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Discourses of mental wellness among adolescents living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
(Dove Press, 2022)
Adolescence is a unique period of development where individuals transition from childhood to adulthood, and where
they are at heightened risk for developing mental health problems and engaging in risky behaviours. In ...
The contribution of parental factors to adolescents’ deviant behaviour in South Africa: Evidence from three rural communities in South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
Challenges associated with adolescents are prevalent in South African societies. During
the adolescence stage, children may become involved in deviant behaviour. Although a significant
number of studies have focused on ...
School food environment in urban Zambia: A qualitative analysis of drivers of adolescent food choices and their policy implications
(MDPI, 2022)
Identifying context specific points for reforming policy to promote healthier food environments and consumer behavior in critical life stages like adolescence is crucial in addressing the double
burden of malnutrition. ...
Factors associated with viral suppression among adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Free State province, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2022)
In 2019, about 1.7 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years were living with HIV worldwide, of which 170000 were newly infected with HIV in 2019. South Africa has the highest number of persons living with ...
Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors among children and adolescents in the Eastern Cape Province
(MDPI, 2022)
Obesity is a global public health concern that begins in childhood and is on the rise among
people aged 18 and up, with substantial health consequences that offer socioeconomic challenges at
all levels, from households ...
Determinants of dietary patterns in school going adolescents in Urban Zambia
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
Understanding dietary patterns in a population is critical for decision making. This study aimed to identify the prevailing dietary patterns and their associated individual and school environment factors among school going ...
Rethinking mental health wellness among adolescents living with HIV in the African context: An integrative review of mental wellness components
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) are considered to be at
heightened risk for developing mental health problems in comparison to
their peers due to the burden of living with a stigmatized condition and
managing a ...
Peer pressure and social acceptability between hookah pipe users and non-users among a sample of South African adolescents
(South African Medical Association, 2022)
Hookah pipe smoking is a high-risk phenomenon which is widely seen as an acceptable social practice, but the extent of its acceptability is not very clear among South African youth, nor is the influence of peers very clear. ...
Closing the HIV treatment gap for adolescents in Windhoek, Namibia: A retrospective analysis of predictors of viral non-suppression
(MDPI, 2022)
Windhoek joined the Fast-Track Cities Initiative in 2017 to optimize HIV service delivery
for adolescents, promoting adherence and sustaining viral suppression. Recent surveys and programmatic data show that the treatment ...
Barriers to effective parenting of adolescent children in resource-constrained communities
(University of Stellenbosch, 2022)
The study examined barriers to effective parenting of adolescent children in resourceconstrained communities. A qualitative approach was adopted for data collection and analysis.
Thematic analysis was applied to data ...