A5069049040- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Sex work and related issues
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Community Health and Development
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Resilience and Mental Health
South African Medical Research Council
2018-2025
University of Pretoria
2020-2025
University of the Witwatersrand
2012-2023
Institute of Gender and Health
2023
Human Sciences Research Council
2008
Background: Understanding the drivers of intimate partner violence (IPV), perpetrated by men and experienced women, is a critical task for developing effective prevention programmes.Objectives: To provide comprehensive assessment IPV.Methods: A review IPV, at end six-year programme research through What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women Girls Global Programme with reference other important in field.Results: Broadly, we argue that IPV driven poverty, patriarchal privilege, normative use...
Background In most countries, reliable national statistics on femicide, intimate partner femicide (IPF), and non-intimate (NIPF) are not available. Surveys required to collect robust data this extreme consequence of violence (IPV). We analysed 3 surveys compare IPF, NIPF from 1999 2017 using age-standardised rates (ASRs) incidence rate ratios (IRRs). Methods findings conducted mortuary-based retrospective weighted cluster designs proportionate random samples medicolegal laboratories....
Objectives. To understand alcohol use trends and alcohol-related harm among youth in South Africa (SA) between 1998 2008, discuss implications for the current policy process. Methods. A review was conducted of 4 national prevalence 2 sentinel surveillance studies. Data were extracted to Epi Info (version 7) chi-square analyses undertaken. Results. Lifetime remained stable but high at 20 - 25% 49.1 49.6% according African Demographic Health Survey (SADHS) Youth Risk Behaviour (YRBS) data,...
Excessive alcohol consumption constitutes a significant public health problem for South Africans. Alcohol use by African (SA) adolescents is characterised mainly binge/heavy episodic drinking. Levels of binge drinking have been high, but relatively stable, among males since 2002, while there has increase in females then. Binge major risk factor range alcohol-related harms SA, including traffic-related accidents and deaths, interpersonal violence, fetal spectrum disorder (FASD), crime, sexual...
To test associations between men's past year alcohol use and patterns of drinking, their perpetration intimate partner violence (IPV) non-partner sexual (NPSV). the women's reports experience IPV, in three countries Africa.Pooled analysis cross-sectional baseline data from men women participating four IPV prevention studies across Africa Asia.Data five sets generated by against girls sub-Saharan Africa, South Ghana Rwanda.8104 18+ years old 5613 a mix volunteer randomly selected...
<ns3:p>In South Africa, after two decades of national femicide surveillance, we know comparatively little about what places women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at risk femicide. Further have not mapped the multi-generational health, social and economic impact severe IPV on subjected to it, their children, nor consequences help-seeking, described helps, STET recovery trajectories. This study aims deepen understanding factors for impacts families, including resilience...
Abstract Introduction: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a threat to the health and well-being of women globally, key barrier achievement Sustainable Development Goals 3.3 5.2. Harmful alcohol use recognised risk factor for perpetration experience GBV, particularly, intimate partner violence, severity violence. This paper seeks explore role in women’s severe (SIPV) South Africa. Methods: We conducted qualitative study, using six focus group discussions 20 in-depth interviews with 62...
Background : Alcohol is a risk factor for the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among young people Globally. Youth drinking, initiated in early adolescence continued into adulthood, influenced by maternal socio-demographic factors education. Limited prospective data exists South Africa on prevalence alcohol use during adolescent correlates. Objective To examine lifetime (13 years) late (18 Soweto, Africa, its association with child factors. Methods Data (age 13 18 were collected...
Despite surveys to measure the magnitude of femicide, civil action garner public recognition and, government commitment respond effectively South Africa lacked a comprehensive strategy inform femicide prevention. This essay outlines process followed develop femicide-specific prevention and argues for an evidence practice informed approach in context where is limited. The was developed using phased, research-driven consultative over six months. Its development by expert review previous draft...
Objectives To describe associations between men’s poor mental health (depressive and post-traumatic stress symptomatology) their perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) non-partner sexual (NPSV), women’s experiences IPV NPSV in five settings the Global South. Design A pooled analysis data from baseline interviews with men women participating against girls prevention intervention evaluations. Setting Three sub-Saharan African countries (South Africa, Ghana Rwanda), one Middle Eastern...
Abstract Adolescents in South Africa are at particularly high risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well other sexually transmitted infections. Because rates so high, using minimal time and resources to develop effective interventions is essential. One strategy achieve this goal modify adapt western school-based preventive application African schools. This study focuses on the adaptation integration of two with proven effectiveness United States order ensure cultural relevance its...
Alcohol and drug misuse (ADM) pose a significant disease burden globally. Yet, there remains gap in understanding risk factors associated with women's ADM, particularly those marginalised settings. We investigated ADM amongst young women urban informal settlements South Africa. Bivariate multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted on sample of 680 assessing associations between sociodemographic factors, mental health, relationship past year ADM. was assessed using the 10 item...
In this commentary we describe alcohol’s impact on the health of women in low- and middle-income countries [LMICs]. Adding to an earlier rapid review (Laslett & Cook, 2019), underline several ways which alcohol adversely affects women’s health, wellbeing safety LMICs highlight important research gaps across global regions. We recommend policy initiatives that will begin address these deficits seek encourage discussion whether different priorities for research, monitoring, evaluation...
Alcohol is recognized as a driver of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and experience, but relatively little research has focused on the role couples' drinking patterns, nor pathways between alcohol violence. We draw data collected among young (18–30 year old) people living in informal settlements who self-selected to enroll an intervention trial reduce IPV Durban, South Africa understand these dynamics. Between September 2015 2016 quantitative were from women, reported their own...
Informal settlements have high rates of poor mental health, yet little research has looked at PTSD-depression co-occurrence in these settings. We investigated the prevalence depression, PTSD, and comorbid amongst a non-clinical sample 18–30 year old women, informal South Africa. Cross-sectional analysis self-selecting young enrolled baseline an intervention trial. assessed occurrence PTSD co-occurring used multinomial logistic regressions to assess risk factors for these. Depression, were...
Research uptake is achieved when research findings are translated into meaningful change in capacity to understand development problems, policies and practice, funding streams. While there consensus among those working prevent violence against women girls that this essential, relatively little guidance exists on how achieve this. We reflect RU approaches used by the What Works Prevent Violence Women Girls Programme dilemmas encountered navigated. recommend a nimble flexible approach,...