Jonase Nthunya

Biographic Data

ID6617031
NAMEJonase Nthunya
GIVEN NAMESJonase
FAMILY NAMENthunya
SIGNATURENTHUNYA J
AFFILIATIONSSolidarMed Maseru Lesotho
ORCID0000-0002-0463-8197
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Mental health and substance use problems among adolescents in Lesotho

    Open AccessNatalie E Johnson, Irene Falgas-Bague et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2025References: 4

    Adolescence is a developmental window in which mental health symptomatology and other health behaviors can set lifelong trajectories. Yet, adolescent development research in rural areas of low-resource communities is severely lacking. Conceptualized in the Adolescent Well-Being Framework, where diet and activity form a core domain of well-being, we examined two modifiable risk behaviors (sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and physical activity)…

  • Understanding reasons for suboptimal tuberculosis screening in a low-resource setting

    Open AccessAfom T Andom, Hannah Gilbert et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Lesotho has one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates in the world, estimated at 654/100,000 population. However, TB detection remains low, with only 51% of people with TB being diagnosed and treated. The aim of this study was to evaluate implementation of TB screening and identify drivers of suboptimal TB screening in Lesotho. We used a convergent mixed methods study design. We collected data on the number of health facility visits an…