By Dr Sikhumbuzo Advisor Mabunda

Journal articles

Chitha N; Mabunda SA; Essel V; Funani I; Godlimpi L; Swartbooi B; Mnyaka O; Thabede J; Tshabalala R; Chitha W, 2022, 'Factors influencing the information behaviour of doctors and nurses in South Africa's Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Northern Cape provinces: A survey study protocol', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061449

Mabunda SA; Durbach A; Chitha WW; Angell B; Joshi R, 2022, 'Are return-of-service bursaries an effective investment to build health workforce capacity? A qualitative study of key South African policymakers', Plos Global Public Health, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000309

Chitha W; Jafta Z; Mnyaka OR; Hongoro D; Godlimpi L; Swartbooi B; Williams N; Zungu C; Buthi L; Kuseni S; Nasila J; Sibulawa S; Giwu O; Mavimbela A; Essel V; Mabunda SA, 2022, 'Protocol of mixed-methods assessment of demographic, epidemiological and clinical profile of decentralised patients with cancer at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital and Rob Ferreira Hospital, South Africa', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054983

Nomatshila SC; Mabunda SA; Puoane T; Apalata TR, 2022, 'Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Risk Factors among Children and Adolescents in the Eastern Cape Province', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 2946, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052946

Chitha W; Swartbooi B; Jafta Z; Funani I; Maake K; Hongoro D; Godlimpi L; Mnyaka OR; Williams N; Buthi L; Kuseni S; Zungu C; Sibulawa S; Mavimbela A; Giwu O; Mabunda SA; Essel V, 2022, 'Model of delivery of cancer care in South Africa's Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces: A situational analysis protocol', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e058377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058377

Yakubu K; Durbach A; van Waes A; Mabunda SA; Peiris D; Shanthosh J; Joshi R, 2022, 'Governance systems for skilled health worker migration, their public value and competing priorities: an interpretive scoping review', Global Health Action, 15, pp. 2013600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.2013600

Bam NE; Chitha W; Ntsaba J; Nomatshila SC; Apalata T; Mabunda SA, 2022, 'Lifestyle determinants of diabetes mellitus amongst people living with HIV in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa', African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3256

Onywera H; Mabunda SA; Williamson AL; Mbulawa ZZA, 2022, 'Microbiological and behavioral determinants of genital HPV infections among adolescent girls and young women warrant the need for targeted policy interventions to reduce HPV risk', Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frph.2022.887736

Nomatshila SC; Apalata TR; Mabunda SA, 2022, 'Perceptions and knowledge of school management teams about non-communicable diseases and strategies to prevent them', Health SA Gesondheid, 27, pp. 1781, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v27i0.1781

Nomatshila SC; Apalata TR; Mabunda SA, 2022, 'Perceptions of school management on the relationship between school nutrition and development of non-communicable diseases in a rural South African district: A qualitative study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010432

Peralta-Quispe F; Mendoza-Arana PJ; Pereira-Victorio CJ; Ramírez-Rodríguez JM; Pérez-García FM; Ampuero-Cáceres R; Huamani-Guzmán RW; Joshi R; Mabunda SA, 2022, 'Simulated tele-management for teaching medical students on primary health care managerial decision making', Anales De La Facultad De Medicina, 83, pp. 313 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/anales.v83i4.23116

Mabunda SA; Gupta M; Chitha WW; Mtshali NG; Ugarte C; Echegaray C; Cuzco M; Loayza J; Peralta F; Escobedo S; Bustos V; Mnyaka OR; Swaartbooi B; Williams N; Joshi R, 2021, 'Lessons learnt during the implementation of WISN for comprehensive primary health care in India, South Africa and Peru', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 12541, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312541

Gadsden T; Mabunda SA; Palagyi A; Maharani A; Sujarwoto S; Baddeley M; Jan S, 2021, 'Performance-based incentives and community health workers’ outputs, a systematic review', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 99, pp. 805 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.20.285218

Mbulawa ZZA; Somdyala NI; Mabunda SA; Williamson AL, 2021, 'High human papillomavirus prevalence among females attending high school in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa', Plos One, 16, pp. e0253074, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253074

Mabunda S; Angell B; Joshi R; Durbach A, 2021, 'Evaluation of the alignment of policies and practices for state-sponsored educational initiatives for sustainable health workforce solutions in selected Southern African countries: A protocol, multimethods study', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e046379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046379

Mabunda SA; Sigovana K; Chitha W; Apalata T; Nomatshila S, 2021, 'Socio-demographic associations of HIV among women attending antenatal care in selected rural primary care facilities in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.', BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05744-7

Mnyaka OR; Mabunda SA; Chitha WW; Nomatshila SC; Ntlongweni X, 2021, 'Barriers to the Implementation of the HIV Universal Test and Treat Strategy in Selected Primary Care Facilities in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province', Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 12, pp. 21501327211028706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211028706

Adedayo T; O’Mahony D; Adeleke O; Mabunda S, 2021, 'Doctors’ practice and attitudes towards red blood cell transfusion at Mthatha Regional Hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A mixed methods study', African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 13, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/PHCFM.V13I1.2889

Bam NE; Mabunda SA; Ntsaba J; Apalata T; Nomatshila SC; Chitha W, 2020, 'The association between HIV tri-therapy with the development of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in a rural South African District: A case-control study', Plos One, 15, pp. e0244067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244067

Mabunda SA; Angell B; Yakubu K; Durbach A; Joshi R, 2020, 'Reformulation and strengthening of return-of-service (ROS) schemes could change the narrative on global health workforce distribution and shortages in sub-Saharan Africa', Family Medicine and Community Health, 8, pp. e000498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2020-000498

Newman H; Tshabalala D; Mabunda S; Nkosi N; Carelson C, 2020, 'Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a resource-limited paediatric intensive care setting', African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 9, pp. 1084, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/AJLM.V9I1.1084

Tshabalala D; Newman H; Businge C; Mabunda SA; Kemp W; Beja P, 2018, 'Prevalence and determinants of congenital cytomegalovirus infection at a rural South African central hospital in the Eastern Cape', Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 33, pp. 89 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v33i4.155

Tshabalala D; Newman H; Businge C; Mabunda SA; Kemp W; Beja P, 2018, 'Prevalence and determinants of congenital cytomegalovirus infection at a rural South African central hospital in the Eastern Cape', Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 33, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23120053.2018.1462560

Mabunda SA; London L; Pienaar D, 2018, 'An evaluation of the role of an intermediate care facility in the continuum of care in Western Cape, South Africa', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 7, pp. 167 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2017.52

Iruedo J; O'Mahony D; Mabunda S; Wright G; Cawe B, 2017, 'The effect of the Xpert MTB/RIF test on the time to MDR-TB treatment initiation in a rural setting: A cohort study in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province', BMC Infectious Diseases, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2200-8

Mntonintshi M; O'Mahony D; Mabunda S; Namugenyi KAF, 2017, 'Undiagnosed tuberculosis in patients with HIV infection who present with severe anaemia at a district hospital', African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 9, pp. 1406, http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v9i1.1406

Grobler L; Marais BJ; Mabunda S, 2015, 'Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005314.pub3

Grobler L; Marais BJ; Mabunda SA; Marindi PN; Reuter H; Volmink J, 2009, 'Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005314.pub2

Grobler LA; Marindi PN; Mabunda SA; Reuter H; Volmink J, 2005, 'Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in under-served communities', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd005314

Conference Papers

Zungu M; Mlangeni N; Wilson K; Mabunda S; Vundle Z; Mokgetle R, 2018, '490 Tb treatment outcomes in mine health facilities south africa 2015 -2018: preliminary findings', in Health Services Research, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A181.3 - A182, presented at 32nd Triennial Congress of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), Dublin, Ireland, 29th April to 4th May 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.512

Preprints

Ntlongweni X; Nomatshila SC; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA, 2025, A protocol for the exploration of strategies to reduce the burden of prostate cancer in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province: A multi-methods study, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.02.25325151

Gotye L; Nomatshila S; Maake K; Chitha W; Mabunda S; Nyembezi A, 2024, Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision as an HIV preven-tion intervention among male learners in a South African high school, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0533.v1

Mabunda S; Durbach A; Chitha W; Moaletsane O; Angell B; Joshi R, 2023, Running Return of Service Schemes in Southern Africa: Lessons from Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0806.v1

Faleni M; Mabunda SA; Ziphelele N; Pulido Estrada GA; Apalata T; Nomatshila SCC, 2022, Factors Associated with Treatment Outcomes among Patients Living with HIV and Hypertension Comorbidity in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0496.v1

Sitonga N; Nomatshila SC; Phalane M; Chitha WW; Mabunda SA, 2022, Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of sex workers of three South African towns towards female condom use and contraceptives, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1587013/v1

Nomatshila SC; Apalata TR; Mabunda SA, 2021, Perceptions of School Management on the Relationship between School Nutrition and Development of Non-communicable Diseases in a Rural South African District: A Qualitative Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202112.0016.v1

Chitha WW; Mnyaka OR; Hongoro DJ; Godlimpi L; Swartbooi B; Williams N; Pahlana S; Masemola MA; Mokobane G; Mulamu M; Mabophe K; Mashao T; Maake K; Bodzo PMP; Essel V; Mabunda SA, 2021, Protocol for Exploring Effective Clinical Governance Strategies in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga Provinces, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1041055/v1

Mabunda S; Durbach A; Chitha W; Angell B; Joshi R, 2021, Are Return of Service Bursaries an Effective Investment to Build Health Workforce Capacity? A Qualitative Study of Key South African Policymakers, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1032993/v1

Mabunda S; Sigovana K; Chitha W; Apalata T; Nomatshila S, 2021, Socio-demographic associations of HIV among women attending antenatal care in selected rural primary care facilities in South Africa's Eastern Cape province., http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-36743/v3

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