Thembelihle Pita, Mcom
Research Assistant

Thembelihle Pita is a Research Assistant at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) in South Africa, Greater Edendale area. She has been involved in numerous studies at the HSRC doing quantitative data collection, qualitative data collection, and processing. She’s currently involved in quantitative data collection on the START Together Project which focuses on the development of a couple-based medication adherence intervention for HIV-positive women and their male partners in Sweetwaters, South Africa. She’s also involved in qualitative data collection and processing in an R01 SMART ART Study. Its main objective is to maximize, through community-based ART initiation and maintenance, the proportion of ART-eligible persons living with HIV who achieve viral suppression at 18 months. She hopes to pursue her PhD in Public Health.

Education:

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
Master of Commerce
BCOM Honours in Management
Bachelor of Social Sciences