by Svetlana | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
Food insecurity has emerged as an important, and potentially modifiable, risk factor for depression. Few studies have brought longitudinal data to bear on investigating this association in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this research was to estimate the...
by Svetlana | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
Violence against women by intimate partners remains unacceptably common worldwide. The evidence base for the assumed psychological impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) is derived primarily from studies conducted in high-income countries. A recently...
by Svetlana | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
South African children’s long-term health and well-being is jeopardized during their mothers’ pregnancies by the intersecting epidemics of HIV, alcohol use, low birth weight (LBW; <2,500 g) related to poor nutrition, and depressed mood. This research examines...
by Svetlana | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
The Philani Mentor Mothers Project aims to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable pregnant mothers and infants from low-income households, through a strategy of home visits by specially trained para-professional community health workers or “mentor mothers”....
by Svetlana | Jul 29, 2016 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
South Africa has the highest prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in the world yet many women have no access to clinic care or to physicians in their communities. The shortage of physicians trained in the diagnosis of FASD is even more severe. Thus...
