Research Articles (Psychology)
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Prevalence and factors associated with recent intimate partner violence and relationships between disability and depression in postpartum women in one clinic in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2017-07-20)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by pregnant and post-partum women has negative health effects for women, as well as the foetus, and the new-born child. In this study we sought to assess the ... -
Factors related to environmental barriers experienced by persons with and without disabilities in diverse African settings
(Public Library of Science, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper explores differences in experienced environmental barriers between individuals with and without disabilities and the impact of additional factors on experienced environmental barriers. Data was ... -
Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2018-10-22)Background: Suicide is a serious public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the context- and gender-specific risk factors for non-fatal suicidal behaviour is the cornerstone of evidence-based ... -
Setting health research priorities using the CHNRI method : VII. A review of the first 50 applications of the CHNRI method
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017-06)Background: Several recent reviews of the methods used to set research priorities have identified the CHNRI method (acronym derived from the “Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative”) as an approach that clearly ... -
Developmental assistance for child and adolescent mental health in low– and middle–income countries (2007–2014): annual trends and allocation by sector, project type, donors and recipients
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)Background: Globally, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability among children and adolescents. To date, there has been no estimate of developmental assistance supporting mental health projects that target ... -
Can cash break the cycle of educational risks for young children in high HIV–affected communities? A cross–sectional study in South Africa and Malawi
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017-06)Background: Household cash grants are associated with beneficial outcomes; enhanced if provided in combination with care. Objectives: This study describes the impact of cash grants and parenting quality on 854 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Parenting, the other oldest profession in the world – a cross-sectional study of parenting and child outcomes in South Africa and Malawi
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017-01-30)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Parenting quality is important in child development. In the presence of HIV poverty and life stress, parenting may be challenged and child development affected. This study examines cross-sectional ... -
The sexual lives of people with disabilities within low- and middle-income countries : a scoping study of studies published in English
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017-07-05)Background: Although approximately 80% of the global population of people with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), very little is known about their sexual lives due to a lack of empirical ... -
Paid staff or volunteers – does it make a difference? The impact of staffing on child outcomes for children attending community based programmes in South Africa and Malawi
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: Globally, and in low and middle income countries (LMIC) specifically, there is a critical shortage of workers. The use of volunteers to support such care delivery systems has been examined, there is scant ... -
Chronic pain as a human rights issue : setting an agenda for preventative action
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: Historically, chronic pain has been viewed primarily as a medical issue, and research has been focused on the individual and predominantly on pain sufferers in highincome countries. Objectives: This article ... -
Thinking about the environment and theorising change : how could life history strategy theory inform mHealth interventions in low- and middleincome countries
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: There is a growing body of literature outlining the promise of mobile information and communication technologies to improve healthcare in resource-constrained contexts. Methods: We reviewed the literature ... -
The impact of early-years provision in Children’s Centres (EPICC) on child cognitive and socio-emotional development : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2018-08-22)Background: There are marked disparities between pre-school children in key skills affecting school readiness, disparities that commonly persist and influence children’s later academic achievements, employment, and ... -
Global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention : a modified Delphi study
(World Health Organization -- WHO, 2017-1)Objective To establish global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention using a systematic approach. Methods Research priorities were identified in a three-round process involving two surveys. In round 1, ... -
Healthcare workers' perceptions and experience on using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services : qualitative evidence synthesis
(Cochrane, 2015)This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The review has the following two objectives. To identify, appraise and synthesise qualitative research evidence on healthcare ... -
Post-trauma coping in the context of significant adversity: a qualitative study of young people living in an urban township in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-10)Objective Compared with knowledge of the post-trauma needs of young people living in developed countries, little is known about the needs of those in low-middle-income countries. Such information is crucial, particularly ... -
No gene-by-environment interaction of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and childhood maltreatment on anxiety sensitivity in a mixed race adolescent sample
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2018)Background: Anxiety disorders in youth are attributable to multiple causal mechanisms, comprising biological vulnerabilities, such as genetics and temperament, and unfavourable environmental influences, such as childhood ... -
Gender-specific HIV and substance abuse prevention strategies for South African men : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2018-08-03)Background: Young men in South Africa face concurrent epidemics of HIV, drug and alcohol abuse, and unemployment. Standard HIV prevention programs, located in healthcare settings and/or using counseling models, fail to ... -
'The threads in his mind have torn' : conceptualization and treatment of mental disorders by neo-prophetic Christian healers in Accra, Ghana
(BioMed Central, 2018-07-24)Background: In many low- and middle-income countries, faith healing is used alongside biomedical treatment for many health problems including mental disorders. Further, Christianity in Africa has seen much transformation ...
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