Dorah U Ramathuba

Biographic Data

ID7741600
NAMEDorah U Ramathuba
GIVEN NAMESDorah U
FAMILY NAMERamathuba
SIGNATURERAMATHUBA D U
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Venda
ORCID0000-0002-7571-4767
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Bridging the Care Gap

    Open AccessSelina Motsharine-Ndou, Lina Sebolaisi Hlahla et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2026

    The rising prevalence of diabetes mellitus in South Africa presents a critical public health challenge. While the clinical definition involves persistent hyperglycaemia due to insulin irregularities, the daily reality of the disease is deeply rooted in the domestic sphere. Because diabetes often affects multiple family members, the household becomes the primary site of intervention. This study aimed to explore and describe the types of support pr…

  • Growing Up with HIV

    Open AccessAzwinndini Cecilia Mukwevho, Maria Sonto Maputle et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    Parents' delayed and non-disclosure of adolescents' positive HIV status led to a lack of awareness about the course of the disease, non-adherence to ART, and unsafe sex practices that could increase the risk of HIV transmission and re-infection. To address these multiple obstacles associated with ALWHIV, a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach that is teenager-friendly should be undertaken

  • Unmet psychosocial care needs of the oncology patients in a South African rural setting

    Neo Jacqueline Ramutumbu, Dorah U Ramathuba et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2020

    This study explored and described the experiences of patients from a rural community regarding unmet psychosocial care needs at their local hospital service centres. The participants (n = 15, females = 13; males = 2) were oncology patients from three public hospitals in the Vhembe district of Limpopo Province, South Africa. The patients completed unstructured interviews on how they experienced oncology treatment and care at the hospitals. Themati…

  • Caring for Tuberculosis Patients

    Open AccessHulisani Matakanye, Dorah U Ramathuba et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease which is caused by a relatively large, non-motile, rod-shaped pathogen called Mycobacterium tuberculosis . TB is a major cause of illness and death worldwide, especially in Asia and Africa. Despite the fact that TB is a curable illness, the tragedy is that TB remains the biggest killer in the world as a single pathogen. The aim of this study was to determine the experiences of nurses caring for TB patients at a regi…

  • Experiencing Uncertainty

    Open AccessDorah U RamathubaARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2015References: 1

    The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of patients diagnosed with cancer in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and phenomenological design was used. A purposive theoretical sample of patients who were diagnosed with different cancers within 2-5 years in a regional hospital in Vhembe district of Limpopo Province was obtained. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with …

  • Support in Caring for People Living with HIV and Aids

    Open AccessDorah U Ramathuba, Mashudu Davhana-Maselesele et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Ecology2015References: 2

    The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of support to nurses’ caring for people living with HIV/AIDS in health care institutions using evolutionary approach. This paper describes the antecedents, attributes, and consequences of nurses’ support in the context of HIV/AIDS caring. The concept “support” was undertaken because of its frequent use in nursing literature in connection with of support of patients and families to enable them to…