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Linking Life Skills and Norms with adolescent substance use and delinquency in South Africa
(National Institute of Health, 2013)
We examined factors targeted in two popular prevention approaches with adolescent drug use and
delinquency in South Africa. We hypothesized adolescent life skills to be inversely related, and
perceived norms to be directly ...
Gender patterns in the contribution of different types of violence to posttraumatic stress symptoms among South African urban youth
(Elsevier, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: Identifying the comparative contributions of different forms of violence exposure
to trauma sequelae can help to prioritize interventions for polyvictimized youth living
in contexts of limited mental health ...
Results from the healthy active kids South Africa 2018 report card
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2019)
Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Cards were produced in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2016.
The 2018 Report Card aims to report on the latest available evidence relating to the physical activity (PA), nutrition and ...
Leisure constraints for adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study
(Taylor and Francis, 2010)
This study identified leisure constraints, constraints negotiation strategies, and their relative frequencies among 114 high school students from one under-resourced area of South Africa. Through focus group discussions, ...
A facility-based family support intervention to improve treatment outcomes for adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in the Cape Metropole, South Africa
(SAGE, 2021)
Adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (ALHIV) globally, report worse treatment outcomes compared to
adults and children on antiretroviral therapy (ART). We conducted a photovoice study with eighteen ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Implementation of a Psychosocial Support Intervention for Adolescents on Antiretroviral Treatment: Challenges and Experiences from Ehlanzeni District, South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) need support from family, peers and health workers to remain on antiretroviral therapy and achieve and sustain viral suppression. This paper qualitatively explores the implementation of ...
Exploring self-reported adherence measures to screen for elevated HIV viral load in adolescents: A South African cohort study
(Springer, 2023)
The timely identification of ART non-adherence among adolescents living with HIV presents a significant challenge, particularly
in resource-limited settings where virologic monitoring is suboptimal. Using South African ...