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Psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South : the potential contributions of social work and community psychology
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2018)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article makes the case for the fields of social work and community psychology to contribute to psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South. Many countries in the majority world face ...
Shortcomings of adherence counselling provided to caregivers of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in rural South Africa
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2016-07)
In order to achieve optimal benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART), caregivers of children receiving ART are required to attend routine clinic visits monthly and administer medication to the child as prescribed. Yet, the ...
School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents
(Cochrane, 2016-11-08)
Background:
School-based sexual and reproductive health programmes are widely accepted as an approach to reducing high-risk sexual behaviour among adolescents.Many studies and systematic reviews have concentrated onmeasuring ...
Video observations of treatment administration to children on antiretroviral therapy in rural KwaZulu-Natal
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2016-07)
For children younger than five years, caregivers are responsible for the measurement and administration of antiretroviral medication doses to children. Failure to adhere to the regimen as prescribed may lead to high viral ...
Task sharing of a psychological intervention for maternal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2014-11)
Background: Maternal depression carries a major public health burden for mothers and their infants, yet there is a substantial treatment gap for this condition in low-resourced regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. To address ...
Do disability grants influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-04)
Anecdotal data suggest that some South Africans living with HIV who receive disability grants from the state deliberately default on their antiretroviral medication in an attempt to lower their CD4 count to remain eligible ...
Predictors of burnout among HIV nurses in the Western Cape
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017-06-28)
Background: Burnout has been implicated as one of the reasons for key healthcare personnel, such as nurses, leaving their profession, resulting in insufficient staff to attend to patients.
Objective: We investigated the ...
Women's experiences of reporting rape to the police : a qualitative study
(Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, 2009)
Many survivors of rape experience secondary traumatisation when they report their experience to the police. By means of qualitative interviews the authors explored the experiences of 16 women of reporting rape to the police ...
Psychology training directors’ reflections on evidence-based practice in South Africa
(SA ePublications, 2012-03)
Despite its importance in the international arena, the evidence-based movement appears to have had
little impact among South African clinical and counseling psychologists. We interviewed 13 of the 18
directors of psychology ...
Mental health and physical health (Including HIV/AIDS)
(Elsevier, 2008)
INTRODUCTION: According to the World Health Report 2001, over the past 20 years a fundamental and inseparable connection between mental and physical health has been convincingly established (WHO, 2001). Both mental and ...