Medical Technicians to Workplace Violence
Emergency medical technicians (EMT) are at high risk of workplace violence as they often care for patients in uncontrolled and often hostile emergency settings. Gauteng Province, the most populous province in South Africa, caters for 75% of the total population which is dependant on state funded health care. Public sector EMTs' have been robbed with aggravated circumstances, assaulted with intent to do grievous bodily harm, raped and even murdere…
Ethical and methodological reflections
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…
Mental Health Challenges during Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the mental health of individuals globally, and primary healthcare (PHC) nurses play a critical role in providing mental healthcare services. However, limited research has explored the experiences of PHC nurses in providing mental healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored the experiences of PHC nurses in providing mental healthcare services during the pandemic in Durban,…
Vulnerability and Agency in the Time of Covid-19
In this paper, we use data generated through one-on-one interviews with 12 purposively sampled Child and Youth Care Workers to examine their narratives of work and life-related vulnerabilities and agency during the peak of the COVID-19 global pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Our findings show that Child and Youth Care Workers were vulnerable to poor mental health. Indeed, working and socialising during the height of COVID-19 posed a menta…
Experiences of Women with Disabilities in Accessing Maternal Healthcare Services
Access to maternal healthcare services is a challenge in most low- and middle-income countries. South Africa is one of the countries striving to improve the accessibility of maternal healthcare services. Although South Africa has put some interventions in place to improve the accessibility of maternal healthcare services, vulnerable women including women with disabilities are still facing numerous challenges when trying to access these services. …
Pregnant Women’s Views Regarding Maternity Facility-Based Delivery at Primary Health Care Facilities in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa
For women giving birth, every moment of delay in receiving skilled care significantly increases the risks of stillbirth, neonatal and maternal death. More than half of all births in developing countries, including South Africa, take place outside a health facility and without skilled birth attendants. Therefore, this has made it difficult to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of global reduction in maternal mortality, which is a key health…
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Vulnerable Females from a Low-Resource Setting during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The onset of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the mental health and well-being of women in vulnerable settings. Currently, there is limited evidence that explores the wellness of elderly women under the associated restrictions. This study explores the lived experiences of elderly women in a vulnerable community in Durban, South Africa. A face-to-face, in-depth qualitative approach was implemented to interview 12 women…
The Sociocultural Influences on Breast Cancer Screening among Rural African Women in South Africa
The incidence of breast cancer in South Africa is increasing, with rural South African women presenting with advanced stages of the disease. A woman's breasts are a symbol of her womanhood; they also constitute a social definition of her femininity. Women with breast cancer in rural South Africa are heavily stigmatized and suffer from various sociocultural interpretations of the disease. Breast cancer is frequently interpreted in rural South Afri…
Psychosocial support services to enhance well-being of orphaned and vulnerable learners in Eswatini early childhood centres and primary schools
In Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), the increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children due to HIV/AIDS has spurred demand for psychosocial support services. When the Ministry of Education and Training assumed responsibility for delivering psychosocial support, educators were burdened with the additional role of looking after orphans and vulnerable learners. This exploratory, sequential, mixed-methods study was employed to analyse factors that…
Health care users' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of HIV self-testing at selected gateway clinics at eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Progress in promoting knowledge of HIV status has been made globally, but half of all people living with HIV are still unaware of their HIV status. It is argued the new innovative HIV self-testing strategy could increase the uptake of HIV testing among the people. The aim of the study was to assess outpatients' health care user's knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards HIV self-testing (HIVST) at selected Gateway clinics at eThekwini Distric…
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Health care users' knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of HIV self-testing at selected gateway clinics at eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Progress in promoting knowledge of HIV status has been made globally, but half of all people living with HIV are still unaware of their HIV status. It is argued the new innovative HIV self-testing strategy could increase the uptake of HIV testing among the people. The aim of the study was to assess outpatients' health care user's knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards HIV self-testing (HIVST) at selected Gateway clinics at eThekwini Distric…
Ethical and methodological reflections
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…
Mental Health Challenges during Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the mental health of individuals globally, and primary healthcare (PHC) nurses play a critical role in providing mental healthcare services. However, limited research has explored the experiences of PHC nurses in providing mental healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored the experiences of PHC nurses in providing mental healthcare services during the pandemic in Durban,…
Vulnerability and Agency in the Time of Covid-19
In this paper, we use data generated through one-on-one interviews with 12 purposively sampled Child and Youth Care Workers to examine their narratives of work and life-related vulnerabilities and agency during the peak of the COVID-19 global pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Our findings show that Child and Youth Care Workers were vulnerable to poor mental health. Indeed, working and socialising during the height of COVID-19 posed a menta…
Experiences of Women with Disabilities in Accessing Maternal Healthcare Services
Access to maternal healthcare services is a challenge in most low- and middle-income countries. South Africa is one of the countries striving to improve the accessibility of maternal healthcare services. Although South Africa has put some interventions in place to improve the accessibility of maternal healthcare services, vulnerable women including women with disabilities are still facing numerous challenges when trying to access these services. …
Pregnant Women’s Views Regarding Maternity Facility-Based Delivery at Primary Health Care Facilities in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa
For women giving birth, every moment of delay in receiving skilled care significantly increases the risks of stillbirth, neonatal and maternal death. More than half of all births in developing countries, including South Africa, take place outside a health facility and without skilled birth attendants. Therefore, this has made it difficult to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of global reduction in maternal mortality, which is a key health…
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Vulnerable Females from a Low-Resource Setting during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The onset of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the mental health and well-being of women in vulnerable settings. Currently, there is limited evidence that explores the wellness of elderly women under the associated restrictions. This study explores the lived experiences of elderly women in a vulnerable community in Durban, South Africa. A face-to-face, in-depth qualitative approach was implemented to interview 12 women…
The Sociocultural Influences on Breast Cancer Screening among Rural African Women in South Africa
The incidence of breast cancer in South Africa is increasing, with rural South African women presenting with advanced stages of the disease. A woman's breasts are a symbol of her womanhood; they also constitute a social definition of her femininity. Women with breast cancer in rural South Africa are heavily stigmatized and suffer from various sociocultural interpretations of the disease. Breast cancer is frequently interpreted in rural South Afri…
Psychosocial support services to enhance well-being of orphaned and vulnerable learners in Eswatini early childhood centres and primary schools
In Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), the increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children due to HIV/AIDS has spurred demand for psychosocial support services. When the Ministry of Education and Training assumed responsibility for delivering psychosocial support, educators were burdened with the additional role of looking after orphans and vulnerable learners. This exploratory, sequential, mixed-methods study was employed to analyse factors that…
Leveraging mobile phones to improve malaria healthcare service delivery in Buhera rural communities
Malaria remains a public health burden in many sub-Saharan African countries. Integrating mobile phones to reduce the burden is inevitable as they assist in reporting malaria, intensifying information, education and communication, understanding malaria transmission, mapping hotspot areas and predicting malaria seasonal variations. However, the use of mobile phones in tackling malaria remains nascent in rural communities. The study used multistage…
Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV test and treat services in the public health sector are critical to managing the epidemic and responding to the increase in HIV infections. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health (DOH) commissioned a review of the provision o…
Factors Predisposing Emergency Medical Technicians to Workplace Violence
Emergency medical technicians (EMT) are at high risk of workplace violence as they often care for patients in uncontrolled and often hostile emergency settings. Gauteng Province, the most populous province in South Africa, caters for 75% of the total population which is dependant on state funded health care. Public sector EMTs' have been robbed with aggravated circumstances, assaulted with intent to do grievous bodily harm, raped and even murdere…
The psychosocial challenges experienced by students with disabilities at the University of Technology in South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
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
Empowering Vulnerable Communities Through HIV Self-Testing
HIV remains a significant public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with vulnerable communities disproportionately affected and further marginalised by the COVID-19 pandemic. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has emerged as a transformative, empowering tool to bridge testing gaps and promote health equity. This study examined post-COVID-19 strategies for leveraging HIVST to empower vulnerable populations and advance health promotion in SSA. Ana…
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