Position : Associate Professor & HOD
Telephone : 035 902 6512
Email : madlalas@unizulu.ac.za
Office :No 5, Department of Nursing Science, KwaDlangezwa Campus
Biography
Prof ST Madlala is an Associate Professor under the Department of Nursing Science in the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering at the University of Zululand. He has worked as a Theatre Scrub nurse, Recovery room nurse, Lecturer at Netcare Education and a Lecturer at South African Military Health Services. He also worked as Assistant Nurse Manager in the public sector and as a Lecturer at Ga-Rankuwa Nursing College and at the Free State School of Nursing.
Professor ST Madlala has been a Clinical Coordinator from 2017-2019 and in 2020, was a departmental Teaching and Learning coordinator. He worked at the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Monitoring and Evaluation Professional Advisor in the Provider Affairs department. He has a vast knowledge in curriculum development and curriculum evaluation. Professor ST Madlala was appointed as an acting Head of Department in the Department of Nursing Science with effect from March 2024.
Lecture’s the following modules:
General Nursing Science, Social Sciences, Midwifery Nursing, Nursing Management and Ethos and Professional Practice
Qualifications:
Doctor of Nursing (D-DUT), Master of Technology (Nursing Science) (DUT), Honours in Health Sciences Studies (UNISA), B-Tech in Occupational Health Nursing (TUT), Diploma in General Nursing (Community, Psychiatry) and Midwifery (FSSoN), Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (UNISA) Certificate in Operating Room Theatre (Netcare Education), Certificate in Head of Department (Netcare Education), certificates as an Assessor and Moderator (SANC).
Short courses:
Monitoring and Evaluation course (UP), SoTL course (USB), Doctoral postgraduate student course (USB), Postgraduate research supervision course (RU) and certificate in Simulation for Health Professions Educators (UFS).
Lectured modules:
Undergraduate: General Nursing Science, Social Sciences, Midwifery, Nursing Management, Ethos and Professional Practice and Introduction to Research Approach and Methodology.
Postgraduate: Supervision of postgraduate students for Masters and Doctoral Degrees.
Grants and awards
A grant/bursary from Democratic Nurses Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA).
Areas of research interest:
Research – Qualitative, quantitative and mixed method, Health services management, Nursing education, Midwifery, Psychiatric nursing.
Research interests:
Professor ST Madlala’s niche area is in Maternal and Reproductive Healthcare, and Nursing Education and Administration. He has successfully supervised post graduate students to completion. Furthermore, he has reviewed articles for various Journals and examined Dissertations and Thesis for National and International Universities.
Community engagement:
Professor ST Madlala is involved in various community projects such as being an examiner and moderator for the professional body (SANC), teenage pregnancy prevention project for KwaDlangezwa High schools, hand washing project at Ngwelezana High schools during COVID-19 and Provincial Leadership for Nurse Managers in KwaZulu-Natal province workshops conducted biannually. Professor ST Madlala was a board member of the Northern Campuses of KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing (KZNCN). Furthermore, he is serving as an external moderator for various Universities.
Professional membership:
- South African Nursing Council of South Africa (SANC)
- Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA)
- Nurse Education Society (NEA)
- Forum of University Nursing Deans of South Africa (FUNDISA)
Publications:
Madlala, S.T. Exploration of Traditional and Cultural Practices Contributing to Teenage Pregnancy from the Young Males Perspectives at the Free State School of Nursing. 6(14) 67-70
Madlala, S.T., Sibiya, M.N., Nqxongo, T.S.P. Perceptions of young men at the Free State School of Nursing with regards to teenage pregnancy. African Journal of Primary Health Care Family Medicine. 2018;10(1), a1358.https://doi.org/ 10.4102/phcfm. v10i1.1358.
Sibiya, M.N., Madlala, S.T., Ngxongo, T.S. Challenges faced by student accoucheurs during clinical placement at the Free State maternal healthcare institutions. African Health Science .2019;19(2):2263-2269. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.52.
Madlala, S.T., Miya, R.M. & Zuma, M., 2020, ‘Experiences of mental healthcare providers regarding integration of mental healthcare into primary healthcare at the iLembe health district in KwaZulu- Natal province’, Health SA Gesondheid 25(0), a1143. https://doi.org/10.4102/ hsag. v25i0.1143.
- Madlala, T.S.P. Ngxongo, M.N. Sibiya. 2020. ‘Perceptions of pregnant women regarding student accoucheurs’ involvement in maternal health care in the Free State Province’, International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100255.
Madlala, S.T., Ngxongo, T.S. & Sibiya, M.N., 2021, ‘Perceptions of student accoucheurs regarding gender inequality in midwifery training at Free State maternal healthcare institutions’, Curationis 44(1), a1988. https://doi.org/10.4102/ curationis.v44i1.1988.
Madlala, S.T., Sibiya, M.N. and Ngxongo, T.S.P. 2020. ‘Guidelines for student accoucheurs’ acceptance in maternal healthcare’. International Journal of Health Care and Quality Assurance, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-08-2018-0210.
Madlala, S.T. and Mvandaba, N. Experiences of nurse educators in using clinical skills laboratory for teaching student nurses at the Free State School of Nursing. DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v28i0.2077.
Madlala, S.T. and Khanyile, S. The roles of religious organisations in HIV/AIDS prevention among youth at Nquthu in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2442.
Book Chapter:
Geyer, N. and Madlala, S.T. 2024. Communicable diseases, Chapter 2, 1st Edition, Juta.
Conferences oral paper and poster presentations:
“Perceptions of young males with regards to teenage pregnancy at the Free State School of Nursing” in the Free State Department of Health Provincial Research Conference 2015.
Oral presentation titled “Exploration of Traditional and Cultural Practices Contributing to Teenage Pregnancy from the Young Males Perspectives at the Free State School of Nursing” at Durban University of Technology Research Day in 2015.
‘Guidelines to facilitate acceptance of student accoucheurs in clinical practice at Free State Maternal Healthcare institutions’ 7 Annual Conference for the Free State Department of Health and University of Free State.
Exploration of Traditional and Cultural Practices Contributing to Teenage Pregnancy from the Young Males Perspectives at the Free State School of Nursing. International Nurses and Midwifery Conference. 2022.
Experiences of clinical instructors in using high fidelity manikins to teach student nurses at the selected higher education institutions in KwaZulu-Natal. FUNDISA Nursing and Midwifery Conference, 2022.
Experiences of pregnant women regarding the use of MOM Connect at the uThukela Healthcare District in KwaZulu-Natal. The 18th Annual Midwifery Congress 2024.
Experiences of pregnant women regarding the use of traditional medicine (isihlambezo) at King Cetshwayo District in KwaZulu-Natal. International Annual Meeting on The Future of Nursing & Nursing Education, Canada.