Department of Health Studies

Prof TS Mokoboto-Zwane

College of Human Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Department: Health Studies
Professor
Tel: 012 429 6783
Fax: 012 429 6688
E-mail: mokobtsb@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • PhD : University of Johannesburg
  • M Cur : University of Johannesburg
  • B Cur (Hons) : UNISA (University of South Africa
  • B Cur I et A : Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA)

Field of Specialisation

  • Mental Health
  • Research
  • HIV & AIDS
  • Early Childhood Development (ECD)

Journal articles

  • Mokoboto-Zwane, S 2015: Today’s students are tomorrow’s colleagues: Exploring the nurse educator-student relationship in an emerging democracy in South Africa. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery 17 (1)
  • Mokoboto-Zwane S 2016 Virginity Testing practices: The best of both worlds. Southern African Journal of Folklore Studies 26(1)
  • Tumwikirize S & Mokoboto-Zwane S 2016 (Participation in PLHIV Support Groups: Does it enhance behavioural outcomes? HIV: Current Research 1 (1)
  • Mokoboto-Zwane S 2017 (In review) Enhancing resilience among female nurses working in Psychiatric Settings: A concept analysis. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
  • Zwane, TS & Poggenpoel, M 2009: Student nurses’ experience of interaction with culturally diverse psychiatric patients. Curationis 23 (2):25-31
  • Netswera, FG Zwane, TS & Mavundla, TR 2000: Ensuring excellence in flexible Learning through self-assessment. Australia Journal of Institutional Research
  • Zwane TS Unpublished Thesis: 1997 A model for constructive nurse educator-student interaction: facilitating the promotion, maintenance and restoration of mental health.
  • Zwane TS Unpublished: The sadness of suicide

Paper presentations

  • 2019: Scholars’ International Conference on Advanced Nursing Care and Research. “Comorbid Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use Disorder in South Africa: Perspectives of the Mental Health Care Users (MHCU’s) on Relapses. Tokyo, Japan.
  • 2018: Global QHR Congress. A model for facilitating teaching of intimate nursing to students in South Africa. Sun City: South Africa
  • 2018 Conference on Nursing Education and Research, Today’s students are tomorrow’s colleagues: Exploring the nurse educator-student relationship in an emerging democracy in South Africa. Dubai UAE
  • 2017: Virginity testing practices: the best of both worlds. 2nd Nursing World Conference: Las Vegas, USA
  • Nursing 2017: Knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with post-natal PMTCT in breastfeeding mothers living with HIV. Barcelona, Spain:
  • 2016: A model for revitalising caregiver social support competencies: the value of support group participation on behavioural outcomes of people living with HIV. ATINER, Madrid,
  • 2016: The experience of virginity testing by female adolescents in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2015: Virginity testing practices: The best of both worlds. 2nd Nursing World Conference: Las Vegas, USA
  • 2014: 25th International Nursing Research Congress. Hong Kong, China

 

 

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • President: SAFMH (South African Federation for Mental Health)
  • Chairperson: APSSI (Africa Psychosocial Support Institute)
  • Research Director: Sigma Theta Tau (Chi-Xi)
  • Former Head of Sub-Saharan Programmes: UBS Optimus Foundation
  • Former Country Director and CEO: Childfund South Africa
  • Former Next Generation Leaders Task Force of the international STTI
  • Deputy Chair: Research and Innovation Committee, Department of Health Studies
  • Deputy Chair: Psychiatric Nurses Association (Gauteng)
  • Executive Committee Member: Department of Health Studies
  • External examiner for several universities, e.g. University of Pretoria, MEDUNSA (now Sefako Makgatho University), CPUT, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), University of Namibia.
  • Member of the (WHO) Collaborating Committee, Department of Health Studies
  • Reviewer of manuscripts:  IJANS, HSAG, International Journal of Practical and Professional Nursing and ATINER (Athens Institute for Education and Research) publications

Projects

  • Youth Citizens Action Programme (YCAP)
  • Centurion Care Of the Aged
  • Development of Best Practice Guidelines for the Implementation of Multi-Country Partnerships Intervention to Strengthen Nursing and Midwifery Education in Africa