Blar i Faculty of Psychology på emneord "VDP::Medical sciences: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, social medicine: 801"
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Building adherence-competent communities: Factors promoting children's adherence to anti-retroviral HIV/AIDS treatment in rural Zimbabwe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-03)Given relatively high levels of adherence to HIV treatment in Africa, we explore factors facilitating children's adherence, despite poverty, social disruption and limited health infrastructure. Using interviews with 25 ... -
Exploring work-related causal attributions of common mental disorders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-03)Purpose Common mental disorders (CMDs) are major causes of sickness absence and disability. Prevention requires knowledge of how individuals perceive causal mechanisms, and in this study we sought to examine work-related ... -
Household-based cash transfer targeting strategies in Zimbabwe: are we reaching the most vulnerable children?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)Census data, collected in July 2009, from 27,672 children were used to compare the effectiveness, coverage and efficacy of three household-based methods for targeting cash transfers to vulnerable children in eastern Zimbabwe: ... -
Iatrogenic Violence? Lived experiences of recipients of aid that targets vulnerable children in Makete, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Humanitarian aid does not always achieve its intended outcomes but may have unintended side-effects which harm rather than help recipient communities in the long run. In the context of aid, iatrogenic violence refers to ... -
Involving communities in the targeting of cash transfer programs for vulnerable children: opportunities and challenges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02)We used baseline data, collected in July–September 2009, from a randomized controlled trial of a cash transfer program for vulnerable children in eastern Zimbabwe to investigate the effectiveness, coverage, and efficiency ...