Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Jacobs, Tanya"
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Are rhetorical commitments to adolescents refected in planning documents? An exploratory content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Global Financing Facility country plans
George, Asha S.; Jacobs, Tanya; Kinney, Mary V. (BMC, 2021)The Global Financing Facility (GFF) offers an opportunity to close the financing gap that holds back gains in women, children's and adolescent health. However, very little work exists examining GFF practice, particularly ... -
Between rhetoric and reality: Learnings from youth participation in the adolescent and youth health policy in South Africa
Jacobs, Tanya; George, Asha (Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)Youth participation makes an essential contribution to the design of policies and with the appropriate structures, and processes, meaningful engagement leads to healthier, more just, and equal societies. There is a ... -
Democratic South Africa at 25 – A conceptual framework and narrative review of the social and structural determinants of adolescent health
Jacobs, Tanya; George, Asha (Springer Nature, 2021)Twenty-five years into South Africa’s constitutional democracy provides an opportunity to take stock of the social and structural determinants of adolescent health. Those born in democratic South Africa, commonly known ... -
A forgotten group during humanitarian crises: a systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people including adolescents in humanitarian settings
Jennings, Lauren; George, Asha S.; Jacobs, Tanya; Blanchet, Karl; Singh, Neha S. (Conflict and Health, 2019)Background: Young people including adolescents face barriers to healthcare and increased risk of poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH), which are exacerbated in humanitarian settings. Our systematic review assessed the ... -
A forgotten group during humanitarian crises: A systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people including adolescents in humanitarian settings
Jennings, Lauren; George, Asha S.; Jacobs, Tanya; Blanchet, Karl; Singh, Neha S. (Conflict and Health, 2019)Background: Young people including adolescents face barriers to healthcare and increased risk of poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH), which are exacerbated in humanitarian settings. Our systematic review assessed the ... -
How gender is socially constructed in policy making processes: a case study of the adolescent and youth health policy in South Africa
Jacobs, Tanya; George, Asha S (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023)Background: Gender equality remains an outstanding global priority, more than 25 years after the landmark Beijing Platform for Action. The disconnect between global health policy intentions and implementation is shaped by ... -
Lenses and levels: the why, what and how of measuring health system drivers of women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health with a governance focus
George, Asha; LeFevre, Amnesty Elizabeth; Jacobs, Tanya; Kinney, Mary; Buse, Kent; Chopra, Mickey; Daelmans, Bernadette; Haakenstad, Annie; Huicho, Luis; Khosla, Rajat; Rasanathan, Kumanan; Sanders, David; Singh, Neha S; Tiffin, Nicki; Ved, Rajani; Zaidi, Shehla Abbas; Schneider, Helen (BMJ, 2019)Health systems are critical for health outcomes as they underpin intervention coverage and quality, promote users’ rights and intervene on the social determinants of health. Governance is essential for health system ... -
Policy foundations for transformation: A gender analysis of adolescent health policy documents in South Africa
Jacobs, Tanya; George, Asha; De Jong, Michelle (Oxford University Press, 2021)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Global Strategy (2016-30) emphasize that all women, children and adolescents 'survive, thrive and transform'. A key element of this global policy framework ... -
Praxis, power, and processes: youth participation in health policy – a response to recent commentaries
Jacobs, Tanya; George, Asha (International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM), 2024)We are appreciative of the opportunity to further engage in critical discussions and to advance the knowledge on youth participation in health policy processes, by providing a response to commentaries on our paper, “Between ... -
A scoping review of the determinants of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa: an intersectional perspective
George, Asha S; Jacobs, Tanya; de Jong, Michelle (Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical M, 2021)Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects babies born to mothers who consume alcohol while pregnant. South Africa has the highest prevalence of FASD in the world. We review the social determinants underpinning FASD ...