Brenda Muchabveyo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4281482 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brenda Muchabveyo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brenda |
| FAMILY NAME | Muchabveyo |
| SIGNATURE | MUCHABVEYO B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zimbabwe |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7901-5218 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Between girlhood and womanhood”
In this article we explore how adolescent self-identifying Chewa girls in Mbare, Harare, negotiate traditional and contemporary sources of sexual knowledge through the lens of chinamwali, a female initiation rite performed to prepare girls for marriage. We examine how initiates interpret, adapt and recontextualise the rite’s teachings in an era where digital technologies, such as WhatsApp, Facebook and other internet platforms circulate competing…
Livelihood transitions in selected former homelands of South Africa
This systematic literature review examines the state of academic research on livelihood transitions in former homelands in South Africa, focusing on QwaQwa and Transkei from 1994 to 2024. These homelands, created during apartheid, faced economic and social marginalisation that impacted livelihood portfolios. The review highlights trends in livelihood shifts from subsistence agriculture to diversified sources like wage labour, services sector empl…
Barriers or bridges? Experiences of pregnant women and the use of waiting mothers’ shelters in rural Zimbabwe
This study explored the experiences of pregnant women in Mawadza rural community, Mutasa District, Zimbabwe, regarding the use and non-use of a waiting mothers' shelter during pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period. Guided by the Second Delay in Thaddeus and Maine's Three Delays Model, it examines how spatial, infrastructural, and socio-economic barriers influenced women's ability to reach maternal health facilities in time. The Second…
We wait to become
In this article, I explore how cultural norms, bodily autonomy and institutional control intersect in shaping maternal care in a waiting mothers’ shelter (WMS) in Mawadza, a rural community in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe. Looking through a symbolic interactionist lens, I examine how pregnant women negotiate selfhood as they move from community-based childbirth traditions into biomedical maternal health systems. Over six months of fieldwork, I condu…
Medical Pluralism and Cultural Practices Associated with Umbilical Cord-Care in Rural Communities in Zimbabwe
This study explores how Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in rural Zimbabwe care for babies' umbilical cords, examining cultural practices associated with umbilical cord care. This study relies on a qualitative interpretive approach, guided by symbolic interactionist theory, involving 16 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). The respondents were de jure (trained) and de facto (untrained) TBAs in Mawadza village in Mutasa District in Manicaland, Zimb…
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Medical Pluralism and Cultural Practices Associated with Umbilical Cord-Care in Rural Communities in Zimbabwe
This study explores how Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in rural Zimbabwe care for babies' umbilical cords, examining cultural practices associated with umbilical cord care. This study relies on a qualitative interpretive approach, guided by symbolic interactionist theory, involving 16 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). The respondents were de jure (trained) and de facto (untrained) TBAs in Mawadza village in Mutasa District in Manicaland, Zimb…
Livelihood transitions in selected former homelands of South Africa
This systematic literature review examines the state of academic research on livelihood transitions in former homelands in South Africa, focusing on QwaQwa and Transkei from 1994 to 2024. These homelands, created during apartheid, faced economic and social marginalisation that impacted livelihood portfolios. The review highlights trends in livelihood shifts from subsistence agriculture to diversified sources like wage labour, services sector empl…
Barriers or bridges? Experiences of pregnant women and the use of waiting mothers’ shelters in rural Zimbabwe
This study explored the experiences of pregnant women in Mawadza rural community, Mutasa District, Zimbabwe, regarding the use and non-use of a waiting mothers' shelter during pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period. Guided by the Second Delay in Thaddeus and Maine's Three Delays Model, it examines how spatial, infrastructural, and socio-economic barriers influenced women's ability to reach maternal health facilities in time. The Second…
We wait to become
In this article, I explore how cultural norms, bodily autonomy and institutional control intersect in shaping maternal care in a waiting mothers’ shelter (WMS) in Mawadza, a rural community in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe. Looking through a symbolic interactionist lens, I examine how pregnant women negotiate selfhood as they move from community-based childbirth traditions into biomedical maternal health systems. Over six months of fieldwork, I condu…
“Between girlhood and womanhood”
In this article we explore how adolescent self-identifying Chewa girls in Mbare, Harare, negotiate traditional and contemporary sources of sexual knowledge through the lens of chinamwali, a female initiation rite performed to prepare girls for marriage. We examine how initiates interpret, adapt and recontextualise the rite’s teachings in an era where digital technologies, such as WhatsApp, Facebook and other internet platforms circulate competing…
Health care (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (1 works) · Control (management (1 works) · Economic growth (1 works) · Ethnography (1 works)