By Dr Sikhumbuzo Advisor Mabunda

Journal articles

Ncitakalo N; Mnyaka OR; Khosa NV; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'Barriers to accessing cancer care services in Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa: cancer survivors’ perspectives', BMC Cancer, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-026-15662-7

Mlonyeni S; Gonah L; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA; Khosa NV; Nanjoh M; Nomatshila SC, 2026, 'Towards medical pedagogical pragmatism: transforming medical students’ Understanding of community health needs through the integrated longitudinal community clerkship in rural South Africa', BMC Medical Education, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08735-5

Ntlongweni X; Sibulawa S; Nomatshila SC; Chitha WW; Limaphi A; Sithole T; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'Socio-demographic characteristics, point prevalence and referral patterns of prostate cancer patients in a South African rural teaching hospital: a cross-sectional study', Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society, 4, pp. 1858841, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcacs.2026.1858841

Maake K; Chitha W; Nomatshila S; Mabunda S, 2026, 'Health professionals’ perspectives on elective surgical cancellations in selected South African public hospitals: A study protocol', F1000Research, 14, pp. 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.169011.2

Sigovana K; Nomatshila SC; Chitha W; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'Protocol for exploring health promoter-led mental wellness initiatives for early prevention, screening and quality of life in patients with cervical cancer of rural Eastern Cape, South Africa: a mixed-methods study', BMJ Open, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104827

Mbulawa ZZA; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'Bacterial vaginosis associated with high rates of sexually transmitted infections among South African adolescent girls and young women', Infection, 54, pp. 213 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-025-02649-y

Gonah L; Nomatshila SC; Mabunda SA; Chitha WW, 2026, 'Essential Medicines Availability, Pricing, and Stock-Outs for Hypertension and Diabetes in Private Retail Pharmacies in Zimbabwe', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23020215

Loko EM; Mhlanga NL; Chitha WW; Nomatshila SC; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'Prevalence and Characteristics of Patients with Pressure Ulcers at a Tertiary Hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa', Healthcare Switzerland, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14030293

Ntlongweni X; Nomatshila SC; Chitha WW; Sithole N; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'Strategies to Reduce the Burden of Prostate Cancer and Their Acceptability in Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23020172

Ntlongweni X; Nomatshila SC; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'A protocol on Perspectives and Health-Seeking Behaviours of men on Prostate Cancer in Rural South Africa: A Qualitative study of survivors and the general population', F1000Research, 15, pp. 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.172798.1

Mdewuka N; Mhlanga NL; Mabunda SA; Nomatshila SC; Faleni M, 2026, 'Self-reported mental health effects of unemployment on young people in Mdantsane, South Africa: A qualitative study', South African Journal of Psychiatry, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v32i0.2565

Ntlongweni X; Nomatshila SC; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA, 2026, 'The Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer Treated in South Africa’s Only Rural Central Hospital in 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study Protocol', Healthcare Switzerland, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14020221

Mhlanga NL; Mabunda SA; Joshi R; Tesema AG, 2026, 'Use of digital health in task-sharing for prevention and management of non-communicable diseases in Africa: A scoping review', Plos Global Public Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006746

Jeganathan S; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'A letter of gratitude to Walter Sisulu University medical school’s founding Dean', South African Medical Journal, pp. 3619 - 3619, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3619

Jeganathan S; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'A letter of gratitude to Walter Sisulu University medical school’s founding Dean', South African Medical Journal, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i12.3619

Jeganathan S; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'A letter of gratitude to Walter Sisulu University medical school’s founding Dean', South African Medical Journal, pp. 3619 - 3619, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3619

Mfenyana K; Makwedini N; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'A vision for South Africa’s only rural academic health complex: The case of Walter Sisulu University and the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital Complex', South African Medical Journal, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i12.3535

Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Celebrating 40 years of the WSU Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: Legacy, impact, and future directions', South African Medical Journal, 115, pp. 70

Mvuleni L; Kah-Keh Nanjoh M; Khosa NV; Ncinitwa ABA; Mabunda SA; Chitha WW; Nomatshila SC, 2025, 'Health literacy on diabetes mellitus among a working population of Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa', South African Medical Journal, pp. e3479 - e3479, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3479

Mvuleni L; Nanjoh MKK; Khosa NV; Ncinitwa ABA; Mabunda SA; Chitha WW; Nomatshila SC, 2025, 'Health literacy on diabetes mellitus among a working population of Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa', South African Medical Journal, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i11b.3479

Bopape M; Mamashela TA; Selatole MJ; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Mob assault victim fatalities admitted at a forensic pathology laboratory in a South African rural province', South African Medical Journal, pp. e3380 - e3380, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3380

Bopape M; Mamashela TA; Selatole M; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Mob assault victim fatalities admitted at a forensic pathology laboratory in a South African rural province', South African Medical Journal, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i11b.3880

Bopape M; Mamashela TA; Selatole MJ; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Mob assault victim fatalities admitted at a forensic pathology laboratory in a South African rural province', South African Medical Journal, pp. e3380 - e3380, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3380

Mabunda SA; Xaba-Mokoena MN, 2025, 'Origins of South Africa’s eight and oldest rural medical school: Pioneering a new approach to medical education', South African Medical Journal, 115, pp. 71 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i11b.3584

Xaba-Mokoena MN; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'The speech that transformed medical education in South Africa, as delivered in September 1985: A dream to be fulfilled', South African Medical Journal, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i11b.35618

Chitha W; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Vision and future of South Africa’s oldest rural medical school as it navigates towards its first century', South African Medical Journal, pp. e3569 - e3569, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3569

Chitha WW; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Vision and future of South Africa’s oldest rural medical school as it navigates towards its first century', South African Medical Journal, 115, pp. 106 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i12.3569

Chitha W; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Vision and future of South Africa’s oldest rural medical school as it navigates towards its first century', South African Medical Journal, pp. e3569 - e3569, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3569

Nomatshila SC; Mabunda SA; Mfenyana K; Chitha WW, 2025, 'When conflicting interests challenge relevance: History of the development of Public Health at Walter Sisulu University', South African Medical Journal, pp. e3557 - e3557, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i11b.3557

Nomatshila SC; Mabunda SA; Mfenyana K; Chitha WW, 2025, 'When conflicting interests challenge relevance: History of the development of Public Health at Walter Sisulu University', South African Medical Journal, 115, pp. 83 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i11b.3557

Godlimpi L; Nomatshila SC; Nanjoh MK; Mnyaka OR; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA; Moshabela M, 2025, 'Health professionals’ perceptions of the Walter Sisulu University’s integrated longitudinal clinical clerkship on service delivery in rural district hospitals in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa', BMC Medical Education, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06927-z

Mhlanga NL; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Challenges in non-communicable disease mitigation among community health workers: A scoping review', Journal of Public Health in Africa, 16, pp. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v16i1.1494

Mhlanga NL; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Challenges to Physical Activity Participation Among Older People Living with HIV: Scoping Review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101513

Maake K; Chitha W; Nomatshila SC; Mabunda SA, 2025, 'Exploring Clinical Governance Interventions and Organisational Learning in Public Hospitals in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga Provinces: A Mixed-Methods Study Protocol', Healthcare Switzerland, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13192430

Maake K; Chitha W; Nomatshila S; Mabunda S, 2025, 'Protocol for health professionals’ perspectives on elective surgical case cancellations in selected public hospitals: A quantitative cross-sectional study in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces', F1000Research, 14, pp. 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.169011.1

Mabunda SA; Gupta M; Sampath R; Joshi R, 2025, 'The implementation of the Workforce Indicators of Staffing Needs (WISN) method to improve access to health workforce in selected SouthEast Asian countries', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004727

Gonah L; Mabunda SA; Faleni M; Nomatshila SC, 2025, 'The confluence of global climate change crisis, human health and health inequalities: A scoping review', Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.52872/001c.137872

Gonah L; Mabunda SA; Faleni M; Nomatshila SC, 2025, 'The confluence of global climate change crisis, human health and health inequalities: A scoping review', Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/001c.137872

Tesema AG; Mabunda SA; Chaudhri K; Sunjaya A; Thio S; Yakubu K; Jeyakumar R; Godinho M; John R; Eltigany M; Hogendorf M; Joshi R, 2025, 'Task-sharing for non-communicable disease prevention and control in low- and middle-income countries in the context of health worker shortages: A systematic review', Plos Global Public Health, 5, pp. e0004289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004289

Faleni M; Apalata T; Mabunda SA; Pulido-Estrada GA; Ncance Z; Gonah L; Nomatshila SC, 2025, 'Health Disparities of HIV and Hypertension Comorbidity Among Public Health Facility Users Living With HIV in Rural South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study', Advances in Public Health, 2025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/adph/9585993

Mabunda SA; Xaba-Mokoena MN, 2025, 'Origins of South Africa's eight and oldest rural medical school: Pioneering a new approach to medical education', SAMJ SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i11b.3584

Chitha WW; Mnyaka OR; Ncinitwa A; Giwu O; Mashao T; Mabophe K; Nomatshila SC; Funani I; Essel V; Ntlongweni X; Maake K; Sithole N; Khosa N; Masemola M; Ngcobo Z; Mulamu M; Mkabela B; Sibulawa S; Swartbooi B; Mokobane G; Mabunda SA, 2024, 'Assessing patients’ experience of care in four referral hospitals: a cross-sectional survey of outpatients in two South African rural provinces', BMC Health Services Research, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12002-y

Sithole N; Chitha WW; Mnyaka OR; Ncinitwa ABA; Nomatshila SC; Ntlongweni X; Maake K; Mkabela BE; Khosa NV; Ngcobo ZB; Chitha N; Masuku K; Mabunda SA, 2024, 'Clinical staff reported knowledge on the existence of clinical governance protocols or tools utilised in selected South African hospitals', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312340

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Phiri H; Phalane M; Nomatshila SC; Joshi R; Angell B, 2024, 'Investing in health workers: a retrospective cost analysis of a cohort of return-of-service bursary recipients in Southern Africa', BMJ Global Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013740

Gotye L; Nomatshila SC; Maake K; Chitha W; Mabunda SA; Nyembezi A, 2024, 'Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV Prevention Intervention among Male Learners in a South African High School', Healthcare Switzerland, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131350

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Bodzo P; Angell B; Joshi R, 2024, 'Correction to: Development, Objectives and Operation of Return-of-Service Bursary Schemes as an Investment to Build Health Workforce Capacity in South Africa: A Multi-Methods Study (Healthcare, (2023), 11, 21, (2821), 10.3390/healthcare11212821)', Healthcare Switzerland, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070723

Chitha N; Ntsele N; Mabunda SA; Funani I; Swartbooi B; Mnyaka O; Thabede J; Tshabalala R; Pulido-Estrada GA; Nomatshila S; Chitha W, 2024, 'Exploring the Information Sources Consulted by Doctors at the Point of Care in Four Selected South African Referral Hospitals', Healthcare Switzerland, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010008

Chitha W; Sibulawa S; Funani I; Swartbooi B; Maake K; Hellebo A; Hongoro D; Mnyaka OR; Ngcobo Z; Zungu CM; Sithole N; Godlimpi L; Nomatshila SC; Mabunda SA; Essel V, 2023, 'A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, barriers and practices of cervical cancer screening among nurses in selected hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa', BMC Women S Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02251-0

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Bodzo P; Angell B; Joshi R, 2023, 'Development, Objectives and Operation of Return-of-Service Bursary Schemes as an Investment to Build Health Workforce Capacity in South Africa: A Multi-Methods Study', Healthcare Switzerland, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212821

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Phiri H; Phalane M; Moaletsane O; Angell B; Joshi R, 2023, 'Effectiveness of return-of-service schemes for human resources for health retention: a retrospective cohort study of four Southern African countries', BMJ Global Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013687

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