Mukovhe Phanguphangu

Mr

Mukovhe Phanguphangu

Lecturer

TELEPHONE
031 260 8771

EMAIL
Phanguphangum@ukzn.ac.za

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Public Health Audiology, Hearing Health Equity
  • Paediatric Hearing Loss
  • Infant and Newborn Hearing Screening
  • Auditory Implants
  • Aural Rehabilitation
  • Implementation Science & Health Systems Integration in Hearing Health
  • Health Economics & Policy
  • Evidence in Disability and Rehabilitation.
   
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  1. Phanguphangu M. Integrating universal infant hearing screening into routine immunisation services: policy and system-level recommendations to achieve equitable early hearing detection in Africa and other LMICs. Lancet Reg Health Afr.  2026. 1000011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanafr.2025.100011
  2. Phanguphangu M, Ross A.J. Addendum: Reliability of nurse-administered infant hearing screening using otoacoustic emissions.  S Afr J Commun Disord. 2026; 73(1): a1177. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v73i1.1177
  3. Phanguphangu M, Ross AJ. Feasibility of integrating nurse-administered infant hearing screening into an immunisation programme at a primary healthcare clinic: A Hybrid Type 2 trial. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025;195:112446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2025.112446
  4. Tsimpida D, Akeroyd MA, Bentley BL, … et al. International Consortium on Ageing-Related Pathologies (ICCARP) Audiovestibular Group: fostering international consensus to refine International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) codes for hearing loss across the life course. GeroScience. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01742-2 [Author #25 of 36; co-authors listed in alphabetical order]
  5. Phanguphangu M, Ross AJ. Reliability of nurse-administered infant hearing screening using otoacoustic emissions. S Afr J Commun Disord. 2025;72(1):a1092. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajcd.v72i1.1092
  6. Phanguphangu M, Ross AJ, Smythe T. Association between social determinants of health and hearing loss in South African children: A secondary data analysis. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(6): e0004790. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004790
  7. Phanguphangu M, Kgare K, Ross AJ. Age of detection of congenital hearing loss in South Africa: A systematic review. J Public Health Afr. 2025;16(1):a777. https://doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v16i1.777
  8. Phanguphangu M, Kgare K, Flynn A, … et al. Availability of resources for paediatric hearing care in a South African province. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2024;16(1):a3952. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.3952
  9. Phanguphangu M, Ross AJ. Auditory manifestations in HIV-infected children at a state hospital in South Africa. Hear Balance Commun. 2022;20(1):39-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/21695717.2021.1991085
  10. Phanguphangu M, Ross AJ. Clinical utility of smartphone-based audiometry for early hearing loss detection in HIV-infected children. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2021;13(1):a3077 https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.3077
  11. Phanguphangu M. Practice patterns of South African audiologists in cerumen management. Int J Audiol. 2018;57(9):703-706. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1476780
  12. Phanguphangu M. Otoscopic examinations reveal high prevalence of outer and middle ear pathologies in paediatrics in Limpopo, South Africa. Int J Audiol. 2017; 56(4): 215-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2016.1244868