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Translating new evidence into clinical practice: A quasi-experimental controlled before-after study evaluating the effect of a novel outreach mentoring approach on knowledge, attitudes and confidence of health workers providing HIV and infant feeding counselling in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
Objectives We report the effectiveness of a mentoring approach to improve health workers' (HWs') knowledge, attitudes and confidence with counselling on HIV and infant feeding. Design Quasi-experimental controlled before-after ...
Perspectives on the psychological and emotional burden of having gestational diabetes amongst low-income women in Cape Town, South Africa
(Springer Nature, 2020)
Background: The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may affect women's mental wellbeing, functioning and quality of life, with potentially negative effects on treatment adherence. Identifying and addressing ...
Fostering family resilience: A community participatory action research perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Theoretically, increasing family resilience, may contribute to an increase the resilience of communities. However families in South Africa experience challenges to their resilience, often owing to a variety of historic, ...
Behaviour is the key in a pandemic: The direct and indirect effects of Covid-19-related variables on psychological wellbeing
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of three COVID-19-related
variables (i.e., risk perception, knowledge, and behaviour) on four indices of pandemicrelated mental health (i.e., anxiety, depression, ...
A holistic interdisciplinary approach towards environmental justice and youth empowerment
(AOSIS, 2021)
South African youth is described as marginalised and vulnerable because of, amongst others,
high unemployment rates, a lack of access to opportunities and environmental degradation that
threatens their and future ...
Prevalence of bullying victimisation among primary school children in South Africa: a population-based study
(BMC, 2021)
Bullying victimisation (BV) among children in South Africa has been identified as a major public health concern. While several studies report on the prevalence rates of BV, there is currently a dearth of research that ...
Pathways from witnessing community violence to mental health problems among South African adolescents
(SAMA, 2020)
The intersection of violence exposure and mental health problems is a public health crisis for South African (SA) adolescents. Understanding the impact of community violence on adolescent mental health can inform future ...
Exploring adversities among parents convicted of killing their children
(PLOS ONE, 2020-07-22)
Experiencing adversities has been associated with the use of violence but this has not been
explored with filicide offenders in South Africa. Individual, semi-structured interviews were
conducted with 22 parents/steppa ...
The treatment ambassador program: a highly acceptable and feasible community-based peer intervention for South Africans living with HIV who delay or discontinue antiretroviral therapy
(Springer Nature, 2021)
We conducted a novel pilot randomized controlled trial of the Treatment Ambassador Program (TAP), an 8-session, peerbased, behavioral intervention for people with HIV (PWH) in South Africa not on antiretroviral therapy ...
The experiences of individuals with schizophrenia using The model of Occupational Self-Efficacy in enhancing work skills and returning to work in the open labour market in Western Cape, South Africa
(South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2021)
Introduction: Evidence suggests that supported employment strategies improve the rates of employment for individuals with schizophrenia. The Model of Occupational Self-Efficacy (MOOSE) is such a strategy aimed at enhancing ...