Thembelihle Zuma

Also affiliated with Mortimer Market Centre, University College London, University of KwaZulu-Natal

MedicineHealth ProfessionsSocial SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance

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Top 4%percentile

0.592Author DataRank

Indexed papers

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Prevalence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Population-Representative Sample of Young Adults in a High HIV Incidence Area in South Africa

Sexually Transmitted Diseases(2023)10.1097/olq.0000000000001871

Top 33%

0.592DataRank

Top 33%15 citations

Glory Chidumwa, Natsayi Chimbindi, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Jaco Dreyer, Theresa Smit +13 more

Papers

Driven by 32 papers — median percentile 33. Top paper: “Thetha Nami: participatory development of a peer-navigator intervention to deliver biosocial HIV prevention for adolescents and youth in rural South Africa”.

Thetha Nami: participatory development of a peer-navigator intervention to deliver biosocial HIV prevention for adolescents and youth in rural South Africa

BMC Public Health(2021)10.1186/s12889-021-11399-z

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1.5DataRank · unranked

78 citations

Nonhlanhla Okesola, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Sakhile Mdluli, Nondumiso Mthiyane +8 more

Effectiveness of integrating HIV prevention within sexual reproductive health services with or without peer support among adolescents and young adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (Isisekelo Sempilo): 2 × 2 factorial, open-label, randomised controlled trial

The Lancet HIV(2024)10.1016/s2352-3018(24)00119-x

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0.722DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Natsayi Chimbindi, Jacob Busang, Glory Chidumwa, Nondumiso Thandiwe Mthiyani, Carina Herbst +19 more

Prevalence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in a Population-Representative Sample of Young Adults in a High HIV Incidence Area in South Africa

Sexually Transmitted Diseases(2023)10.1097/olq.0000000000001871

Top 33%

0.592DataRank

Top 33%15 citations

Glory Chidumwa, Natsayi Chimbindi, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Jaco Dreyer, Theresa Smit +13 more

Isisekelo Sempilo study protocol for the effectiveness of HIV prevention embedded in sexual health with or without peer navigator support (Thetha Nami) to reduce prevalence of transmissible HIV amongst adolescents and young adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal: a 2 × 2 factorial randomised controlled trial

BMC Public Health(2022)10.1186/s12889-022-12796-8

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0.570DataRank · unranked

24 citations

Natsayi Chimbindi, Carina Herbst, Nonhlanhla Okeselo, Jaco Dreyer, Thembelihle Zuma +13 more

Thetha Nami ngithethe nawe (Let’s Talk): a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial of social mobilisation by peer navigators into community-based sexual health and HIV care, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to reduce sexually transmissible HIV amongst young people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Public Health(2023)10.1186/s12889-023-16262-x

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0.550DataRank · unranked

29 citations

Thembelihle Zuma, Carina Herbst, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Natsayi Chimbindi, Jaco Dreyer +23 more

The impact of a conditional financial incentive on linkage to HIV care: Findings from the HITS cluster randomized clinical trial in rural South Africa

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.03.15.24304278

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0.378DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Maxime Inghels, Thulile Mathenjwa, Maryam Shahmanesh, Janet Seeley, Phillippa Matthews +9 more

Person‐centred HIV care and prevention for youth in rural South Africa: preliminary implementation findings from Thetha Nami ngithethe nawe stepped‐wedge trial of peer‐navigator mobilization into mobile sexual health services

Journal of the International AIDS Society(2025)10.1002/jia2.70032

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0.234DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Nqobile Ngoma, Thembelihle Zuma, Carina Herbst, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Natsayi Chimbindi +13 more

Effect of a male-targeted digital decision support application aimed at increasing linkage to HIV care among men: Findings from the HITS cluster randomized clinical trial in rural South Africa

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.03.15.24304373

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Maxime Inghels, Thulile Mathenjwa, Maryam Shahmanesh, Janet Seeley, Phillippa Matthews +11 more

Thetha Nami ngithethe nawe (Let’s Talk): a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial of social mobilisation by peer navigators into community-based sexual health and HIV care, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to reduce sexually transmissible HIV amongst young people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-2804513/v1

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Thembelihle Zuma, Carina Herbst, Nonhlanhla Okeselo, Natsayi Chimbindi, Jaco Dreyer +23 more

Putting research ethics in context: Rethinking vulnerability and agency within a research ethics case study on HIV prevention for young girls in South Africa

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health(2022)10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100081

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0DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Janet Seeley, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Maureen Kelley, Maryam Shahmanesh +1 more

A qualitative investigation of facilitators and barriers to DREAMS uptake among adolescents with grandparent caregivers in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

PLOS Global Public Health(2022)10.1371/journal.pgph.0000369

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Anna Meyer-Weitz, Thembelihle Zuma, Maryam Shahmanesh, Janet Seeley, Dumile Gumede

Evaluating use of mass-media communication intervention ‘MTV-Shuga’ on increased awareness and demand for HIV and sexual health services by adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: an observational study

BMJ Open(2023)10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062804

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0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Nondumiso Mthiyane, Glory Chidumwa, Thembelihle Zuma, Jaco Dreyer, Isolde Birdthistle +12 more

Adaptation and pre-test of a shortened Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention focused on HIV for young men in rural South Africa

PLOS Global Public Health(2023)10.1371/journal.pgph.0001632

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Dumsani Gumede, Oluwafemi Adeagbo, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Esnat Chirwa, Smanga Mkhwanazi +11 more

A mixed methods process evaluation: understanding the implementation and delivery of HIV prevention services integrated within sexual reproductive health (SRH) with or without peer support amongst adolescents and young adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Trials(2024)10.1186/s13063-024-08279-3

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0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Jacob Busang, Sphesihle Hlongwane, Glory Chidumwa, Dumsani Gumede, Manono Luthuli +9 more

Population impacts of conditional financial incentives and a male‐targeted digital decision support application on the HIV treatment cascade in rural KwaZulu Natal: findings from the HITS cluster randomized clinical trial

Journal of the International AIDS Society(2024)10.1002/jia2.26248

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Hae‐Young Kim, Thulile Mathenjwa, Maryam Shahmanesh, Janet Seeley, Sally Wyke +11 more

Uptake of multi-level HIV interventions and HIV-related behaviours among young people in rural South Africa

PLOS Global Public Health(2024)10.1371/journal.pgph.0003258

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Maryam Shahmanesh, Andrew Copas, Natsayi Chimbindi, Jaco Dreyer, Thembelihle Zuma +8 more

Incident pregnancy and mental health among adolescent girls and young women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: an observational cohort study

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth(2024)10.1080/02673843.2024.2371414

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Jaco Dreyer, Nondumiso Mthiyane, Janet Seeley +4 more

Looking for the future – Hope and adolescent risk behaviour in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Global Public Health(2024)10.1080/17441692.2024.2414818

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Natsayi Chimbindi, Kathy Baisley, Thembelihle Zuma, Janet Seeley, Maryam Shahmanesh +1 more

Alcohol use and the pre-exposure prophylaxis continuum of care among men in rural South Africa

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.03.23.24304770

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Jacob Busang, Jaco Dreyer, Carina Herbst, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Natsayi Chimbindi +8 more

eYoung men’s experiences of violence and poverty and the relationship to sexually transmissible HIV: a cross sectional study from rural South Africa

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.09.08.24313251

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Esnat Chirwa, Guy Harling, Natsayi Chimbindi, Jaco Dreyer, Carina Herbst +11 more

Alcohol Use and the Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Continuum of Care Among Men in Rural South Africa: Results from a Longitudinal Study

AIDS and Behavior(2025)10.1007/s10461-025-04694-y

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jacob Busang, Jaco Dreyer, Carina Herbst, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Natsayi Chimbindi +8 more

Young Men's Experiences of Violence and Poverty and the Relationship With Sexually Transmissible HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study From Rural South Africa

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes(2025)10.1097/qai.0000000000003709

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Esnat Chirwa, Guy Harling, Natsayi Chimbindi, Jaco Dreyer, Carina Herbst +11 more

Directed and target focused multi‐sectoral adolescent HIV prevention: Insights from implementation of the ‘DREAMS Partnership’ in rural South Africa

Journal of the International AIDS Society(2020)10.1002/jia2.25575

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0DataRank · unranked

74 citations

Isolde Birdthistle, Sian Floyd, Guy Harling, Nondumiso Mthiyane, Thembelihle Zuma +4 more

The effect of multi-level HIV prevention interventions on common mental disorders among adolescents and young adults in rural South Africa

PLOS Global Public Health(2025)10.1371/journal.pgph.0005183

Top 100%

0DataRank

Top 100%0 citations

Guy Harling, Andrew Copas, Bianca De Stavola, Natsayi Chimbindi, Lorraine Sherr +6 more

Young people’s experiences of sexual and reproductive health interventions in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth(2020)10.1080/02673843.2020.1831558

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0DataRank · unranked

55 citations

Janet Seeley, Sakhile Mdluli, Natsayi Chimbindi, Nuala McGrath, Sian Floyd +5 more

“They have this not care – don’t care attitude:” A Mixed Methods Study Evaluating Community Readiness for Oral PrEP in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in a Rural Area of South Africa

AIDS Research and Therapy(2020)10.1186/s12981-020-00310-2

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0DataRank · unranked

38 citations

Natsayi Chimbindi, Nondumiso Mthiyane, Busisiwe Nkosi, Thembelihle Zuma, Kathy Baisley +7 more

Thetha Nami: Participatory development of a peer-navigator intervention to deliver biosocial HIV prevention for adolescents and young men and women in rural South Africa

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-42209/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Nonhlanhla Okesola, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Sakhile Mdl, Nondumiso Mthiyane +8 more

Antiretroviral therapy based HIV prevention targeting young women who sell sex: a mixed method approach to understand the implementation of PrEP in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

AIDS Care(2021)10.1080/09540121.2021.1902933

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31 citations

Nondumiso Mthiyane, Thembelihle Zuma, Kathy Baisley, Deenan Pillay, Nuala McGrath +9 more

Measuring transactional sex in different contexts: How do tools to measure this practice perform in rural South Africa?

African Journal of AIDS Research(2021)10.2989/16085906.2021.2012213

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8 citations

Kirsten Stoebenau, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Maryam Shahmanesh, Janet Seeley +2 more

Thetha Nami : Participatory development of a peer-navigator intervention to deliver biosocial HIV prevention for adolescents and youth in rural South Africa

Research Square(2021)10.21203/rs.3.rs-42209/v2

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Nonhlanhla Okesola, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Nondumiso Mthiyane, Oluwafemi Adeagbo +8 more

The association of exposure to DREAMS on sexually acquiring or transmitting HIV amongst adolescent girls and young women living in rural South Africa

AIDS(2022)10.1097/qad.0000000000003156

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0DataRank · unranked

52 citations

Kathy Baisley, Natsayi Chimbindi, Thembelihle Zuma, Nonhlanhla Okesola, Jaco Dreyer +11 more

A socio-ecological approach to understanding experiences and perceptions of a multilevel HIV prevention intervention: The determined, resilient, empowered, AIDS-free, mentored, and safe (DREAMS) partnership in uMkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health(2022)10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100138

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0DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Janet Seeley, Siphesihle Hlongwane, Natsayi Chimbindi, Lorraine Sherr, Sian Floyd +3 more

Thembelihle Zuma

Indexed papers

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