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Parenting, the other oldest profession in the world – a cross-sectional study of parenting and child outcomes in South Africa and Malawi

May 8, 2017

Cross-sectional analysis was done on data from the Child Community Care study in Malawi and South Africa to look at the relationship between situational factors such as poverty, mental health, HIV status, living with a biological parent, and stigma with good parenting and child outcomes. The results point to possible intervention points; Influences on parenting… View Article

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Lessons learned from evaluating care and support programmes for HIV-affected children and families in South Africa

A structured review was conducted of five evaluations on vulnerable children programs conducted by Tulane University in South Africa between 2010 and 2016. This brief summarizes the lessons learned from those evaluations such as keeping ethical considerations at the forefront, collaborating with program partners, and adapting evaluation designs to local contexts.

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A structured support group improves bereaved female adolescents’ psychological health: Results from a randomized controlled trial in South Africa

This policy brief is based on findings from a randomized control trial of a therapy intervention to improve the psychological health of bereaved adolescent young women. There is a great need for psychological support in settings of high HIV prevalence; the study commends programs to include psychological health interventions in their program design and offers… View Article

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Getting to Zero: Global Social Work Responds to HIV

This publication puts social workers in their rightful place on the front lines of the fight against HIV. Through chapter case studies, the work of social workers is highlighted in the work to end HIV infections, stigma, and AIDS-related deaths. Examples are also given of social workers’ macro-level work on policy and professional development in… View Article

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New study reveals nearly one third of HIV clients travel outside of their Local Government Area (LGA) for health care in Nigeria

For the most significant epidemiological impact, PEPFAR 3.0 is focusing investments on the highest impact interventions in key geographic areas where data demonstrate the highest prevalence of HIV. 4Children conducted this study to map the catchment area of the comprehensive HIV care and treatment facilities to show the spatial relationship between the clients’ residences compared… View Article

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Viewing Party Toolkit: 4th Annual Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Symposium

April 24, 2017

WHAT IS A VIEWING PARTY? A viewing party is an opportunity to gather together with colleagues and fellow social service workforce advocates to remotely participate, share information, expand knowledge, and discuss important issues in case management approaches that strengthen the social service workforce and delivery of services to vulnerable children and families. WHY HOST A… View Article

Policy Briefs: Latest evidence on HIV-sensitive social protection and cash+ programming

April 20, 2017

UNICEF and partners including RIATT-ESA have developed policy briefs based on the latest evidence on HIV-sensitive social protection and cash-plus programming. The key overarching message in the six briefs is that combination social protection is an important way to improve HIV outcomes in adolescents by ameliorating the socioeconomic deprivations that increase risk of HIV infection… View Article

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Caregiver mental health and HIV-infected child wellness: perspectives from Ugandan caregivers

The link between maternal depression and anxiety and poor child outcomes is well established; this study sought to create a contextually informed conceptual framework by talking with women dealing with symptoms of anxiety and depression who are caring for a child living with HIV. Results from the qualitative study demonstrate a multi-directional relationship between… View Article

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It helps me live, sends my children to school, and feeds me: a qualitative study of how food and cash incentives may improve adherence to treatment and care among adults living with HIV in Tanzania

Lack of money is a barrier to HIV treatment and financial/in-kind incentives can improve outcomes in HIV treatment, but the mechanism of cash as an incentive is unclearn. This study unpacks the question of how financial incentives act to improve retention in care and ART adherence. Through in-depth interviews with clinic clients, found that the… View Article

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Adolescent Girls Empowerment Programme: Savings Account

April 4, 2017

Through the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP), the Population Council and partners implemented a social, health, and economic asset-building program for over 10,000 vulnerable adolescent girls aged 10–19 years in Zambia. This learning brief focuses specifically on the third intervention of the AGEP program: a savings account designed to be specifically girl-friendly. The brief describes… View Article

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