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Dr Maggie Zgambo

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 7178
Email: m.zgambo@ecu.edu.au
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

  • NNT5100 - Essentials of Children and Young People's Nursing
  • NNT5101 - Holistic Assessment of Children and Young People
  • NNT5102 - Contemporary Approaches to Communicating with 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 Culture

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., Anyango, E., Arabiat, D., Ngune, I., Pahlsson Morelius, EM., Zhang, L., Whitehead, L. (2025). Effect of Digital Safety Interventions on Parental Practices in Safeguarding Children's Digital Activities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 8(e70745), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.2196/70745.
  • Guo, W., Zhang, H., Wang, L., Huang, F., Ma, D., Zgambo, M., Chen, S., Wu, Y., Bu, Y., Shimpuku, Y. (2025). Factors influencing the provision of human milk feeding support for preterm infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in China: a qualitative study of neonatal nurses’ perspectives. International Breastfeeding Journal, 20(82), 5-12. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-025-00778-6.
  • Guo, W., Zgambo, M., Chen, S., Shimpuku, Y. (2025). Prevalence and trends of coexisting forms of malnutrition and its associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in South and Southeast Asia, 1996–2022: a cross-sectional time series study. BMC Public Health, 25(1), article number 2296. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23482-w.
  • 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, 81(8), 4542-4565. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16846.
  • Zgambo, M., Costello, M., Buhlmann, M., Maldon, J., Anyango, E., Adama, E. (2025). Artificial intelligence and academic integrity in nursing education: A mixed methods study on usage, perceptions, and institutional implications. Nurse Education Today, 153(October 2025), Artcile number 106796. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106796.

2024

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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., 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.
  • 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., 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.

2021

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.

2020

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.

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), Article number e66517. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066517.

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), Child health nurses perspectives on the transition of care from maternity services to child health services in Western Australia.
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Fathers' ecperiences of child health nurse support in the transition to fatherhood
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The experiences and perspectives of fathers with children diagnosed with rare diseases: a sequential explanatory study
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Evaluation of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Assessment Instruments and Psychometric Validation of the Simplified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool in an Acute Clinical Setting in Western Australia

Completed Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Nursing (Research), Exploring Mental Wellness of Older Indian Migrants in Western Australia: A Focused Ethnographic Study
  • 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
  • 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
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