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Dr Maggie Zgambo

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 7178
Email: m.zgambo@ecu.edu.au
Room: 21.454  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-795X

Dr Maggie Zgambo is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator for the postgraduate paediatric nursing course at the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Current Teaching

  • NNT5102 - Contemporary Approaches to Communicating with Children and Young People
  • NNT5102 - Holistic Assessment of Children and Young People

Background

Maggie graduated from the University of Malawi with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2007). She then obtained her Masters in Nursing at Central South University, China (2013). She has worked as a Registered Nurse in paediatric and medical settings, nurse educator, clinical research nurse, and nurse manager. She has recently completed her PhD at Edith Cowan University (2021)

Professional Associations

  • 2025 - International Family Nursing Association
  • 2024 to present - Honorary Nursing Research Consultant, Perth Children's Hospital
  • 2023 to present - Editorial board member with the BMC Paediatrics journal
  • 2022 to present - Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
  • 2022 to present - Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nursing
  • 2019 to present - International Network for Child and Family Centred Care

Awards and Recognition

  • Directors Award for Influential Impact and Engagement- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child – 2024
  • ECU School of Nursing Research Medal - 2022
  • Edith Cowan University Higher Degree by Research Scholarship 2017- 2021
  • International Nursing Scholarship for Pre-PhD in Research Excellence (INSPIRE) 2016
  • Chinese Government Scholarship for International Students 20 -2013 (China Scholarship Council)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Child, Adolescent and Family Health
  • Chronic And Rare Conditions
  • Health Risks
  • Digital Technologies and Online Safety
  • Migrant Health

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2021.
  • Master of Nursing, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), 2013.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursng, Malawi, 2007.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Zgambo, M., Blamires, J., Foster, M., Al-Motlaq, MA., O'Sullivan, T., Houghton, D., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2025). Child and Family Centred Care: A Three-Phased Principle-Based Concept Analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2025(Article in press), 24 pages. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16846.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Al-Motlaq, M., Foster, M., Zgambo, M., Neill, S. (2024). Assessing the maturity of the “Family Centered Care” concept: A review of concept analyses studies. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 79(2024), 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.09.004.
  • Kaseka, PU., Zgambo, M., Mbakaya, BC., Lazarus, M., Nkhata, O., Kalembo, FW. (2024). Emotional and behavioural difficulties among children and adolescents attending “ART teen clubs” in Mzuzu City in northern Malawi: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics, 24(1), article number 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04504-1.
  • Blamires, J., Foster, M., Rasmussen, S., Zgambo, M., Pahlsson Morelius, EM. (2024). The experiences and perceptions of healthy siblings of children with a long-term condition: Umbrella review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 77(2024), 191-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.03.022.
  • Berg, V., Arabiat, D., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Kervin, L., Zgambo, M., Robinson, S., Jenkins, M., Whitehead, L. (2024). Young Children and the Creation of a Digital Identity on Social Networking Sites: Scoping Review. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 7(2024), Article number e54414. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2196/54414.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Mbengo, F., Adama, E., Towell, A., Zgambo, M. (2023). “A spade was called a spade … ”: Youth and intervention implementers’ perceptions of a resilience-based HIV-prevention intervention for youth in South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research, 22(3), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085906.2023.2233496.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Zgambo, M., Arabiat, D., Ireson, D. (2022). “We just do it...we are dead already”: Exploring the sexual behaviors of youth living with HIV. Journal of Adolescence, 94(1), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12003.
  • Mbengo, F., Zgambo, M., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Kalembo, FW., Honda, T., Shimpuku, Y., Chen, S. (2022). Systematic review protocol of the effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions for reducing risky sexual behaviour among youth globally. BMJ Open, 12(5), Article number e056929. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056929.
  • Foster, M., Adama, E., Arabiat, D., Runions, K., Vithiatharan, R., Zgambo, M., Lin, A. (2022). Parents' experiences of children with a rare disease attending a mainstream school: Australia. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 63(1 March 2022), e50-e57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.10.013.
  • Mbengo, F., Adama, E., Barnard, M., Bhana, A., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Zgambo, M. (2022). Impact of you only live once: A resilience-based HIV prevention intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviour among youth in South Africa. Acta Psychologica, 230(October 2022), article number 103757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103757.
  • Mbengo, F., Adama, E., Barnard, M., Bhana, A., Zgambo, M. (2022). Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Prevention Interventions for Reducing Risky Sexual Behavior Among Youth Worldwide: A Systematic Review. BMC Infectious Diseases, 22(1), Article number 679. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07649-z.
  • Mtegha, M., Chodzaza, E., Chirwa, E., Kalembo, F., Zgambo, M. (2022). Challenges experienced by newly qualified nurse-midwives transitioning to practice in selected midwifery settings in northern Malawi. BMC Nursing, 21(1), Article number 236. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01012-y.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Zgambo, M., Arabiat, D., Ireson, D. (2021). Uptake of health services by youth living with HIV: a focused ethnography. International Nursing Review, 68(3), 299-307. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12638.
  • Zgambo, M., Arabiat, D., Ireson, D. (2021). It Cannot Happen, Never: A Qualitative Study Exploring Youth Views on Disclosure of HIV Diagnosis to Their Sexual Partners in Southern Malawi. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 32(6), 652-661. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000238.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Mbakaya, B., Kalembo, F., Zgambo, M., Konyani, A., Lungu, F., Tveit, B., Kaasen, A., Simango, M., Bvumbwe, T. (2020). Nursing and midwifery students' experiences and perception of their clinical learning environment in Malawi: a mixed-method study. BMC Nursing, 19(1), Article number 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00480-4.
  • Mbakaya, BC., Kalembo, FW., Zgambo, M. (2020). Use, adoption, and effectiveness of tippy-tap handwashing station in promoting hand hygiene practices in resource-limited settings: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 20(26 June 2020), Article number 1005. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09101-w.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Mbakaya, B., Kalembo, F., Zgambo, M. (2019). Community-based interventions for preventing diarrhoea in people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Malawi Medical Journal, 31(1), 86-94. https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i1.15.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Zgambo, M., Kalembo, F., Mbakaya, B. (2018). Risky behaviours and their correlates among adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Reproductive Health, 15(1), Article number 180. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-018-0614-4.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Zgambo, M., Mbakaya, B., Kalembo, F. (2017). Prevalence and factors associated with malaria parasitaemia in children under the age of five years in Malawi: A comparison study of the 2012 and 2014 Malaria Indicator Surveys (MISs). PLoS One, 12(4), Article number e0175537. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175537.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Kalembo, FW., Zgambo, M., Mulaga, AN., Yukai, D., Ahmed, NI. (2013). Association between Male Partner Involvement and the Uptake of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Interventions in Mwanza District, Malawi: A Retrospective Cohort Study. PLoS One, 8(6), e66517.

Research Projects

  • Fostering age appropriate and safe use of digital technologies among the connected migrant children in Australia, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2024 (Stream 1), 2024 ‑ 2025, $39,877.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Nursing (Research), Fathers' ecperiences of child health nurse support in the transition to fatherhood
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Child health nurses perspectives on the transition of care from maternity services to child health services in Western Australia.
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Evaluation of the psychometric properties and feasibility of the Simplified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (sFNAST)

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Nursing (Research), Exploring Mental Wellness of Older Indian Migrants in Western Australia: A Focused Ethnographic Study
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Evaluation of the You Only Live Once: A Resilience-Based Intervention for reducing Risky Sexual Behaviours Associated with HIV Infection Among Youth in South Africa
  • Master of Nursing (Research), The Impact of In-Utero Cannabis Exposure on the First Week of Life Outside the Womb: Insights from Neonatal Health Professionals
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