Gaonyadiwe George Mokone

Biographic Data

ID8990129
NAMEGaonyadiwe George Mokone
GIVEN NAMESGaonyadiwe George
FAMILY NAMEMokone
SIGNATUREMOKONE G G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Botswana
ORCID0000-0002-9641-064X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Understanding cultural values, norms and beliefs that may impact participation in genome‐editing related research

    Open AccessSetlhomo Koloi‐Keaikitse, Mary Kasule et al.ARTICLEDeveloping World Bioethics2025

    Gene‐editing research is a complex science and foreign in most communities including Botswana. Adopting a qualitative deliberative framework with 109 participants from 7 selected ethnic communities in Botswana, we explored the perceptions of local communities on cultural values, norms, and beliefs that may motivate or deter likely participation in the use of gene‐editing related research. What emerged as the ethnic community's motivators for rese…

  • Socio-economic status and urbanization are linked to snacks and obesity in adolescents in Botswana

    Open AccessSegametsi Maruapula, Segametsi D Maruapula et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2011

    Objective To describe patterns of food consumption associated with overweight/ obesity (OW/OB) and their links to socio-economic status (SES) and urbanization. Design A nationwide cross-sectional survey. Setting Secondary schools in cities, towns and villages in Botswana, Africa. Subjects A total of 746 adolescent schoolchildren. Results OW/OB is associated with greater SES, city residence and a snack-food diet pattern. Students belonging to high…