When a child is living with HIV, many issues surround disclosure, such as: Who should disclose to the child? Where should disclosure take place? At what age should the child be disclosed? While guidance exists on what should be done, this study looked at the actual practice of disclosure with 34 caregivers of children living… View Article
Read more »The Child, Early, and Forced Marriage Resource Guide provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of the issue of child marriage (including prevalence, drivers, trends, and solutions), a synopsis of USAID’s work in this area, and tools for integrating child-marriage prevention into existing USAID programs and projects. The Guide includes important regional variations for programmatic considerations. A… View Article
Read more »This publication is aimed at US-based churches to educate on the harm in supporting orphanges and guide churches on the best practices in supporting vulnerable children.
Read more »Based on the hypothesis that poor mental health may affect adherence to HIV treatment in newly diagnosed mothers, this study assessed the association between prenatal depression and loss-to-follow-up and uptake of PMTCT services. At enrollment, 11.8% of study participants reported symptoms of moderate to severe depression. The study indicated that prenatal depression assessed was not… View Article
Read more »This article provides commentary on research examining The effects of conditional cash transfer on HIV incidence in young women in rural South Africa. The authors advise implementers to be careful to give adolescents care and to pay careful attention to context in the scale up of social protection programs.
Read more »Preventing HIV infection in young women is key to creating an AIDS-free world. Cash transfers have been proposed as a key intervention to reducing HIV acquisition in young women. This is the first randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a cash transfer conditional on school attendance on HIV incidence in young women in sub-Saharan… View Article
Read more »On October 25, 2016, the OVC Task Force sponsored a research dissemination event on Parenting for Lifelong Health. The event included speakers Dr. Mark Tomlinson from University of Stellenbosch, Dr. Cathy Ward from University of Cape Town, and Dr. Lucie Cluver from University of Oxford. Dr. Tomlinson presented on “Parenting in the first 1,000 days: Lessons… View Article
Read more »This research is meant to inform policy and interventions in eastern and southern Africa by increasing knowledge about family life, care practices and support structures for families with adolescents. The research starts by answering a key question: “How is parenting understood and practiced in the region?” Then, looks a structural factors affecting adolescent-parent relationships. And… View Article
Read more »This publication is rich with data on the equity gaps between the richest and poorest across focus areas — stunting, enrollment in pre-primary education, and basic vaccination rates (as a proxy for access to the health care system for children). Data is also presented on births attended by skilled health staff, registration at birth, exclusive… View Article
Read more »Catholic Relief Services, UNICEF, Save the Children, CMMB, and Bethany Christian Services in Zambia, work in partnership to support reintegration and family strengthening efforts throughout Zambia. This research effort aims to understand the Zambian context of residential care in the overall national scheme of care reform policy. Research findings provide facility and community level data,… View Article
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