Search Results - "Rudgard, William"

Understanding accelerators to improve SDG-related outcomes for adolescents-An investigation into the nature and quantum of additive effects of protective factors to guide policy making by Sherr, Lorraine, Haag, Katharina, Tomlinson, Mark, Rudgard, William E, Skeen, Sarah, Meinck, Franziska, Du Toit, Stefani M, Steventon Roberts, Kathryn J, Gordon, Sarah L, Desmond, Chris, Cluver, Lucie

“…Recent evidence has shown support for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) accelerator concept, which highlights the need to identify interventions…”
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Comparison of two cash transfer strategies to prevent catastrophic costs for poor tuberculosis-affected households in low- and middle-income countries: An economic modelling study by Rudgard, William E, Evans, Carlton A, Sweeney, Sedona, Wingfield, Tom, Lönnroth, Knut, Barreira, Draurio, Boccia, Delia

“…Illness-related costs for patients with tuberculosis (TB) ≥20% of pre-illness annual household income predict adverse treatment outcomes and have been termed…”
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Whole of government approaches to accelerate adolescent success: efficiency and financing considerations by Desmond, Chris, Watt, Kathryn, Rudgard, William E, Sherr, Lorraine, Cluver, Lucie

“…Abstract The multiple domains of development covered by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present a practical challenge for governments. This is…”
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Violence prevention accelerators for children and adolescents in South Africa: A path analysis using two pooled cohorts by Cluver, Lucie D, Rudgard, William E, Toska, Elona, Zhou, Siyanai, Campeau, Laurence, Shenderovich, Yulia, Orkin, Mark, Desmond, Chris, Butchart, Alexander, Taylor, Howard, Meinck, Franziska, Sherr, Lorraine

“…The INSPIRE framework was developed by 10 global agencies as the first global package for preventing and responding to violence against children. The framework…”
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Protective factors for adolescent sexual risk behaviours and experiences linked to HIV infection in South Africa: a three-wave longitudinal analysis of caregiving, education, food security, and social protection by Rudgard, William E, Saminathen, Maria Granvik, Orkin, Mark, Banougnin, Boladé Hamed, Shenderovich, Yulia, Toska, Elona

“…Structural interventions are endorsed to enhance biomedical and behavioural HIV prevention programmes for adolescents. Aiming to inform future interventions,…”
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Multiple Impacts of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program on Adolescent Health and Well-Being: A Quasi-Experimental Study 2002–2013 by Rudgard, William E., Dzumbunu, Silinganisiwe P., Yates, Rachel, Toska, Elona, Stöckl, Heidi, Hertzog, Lucas, Emaway, Dessalew, Cluver, Lucie

“…Ethiopia has registered remarkable achievements in reaching global development goals, including reducing child marriage. Policymakers are keen to understand…”
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Clinic and care: associations with adolescent antiretroviral therapy adherence in a prospective cohort in South Africa by Cluver, Lucie, Shenderovich, Yulia, Toska, Elona, Rudgard, William E., Zhou, Siyanai, Orkin, Mark, Haghighat, Roxanna, Chetty, Angelique N., Kuo, Caroline, Armstrong, Alice, Sherr, Lorraine

“…Adolescent antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence remains critically low. We lack research testing protective factors across both clinic and care…”
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The social determinants of national tuberculosis incidence rates in 116 countries: a longitudinal ecological study between 2005-2015 by Költringer, Fiona A, Annerstedt, Kristi Sidney, Boccia, Delia, Carter, Daniel J, Rudgard, William E

“…Accelerating declines in tuberculosis (TB) incidence is paramount for achieving global goals set for 2030 by the Sustainable Development Goals and the End TB…”
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Bullying and ART Nonadherence Among South African ALHIV: Effects, Risks, and Protective Factors by Casale, Marisa, Cluver, Lucie, Boyes, Mark, Toska, Elona, Gulaid, Laurie, Armstrong, Alice, Shenderovich, Yulia, Rudgard, William E., Zhou, Siyanai, Langwenya, Nontokozo

“…Identifying risk and protective factors for adolescent antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence is a public health priority, given high HIV-related mortality in…”
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Accelerators for achieving the sustainable development goals in Sub-Saharan-African children and young adolescents – A longitudinal study by Haag, Katharina, Du Toit, Stefani, Rudgard, William E., Skeen, Sarah, Meinck, Franziska, Gordon, Sarah L., Mebrahtu, Helen, Roberts, Kathryn J., Cluver, Lucie, Tomlinson, Mark, Sherr, Lorraine

“…•Living in a safe community, attending community-based organisations, food security and being in receipt of caregiver monitoring and praise showed accelerating…”
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Can a combination of interventions accelerate outcomes to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals for young children? Evidence from a longitudinal study in South Africa and Malawi by Mebrahtu, Helen, Skeen, Sarah, Rudgard, William E., Du Toit, Stefani, Haag, Katharina, Roberts, Kathryn J., Gordon, Sarah L., Orkin, Mark, Cluver, Lucie, Tomlinson, Mark, Sherr, Lorraine

“…Background This study aimed to identify possible entry points for interventions that can act as development accelerators for children and adolescents in South…”
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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of economic strengthening and parenting support for preventing violence against adolescents in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa: An economic modelling study using non-randomised data by Rudgard, William E., Obiesie, Sopuruchukwu, Desmond, Chris, Casale, Marisa, Cluver, Lucie

“…There is limited evidence around the cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce violence against children in low- and middle-income countries. We used a…”
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Social protection as a strategy for HIV prevention, education promotion and child marriage reduction among adolescents: a cross-sectional population-based study in Lesotho by Hertzog, Lucas, Cluver, Lucie, Banougnin, Boladé Hamed, Saminathen, Maria Granvik, Little, Madison T, Mchenga, Martina, Yates, Rachel, Rudgard, William, Chiang, Laura, Annor, Francis B, Picchetti, Viani, Massetti, Greta, Foraci, Marisa, Sanaha, Rantsala, Toska, Elona

“…Lesotho's government has shown consistent efforts to implement social protection programmes. However, while recent evidence established a positive causal…”
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Cash transfers to enhance TB control: lessons from the HIV response by Rudgard, William E, Carter, Daniel J, Scuffell, James, Cluver, Lucie D, Fraser-Hurt, Nicole, Boccia, Delia

“…The World Health Organization prioritises a more holistic global response to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2030. Based on experiences in the HIV…”
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What do adolescents value most and is this affected by HIV status? Aspirations and self-perceptions from a large cohort study in South Africa by Chen-Charles, Jenny, Rudgard, William E, Doyle, Aoife M, Toska, Dr Elona, Cluver, Professor Lucie

“…Hundreds of millions of adolescents across Africa face challenges in many areas of their lives, including elevated risk of HIV exposure and acquisition…”
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Accelerating progress towards improved mental health and healthy behaviours in adolescents living in adversity: findings from a longitudinal study in South Africa by Du Toit, Stefani, Haag, Katharina, Skeen, Sarah, Sherr, Lorraine, Orkin, Mark, Rudgard, William E, Marlow, Marguerite, Mehbratu, Helen, Steventon Roberts, Kathryn, Tomlinson, Mark

“…Adolescents exposed to high levels of adversity are vulnerable to developing mental health challenges, with long-lasting adverse consequences. Promoting the…”
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Food security reduces multiple HIV infection risks for high‐vulnerability adolescent mothers and non‐mothers in South Africa: a cross‐sectional study by Cluver, Lucie, Rudgard, William E., Toska, Elona, Orkin, Mark, Ibrahim, Mona, Langwenya, Nontokozo, Kuo, Caroline, Xaba, Nonhlanhla, Roehm, Kai, Smith, Michael, Bernardini, Sara, Giordana, Giovanni, Mumma, Manaan, Kingori, James, Yates, Rachel, Sherr, Lorraine

“…Introduction Adolescent girls and young women, including adolescent mothers, in Southern Africa have high HIV seroconversion and transmission. We need to know…”
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Amateur endurance athletes’ use of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs: a cross‐sectional survey by Rudgard, William E., Hirsch, Christine A., Cox, Anthony R.

“…Objective To explore amateur endurance athletes’ use and views about non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Methods An online cross‐sectional survey…”
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Healthcare provisions associated with multiple HIV‐related outcomes among adolescent girls and young women living with HIV in South Africa: a cross‐sectional study by Toska, Elona, Zhou, Siyanai, Laurenzi, Christina A., Saal, Wylene, Rudgard, William, Wittesaele, Camille, Langwenya, Nontokozo, Jochim, Janina, Banougnin, Boladé Hamed, Gulaid, Laurie, Armstrong, Alice, Sherman, Gayle, Edun, Olanrewaju, Sherr, Lorraine, Cluver, Lucie

“…Introduction Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living with HIV experience poor HIV outcomes and high rates of unintended pregnancy. Little is known about…”
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Associations of social media and health content use with sexual risk behaviours among adolescents in South Africa by Banougnin, Boladé Hamed, Toska, Elona, Maughan-Brown, Brendan, Rudgard, William, Hertzog, Lucas, Jochim, Janina, Armstrong, Alice, Cluver, Lucie

“…Increasing rates of mobile phone access present potential new opportunities and risks for adolescents' sexual and reproductive health in resource-poor…”
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