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The ‘youth and agriculture’ problem: implications for rangeland development

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: MelvinB Swarts --- Agricultural Research Council–Animal Production Institute, c/o Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Michael Aliber --- Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, South Africa

There is a common perception in South Africa that the youth are not interested in agriculture, leading to two concerns: first, that this is exacerbating the youth unemployment crisis, and second, that the already low levels of agricultural activity in...

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The Role of Schools in Building the Resilience of Youth Faced with Adversity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bridget Johnson --- University of Western Cape, South Africa Sandy Lazarus --- University of Western Cape, South Africa

This study explored factors related to risk, resilience and health amongst South African teenagers. Grade nine students (N = 472; males = 210, females = 262, age range = 12 to 18 years) at seven schools in the Western Cape...

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Validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth) Among South African learners

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Jeanette Dreyer --- North-West University, South Africa Nansook Park --- University of Rhode Island, Christopher Peterson --- University of Michigan,

This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Values in Action Inventory for Youth (VIA-Youth) of Park and Peterson (2006) in a total multi-cultural group of South African learners aged 13 to 17 years (N=1691: male = 703, female...

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An Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS Prevention Program in a Nigerian Setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jude Obinna Ezeokana --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Anthony Nnedum --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Azikiwe Nnamdi --- University of Nigeria, Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu --- University of Limpopo,

The study examined the success of a group based behavioural intervention with Nigerian youths aimed at reducing the risk of contracting and spreading HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted illness (STI). Participants were 147 youths (males=75, females=72, age range 5 to...

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Exploring Young Black Persons' Narratives About the Apartheid Past

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cheryl Petersen --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Chris Venter --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Karel Botha --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa

This study examined intergeneration narratives about the apartheid past through the retelling of 14 young black South Africans aged 16 to 21 (males =6, females =8). A qualitative categorical-content data analysis underpinned by social constructionism, explored these secondary narrative segments...

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Photovoice as Community Engaged Research: The Interplay between Knowledge Creation and Agency in a South African Study on Safety Promotion

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shahnaaz Suffla --- Medical Research Council, South Africa Debra Kaminer --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Umesh Bawa --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa

This article aims to describe Photovoice as a method and process of enacting community engaged research. The multi-dimensional nature of Photovoice is illustrated though a case application, focused on safety promotion in two South African low-income communities. Twenty youth, evenly...

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Merging Professional Training and Community Engagement Agendas: A Case Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tanya M. Graham --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Kerry J. Gordon --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sarah A. Uren --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Lauren Fitchet --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Victoria A. Hall --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Malose Langa --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

This case study explored the emancipatory foundations of community work through a schools-based peer support intervention. We use a case study approach to describe the context in which the intervention was developed, its emancipatory theoretical foundations, and the project's implementation...

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Early Sexual Debut and Associated Risk Factors Among Male and Female Youth in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Witness Chirinda --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Julia S. Louw --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of early sexual debut among youth aged 18–24 in South Africa. In a cross-sectional population based survey 3123 youth were interviewed with a structured questionnaire in four provinces...

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Alcohol Use, Problem Drinking and Health Risk Factors Among South African Youths

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Shandir Ramlagan --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Mpho Satekge --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of problem drinking among South African youth (18–24 years). A cross-sectional population-based household survey was conducted using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling approach. The total sample included...

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Access to Opportunities and the Lovelife Programme Among Youth in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, University of Limpopo, ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Witness Chirinda --- Human Sciences Research Council,

We evaluated the efficacy of a motivational and opportunity multimedia health promotion programme for young people: loveLife. Participants were 3123 youth from four of nine provinces of South Africa (mean age=20.5 years, SD=2.0, females=45.4%, the majority population group=91.5% Black African)...

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Muted voices: HIV/AIDS and the young people of Burkina Faso and Senegal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lise Rosendal Østergaard Helle Samuelsen

This article explores the discrepancies between the vocal public discourse on HIV/AIDS and sexuality as generally encouraged by policy-makers and donor communities in Africa, and the often hushed voices of their target groups: young people in African communities. Based on...

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The Simalelo Peer Education Programme for HIV prevention: a qualitative process evaluation of a project in Zambia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alexander Molassiotis Irene Saralis-Avis Wilson Nyirenda Nina Atkins

The aim of the project was to evaluate a peer education programme in Zambia run by local people in relation to changes in behaviours, the effects of the programme on the community and the dynamics of peer health promotion. A...

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Gendered socioeconomic conditions and HIV risk behaviours among young people in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kelly Hallman

Recent evidence suggests that the burden of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa is concentrated among young people, especially females. Even in a country such as South Africa where knowledge among young people of how to protect oneself from infection...

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Containment and contagion: How to strengthen families to support youth HIV prevention in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Zubeda Paruk Inge Petersen Arvin Bhana Carl Bell Mary McKay

There has been little research done in South Africa that investigates how families nested within communities can be strengthened to support the prevention of HIV infection in youth. A focused ethnographic case-study approach was employed to better understand how families...

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The influence of peers and other significant persons on sexuality and condom-use among young adults in northern Tanzania

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Njau Sabina Mtweve Longin Barongo Rachel Manongi Juliet Chugulu Marcelina Msuya Stella Mwampeta Bertha Kiwale Joseph Lekule Hector Jalipa

Sexual behaviour change remains a primary goal of HIV prevention efforts globally. It is a complex issue influenced by numerous unpredictable variables such as individual desires, social and cultural relationships, and environmental and economic dynamics. This study in northern Tanzania...

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Breaching cultural silence: enhancing resilience among Ugandan orphans

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel Hellen Malinga Apila Rune Bjørgo Gro Therese Lie

Cultural silence is frequently the outcome of deep-seated taboos regarding adults talking to children about sex and death. This paper examines the impact of cultural silence on the resilience of children orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Cultural silence is often...

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Child participation in research: reflections on ethical challenges in the southern African context

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glynis Clacherty David Donald

This article reflects on several challenges that particular cultural, socio-economic and catastrophic factors (such as the HIV epidemic) pose to ethical practice in research involving child participation in a region such as southern Africa. With reference to concrete situations, we...

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Responses to VCT for HIV among young people in Kampala, Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eva-Britta Råssjö Elisabeth Darj Joseph Konde-Lule Pia Olsson

Attitudes to voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV among young men and women in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda, were studied through 22 individual semi-structured interviews and 5 focus group discussions. Attitudes to VCT ranged from having no...

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Young Malawians on the interaction between mental health and HIV/AIDS

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jerome Wright Fred Lubben Mac Bain Mkandawire

Previous research has identified high levels of mental health problems among people affected by HIV. This study surveys specifically adolescents in southern Malawi on their experience of the impacts of living with HIV or AIDS on one's mental health. At...

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South Africa youths’ higher-risk sexual behaviour: an eco-developmental analysis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Monde Makiwane --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development, South Africa Zitha Mokomane --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development, South Africa

Despite their high levels of knowledge about HIV and AIDS, young people ages 15–24 years in South Africa remain disproportionately affected by the epidemic. Young people's continued susceptibility to HIV infection has been consistently linked to intractable higher-risk sexual behaviours...

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Dilemmas and tensions facing a faith-based organisation promoting HIVprevention among young people in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marisa Casale --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Stephanie Nixon --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Sarah Flicker --- Faculty of Environmental Studies, Canada Clara Rubincam --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Angelique Jenney --- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Canada

Faith-based organisations (FBOs) are receiving growing attention for their roles in addressing HIV and AIDS in southern Africa. These roles, however, are not without philosophical challenges. Yet, to date, most references to the successes or limitations of FBOs have remained...

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Mismatches between youth aspirations and participatory HIV/AIDSprogrammes in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Andrew Gibbs --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Catherine Campbell --- , United Kingdom Sbongile Maimane --- Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN), South Africa Yugi Nair --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa

Although youth participation is a pillar of international HIV/AIDS policy, it is notoriously difficult to facilitate. We explore this challenge through a case study of a community-led HIV/AIDS management project in a South African rural area, in which anticipated youth...

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HIV/AIDS messages as a spur for conversation among young South Africans?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth Lubinga --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South Africa Margrit Schulze --- School of Languages and Communication Studies, South Africa Carel Jansen --- , The Netherlands Alfons Maes --- , The Netherlands

HIV/AIDS messages are often deliberately puzzling so as to increase the chance for them to be used as food for conversation. The South African health organisation ‘loveLife,’ for instance, uses messages that include complicated rhetorical expressions in their media campaigns,...

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The effects of gender and socioeconomic status on youth sexual-risknorms: evidence from a poor urban community in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Michael Rogan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Michaela Hynie --- Department of Psychology, Canada Marisa Casale --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Stephanie Nixon --- Department of Physical Therapy, Canada Sarah Flicker --- Faculty of Environment Studies, Canada Geoff Jobson --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Suraya Dawad --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa

HIV and AIDS remains one of the most serious problems facing youths in many sub-Saharan African countries. Among young people in South Africa, gender is linked with a number of HIV-risk behaviours and outcomes. The literature suggests that factors such...

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Bereavement among South African adolescents following a sibling's death from AIDS

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Craig Demmer --- , United States Nina Rothschild

While increasing attention has been paid in recent years to studying the impact of parental death from AIDS on children, we know little about how a sibling's death from AIDS affects children. In this qualitative descriptive study, 11 in-depth interviews...

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Sexual-risk behaviour among sexually active first-year students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Melissa D Abels --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Renette J Blignaut --- Department of Statistics, South Africa

In South Africa, new HIV infections are concentrated among persons aged 15–24 years. The university population falls within this age group and are prone to higher-risk behaviours that place them at risk of acquiring HIV. In a study to assess...

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Gendered perceptions of HIV risk among young women and men in a high-HIV-prevalence setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marisa Casale --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Michael Rogan --- School of Development Studies, South Africa Michaela Hynie --- Department of Psychology, Canada Sarah Flicker --- Department of Psychology, Canada Stephanie Nixon --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Clara Rubincam --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa

It has become evident that sexual health and HIV-risk behaviours cannot be addressed effectively without paying adequate attention to constructions of gender and sexuality. While the body of literature examining these themes is growing and becoming more nuanced, there is...

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Fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages: young people's perceptions in northern Tanzania

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheri Bastien --- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, Norway

The aims of the study were to elicit the perceptions of young people in Tanzania on the role of fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages and to identify important contextual factors that may influence young people's perceptions of HIV-prevention posters. A...

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Obstacles to creating an environment conducive to HIV prevention for young people

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Roselyn Nm Kareithi --- Adolescent Health Research Unit, South Africa Crick Lund --- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Centre for Public Mental Health, South Africa

The external environment of an organisation influences the desired goals and interventions of that organisation in many ways. However, strategies for influencing the external context to create a more enabling environment for the interventions of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are often...

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Adolescents’ perceptions of sexual coercion in Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Birungi --- , Uganda Dennis Nabembezi --- , Uganda Julius Kiwanuka --- , Uganda Michele Ybarra --- , United States Sheana Bull --- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, United States

In Uganda, HIV prevalence remains high with young people at higher risk of infection than adults. Much is known about the sexual risk factors for HIV transmission among youths, including sexual encounters that are coerced. On the other hand, relatively...

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Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: the case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway

Many children and youths living in low-resource and high-HIV-prevalence communities in sub-Saharan Africa are presented with daily hardships that few of us can even imagine. It is therefore no surprise that most research reporting on the experiences of HIV-affected children...

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Youths navigating social networks and social support systems in settings of chronic crisis: the case of youth-headed households in Rwanda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Laura May Lee --- Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Program, Green College, Canada

Youth-headed households in Rwanda live in a context of chronic crisis, where poverty, disease and uncertainty are not exceptional but characterise people's daily lived reality. Struggling under the pressures of economic deprivation, social isolation, abuse and exploitation, these youths experience...

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How disclosure and antiretroviral therapy help HIV-infected adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa cope with stigma

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vivian Midtbø --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Violeth Shirima --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway

HIV-related stigma has a major impact on the health and psychosocial wellbeing of HIV-infected children and youths. While there is some debate about the extent to which improved access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) contributes to a reduction in HIV stigma,...

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The impact of church contextual factors on church-going youth's HIV prevention behaviour in Nairobi, Kenya: A cross-denominational study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann Neville Miller --- University of Central Florida, USA Kyalo Wa Ngula --- Africa Nazarene University, Kenya

Church doctrine about sexual behaviour has long been assumed to have an impact on aspects of the sub-Saharan AIDS epidemic, and evidence suggests that Pentecostal churches have a stronger influence THAN? on the sexual behaviour of their adherents. However, few...

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‘Something for something’: The importance of talking about transactional sex with youth in South Africa using a resilience-based approach

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ingrid van der Heijden --- Gender and Health Research Unit, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

Transactional sex is a common feature of sexual relationships in South Africa but has severe health implications for those who engage in it. This paper presents perspectives on transactional sex based on interviews and focus group discussions with young people...

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Reasons for multiple sexual partnerships: perspectives of young people in Zambia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chama Nshindano Pranitha Maharaj

Epidemiological evidence so far suggests that multiple sexual partnerships are an important factor driving the HIV epidemic. Recently, there has been renewed emphasis on fidelity and partner-reduction in preventing HIV infections. Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia is facing...

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Perspectives of South African school children on HIV/AIDS, and the implications for education programmes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC Van Dyk

The study explores and describes South African school children's perspectives of HIV and AIDS, and links this to their respective cognitive developmental stage. The paper highlights developmental differences in the children's perceptions of HIV or AIDS and makes specific recommendations...

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Youth as research fieldworkers in a context of HIV/AIDS

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dennis Francis --- School of Social Science Education, South Africa Crispin Hemson --- School of Social Science Education, South Africa

What are the strengths and limitations of using out-of-school youths as researchers in a study of the relationships among young people of the same group? While youth-to-youth research approaches have increased in both popularity and practice, our understanding of the...

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Readiness of youth in rural Ethiopia to seek health services for sexually transmitted infections

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mitike Molla --- Centre for International Health, Norway Maria Emmelin --- Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Yemane Berhane --- , Ethiopia Bernt Lindtjørn --- Centre for International Health, Norway

Studies pertaining to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among rural young adults in Ethiopia are limited. This study provides information on knowledge about common STIs, and the perceptions, preferences and use of health services for STIs, among youths and healthcare providers...

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Gender differences in intention to remain a virgin until marriage among school pupils in rural northern Tanzania

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Njau --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Sabina Mtweve --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Rachel Manongi --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Hector Jalipa --- , Mozambique

Abstinence is often promoted in HIV-prevention programmes for adolescents, but little is known about the factors that influence adolescents' intentions to abstain from sex until marriage. This study was conducted in ten districts in the Kilimanjaro, Arusha, and Manyara regions...

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The perspectives of in-school youths in Kampala, Uganda, on the role of parents in HIV prevention

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Johanna Löfgren --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Sweden Josaphat Byamugisha --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Uganda Per Tillgren --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Sweden Birgitta Rubenson --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Sweden

This qualitative study explores how young Ugandans perceive and experience the role of parents in preventing the spread of HIV among youths. Data were gathered from semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 16 in-school youths, ages 18-20, residing in Kampala. A key...

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of adolescents in relation to STIs, pregnancy, contraceptive utilization and substance abuse in the Mhlakulo region, Eastern Cape

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Bana --- Year-3 COBES Group, VG Bhat --- Department of Medical Microbiology, X Godlwana --- Year-3 COBES Group, S Libazi --- Year-3 COBES Group, Y Maholwana --- Year-3 COBES Group, N Marafungana --- Year-3 COBES Group, K Mona --- Year-3 COBES Group, AM Mbonisweni --- Year-3 COBES Group, N Mbulawa --- Year-3 COBES Group, J Mofuka --- Year-3 COBES Group, NA Mohlajoa --- Year-3 COBES Group, NN Nondula --- Year-3 COBES Group, Y Qubekile --- Year-3 COBES Group, B Ramnaran --- Year-3 COBES Group,

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS are a major problem in South Africa. This, coupled with a high incidence of teenage pregnancy, alcohol and drug abuse, is of grave concern, especially its impact among the young (15–24 years) and...

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Revisiting the importance of childhood activity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DC Janse van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, PC Zondi --- Section Sports Medicine, TC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine, CC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine,

Formalised exercise programmes for children and adolescents are becoming increasingly important. There has been a drastic increase in documented childhood morbidity and mortality relating to poor nutrition and low activity levels in recent years. Regular physical activity decreases the risk...

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Associations between family suicide and personal suicidal behaviour among youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NBM Vawda --- Department of Behavioural Medicine,

Background: For every suicide, a minimum of six people are affected. Given the increasing number of suicide deaths in South Africa, the associations between the suicide of a family member and personal suicidal behaviour were explored in grade 8 students.

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Jobs, food, taxis and journals: Complexities of implementing Stepping Stones and Creating Futures in urban informal settlements in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Andrew Gibbs --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Rachel Jewkes --- Gender and Health Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa Nompumelelo Mbatha --- Project Empower, Room E304 Diakonia Conference Centre, South Africa Laura Washington --- Project Empower, Room E304 Diakonia Conference Centre, South Africa Samantha Willan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa

This paper seeks to refocus debates on structural interventions away from ‘assessing’ their effectiveness towards understanding processes around how such interventions are implemented. Implementation Science is focused on understanding potential challenges of translating interventions from highly controlled conditions into ‘real...

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The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, Faculty of Social Sciences—University of Leuven, Belgium

On June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and...

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Sexual orientation and HIV risk among youth in South Africa: a brief report

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

This study investigated the prevalence of homosexual orientation and HIV risk in a population-based survey among youth in South Africa. A cross-sectional population-based household survey was conducted using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling approach. The total sample included 1859 sexually...

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Measuring resilience among homeless youth: psychometric assessment of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in Ghana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kwaku Oppong Asante --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Anna Meyer-Weitz --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa

This study validated the psychometric structure of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; Connor & Davidson, 2003) in a sample of 227 homeless youth in Ghana. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with Varimax rotation was used to extract factor structures. About 62%...

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Imfobe: self-knowledge and the reach for ethics among former, young, anti-apartheid activists

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Pamela Reynolds --- Department of Anthropology, USA

The paper explores the reach for ethics among young people engaged in opposition to the apartheid state in the 1980s. Structured around the Xhosa concept imfobe, variously translated as morality, virtue, goodness, grace, the paper seeks to locate young peoples'...

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The drama(s) of Independence Day: reflections on political affects and aesthetics in Kinshasa (2010)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Katrien Pype --- Institute of Anthropological Research in Africa, Belgium

On June 30 2010, in Kinshasa, a “drama” unfolded as the military march was abruptly interrupted by street children intermingling and enacting ndombolo-inspired dances in front of the president. Police and soldiers started beating up people; the state radio and...

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Reconceptualising hope within the context of vulnerability in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cheryl Wright --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Gert van der Westhuizen --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa

This study was aimed at clarifying conceptualisations of hope amongst vulnerable young people in a high HIV/AIDS prevalence South African setting. Participants were four young people ranging from 15 to 19, and interview data were collected on their household conditions,...

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Factors influencing career maturity in the South African National Defence Force: A diagnostic approach

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carien van't Wout --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa Gideon van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa

This study investigated factors influencing the career maturity of young members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). A sample of 310 young SANDF members (females=35%, blacks=90%) completed the following measures: career maturity inventory-revised, the career decision self-efficacy scale,...

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Nostalgia in the post-apartheid state

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Amber R. Reed --- Anthropology and Africana Studies Departments, USA

In this article, I join recent theorists in furthering an “anthropology of nostalgia,” seeking connections between disparate parts of the globe through a shared sense of loss in the face of global capitalism and liberal democracy. Highlighting contemporary work, I...

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Predictors of multiple concurrent and multiple sexual partnerships among male and female youth aged 18–24 in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Motlatso Gladys Mlambo --- Centre for Rural Health, Family Medicine Department, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Witness Chirinda --- Medical Research Council, South Africa

This study aimed to determine predictors of multiple concurrent and multiple sexual partnerships among South African male and female youth. Data were from a cross-sectional population-based household survey of 3 123 youths aged 18 to 24 years from four South...

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Rural hometown construction among the youth in Nigeria: Agencies of significant others and media

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka Akanle --- College of Graduate Studies, South Africa Jimi O. Adesina --- College of Graduate Studies, South Africa Uchendu Stella Chiamaka --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria

Youths as a critical socio-demographic cohort represent the gauge of societies relative to the present and future. Youths’ construction(s) of the rural thus present(s) a veritable corridor through which powerful socioeconomic and ideological contestations emergent in the rural-urban divide debates...

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“Original Venda hustler”: symbols, generational difference and the construction of ethnicity in post-apartheid South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Fraser G. McNeill --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South Africa

This paper provides an ethnographic analysis of contemporary articulations of “Vendaness” in Pretoria, South Africa. Current ethnic identifications articulate recent fluctuations in political, economic and social dynamics. Two case studies are offered as evidence. I evoke Turner’s symbolism to demonstrate...

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Ensuring an optimal environment for peer education in South African schools: Goals, systems, standards and policy options for effective learning

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sharlene Swartz --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Charles Deutsch --- Harvard Catalyst Population Health Research Program, USA Benita Moolman --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Emma Arogundade --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Dane Isaacs --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Barbara Michel --- Centre for the Support of Peer Education, South Africa

Peer education has long been seen as a key health promotion strategy and an important tool in preventing HIV infection. In South African schools, it is currently one of the strategies employed to do so. Based on both a recent...

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Fun, animal welfare or community development? Understanding young tourists’ preferences for a wildlife tourism package

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Elena Cavagnaro --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Simona Staffieri --- Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy Tamara Huisman --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands

This paper explores the impact of young travellers’ value orientations on their choice for a wildlife tourism package. On the basis of existing literature, four different packages were designed: one mirroring the traditional offer of wildlife tourism as a hedonic...

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Coping self-efficacy and psychosocial well-being of marginalised South African youth

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Seleme R. Melato --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Elizabeth Bothma --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa

The aim of this study was to investigate coping self-efficacy and aspects of psychosocial well-being amongst youth from marginalised backgrounds. A total of 794 black South African marginalised youth (males = 54%, females = 46%, age range between 18 and...

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Experiences along the HIV care continuum: perspectives of Kenyan adolescents and caregivers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Winnie K Luseno --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Bonita Iritani --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Susannah Zietz --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Suzanne Maman --- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, USA Isabella I Mbai --- School of Nursing, Kenya Florence Otieno --- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Barrack Ongili --- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Denise Dion Hallfors --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA

To be effective, HIV programmes should be responsive to the unique needs of diverse groups of infected adolescents. We highlight a range of adolescent perspectives on HIV services, including those who acquired HIV perinatally or sexually and those who were...

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Exploring the personal and social context of female youth sex offenders

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South Africa Gloria da Costa --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South Africa

This study explored the personal and social context of young female sex offenders, probing their risk profiles for prospective treatment interventions. A convenience sample of eight young South African female sexual offenders participated in the study (black = 88%, Indian...

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Characteristics of subjects with diabetes mellitus diagnosed before 35 years of age presenting to a tertiary diabetes clinic in Durban, South Africa, from 2003 to 2016

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Prevendri Govender --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Khaled Elmezughi --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Tonya Esterhuizen --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Imran Paruk --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Fraser James Pirie --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Ayesha Ahmed Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa

Background: Most patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus < 35 years will have type 1 diabetes (T1D). The increase in youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) parallels the obesity epidemic and in African subjects ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes (KPD) may occur in this age...

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Pathways to violence propensity: Results from a two-wave study of young males in urban South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ian Edelstein --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

The aim of this study was to model pathways to violence propensity and violent behaviour among boys and young men in a high-violence community in South Africa. To that end, 284 young males (11 to 23 years old) from Khayelitsha,...

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Change as a travel benefit: Exploring the impact of travel experiences on Italian youth

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Simona Staffieri --- Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy Elena Cavagnaro --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands

This paper aims, firstly, at identifying the main dimensions of perceived change induced in young people by a travel experience and, secondly, at understanding which dimensions of the tourism experience have the greatest influence on this change. A survey was...

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Tablet-based disclosure counselling for HIV-infected children, adolescents, and their caregivers: a pilot study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Megan S McHenry --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Edith Apondi --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Carole I McAteer --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Winstone M Nyandiko --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Lydia J Fischer --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Ananda R Ombitsa --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Josephine Aluoch --- Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Kenya Michael L Scanlon --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA Rachel C Vreeman --- Indiana University School of Medicine, USA

Background: Overwhelmed, under-trained medical staff working in resource-limited settings need efficient resources for HIV disclosure counselling. The objective of this study was to describe providers’ experiences using tablet computers for disclosure-related counselling with HIV-infected children and their caregivers in western...

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The socioeconomic impact of rural-origin graduates working as healthcare professionals in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Richard Gavin McGregor --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa Andrew John Ross --- College of Health Sciences Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa Ganzamungu Zihindula --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa

Background: Studies documenting the socioeconomic impact of education leading to employment of rural youth, specifically in the healthcare professions, are lacking. The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) is an NGO that provides financial support for rural students to train as...

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Community beliefs, HIV stigma, and depression among adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Scholastic Ashaba --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Christine E Cooper-Vince --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Dagmar Vořechovská --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Samuel Maling --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Dickens Akena --- Department of Psychiatry, Makerere College of Health Sciences, Uganda Alexander C Tsai --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda

The availability of and increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV. As a result, perinatally infected youth are increasingly able to reach adolescence. There is limited information about the psychosocial challenges...

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The relevance of the content of an HIV and AIDS social intervention programme for the youth in the Northern Cape, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: André R Le Tape --- Department of Social Work and Criminology, South Africa Lourens S Geyer --- Department of Social Work and Criminology, South Africa Charlene L Carbonatto --- Department of Social Work and Criminology, South Africa

The numbers of people infected with HIV and living with AIDS remain high in South Africa. The youth of the Northern Cape province in South Africa are a vulnerable population in this regard. However, there seems to be a dearth...

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Youth, unemployment and incubation hubs in Southwest Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka Akanle --- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Abraham Omotayo --- Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nigeria

Unemployment is a social problem that affects a large percentage of Nigerians, directly and indirectly. It can lead to an increase in poverty in the country. Nigeria is a densely populated nation, with youths making up the largest share of...

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Risk factors associated with youth gang involvement: An exploratory criminological case study analysis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anni Hesselink --- , South Africa Nigel Bradley Bougard --- , South Africa

This study explored risk factors for youth gang involvement in the South African setting. Participants were five youth male gang members (between 21 to 24 years) from Gauteng province, South Africa. We interviewed them on childhood experiences they perceived to...

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Correctional officers’ perceptions of resilience of at-risk youth in a correctional centre in Eswatini

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sifiso B. Shabangu --- , South Africa Vicki Koen --- , South Africa

This study aimed to explore and describe correctional officers’ perceptions of resilience of at-risk youth in a correctional centre in Eswatini. Applying a qualitative explorative-descriptive research design, we conducted a World Café with 15 purposively sampled correctional officers at an...

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Life in a child-headed household: Exploring the quality of life of orphans living in child-headed households in Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kudzai Emma Chademana --- , South Africa Brian van Wyk --- , South Africa

The overwhelming rate of HIV-related mortality in the past decades has eroded traditional safety nets for orphans, of which the extended family is the most critical. This has led to the formation of new household structures, i.e. child- and youth-headed...

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Structural equation modelling of risk indicators for suicidal thoughts and behaviours among Nigerian Yorùbá youth

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kehinde Clement Lawrence --- , South Africa

In the past, suicide was considered as an abomination among the Yorùbás, yet it was also perceived as an acceptable and honourable way to escape dishonour, indignity, or shame. This study investigated psychosocial and personal risk indicators for suicidal thoughts...

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Catch them young: Knowledge and awareness levels of HIV and AIDS transmission among high school students in Harare, Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dennis Junior Choruma --- , South Africa Simbarashe Dexter Choruma --- , Zimbabwe Rutendo Moyra Pasirayi --- , South Africa

HIV and AIDS has developed as one of the urgent problems affecting many youths in Africa. Yet many of the knowledge and awareness programmes aimed at young people do not target high schools where the majority of young people are...

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Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Promoting child and youth resilience and related mental health outcomes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Linda Liebenberg --- , South Africa Vanessa Scherman --- , South Africa

The core intent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to provide a framework to promote a more sustainable future for all, accounting for challenges faced globally. Consequently, these goals echo resilience and other research focused on child and youth...

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iPrevent: Engaging youth as long-acting HIV prevention product co-researchers in Cape Town, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Miriam Hartmann --- , USA Alexandra M Minnis --- , USA Emily Krogstad --- , USA Sheily Ndwayana --- , South Africa Siyaxolisa Sindelo --- , South Africa Millicent Atujuna --- , South Africa Shannon O’Rourke --- , USA Linda-Gail Bekker --- , South Africa Elizabeth T Montgomery --- , USA

South African youth are one of the highest risk groups, globally, for HIV acquisition. Identifying prevention methods that will be acceptable and used consistently is an urgent priority. Engaging youth as co-designers is a targeted strategy to achieve the goal...

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Aspiring to citizenship: African immigrant youth and civic participation in Cape Town, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Alison Kuah --- University of Cape Town, South Africa

Based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in Cape Town over four months, this article addresses the question of how African immigrant youth experience life and live as “citizens” in Cape Town. African immigrant youth straddle multiple positions, localities and identities...

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Drivers of youth participation in maize value addition in Gulu district, Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martin Maku --- Gulu University, Uganda Enos Kitambo --- Gulu University, Uganda Basil Mugonola --- Gulu University, Uganda

This study focused on drivers of youth participation in maize value addition in Gulu district. The study identified the socioeconomic characteristics of the participating and non-participating youth and further ascertained the drivers of youth participation in maize value addition. A...

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HIV/AIDS and Indian youth - a review of the literature (1980 – 2008)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Anita Nath --- , India

The main objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of the situation regarding HIV/AIDS among youth in India, and explore the possible strategies that could be effective in combating the spread of this disease. India is in...

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Negative stereotypes examined through the HIV and AIDS discourse: qualitative findings from white young people in Johannesburg, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Mzikazi Nduna --- Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Jacky Mendes --- Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand,

Previous studies reporting perceptions of HIV and AIDS by white youth in South Africa suggest both explicit and implicit racial stereotypes and negative attitudes. This paper contributes to the literature on the discourse of racial stereotypes found in discussions about...

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Provision of psychosocial support for young people living with HIV: voices from the field

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Rena Greifinger --- One Love Project at Next Step, Bruce Dick --- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, WHO,

This review provides a synthesis of the experiences of organisations providing psychosocial support for young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) from throughout the world. Little research exists on psychosocial support for YPLHIV, with many providers uncertain about how to address...

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Prevalence and mitigation strategies of HIV/AIDS infection risks in Namibian tertiary education institutional hostels

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Roderick F. Zimba --- , Namibia Gilbert N. Likando --- , Namibia

The purpose of this study was to investigate risk factors that could promote HIV infection amongst adolescents and young adults living in tertiary educational institutional hostels in Namibia. Employing structured questionnaires and focus group discussions, we sought to answer questions...

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Is higher risk sex common among male or female youths?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Yifru Berhan --- , Ethiopia Asres Berhan --- , Ethiopia

There are several studies that showed the high prevalence of high-risk sexual behaviors among youths, but little is known how significant the proportion of higher risk sex is when the male and female youths are compared. A meta-analysis was done...

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A mobile school-based HCT service – is it youth friendly?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Estelle Lawrence --- , , South Africa Patricia Struthers --- , , South Africa Geert Van Hove --- , , Belgium

Background: Despite an increase in HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), few young people have been tested. It has been suggested that they do not test because formal health services (where HCT is provided) are often not youth friendly. The World...

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Gendered differences in AIDS and AIDS-related cause of death among youth with secondary education in South Africa, 2009–2011

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nicole De Wet --- , , South Africa

Background: The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is higher among females than males in Sub-Saharan Africa. Education is associated with better health outcomes. For this and other reasons, African countries have made a concerted effort...

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Life skills as a behaviour change strategy in the prevention of HIV and AIDS: Perceptions of students in an open and distance learning institution

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: B.J. Mohapi --- , , South Africa E.M. Pitsoane --- , , South Africa

The prevention of HIV and AIDS, especially amongst young people, is very important, as they are the future leaders. South Africa carries a high burden of the HIV and AIDS disease, and efforts at the prevention of the disease need...

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Rethinking HIV-prevention for school-going young people based on current behaviour patterns

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha Visser --- , , South Africa

The aim of the research was to gain increased knowledge regarding the sexual risk behaviour of school-going young people in South Africa after two decades of HIV-education in schools, to contribute to the development of improved HIV prevention strategies. In...

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Youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of peer educators and patron teachers in Western Uganda on stressors and supports

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Emmanuel Kimera --- , , Uganda Sofie Vindevogel --- , , Belgium John Rubaihayo --- , , Uganda Didier Reynaert --- , , Belgium Jessica De Maeyer --- , , Belgium Anne-Mie Engelen --- , , Belgium Johan Bilsen --- , , Belgium

As Youth Living With HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) continue to survive and live with HIV chronically due to effective Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), it is paramount to work toward maximising their psychosocial wellbeing. The school where these YLWHA are expected to spend most...

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Risky sexual behaviours among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: how can parents use the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion for change?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elvis Tarkang --- , , Ghana Lilian Pencille --- , Cameroon Hubert Amu --- , , Ghana Joyce Komesour --- , , Ghana Prosper Lutala --- , , Malawi

Despite progress made in the treatment of HIV and AIDS by making available the antiretroviral treatment in Africa, youth are still struggling with inadequate knowledge, a negative attitude towards AIDS and high-risk sexual behaviour. All of these are compounded by...

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Pre-exposure prophylaxis as an opportunity for engagement in HIV prevention among South African adolescents

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ashleigh LoVette --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Caroline Kuo --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA Danielle Giovenco --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Jacqueline Hoare --- University of Cape Town, USA Kristen Underhill --- Columbia Law School, USA Don Operario --- Brown University School of Public Health, USA

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers a potential biomedical strategy to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent populations disproportionately affected by HIV. There is limited evidence on the social and clinical implications, including engagement in HIV prevention efforts, of PrEP for South African...

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Roles and responsibilities of expert clients in adolescent HIV service delivery in Eswatini: a conventional content analysis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charisse V Ahmed --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Guy Weissinger --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Anne M Teitelman --- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA Ndumiso Sabelo Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Nontsikelelo Patience Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Thuthukile Cebsile Dlamini --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Angel Nkambule --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Siphesihle Nkambule --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini Bridgette M Rice --- Villanova University, USA Marianne Calnan --- University Research Co., LLC, Eswatini

We aimed to elucidate the specific roles and responsibilities of expert clients in service delivery among adolescents living with HIV in Eswatini, and to provide recommendations for enhancing adolescent service provision among expert clients and similar lay health workers throughout...

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Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide/self-injury in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Merrian Brooks --- , USA Barbara Burmen --- , Botswana Anthony Olashore --- University of Botswana, Botswana Alemayehu Mekonnen Gezmu --- University of Botswana, Botswana Keneilwe Molebatsi --- University of Botswana, Botswana Ontibile Tshume --- , Botswana Onkemetse Phoi --- , Botswana Knashawn Morales --- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, USA Mogomotsi Matshaba --- University of Botswana, Botswana Tami Benton --- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA Elizabeth D Lowenthal --- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA

Globally, mental health problems have been reported to be more common in youth living with HIV (YLWH) than in the general population, but routine mental health screening is rarely done in high-volume HIV clinics. In 2019, YLWH in a large...

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Coping strategies and mental health of adolescents impacted by parental HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Comfort Asanbe --- College of Staten Island, City University of New York, USA Maretha Visser --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Anne-Gloria Moleko --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Catherine Makwakwa --- , South Africa

Objective: The study explored whether orphanhood status as well as coping strategies predicted mental health outcomes in orphans and vulnerable adolescents who participated in an NGO-supported programme in rural South Africa.

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Childhood emotional abuse and gamebullying among Chinese youths: The mediating roles of mindfulness and Machiavellianism

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China --- Peking University, China --- Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China

This study investigated the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and gamebullying among youths, and the roles of mindfulness and Machiavellianism in that relationship. The study sample comprised 504 Chinese youths (female = 51.2%) who completed the Childhood Emotional Abuse Scale,...

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Is psychological resilience associated with changes in youth sport participants’ health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Carolyn T Graham --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Heather A Shepherd --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Olivia Galea --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Daniel C Kopala-Sibley --- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Canada Carolyn A Emery --- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada Keith Owen Yeates --- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Canada

Objectives: This study investigated the quality of life of youth sport participants over the COVID-19 pandemic as moderated by psychological resilience.

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Does self-compassion protect adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury from developing borderline features? A two-wave longitudinal study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Diogo Carreiras --- University Coimbra, Portugal Paula Castilho --- University Coimbra, Portugal Marina Cunha --- University Coimbra, Portugal

Background: Adolescence is a vulnerable developmental stage for the onset of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and borderline features, which are related psychological phenomena. Self-compassion reflects a sensitivity to own suffering and a motivation to relieve it, consisting of a more positive...

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Exploring upbringing styles of highly resilient students in South Africa: A mixed methods study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Franco Musiello --- , South Africa Zaynab Essack --- , South Africa Alastair van Heerden --- , South Africa

Parents play a critical role in supporting the development of resilience in childhood and early adolescence. Most South Africans lack basic resources, so research into and commitment to resilience is of great importance. This study investigated the styles of parenting...

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Examining the relationship between social withdrawal motivations and symptoms of hikikomori

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Simone Amendola --- Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland Rita Cerutti --- Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between social withdrawal motivations (peer isolation, shyness, unsociability, low mood, and avoidance) and symptoms of hikikomori using both variable- and person-oriented analyses.

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Experimental evaluation of a neurophysiological intervention designed to increase student resilience: a pilot study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Alex Kresovich --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Kai MacLean --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Caroline M. Lancaster --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Elizabeth D. Torres --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Jeff R. Temple --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Elizabeth A. Mumford --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA

Social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions have shown promise for building resilience and protecting youth from adverse outcomes. This study reports on an experimental pilot evaluation of the Smart Brain Wise Heart SEL intervention during the 2021–2022 school year. Smart...

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Prevalence and neighbourhood determinants of early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships among young people in Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nebechukwu H. Ugwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Clifford O. Odimegwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Background: The consequences of engaging in risky sexual behaviours (RSB) can lead to HIV infection, sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy. The relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and youth involvement in RSB such as early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships...

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Protective and risk factors for social and emotional well-being of Indigenous children and adolescents: A rapid review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Nelsensius Klau Fauk --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Elsa Dent --- Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia Paul Aylward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Paul Russell Ward --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Jessica Tyndall --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lesli Kirwan --- Torrens University Australia, Australia Lillian Mwanri --- Torrens University Australia, Australia

Background: Indigenous children and adolescents experience life circumstances that significantly affect their social and emotional well-being (SEWB) and limit their capacity to fulfil their potential. This contributes to inequities in health, education, employment, and justice system involvement.

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Factors driving pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among students at six Gauteng province universities: An application of Pender’s Health Promotion Model

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Potsane --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Charlene Downing --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Patrick Ndayizigamiye --- College of Business & Economics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Background: South Africa has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate (12.7%), with university students disproportionately affected. While HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective preventive measure for high-risk individuals, its uptake among university students remains low, which hinders progress toward...

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Ritualised wealth and the moral spectacle: interrogating occult imagery in Nigerian media narratives

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ugochukwu Zacky Eze --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria

In this article, I examine how the Nigerian media constructs narratives of ritualised wealth as a moral spectacle that negotiates the tensions between youth aspiration, economic uncertainty and institutional failure. Using a qualitative design and thematic analysis, I interrogate ten...

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