Peer reviewed papers published 2014 - 2024:

Mabotja, K., van Onselen, A., & Gordon, R. (2024). Infant feeding knowledge, attitudes and practices of HIV-positive breastfeeding mothers. Health SA Gesondheid, 29, 8 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v29i0.2617

Olatona FA, Kolanisi U and A van Onselen. 2024. BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION, DISORDERED EATING ATTITUDES AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 2024; 24(2): 25426-25449. https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.127.23625

Omachi, B. A., Van Onselen A & Kolanisi, U. (2024). Nutrition knowledge and health vulnerability of mothers of pre-school children in North-central, Nigeria. PLOS ONE, 19(1), e0292252. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292252

A Mpiana, A van Onselen, U Kolanisi. 2022. Analysis of Potential Association Between Women’s and Children’s Health Status, Physical Development, and Household Food Security. Africa Insight 52 (1), 48-67.

Omachi, Bosede Alice, Annette Van Onselen, and Unathi Kolanisi. 2022. “The Household Food Security and Feeding Pattern of Preschool Children in North-Central Nigeria” Nutrients 14, no. 19: 4112. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14194112

Olusanya N. Ruth1*; Kolanisi. Unathi1, 2; Van Onselen Annette3; Ngobese Nomali4. 2021. Preparation, storage, and utilization of Mahewu (a non-alcoholic maize meal beverage in Ntambanana, South Africa. AFJAND, 21 (2), pp. 17507-17523.

Zungu, N., Van Onselen, A., Kolanisi, U. and Siwela, M. (2020). Assessing the nutritional composition and consumer acceptability of Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP)-based snacks for improving food and nutrition security of children. South African Journal of Botany, (129), pp. 283-290.

Olusanya, R.N., Kolanisi, U., Van Onselen, A., Ngobese, N.Z. and Siwela, M. (2020). Nutritional composition and consumer acceptability of Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MOLP)-supplemented mahewu. South African Journal of Botany, (129), pp.175–180.

George Richard Ilangila, Nicola Wiles, Annette van Onselen. 2020. An exploration of the 2018 sugar-sweetened beverage tax on the purchases of Black African women, residing in Pietermaritzburg. Journal of Consumer Science, (48), pp. 113-124.

Dandala P, Kolanisi U, Van Onselen A & Green M. (2018). Black South African Women’s Perceptions of Obesity in the Msunduzi District of Pietermaritzburg. Journal of Consumer Sciences Special Edition Food and nutrition challenges in Southern Africa, (3), 22-29.

Wiles NL, Esteves RA, Van Onselen A. (2017). The effectiveness of an English nutrition education game on knowledge retention in Grade 5 isiZulu-speaking learners. South African Journal of Science and Technology, 36(1), a1426. https://doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v36i1.1426

Agnes T. Msibi, Annette van Onselen, Muthulisi Siwela and Unathi Kolanisi. (2014). The prevalence and practices of geophagia in Mkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) December 2015 (Supplement 1:2), pp. 364- 376.

Non-refereed publications or popular articles

Van Onselen, A., Walsh, C.M., F. J. Veldman, F.J. & Brand, C. (2015). The Impact of Geophagia on Black South African Women. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Nutrition and Food Engineering, 9 (7), pp. 824-829.

Agnes T. Msibi, Annette van Onselen, Muthulisi Siwela and Unathi Kolanisi. (2015). The prevalence and practices of geophagia in Mkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) December 2015 (Supplement 1:2), pp. 364- 376.