Dr Zenzo Chakara

Lecturer

Qualifications

  • PhD (Audiology)
  • MSc (Audiology)
  • BSc (Audiology), Cape Town

Introduction

Research Interests

Cisplatin ototoxicity; Health-related quality of life

Publications

  • Chakara, ZS., Ntatamala, IN., Shakeel, S., Tshangana, E., & Mead, G. (2025). The health-related quality of life of undergraduate health and rehabilitation sciences students at a South African university during the COVID‐19 pandemic. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 17 (4).

     

  • Ntatamala, I., Khan, S., & Chakara, Z. (2025). Mental health and substance use among rehabilitation sciences students during the COVID-19 pandemic. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 31(1).

     

  • Chakara, Z. S., & Ramma, L. (2019). The efficacy of strategies used to minimise or prevent Cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in patients. SA Journal of Oncology, 3(1), 1-5.

     

  • Rogers, C., Chakara, Z., Cohen, R., Fourie, K., Gounder, D., & Makaruse, N. (2015). Levels of empathy in speech therapy and audiology undergraduate students training at the University of Cape Town. UR@ UCT: Undergraduate Research, 1(2).

 

Conferences 

 

  • Chakara. Z (2018). The efficacy of strategies used to prevent and minimise Cisplatin-based ototoxicity. World Congress of Audiology. Cape Town: South Africa. www.wca2018.co.za