Zinhle Mthembu

Biographic Data

ID7849044
NAMEZinhle Mthembu
GIVEN NAMESZinhle
FAMILY NAMEMthembu
SIGNATUREMTHEMBU Z
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Zululand
ORCID0000-0002-6296-8311
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Executive functions in understanding certain disabilities within an African context

    Open AccessMandla Mfundo Masuku, Mbongeni Shadrack Sithole et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2023

    Cognitive and social functioning are important aspects of the development of all children. In the transition from one stage of development to another, children are expected to master related skills. There is sufficient literature depicting that children with learning disabilities often experience challenges in a range of executive functions, which are necessary for the successful negotiation of their educational and life-related tasks. As a resul…

  • Facilitating community engagement

    Open AccessZinhle Mthembu, Moses Chimbari et al.ARTICLECogent Social Sciences2023

    Community engagement approaches are case-specific, enabling communities to address health and well-being challenges. The stages of community engagement are progressive, and particularly, the early stage of community engagement ensures researchers have access to potential participants and research sites. This study aimed to document the processes, challenges and lessons learned by KwaZulu-Natal Ecohealth Program researchers in engaging with the In…

  • Community engagement

    Open AccessZinhle Mthembu, Moses Chimbari et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Introduction: The goal of community involvement in health research is to improve a community's ability to address its own health needs while ensuring that researchers understand and consider the community's priorities. Recent data show that socio-economic and environmental challenges continue to be a barrier to informing, consulting, involving and empowering communities in community-based health research beneficial to them. The aim of this study …

  • I am aware of the risks, I am not changing my behaviour”

    Zinhle Mthembu, Pranitha Maharaj et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2019

    Unprotected sexual activity increases the risk of pregnancy and HIV and AIDS. More than three decades into the AIDS pandemic, the condom remains the most effective strategy for protecting against the dual risks of pregnancy and HIV and AIDS, but data from national surveys suggest that condom use among young people aged 15-24 is on the decline in South Africa. This study uses qualitative data from 20 in-depth interviews and one focus group to exam…