Effect of savings-led economic empowerment on HIV preventive practices among orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda: results from the Suubi-Maka randomized …

L Jennings, FM Ssewamala, P Nabunya - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Improving economic resources of impoverished youth may alter intentions to engage in
sexual risk behaviors by motivating positive future planning to avoid HIV risk and by altering …

Caregiver burden among adults caring for orphaned children in rural South Africa

R Kidman, TR Thurman - Vulnerable children and youth studies, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The AIDS epidemic has created an unprecedented number of orphans. While largely
absorbed by extended family, this additional responsibility can weigh heavily on their …

Impact of domestic care environment on trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder among orphans in western Kenya

L Atwoli, D Ayuku, J Hogan, J Koech, RC Vreeman… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the domestic care
environment on the prevalence of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and posttraumatic …

Patterns of gendered risk factors and associations with intimate partner violence and low educational attainment among adolescent girls and young women in Lesotho …

C Stamatakis, F Annor, G Massetti, J Hegle, A Low… - Child abuse & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Globally, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are disproportionately
impacted by economic, demographic, and social factors associated with a wide range of …

Combining parenting and economic strengthening programmes to reduce violence against children: a cluster randomised controlled trial with predominantly male …

J Lachman, J Wamoyi, T Spreckelsen, D Wight… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Parenting programmes may reduce the risk of violence against children and
improve child well-being. However, additional economic support may be necessary in highly …

Social protection: potential for improving HIV outcomes among adolescents

LD Cluver, RJ Hodes, L Sherr… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Advances in biomedical technologies provide potential for adolescent HIV
prevention and HIV‐positive survival. The UNAIDS 90–90–90 treatment targets provide a …

Mediational intervention for sensitizing caregivers to improve mental health outcomes in orphaned and vulnerable children

C Sharp, P Kulesz, L Marais, C Shohet… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective There is an urgent need to equip community-based careworkers with the skills to
address the mental health needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) as an essential …

Is food insecurity associated with HIV risk? Cross-sectional evidence from sexually active women in Brazil

AC Tsai, KJ Hung, SD Weiser - PLoS medicine, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding how food insecurity among women gives rise to differential
patterning in HIV risks is critical for policy and programming in resource-limited settings. This …

A pilot study examining food insecurity and HIV risk behaviors among individuals recently released from prison

EA Wang, GA Zhu, L Evans, A Carroll-Scott… - AIDS Education and …, 2013 - Guilford Press
Annually 700,000 individuals are released from US prison, many at risk for food insecurity
and HIV. The association between food insecurity and HIV risk behaviors has been …

Understanding orphan and non-orphan adolescents' sexual risks in the context of poverty: a qualitative study in Nyanza Province, Kenya

M Juma, J Alaii, LK Bartholomew, I Askew… - … International Health and …, 2013 - Springer
Background Some studies show orphanhood to be associated with increased sexual risk-
taking while others have not established this relationship, but have found factors other than …