Melitah Motlhale
Postdoctoral Scientist
Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology
Speciality: Cancer Epidemiology
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Country/Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health) | Cancer Epidemiology | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa / Johannesburg |
| 2017 | MSc Epidemiology (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa / Johannesburg |
| 2015 | MSc (Applied Microbiology) | Applied Microbiology | University of Botswana | Botswana / Gaborone |
| 2015 | Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) | Biological Sciences | University of Botswana | Botswana / Gaborone |
Current Research Projects
Effects of smokeless tobacco (snuff-use) on cancer in adult Black South African women
Melitah Motlhale, Hannah Simba, Wenlong Carl Chen, Valerie McComack, Mazvita Muchengeti
Selected Publications
Motlhale M, Muchengeti M, Bradshaw D, Chen WC, Singini MG, de Villiers CB, Lewis CM, Bender N, Mathew CG, Newton R, Waterboer T, Singh E, Sitas F. 2023. Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, HIV-1 and Kaposi sarcoma risk in black South Africans diagnosed with cancer during antiretroviral treatment rollout. International Journal of Cancer; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.34454. 1–9
Motlhale M, Sitas F, Bradshaw D, Chen WC, Mwiza Gideon Singini M.G, de Villiers CB, Lewis CM, Muchengeti M, Waterboer T, Mathew CG, Newton R and Singh E. 2022. Lifestyle factors associated with sex differences in Kaposi sarcoma incidence among adult black South Africans: A case-control study. Cancer Epidemiology 78 (2022) 102158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2022.102158.
Motlhale M, Sitas F, Bradshaw D, Chen WC, Singini MG, de Villiers CB, Lewis CM, Muchengeti M, Waterboer T, Mathew CG, Newton R and Singh E. 2022. Epidemiology of Kaposi’s sarcoma in sub-Saharan Africa. Cancer Epidemiology 78 (2022) 102167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2022.102167.
Motlhale M and Ncayiyana JR. 2019. Migration status and prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in Gauteng province, South Africa: effect modification by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics-a cross-sectional population-based study. BMJ Open; doi: 10.1136/ bmjopen-2018-027427. 9: e027427.
Motlhale M, Obisie-Nmehielle N and Ibisomi L. June 2019. Migration status and HIV risk perception in the metropolitan areas of Gauteng province, South Africa. Southern African Journal of Demography Volume 19 (1), Page. ISSN 10: 1682-4482, ISBN: 978-0-621-46396-5. 90-111