Kebogile Mokwena
Biographic Data
| ID | 341874 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kebogile Mokwena |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kebogile |
| FAMILY NAME | Mokwena |
| SIGNATURE | MOKWENA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘Covid kills, and it's not joking around’
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified existing social and gender inequalities, disproportionately affecting Black women living in communities like Soweto, South Africa. This paper primarily draws on qualitative data from 25 in-depth interviews conducted in 2021, complemented by descriptive survey data from 204 women collected between 2020 and 2021. We employed inductive thematic analysis guided by the socio-ecological model to examine how intersectin…
Implications of Covid-19 Restrictions on the Ethics and Methods of a Multi-Site Study on Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Use Treatment among Men in South Africa
Public health measures for medical emergencies generate methodological and ethical challenges for human research. Using Emanuel et al.'s framework, we assessed the ethical integrity of the research methods used in a men's alcohol and other drug (AOD) use disorder study following their revision due to COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa. Following the amendments, the study's social value, favorable risk-benefit ratio, and respect for participant…
The Need for Universal Screening for Postnatal Depression in South Africa
Although postnatal depression (PND) is a worldwide public health problem, it is relatively higher in developing countries, including countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Postnatal depression is not routinely screened for in primary healthcare facilities in South Africa, despite its reported compromise on mother and child health. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of, as well as factors associated with, postnatal depression in a…
Sexual abstinence
Among strategies to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies, are programs that promote sexual abstinence among adolescents. However, literature suggests that there may be differences in the understanding of abstinence across adolescents, and this study sought to explore the understanding of sexual abstinence among both male and female learners in a secondary school in a semi-rural area of North West Prov…
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Sexual abstinence
Among strategies to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies, are programs that promote sexual abstinence among adolescents. However, literature suggests that there may be differences in the understanding of abstinence across adolescents, and this study sought to explore the understanding of sexual abstinence among both male and female learners in a secondary school in a semi-rural area of North West Prov…
The Need for Universal Screening for Postnatal Depression in South Africa
Although postnatal depression (PND) is a worldwide public health problem, it is relatively higher in developing countries, including countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Postnatal depression is not routinely screened for in primary healthcare facilities in South Africa, despite its reported compromise on mother and child health. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of, as well as factors associated with, postnatal depression in a…
‘Covid kills, and it's not joking around’
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified existing social and gender inequalities, disproportionately affecting Black women living in communities like Soweto, South Africa. This paper primarily draws on qualitative data from 25 in-depth interviews conducted in 2021, complemented by descriptive survey data from 204 women collected between 2020 and 2021. We employed inductive thematic analysis guided by the socio-ecological model to examine how intersectin…
Implications of Covid-19 Restrictions on the Ethics and Methods of a Multi-Site Study on Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Use Treatment among Men in South Africa
Public health measures for medical emergencies generate methodological and ethical challenges for human research. Using Emanuel et al.'s framework, we assessed the ethical integrity of the research methods used in a men's alcohol and other drug (AOD) use disorder study following their revision due to COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa. Following the amendments, the study's social value, favorable risk-benefit ratio, and respect for participant…
Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Abstinence (1 works) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (1 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Bioethics (1 works)