Our Afro-Centric Scholarly Publications
African Migrant Women’s Experiences of Sexuality in Australia
Dune, T. M., Mapedzahama, V., Minichiello, V., Pitts, M., & Hawkes, G. L. (2015). African Migrant Women’s understanding and construction of sexuality in Australia. Advances in Social Science Research Journal, 2(2), 38-50.
African Women's Use of Traditional Medicine in Maternity Care
Shewamene, Z., Dune, T., & Smith, C. A. (2017). The use of traditional medicine in maternity care among African women in Africa and the diaspora: a systematic review. BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 17(1), 382.
The Impact of Church on the Health of Women and Children in Africa
Mpofu, E., Dune, T. M., Hallfors, D. D., Mapfumo, J., Mutepfa, M. M., & January, J. (2011). Apostolic faith church organization contexts for health and wellbeing in women and children. Ethnicity & health, 16(6), 551-566.
African Women Communicating about Sexual Health with Adolescents
Dune, T., & Mapedzahama, V. (2017). Culture Clash: Shona (Zimbabwean) migrant women’s experiences with communicating about sexual health and wellbeing across cultures and generations. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 21(1), 18-29.
Impact of Church vs Secular Schools on African Orphans' Sexual Health
Mpofu, E., Hallfors, D. D., Mutepfa, M. M., & Dune, T. M. (2014). A mixed methods mapping of church versus secular school messages to influence sexual decision making as perceived by Zimbabwean orphan girl students. Journal of mixed methods research, 8(4), 363-376.
Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Care to Refugee Women
Mengesha, Z. B., Perz, J., Dune, T., & Ussher, J. (2018). Challenges in the provision of sexual and reproductive health care to refugee and migrant women: A Q-methodological study of health professional perspectives. Journal of immigrant and minority health, 20(2), 307-316.
Refugee and Migrants Women's Engagement in Sexual Health
Mengesha, Z. B., Perz, J., Dune, T., & Ussher, J. (2017). Refugee and migrant women's engagement with sexual and reproductive health care in Australia: A socio-ecological analysis of health care professional perspectives. PloS one, 12(7), e0181421.
Influence of Traditional Health Practices on African Women
Shewamene, Z., Dune, T., & Smith, C. (2019). The influence of traditional health practices and beliefs on health-seeking behaviour. Advances in Integrative Medicine, 6, S41-S42.
Zimbabwean Women and the Politics of Dress
Mapedzahama, V., & Dune, T. M. (2013). What kind of woman are you?: Zimbabwean migrant women in Australia negotiating the politics of dress. In Sociology Abstracts: 7th Annual International Conference on Sociology, 6-9 May 2013, Athens, Greece (pp. 63-63).
Trends of Antenatal Care Service Use in Ethiopia
Mekonnen, T., Dune, T., Perz, J., & Ogbo, F. A. (2019). Trends and Determinants of Antenatal Care Service Use in Ethiopia between 2000 and 2016. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(5), 748.
Post-Migration Family Dynamics and Intergenerational Relationships
Ayika, D., Dune, T., Firdaus, R., & Mapedzahama, V. (2018). A Qualitative Exploration of Post-Migration Family Dynamics and Intergenerational Relationships. Sage Open, 8(4), 2158244018811752.
A State of Oppression? Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia
Mtango, Sifa. (2004). A State of Oppression? Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia. Asia Pacific Journal on Human Rights and The Law. 5. 49-67. 10.1163/1571815043075166.