Browsing Okavango Research Institute (ORI) by Author "Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi"
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Assessment of risk factors associated with malaria transmission in Tubu Village, Northern Botswana
Chirebvu, Elijah; Chimbari, Moses John; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/mrt/, 2014-03-16)This study investigated potential risk factors associated with malaria transmission in Tubu village, Okavango subdistrict, a malaria endemic area in northern Botswana. Data was derived from a census questionnaire survey, ... -
Climate variability and rural livelihoods: how households perceive and adapt to climatic shocks in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Kolawole, Oluwatoyin Dare; Motsholapheko, Moseki Ronald; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Olekae, Thakadu (American Meteorological Society; https://journals.ametsoc.org, 2016-04)Climate variability and change have adverse effects on agricultural production and other livelihood strategies of the rural households. The paper hypothesizes that rural households naturally devise means of overcoming the ... -
Clinical malaria transmission trends and Its association with climatic variables in Tubu village, Botswana: A retrospective analysis
Chirebvu, Elijah; Chimbari, Moses John; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Sartorius, Benn (Plos One, http://journals.plos.org/plosone/, 2016-03-16)Good knowledge on the interactions between climatic variables and malaria can be very useful for predicting outbreaks and preparedness interventions. We investigated clinical malaria transmission patterns and its temporal ... -
Contending claims over access to fisheries: a case study of the Okavango Delta Panhandle, Botswana
Mmopelwa, Gagoitseope; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Kgathi, Donald Letsholo (Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org, 2013-02-26)Fishing is one of the key livelihood activities in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Subsistence fishers, commercial fishers and tourist lodge operators derive material and non-material benefits from fishery. However open ... -
"The go-between of liaisons”: the social dynamics of mobile-phone text messaging and implications for intimate partner based violence in Botswana
Jankey, Odireleng M.; Sinkamba, Refilwe P.; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi (Botswana Notes and Records; journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2017-07-05)Access to mobile telecommunication networks has become a necessity rather than a luxury for millions of people worldwide. In contemporary Botswana the mobile phone technology growth rate has been phenomenal with subscriptions ... -
Perceptions of safe water and accessibility by rural farming communities residing along the fringes of the Okavango Delta
Ramolefhe, Galase Tshepiso; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Ama, Njoku Ola; Nnyepi, Maria S.; Chimbari, Moses John (Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)Globally, access to safe water for domestic use is a key social development indicator promoting health and enhancing national development. About 1 in 10 people are without access to safe water with Sub Saharan Africa facing ... -
Small farmers' responses to scientific early warning on weather in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Kolawole, Oluwatoyin Dare; Motsholapheko, Moseki Ronald; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Ananias, Moses; Makebea, Melda Nonhle; Kaisara, Matshidiso Tshidi (Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org, 2018-11-29)Although formal channels of communication exist for conveying early warning scientific weather messages, it is widely believed that small-scale farmers continue to utilize traditional practices in obtaining weather ... -
Transactional sex relations among tertiary education students in the urban-village of Maun, Botswana
Selepe, Kefemetswe; Ngwenya, Barbara Ntombi; Albers, Anna Lisa; Jankey, Odireleng M. (Botswana Notes and Records;http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/, 2017-07-05)In southern Africa, multiple factors in given societal contexts motivate transactional sexual relations among women and men. The purpose of this study is to assess socio-economic and cultural factors that influence ...