Mbuzeleni Hlongwa

Biographic Data

ID7759026
NAMEMbuzeleni Hlongwa
GIVEN NAMESMbuzeleni
FAMILY NAMEHlongwa
SIGNATUREHLONGWA M
AFFILIATIONSHuman Sciences Research Council
ORCID0000-0002-5352-5658
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR3
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Multilevel Factors Influencing Linkage to HIV Care in a High HIV Prevalence District in South Africa

    Open AccessEdward Nicol, Wisdom Basera et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    Timely linkage to HIV care is essential for achieving South Africa’s treatment goals, yet significant gaps persist in the early stages of the HIV care continuum. This study examined multilevel factors influencing linkage to care in a high HIV-prevalence rural district. A prospective convergent mixed-methods cohort study was conducted over 21 months among 1,194 adults newly diagnosed with HIV across 18 facilities in KwaZulu-Natal. Quantitative ana…

  • A primary health care Re-Engineering approach to enhance PrEP initiation and adherence among high-risk, sexually active adolescents and young adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Open AccessThubelihle Mathole, Jeannine Uwimana Nicol et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    This study explores the decentralisation of PrEP services through primary health care (PHC) re-engineering structures such as schools, pharmacies, youth zones, community halls, and mobile clinics to improve PrEP uptake and adherence among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In-depth interviews were conducted from August 2021 to July 2023 with 48 purposively selected participants from a cohort of 2,772 newly diagnos…

  • Comparing PrEP initiation rates by service delivery models among high risk adolescent boys and young men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Open AccessMbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    This study provided evidence suggesting that expanding PrEP services to non-traditional settings, such as high schools, TVET colleges, and community-based organizations, may have a potential to increase PrEP access among ABYM in South Africa

  • Approaches for improving linkage to HIV care among HIV self-testing individuals in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessMbuzeleni Hlongwa, Enos Moyo et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • Stakeholder perspectives on interventions to improve HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and continuation in Lesotho

    Open AccessJoy J Chebet, Shannon A Mcmahon et al.EDITORARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Low uptake and high discontinuation remain major obstacles to realizing the potential of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in changing the trajectory of the HIV epidemic. We conducted a card sorting and ranking exercise with 155 local stakeholders to determine their views on the most important barriers and most promising interventions to achieving high PrEP coverage. Stakeholders were a purposive sample of PrEP policymakers and implementing partner…

  • Household antibiotic use in Malawi

    Open AccessEleanor E Macpherson, John Mankhomwa et al.EDITORARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant threat to public health. Use of antibiotics, particularly in contexts where weaker regulatory frameworks make informal access easier, has been identified as an important driver of AMR. However, knowledge is limited about the ways antibiotics are used in communities in Malawi and sub-Saharan Africa. Between April and July 2021, we undertook a cross-sectional survey of community antibiotic use practic…

  • Need assessment for HIV drug resistance testing and landscape of current and future technologies in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessNeil Parkin, P Richard Harrigan et al.EDITORARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Resistance to antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV is an important and evolving concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) which have been impacted to the greatest extent by the HIV pandemic. Efforts to monitor the emergence and transmission of resistance over the past decade have shown that drug resistance–especially to the nucleoside analogue and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors–can (and have) increased t…

  • Enhancing linkage to HIV care in the “Universal Test and Treat” era

    Open AccessEdward Nicol, Ngcwalisa Jama et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Ending AIDS by 2030 would depend on how successful health systems are in linking people living with HIV (PLHIV) into care. The World Health Organization recommended the 'Universal Test and Treat' (UTT) strategy - initiating all individuals testing positive on antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of their CD4 count and clinical staging. This study aimed to explore the enablers and barriers to linkage to HIV care among adults with a new HIV di…

  • Barriers and Facilitating Factors to HIV Treatment Among Men in a High-HIV-Burdened District in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Open AccessMbuzeleni Hlongwa, Ngcwalisa Jama et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Men s Health2022

    Despite enormous increases in the proportion of people living with HIV accessing treatment in sub-Saharan Africa, major gender disparities persist, with men experiencing lower rates of testing, linkage to treatment, and retention in care. In this study, we investigated the barriers and facilitating factors to HIV treatment among men in uThukela, a high-HIV-burdened district in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. We conducted a qualitative study…

  • Mapping Evidence on Management of Cervical Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessPetmore Zibako, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract and in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), its morbidity and mortality rates are high. The aim of this review was to map evidence on CC management in SSA. The scoping review was conducted in accordance with Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review framework. The review included studies on different aspects of CC management. The review was also done following the steps and guideli…

  • HIV Self-Testing Uptake and Intervention Strategies Among Men in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessAkeen Hamilton, Noah Thompson et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Background: HIV testing is an essential gateway to HIV prevention and treatment services. However, HIV testing uptake remains low among men due to stigma, discrimination, and confidentiality concerns. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an alternative HIV testing method that can address many of these barriers for men. We conducted a systematic review to examine HIVST uptake and intervention strategies among Men in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: We used a s…