Publications

2024 LIFESTYLE DISEASES PUBLICATIONS 

  • Adejare, A. & Useh, U. 2024. Effectiveness of interprofessional care on hypertension in low-and medium-income countries of Africa. African Journal of Biomedical Research.

 https://doi.org/10.4314/ajbr.v27i1.1

  • Mabasa, S.M.K., Matsipane, M.J. & Useh, U. 2024. Utilisation of partogram at a district in the North West Province, South Africa. Health SA Gesondheid.

 https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag. v29i0.2175

  • Muhammad, M., Loong, S.K., Khor, C.S., Mohd-Azami, S.N.I., Kafle, A., Useh, U., Bello, B., AbuBakar, S. 2024. Sunlight exposure might account for the relatively low COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. Tropical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.41.1.010
  • Fawole, H.O., Idowu, O.A., Osadiaye, O.A., Akinrolie, O., Ibekaku, M., Ojo, M., Kolawole, F.O., Adandom, I., Oyeyemi, A.L., Useh, U. & Riskowski, J. 2024. A systematic review on the effects of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue among people with upper and/or lower limb osteoarthritis. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae050
  • Keikabile, T., Matlakala, F.K. & Mapaling C. 2024. A scoping review on the psychosocial effects of sexual abuse on the girl child in Sub-Saharan Africa. E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. https://noyam.org/journals/ehass/
  • Chilwalo, N., Rantho, K., Hasheela, M. & Matlakala, K.F. 2024. Being there: A scoping review on psychosocial challenges faced by adolescents during bereavement in the Southern African Development Community. Environment and Social Psychology.
  • Ngcobo, S.J., Makhado, L. & Sehularo, L.A. Managerial factors influencing the implementation of NIMART services in the mobile health clinics of eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100667
  •  Gause, G., Sehularo, L.A. & Matsipane, M.J. 2024. Coping strategies used by undergraduate first-year nursing students during transition from basic to higher education: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01938-5
  • Ngcobo, S.J., Makhado, L. & Sehularo, L.A. Registered nurses’ experiences regarding operational factors influencing the implementation of HIV care services in the mobile health clinics of eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu Natal. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01764-9
  • Shophi T. 2024. A narrative review on psychosocial factors associated with suicide amongst youth. EUREKA: Social and Humanities. https://doi.org/10.21303/2504-5571.2024.003352  
  • Zhou, P.S. & Matlakala F.S. 2024. Challenges faced by caregivers raising children left by deported migrant parents in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cogent Social Sciences. https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080/23311886.2024.2358152
  • Gause, G., Sehularo, L.A. & Matsipane, M.J. 2024. Factors that influence resilience among first-year undergraduate nursing students: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Nursing Reports. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14020100  
  • Molefe, L.L., Sehularo, L.A. & Koen, D. Support needed by workers providing care to children with cognitive disabilities: A systematic review. Journal for New Generation Sciences. https://orcid.org/000-0003-1456-5814
  • Smith, B., Chukwuere, P.C. & Sehularo, L.A. 2024. Exploring presence practices: a study of unit managers in a selected Provincial Hospital in Free State Province. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02023-7
  • Gause, G., Lebese, R.T., Mulaudzi, F.M., Matsipane, M.J., Moloko-Phiri, S.S. & Tshivhase, S. 2024. Communication of health messages using theatre: Appreciative inquiry from Ubuntu theatre group. Health SA Gesondheid. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2622  
  • Chukwuere, P.C., Sehularo, L.A. & Manyedi, E. M. 2024. Conceptual framework for the psychosocial management of depression in adolescents in the North West Province, South Africa. The Open Public Health Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0118749445274233240603053624
  • Mary Ojong-Alasia1, Seepaneng  Moloko-Phiri1 Molekodi Matsipane, Ushotanefe Useh 2024. Midwifery educators’ knowledge of antenatal exercises in selected Nigerian midwifery schools. Curationis. https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v47i1.2495
  • Molefe, L.L., Sehularo, L.A. & Koen, M.P. 2024. Perspectives of practitioners on support for caregivers of children with intellectual disability. Curationis. https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v47i1.2559
  • Moganedi, M.J. & Mohlatlole, N.E. 2024. Care for the Caregivers: Psychosocial Risk Factors Among gender-based violence Victim Support, Social Workers in South Africa. International Journal of Sustainable Development.
  • Mosete, M.M.M., Mokgaola, I.O., Sehularo, L.A. & Moagi, M.M. 2024. Nurses’ perceptions regarding the establishment of clinical education and training units in public hospitals in the North-West Province: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02449-z
  • Masoudi, A., Chemane, N., Useh, U., Bello, B., Magida, N. 2024. Effectiveness of Self-Management Programs Among Athletes With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: Protocol for a Systematic Review. JMIR Research Protocols. https://doi.org/10.2196/58340
  • Molefe, L.L., Sehularo, L.A. & Koen, M.P. 2024. The experiences of secondary caregivers of children diagnosed with intellectual disabilities. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100806
  • Gaolaolwe, W., Moagi, M.M., Kovane, G.P. & Sehularo, L.A. 2024. Exploration of effective substance use relapse prevention programmes for the youth: An integrative literature review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.13144
  • Botlhoko, K.P., Zenani, N.E. & Sehularo, L.A. Experiences of nurse educators regarding the R171 nursing curriculum in North-West Province, South Africa. SAGE Open Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241293700 
  • Mpheng, O.I., Sehularo, L.A., Moagi, M.M. & Kovane, G.P. Mental health review members’ understanding of the policy guideline on 72-hour assessment. Curationis. https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v47i1.2662
  • Ushotanefe Useh, Abdullahi Adejare, Mukadas Akindele, Sammy Bett. 2024. Mapping and spatial analysis of hypertension and diabetes prevalence in selected rural South African communities. Gulhane Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.4274/gulhane.galenos.2024.37267
  • Lekganyane, G.M. 2024. The South African Social Work Policy and the Role of Green Social Work: COVID-19 and beyond. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100412  

2025 LIFESTYLE DISEASES PUBLICATIONS

  • Masoudi, A., Chemane, N., Magida, N., Useh, U. & Bello, B. 2025. Effectiveness of self-management programmes for athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A systematic review. South African Sports Medicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2025/v37i1a18648
  • Useh, U., Adejare, A., Akindele, M. & Bett, S. 2025. Mapping and spatial analysis of hypertension and diabetes prevalence in selected rural South African communities. Gulhane Medical Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/gulhane.galenos.2024.37267 
  •  Olonisakin, T.T. & Useh, U. 2025. Non-communicable diseases: Laws, legislation, and reforms as pathways towards managing non-communicable diseases in Africa. World Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.106992
  • Gause, G., Sehularo, L.A. & Matsipane, M.J. 2025. A Conceptual Framework to Improve Resilience Among Undergraduate First-Year Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of mental Health Nursing.  https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13492
  • Mpheng, I.O., Sehularo, L.A., Moagi, M.M. & Kovane, P. 2025. Mental health care practitioners’ understanding of the policy guideline on 72-hour assessment. Curationis. a2660. https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v48i1.2660
  • Moganedi, M.J. & Mohlatlole, E. 2025. The Burden of Bearing Daughters: Experiences of Gender-Based Violence Towards Women Birthing Only Girl Children Within Rural South African Marriages. International Journal of Sustainable Development. https://www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en/oida-intl-journal-sustainable-dev/
  • Zhou, P.S. & Matlakala F.K. 2025. From Innocence to Survival: The Harrowing Realities Faced by Migrant Children in Johannesburg, South Africa. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-025-00379-7
  • Modise, T.V., Tladi, O. & Matlakala, F.K. 2025. Work and Relationship: A New Challenge to Young Working Mothers' Time Balance. https://doi.org/10.31920/2634-3622/2025/v14n2a15
  • Mpetha, M., Mapaling, C. & Matlakala, F.K. 2025. ADHD symptoms and psychosocial challenges: a North-West University case study. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1527419 
  • Phiriepa, A., Matlakala, F.K. & Mapaling, C. 2025. Resilience in the face of rejection: coping strategies of reapplicants to a clinical psychology master’s programme. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-025-00257-7
  • Shophi, T. & Maforah, N.F. 2025. The lived experience of street children in Mahikeng, North West Province, South Africa https://doi.org/ https://doi.org/10.15270/61-2-1238 
  • Muleya, E. & Xweso, M. 2025. Social Welfare Responses after COVID-19 in South Africa: A Conceptual Review. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2025675
  • Boitumelo J. Molato, Omphemetse F. Meno, Nombulelo V. Factors motivating PLWHIV to disclose HIV status to sexual partners: A scoping review. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v23i1.21
  • Dintwe, T., Gause, G. & Sehularo, L.A. 2025.  Challenges experienced by newly employed nurse educators during transition from being expert clinicians to novice nurse educators. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03572-1
  • Gaolaolwe, G., Moagi, M.M., Kovane, P. & Sehularo, L.A. 2025. A substance use relapse prevention programme for youth with substance use problems in Botswana. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v30i0.2965 
  • Oluwakemi T. Oyelowo, Christian C. Makwe, Abdullahi A. Adejare, Oyinkansola Ajulo, and Cynthia Dieobi, 2025. Mineral levels in lactating Lagos women: blood-breast milk correlation and environmental-nutritional influences. Universa Medicina. https://doi.org/10.18051/UnivMed.2025.v44.73-83
  • Useh, U., Bello, B., Adejare, A., Matlakala, K., Mohlatlole, E. & Tladi, O. 2025. Facilitators and barriers to effective implementation of interprofessional care for type 2 diabetes in the elderly population of the Southern Africa Development Community: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22091334 
  • Mafora, O., Shophi, T. & Matlakala, K.F. 2025. Navigating young fatherhood: experiences and coping strategies of unmarried fathers raising children born out of wedlock. Discover Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00271-w
  • Ntseteni, N.A., Ntombela, N.H. & Mohlatlole, N.E. 2025. Experiences and coping strategies of caregivers of people with mental illness in Emfuleni local municipality, South Africa. Gender & Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v23i1.2
  • Xweso, M. 2025. Parental responsibilities and scrap collection amongst females in the rural former Transkei: Implications on childcare. Inkanyiso. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • Mpheng, O.I., Sehularo, L.A., Moagi, M.M. & Kovane, G.P. 2025. Strengthening policy implementation: A practice model for 72-hour assessments of involuntary mental health care users. The Open Public Health Journal. https://openpublichealthjournal.com/
  • Dintwe, T., Gause, G. & Sehularo, L.A. 2025. Coping Strategies Used by Newly Appointed Nurse Educators During Transition from Clinical Practice to Academia: A Qualitative Study. Nursing Reports. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep15100367
  • Francis Fatoye, Chidozie Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Clara Fatoye, Ushotanefe Useh, Zalmai Hakimi & Tadesse Gebrye. 2025. The clinical and economic burden of obesity in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. International Journal of Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-025-01913-3
  • Francis Fatoye, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Clara Toyin Fatayer, Ushotanefe Useh & Tadesse Gebrye. 2025. A conceptual epidemiological and economic model to predict obesity in low-and middle-income countries: A meta-synthesis. Value in Health.
  • Mmolaeng, D., Sehularo, L.A. & Mpheng, I.O. 2025. Experiences of nurses caring for state patients in North West Province of South Africa: a qualitative study. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03953-6
  • Kalimashe, L., du Plessis, E. & Sehularo, L.A. 2025. Development and Evaluation of Relational Leadership Guidelines for Primary Healthcare: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Nursing Management. https://doi.org/10.1155/jonm/2653041
  • Nsatimba, F., Sehularo, L.A. & Moagi, M.M. 2025. The current nursing care of patients diagnosed with dual diagnosis: a comprehensive literature review. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-04027-3
  • Sarafadeen, R., Ganiyu, S.O., Ibrahim, A.A., Akindele, M.O., Awotidebe, A.W., Kaka, B., Bello, B., Wattananon, P. 2025. Lumbar stabilization exercise with and without real-time ultrasound imaging biofeedback in chronic low back pain patients: a randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20942-6
  • Ibrahim, A.A., Akindele, M.O., Ganiyu, S.O., Adhama, A.I., Sumaila, F.G., Sulaiman, S.K. 2025. Experiences of community-dwelling adults with chronic low back pain during and after a combined biopsychosocial education and exercise program in rural Nigeria: a qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2494731
  • Mbada, C.E., Awosika, H.A., Sonuga, O.A., Akande, M., Gebrye, T., Woolf, R., Fatoye, F. 2025. Effect of Clinic-Based and Asynchronous Video-Based Exercise on Clinic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=23943
  • Gebrye, T., Mbada, C., Hakimi, Z., Fatoye, F. 2025. Validation of the Quality Assessment Tool for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Real-World Studies. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.70052
  • Fatoye, F., Mbada, C.E., Olowodasa, M., Gebrye, T., Fatoye, C.T., Oyewole, O.O. & Idowu, O.A. 2025. Determinant of Willingness-To-Pay Among Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Advanced in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1155/adph/5537721
  • Gebrye, T., Mbada, C., Apeagyei, P. & Fatoye, F. 2025. Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among garment workers: a systematic review and meta- analysis. BMJ Open. http://doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085123
  • Kwinana, N., Masilela, C. & Adeniyi, O.V. 2025. Epidemiology of sexual violence against adults and children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. http://doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093363
  • Jantjie, N.J., Dube, M. & Tladi-Mapefane, O. 2025. The Psychosocial Challenges Experienced by African Widows During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Low-Resourced African Communities: A Scoping Review. Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14120699
  • Gaolaolwe, W., Moagi, M.M., Kovane, P. & Sehularo, L.A. 2025. Perceptions of Youth Substance Users on Substance Use Relapse Prevention: A Qualitative Study in Lobatse, Botswana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23010062
  • Fagbenro, D.A., Olagundoye, H.F., Sehularo, L.A., Lawal, A.B. & Osuh, J.I. 2025. Moderated mediation model of subjective happiness and gender between financial strain and mental health of university students. Discover Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00338-8
  • Xweso, M., Gwam, Z. & Muleya, E. 2025. Conceptualising Ubudlelane philosophy as a communal approach to sustainable poverty alleviation. African Journal of Social Work. https://ajsw.africasocialwork.net/
  • Zhou, P.S. & Matlakala, F.K. 2025. A Qualitative Study of Caregivers’ Perspectives on Psychosocial Challenges Faced by Children of Deported Migrant Parents. Journal of International Migration and Integration. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-025-01339-w
  • Botha, W., Magida, N., Mudzi, W. & Bello, B., 2025. Predictors of return to work among mine workers following on-duty injury: A scoping review. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v81i1.2165
  • Abdulsalam Yakasai, Hauwa Adam, Akindele Oyeniran, Auwal Abdullahi, Jibrin Sammani, and Musa Danazumi. 2025. Quality of life and satisfaction with life among community dwelling older adults based on their level of physical activity: Cross-sectional study. Exercise and Quality of Life Journal. https://doi.org/10.31382/eqol.250603 
  • Hay, S.I., Bello, B. et al. 2025. Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet.  https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01330-3
  • Sethibe, K., Sehularo, L. & Moagi, M. 2025. Experiences of undergraduate nursing students regarding clinical placement in psychiatric hospitals: A qualitative study. Gender and Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v23i3.26