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Moroesi Makhetha

Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR), Stellenbosch University

Moroesi Makhetha

I am a committed public health researcher and currently pursuing my PhD in Public Health with Stellenbosch University, and also a Chief Operations Officer of the Lesotho Alliance for Maternal Mental Health . I have experience in parenting programmes, adolescent sexual reproductive health, maternal mental health and HIV programming. With more than a decade of experience in managing and coordinating randomised control trials, feasibility trials and formative research and non-research- related projects, I grew an interest in working on child, adolescent, and maternal health and understanding their unique challenges. My research goal is to expand my knowledge in the public health field across various regions of Africa (e.g., Lesotho, Tanzania and South Sudan) and beyond.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Lesotho;
Topics Perinatal mental health;
Methods Ethnography; Feasibility studies; Focus groups; Interviews; Literature reviews and synthesis; Participatory research methods; Pilot study; Qualitative studies; Questionnaire; Research ethics; Surveys; Systematic Review; Thematic analysis; Theory of Change;
Role Research;
Interest Groups Data Science; Global Perinatal Mental Health; Qualitative Research;
Websitehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Moroesi-Makhetha
ORC.ID0000-0002-7965-7122
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/moroesi-makhetha-pgd-msc-phd-candidate-a811195b/?originalSubdomain=ls
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gladysangelzoe?igsh=MThuMmo0ODF0OG5zZg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
Research interests

My research interests are in child, adolescent and maternal health in general including mental health.
Key publications

2024

  1. Tomlinson, M., Marlow, M., Stewart, J., Makhetha, M., Sekotlo, T., Mohale, S., Lombard, C., Murray, L., Cooper, P.J., Morley, N. and Rabie, S., 2024. A community-based child health and parenting intervention to improve child HIV testing, health, and development in rural Lesotho (Early Morning Star): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial.The Lancet HIV, 11(1), pp.e42-e51.
  2. Chideya, Y., Dutoit, S., Giuliani, A., Makhetha, M., Mawoyo, T., Halligan, S. and Skeen, S., 2024. The Potential Influence of Caring for Children with Intentional Injury Trauma on the Mental Health of Healthcare Providers in Low Resource Settings: A Scoping Review. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/5CFP6

2023

  1. Hunt, X., Shakespeare, T., Vilyte, G., Melendez-Torres, G.J., Henry, J., Bradshaw, M., Naidoo, S., Mbuyamba, R., Aljassem, S., Suubi, E. and Aljasem, N., 2023. Effectiveness of social inclusion interventions for anxiety and depression among adolescents: a systematic review.International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(3), p.1895. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031895
  2. Skeen, S., Marlow, M., du Toit, S., Melendez-Torres, G.J., Mudekunye, L., Mapalala, E., Ngoma, K., Ntanda, B.M., Maketha, M., Grieve, C. and Hartmann, L., 2023. Using WhatsApp support groups to promote responsive caregiving, caregiver mental health and child development in the COVID-19 era: A randomised controlled trial of a fully digital parenting intervention.Digital Health, 9, p.20552076231203893. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231203893

2022

  1. Marlow, M., Skeen, S., Hunt, X., Sundin, P., Weiss, R.E., Mofokeng, S., Makhetha, M., Cluver, L., Sherr, L. and Tomlinson, M., 2022. Depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among caregivers of young children in rural Lesotho: associations with food insecurity, household death and parenting stress.SSM-Mental Health, 2, p.100167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100167

2021

  1. Aventin, Á., Gordon, S., Laurenzi, C., Rabie, S., Tomlinson, M., Lohan, M., Stewart, J., Thurston, A., Lohfeld, L., Melendez-Torres, G.J. and Makhetha, M., 2021. Adolescent condom use in Southern Africa: narrative systematic review and conceptual model of multilevel barriers and facilitators.BMC Public Health, 21(1), p.1228. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11306-6
  2. Aventin, Á., Rabie, S., Skeen, S., Tomlinson, M., Makhetha, M., Siqabatiso, Z., Lohan, M., Clarke, M., Lohfeld, L., Thurston, A. and Stewart, J., 2021. Adaptation of a gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention for adolescent boys in South Africa and Lesotho using intervention mapping.Global Health Action, 14(1), p.1927329. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.1927329
  3. Marlow, M., Christie, H., Skeen, S., Rabie, S., Louw, J.G., Swartz, L., Mofokeng, S., Makhetha, M. and Tomlinson, M., 2021. Alcohol use during pregnancy in rural Lesotho: “There is nothing else except alcohol”.Social science & medicine, 291, p.114482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114482

2016

  1. Tomlinson, M., Skeen, S., Marlow, M., Cluver, L., Cooper, P., Murray, L., Mofokeng, S., Morley, N., Makhetha, M., Gordon, S. and Esterhuizen, T., 2016. Improving early childhood care and development, HIV-testing, treatment and support, and nutrition in Mokhotlong, Lesotho: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.Trials, 17, pp.1-13. DOI 10.1186/s13063-016-1658-9