scholarly journals Incentives matter: An experiment in participant engagement from a family‐centred adolescent HIV prevention programme in South Africa

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Spyrelis ◽  
Tory M. Taylor ◽  
Tonya R. Thurman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programme ◽  
Participant Engagement

Is 80% a passing grade? Meanings attached to condom use in an abstinence-plus HIV prevention programme in South Africa

AIDS Care ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Nixon ◽  
Clara Rubincam ◽  
Marisa Casale ◽  
Sarah Flicker
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Prevention Programme ◽  
Passing Grade

Challenge of evaluating a national HIV prevention programme: the case of loveLife, South Africa

2007 ◽  
Vol 83 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. i70-i74 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E Pettifor ◽  
C. MacPhail ◽  
S. Bertozzi ◽  
H. V Rees
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Prevention Programme

scholarly journals Development and formative evaluation of a family-centred adolescent HIV prevention programme in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 124-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maretha Visser ◽  
Tonya R. Thurman ◽  
Alexandra Spyrelis ◽  
Tory M. Taylor ◽  
Johanna K. Nice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Prevention Programme

The Torn Learning Sprockets: Judge This Film by Its Sequel

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.G. Maree ◽  
J.M. Molepo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Prevention Programme ◽  
Scholastic Achievement ◽  
Support Material ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Learner Support ◽  
Life Orientation

The metaphor of a film, which is being shown to the reader, is employed here to highlight the dire educational and domestic situation in Limpopo, where, in 2001–2002, the authors embarked on a project with the initial aim of establishing whether it is possible, through working with teachers and learners, to help learners attain better achievements. Soon after the project had commenced, we began to realise how appalling learners' domestic backgrounds were. According to conservative estimates, 80% of all children in rural areas live with other caretakers, for instance grandmothers and aunties. Learner support material is almost non-existent Classrooms resemble broken-down shacks. Sporting facilities are almost non-existent. Sanitary amenities are nightmarish. Our primary research question has now become: How can anyone facilitate not only scholastic achievement, but indeed the government's intended AIDS/HIV prevention programme and the life orientation programme in primary and secondary schools (intended to be a key element in its fight against the pandemic) in South Africa? How is it possible to facilitate lifeskills acquisition in domestic circumstances such as those prevailing in Limpopo? How can we seriously consider ‘Ubuntu’ (humaneness, sharing, compassion) when children are living in these circumstances?

An mHealth HIV prevention programme for youth: lessons learned from the iloveLife.mobi programme in South Africa

AIDS Care ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (sup2) ◽  
pp. 148-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maretha Visser ◽  
Marinda Kotze ◽  
Madri Jansen van Rensburg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Prevention Programme

scholarly journals Using soccer to build confidence and increase HCT uptake among adolescent girls: a mixed-methods study of an HIV prevention programme in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1009-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Beth Hershow ◽  
Katherine Gannett ◽  
Jamison Merrill ◽  
Elise Braunschweig Kaufman ◽  
Chris Barkley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Prevention Programme

scholarly journals Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of integrating screening for gender-based violence into HIV counselling and testing for adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania and South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Colombini ◽  
◽  
Fiona Scorgie ◽  
Anne Stangl ◽  
Sheila Harvey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Hiv Counselling And Testing ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Study Participants

Abstract Background Gender-based violence (GBV) undermines HIV prevention and treatment cascades, particularly among women who report partner violence. Screening for violence during HIV testing, and prior to offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to HIV uninfected women, provides an opportunity to identify those at heightened HIV risk and greater potential for non-adherence or early discontinuation of PrEP. The paper describes our experience with offering integrated GBV screening and referral as part of HIV counselling and testing. This component was implemented within EMPOWER, a demonstration project offering combination HIV prevention, including daily oral PrEP, to young women in South Africa and Tanzania. Methods Between February 2017 and March 2018, a process evaluation was conducted to explore views, experiences and practices of stakeholders (study participants and study clinical staff) during implementation of the GBV screening component. This article assesses the feasibility and acceptability of the approach from multiple stakeholder perspectives, drawing on counselling session observations (n = 10), in-depth interviews with participants aged 16–24 (n = 39) and clinical staff (n = 13), and notes from debriefings with counsellors. Study process data were also collected (e.g. number of women screened and referred). Following a thematic inductive approach, qualitative data were analysed using qualitative software (NVivo 11). Results Findings show that 31% of young women screened positive for GBV and only 10% requested referrals. Overall, study participants accessing PrEP were amenable to being asked about violence during HIV risk assessment, as this offered the opportunity to find emotional relief and seek help, although a few found this traumatic. In both sites, the sensitive and empathetic approach of the staff helped mitigate distress of GBV disclosure. In general, the delivery of GBV screening in HCT proved to be feasible, provided that the basic principles of confidentiality, staff empathy, and absence of judgment were observed. However, uptake of linkage to further care remained low in both sites. Conclusion Most stakeholders found GBV screening acceptable and feasible. Key principles that should be in place for young women to be asked safely about GBV during HIV counselling and testing included respect for confidentiality, a youth-friendly and non-judgmental environment, and a functioning referral network.

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