Research Articles (Institute for Life Course Health Research)
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I’m not afraid of dying because I’ve got nothing to lose : young men in South Africa talk about nonfatal suicidal behavior
(SAGE Publications, 2019)First-person narratives of suicidal behavior may provide novel insights into how individuals with lived experience of suicide understand and narrate their behavior. Our aim was to explore the narratives of young men ... -
Relationships between concurrent language ability and mental health outcomes in a South African sample of 13-year-olds
(Public Library of Science, 2019-09-05)Children and adolescents with delayed or disordered language development are at increased risk of a number of negative outcomes, including social and emotional problems and mental health difficulties. Yet, in low- and ... -
Global research priorities to accelerate programming to improve early childhood development in the sustainable development era : a CHNRI exercise Early childhood development
(International Society of Global Health, 2019)Background: Approximately 250 million children under the age of five in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) will not achieve their developmental potential due to poverty and stunting alone. Investments in programming ... -
The development of an ultra-short, maternal mental health screening tool in South Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-10-07)Purpose: The burden of common perinatal mental disorders (CPMD) in low-and-middle-income countries is substantially higher than high-income countries, with low levels of detection, service provision and treatment in ... -
The Philani Movie study : a cluster randomized controlled trial of a mobile video entertainment-education intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding in South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Background: In South Africa, rates of exclusive breastfeeding remain low and breastfeeding promotion is a national health priority. Mobile health and narrative entertainment-education are recognized strategies for health ... -
What the science of child and adolescent development contributes to understanding the impacts of COVID-19
(ASSAf, 2021)As of 8 September 2020, there were 27 236 916 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 891 031 deaths reported to the World Health Organization.1 The direct effects of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus) and COVID-19 (the disease ... -
Impact of integrated district level mental health care on clinical and functioning outcomes of people with depression and alcohol use disorder in Nepal : a non-randomised controlled study
(BioMed Central, 2020-09-14)Background: Integration of mental health services into primary healthcare is proliferating in low-resource countries. We aimed to evaluate the impact of different compositions of primary care mental health services for ... -
Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa : a non-randomized two-group comparison study
(BioMed Central, 2020-09-17)Background: Home visits by paraprofessional community health workers (CHWs) has been shown to improve maternal and child health outcomes in research studies in many countries. Yet, when these are scaled or replicated, efficacy ... -
Identifying and treating maternal mental health difficulties in Afghanistan : a feasibility study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020)Background: The disproportionately high burden of mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries, coupled with the overwhelming lack of resources, requires an innovative approach to intervention and response. This ... -
Evaluating the dissemination and scale-up of two evidence-based parenting interventions to reduce violence against children : study protocol
Background: Eliminating violence against children is a prominent policy goal, codified in the Sustainable Development Goals, and parenting programs are one approach to preventing and reducing violence. However, we know ...
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