Dr Musa Lionel Mabaso
Dr Musawenkosi Mabaso is a Chief Research Specialist in the in the HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB (HAST) programme. He holds in PHD in Epidemiology from the University of Basel, Switzerland. His scientific domain is infectious disease Epidemiology and Biostatistics and primary research field is Public Health. He also has skills in the application of Bayesian spatial and temporal models. His current Research focus is on the social epidemiology of HIV. Other research interest include HIV co-infections with other infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases, determinates of social and health inequalities as well as climate change and health. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 peer reviewed research articles, several conference papers and client reports.
New Lovelife Trust
The 2016 South African national human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey (which is also known as t....
Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) study: Mapping and Characterization of Male Sex Partners (MSPs) of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
The aim of this study is to map men's sexual behaviours from the perspective of their female sex partners. We aim to ascertain whether and how men's s....
Technical and financial support for the additional analysis of HSRC's HIV/AIDS population-based survey datasets and assistance with setting up of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) unit of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC)
The proposed scope of work will mainly focus on in-depth analysis of the South African HIV epidemic, Project Framework Narrative There are three main....
Millennium Development Goals 2,6,7
Statistics South Africa is leading the writing of a comprehensive progress report to measure the country's progress towards achieving the targets set ....
Being ALHIV and staying alive: what do we know about adolescents living with HIV in South Africa?
Approximately 1.7 million adolescents aged 10-19 years are living with HIV in the world, the majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, Sout....
Health-care workers: the reluctant heroes?
During the COVID-19 lockdown, for a few minutes each evening, a cacophony of buzzing from vuvuzelas, clinking from spoons beating on pots and pans, wh....
The investigation of the use of Prealbumin as a tool for nutritional assessment in adults coinfected with HIV and intestinal Helminth parasites in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Serum prealbumin is considered to be as important as albumin in the nutritional status assessment. However, there is relatively little evidence of its....
Client's perception of quality of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and car in resource-limited setting: experience from Nigeria
Quality care is essential to the well-being and survival of people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The aim of this study is to explore....
Predictors of unplanned pregnancies among female students at South African Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges: findings from the 2014 Higher Education and Training HIV and AIDS survey
Unplanned pregnancies among college/tertiary female students pose a serious public health concern in South Africa (SA) and are associated with adverse....
Correlates of correct HIV knowledge and myth rejection in South Africa: the 2012 National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behavior Survey
Correct knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention and myth rejection is a prerequisite to practicing safer behavior and important for reducing the ....
Perception and attitudes about male and female condom use amongst university and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college students in South Africa: a qualitative enquiry of the 2014 Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS (HEAIDS) programme First things First campaign
In South Africa, condom use continues to be promoted as one of the key barrier methods against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infection....
National South African HIV prevalence estimates robust despite substantial test non-participation
South African (SA) national HIV seroprevalence estimates are of crucial policy relevance in the country, and for the worldwide HIV response. However, ....
Prevalence of psychological distress and its association with sociodemographic and HIV-risk factors in South Africa: findings of the 2012 HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour survey
In South Africa, there are limited nationally representative data on the prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress. This study use....
The perceived relevance of HIV/AIDS prevention and care programmes for reducing vulnerability to HIV: a qualitative enquiry from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
The South African National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS and STI has intensified, comprehensive, multi-sectoral, national response to the epidemic. ....
An analysis of retrospective and repeat prospective reports of adverse childhood experiences from the South African Birth to Twenty Plus cohort
Most studies rely on cross-sectional retrospective reports from adult samples to collect information about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to exa....
Poverty and HIV/AIDS: impact of social grants among South African Indians in an Urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
In South Africa poverty and HIV/AIDS is concentrated among blacks, particularly Africans. Social support grants mitigate amongst the deserving poor. T....
Determinants of excellent/good self-rated health among HIV positive individuals in South Africa: evidence from a 2012 nationally representative household survey
In South Africa, HIV is increasingly becoming a chronic disease as a result of advances in HIV treatment and prevention in the last three decades. Thi....
Determinants of HIV infection among adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years in South Africa: a 2012 population-based national household survey
South Africa is making tremendous progress in the fight against HIV, however, adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years (AGYW) remain at highe....
The health of educators in public schools in South Africa 2016
The provision of good quality education in public sector schools in South Africa is intrinsically linked to the health, wellbeing and productivity of ....
Helminthiasis: a systematic review of the immune interactions present in individuals coinfected with HIV and/or tuberculosis
Helminth infections are highly endemic in parts of the world where the two killer epidemics caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) and the human ....
Impact evaluation of the first things first HCT campaign of the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS (HEAIDS) programme, 2013-2015: final report
The objectives of this evaluation was to evaluate the relevance, impact, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the HEAIDS FTF campaign using....
HIV knowledge, attitudes and behaviours: the situation at technical, vocational education and training (TVET) colleges
The HSRC 2012 population-based survey of national HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour reported that there were approximately 469 000 new HIV infe....
Programmatic mapping and size estimation study of key populations in South Africa: sex workers (male and female), men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs and transgender people
Sex workers (SWs), men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender (TG) people and persons who inject drugs (PWIDs) are referred to as key populations. K....
Impact evaluation of the first things first HCT campaign of the higher education AIDS programme
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Millennium Development Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 2015
The Millenium Development Goal 6 of combating the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, inlcuding TB, has targets and indicators and this ch....
Millennium Development Goal 2: achieve universal primary education 2015
The Millennium Development Goal 2 to achieve universal primary education has one target, which is to ensure that by 2015 children everywhere, boys and....
Millennium Development Goal 3: promote gender equality and empower women 2015
Great strides have been made in ensuring gender parity in the educational context. However targets related to the equalization of employment opportun....
Millennium Development Goal 4: Reduce child mortality 2015
This report provides measures and the status of and progress towards addressing country-specific challenges and concerns and leading causes of child m....
Millennium Development Goal 5: Improve maternal health 2015
This report assesses South Africa's progress towards achieving MDG 5, namely to improve maternal health as outlined in the millennium declaration. It....
Intimate partner violence as a factor associated with risky sexual behaviours and alcohol misuse amongst men in South Africa
Globally intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that can be perpetrated by both males and females, although males are more likely ....
Predictive power of psychometric assessments to identify young learners in need of early intervention: data from the Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort, South Africa
The use of psychometric assessments during early childhood to predict children's later outcomes is vital for early intervention. This study evaluates ....
HIV/AIDS awareness levels of TVET students
South Africa's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector comprises 50 colleges with a joint enrolment of some 658 000 students and....
HIV and AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of students and staff at South African technical and vocational education and training colleges in South Africa, 2014
The first-ever study on HIV and AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of students and staff at South Africa's technical and vocational educ....
The people: living with HIV stigma index: South Africa 2014: summary report
SANAC has acknowledged that stigma and discrimination of PLHIV needs to be addressed. SANAC noted that although there has been tremendous progress mad....
Early sexual debut: voluntary or coerced?: evidence from longitudinal data in South Africa: the Birth to Twenty Plus study
Early sexual debut, voluntary or coerced, increases risks to sexual and reproductive health. Sexual coercion is increasingly receiving attention as a....
The South African Marang men's project
To date, there is a dearth of surveillance data on the prevalence of HIV and associated risk behaviours among men who have sex with men (MSM) in South....
Proliferative capacity and cytokine production by cells of HIV-infected and uninfected adults with different helminth infection phenotypes in South Africa
It has been suggested that the proliferative capacity of cells from individuals with HIV or both HIV and helminth infections is attenuated and cytokin....
Perceptions about the acceptability and prevalence of HIV testing and factors influencing them in different communities in South Africa
HIV counselling and testing (HCT) is considered important because it is an entry point to a comprehensive continuum of care for HIV/AIDS. The South A....
Sexual orientation and disclosure: coming out narratives by young men and women in urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The purpose of this study is to understanding the process and experiences of coming out among young men and women in an urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal....
The neglected triple disease burden and interaction of helminths, HIV and tuberculosis: an opportunity for integrated action in South Africa
The convergent distribution of HIV/AIDS and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), particularly helminthiasis, in sub-Saharan Africa has been described a....
Overview of maternal, neonatal and child deaths in South Africa: challenges, opportunities, progress and future prospects
The fact that most sub-Saharan Africa countries including South Africa (SA) are not on track to meet the 2015 target of improving maternal, neonate an....
Impact of climate change and climate variability on the occurrence of extreme climate events: opportunities for social sciences research in southern Africa
A growing sense of urgency has brought the problem of climate change and variability high up on the research agenda of natural sciences. Despite socia....
Impact of national HIV and AIDS communication campaigns in South Africa to reduce HIV risk behaviour
In South Africa social and behavioural communication interventions are a critical component of HIV/AIDS prevention, and numerous communication campai....
Critical review of research literature on climate-driven malaria epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa
Objectives: To obtain a better understanding of existing research evidence towards the development of climate-driven malaria early warning systems (ME....
Can deworming delay immunosuppression in HIV?
In sub-Saharan Africa, co-infection with HIV-1 and helminths is very common, affecting the natural history and disease progression of both. However, t....
Status of medical parasitology in South Africa: new challenges and missed opportunities
In South Africa medical parasitology is neglected due to a shift in funding priorities to focus on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. Evidence suggests th....
Association of body weight and physical activity with blood pressure in a rural population in the Dikgale village of Limpopo province in South Africa
Africa is faced with an increasing burden of hypertension attributed mainly to physical inactivity and obesity. Paucity of population based evidence i....
The influence of different helminth infection phenotypes on immune responses against HIV in co-infected adults in South Africa
The convergent distribution of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and helminth infections has led to the suggestion that infection with helminths ....
Double trouble for couch potatoes: high blood pressure in a rural population in South Africa
Africa is faced with an increasing burden of hypertension, but a paucity of population-based evidence hinders effective preventive and control strateg....
Millennium Development Goals: country report 2015
This is the sixth and final Millennium Development Goals report (MDGR), since the adoption of the MDGs in 2000, and it reflects on the achievements ma....
Risk behaviour of HIV positive individuals who are aware of their serostatus: evidence from the 2012 HIV Population-based Household Survey in South Africa
HIV positive people are the main source of new infections, which occur mainly through risk behaviours with a high-risk partner. Awareness of HIV statu....
Change in health-related quality of life among pulmonary tuberculosis patients at primary health care settings in South Africa: a prospective cohort study
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge in South Africa. However, little attention is paid to the impact of health related....
HIV risk perception and behavior among medically and traditionally circumcised males in South Africa
In South Africa, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has recently been implemented as a strategy for reducing the risk of heterosexual HIV acqu....
Gender power inequalities in the context of HIV/AIDS among South African Indians in an urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A lot of studies on gender power dynamics in relation to HIV in South Africa focus on the high risk African Black population, and little attention has....
The interaction between HIV and intestinal Helminth parasites coinfection with nutrition among adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
In South Africa few studies have examined the effects of the overlap of HIV and helminth infections on nutritional status. This cross-sectional study ....
Use of the ages and stages questionnaire adapted for South Africa and Zambia
There are few readily available, relatively easy to use and culturally adaptable developmental assessment tools for young children in southern Africa.....
Trends in HIV testing and associated factors among men in South Africa: evidence from 2005, 2008 and 2012 national population-based household surveys
In Sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa, uptake of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among men remains a major challenge. Fe....
Association between the Human Development Index and Millennium Development Goals 6 indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2000 to 2014: implications for the new Sustainable Development Goals
It is important to assess whether regional progress toward achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) has contributed to human development and ....
Socio-demographic and behavioural profile of woman in polygamous relationships in South Africa: a retrospective analysis of the 2002 population-based household survey data
The prevalence and effect of polygamous relationships may have serious reproductive and /or health consequences for women. In South Africa, unlike in ....
Factors associated with physical activity in South Africa: evidence from a national population based survey
The health benefits of regular physical activity and exercise have been widely acknowledged. Yet physical inactivity remains an issue in South Africa.....
Understanding the social determinants of self-rated health: a basis for addressing health inequalities and strengthening families
Self-rated health (SRH) is among the most widely used measures of general health status in population-based social and epidemiologic health studies, a....
HIV prevalence in South Africa through gender and racial lenses: results from the 2012 population-based national household survey
In South Africa, persistence of the HIV epidemic and associated gender and racial disparities is a major concern after more than 20 years of democrati....
Training and evaluation of community health workers (CHWs): towards improving maternal and newborn survival in an urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
In South Africa, Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a key component of community outreach teams as part of Primary Health Care (PHC) re-engineering. ....
South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, 2017: towards achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets
The 2017 National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey is the fifth wave in a series of national cross-sectional surveys that....
Predictors of contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15 to 24 years in South Africa: results from the 2012 national population-based household survey
Despite a variety of contraceptives being available for women in South Africa, a considerable number of adolescent girls and young women still face ch....
South Africans' understanding of and response to the COVID-19 outbreak: an online survey
The COVID-19 outbreak is in an accelerating phase, and South Africa (SA) has had the highest number of documented cases during the early phase of the ....
Letter to the editor: South African health professionals' state of wellbeing during the emergence of COVID-19
Given the rapid emergence of COVID-19 in South Africa (SA), little is known about the wellbeing of our health professionals. The mortality rate from C....
HIV drug resistance profile in South Africa: findings and implications from the 2017 national HIV household survey
HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) testing was included in the 2017 South African national HIV household survey. We describe the prevalence of HIVDR by drug ....
Trends and determinants of ever having tested for HIV among youth and adults in South Africa from 2005-2017: results from four repeated cross-sectional nationally representative household-based HIV prevalence, incidence, and behaviour surveys
HIV testing contributes to the prevention and control of the HIV epidemic in the general population. South Africa has made strides to improve HIV test....
Trends, prevalence and factors associated with hypertension and diabetes among South African adults living with HIV, 2005-2017
Many people are now living longer with HIV due to access to antiretroviral treatment. In turn, there has been an increase in the burden of hypertensio....
Factors associated with age-disparate sexual partnerships among males and females in South Africa: a multinomial analysis of the 2012 national population-based household survey data
In South Africa, age-disparate to sexual relationships where the age diference between partners is 5 years or greater is an important contributor to t....
Intersectionality of cultural norms and sexual behaviours: a qualitative study of young black male students at a university in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sexual risk behaviors that occur among young men are based on dominant notions and practices that prevail in cultural contexts. As such, understanding....
Establishing a community advisory group (CAG) for partnership defined quality (PDQ) towards improving primary health care in a peri-urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Community advisory groups (CAGs) have been shown to be catalysts who bridge the gap between communities and primary health care facilities by sustaini....
Factors associated with self-efficacy in preventing COVID-19 infection in April 2020, KwaZulu-Natal
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Compliance with lockdown regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: findings from an online survey
SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a nationally representative online survey conducted several weeks on the pandemic, this pap....
Preparedness for self-isolation or quarantine and lockdown in South Africa: results from a rapid online survey
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency of international concern. South Africa, like many other c....
Determinants of social distancing among South Africans from 12 days into the COVID-19 lockdown: a cross sectional study
Social or physical distancing has been an effective measure for reducing the spread of COVID-19 infections. Investigating the determinants of adherenc....
Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth in the Post School Education and Training (PSET) sector in South Africa
While many believe that exposure to COVID-19 affects mostly the elderly, youth are not impervious to the novel coronavirus. However, young people in m....
Determinants of gender disparities in scaling up the first 90 towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in South Africa: findings from the 2017 household-based national cross-sectional survey
The first 90 of UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets to have 90% of the people living with HIV know their status is an important entry point to the HIV treatment c....
Determinants of confidence in overall knowledge about COVID-19 among healthcare workers in South Africa: results from an online survey
Adequate information and knowledge about COVID-19 has been shown to induce the confidence and positive performance among healthcare workers (HCWs). Th....
HIV prevalence and associated factors among men in South Africa 30 years into the epidemic: the fifth nationwide cross-sectional survey
We investigated HIV prevalence and associated factors among men- 15 years in South Africa using data from a 2017 nationwide cross-sectional survey. HI....
Adolescents living with HIV in South Africa
As we approach the fourth decade of the HIV pandemic, there are still glaring gaps in the evidence base regarding the mode of transmission, health, be....