Factors associated with good and harsh parenting of pre-adolescents and adolescents in southern Africa by DeStone, S, Meinck, F, Sherr, L, Cluver, L, Doubt, J, Orkin, FM, Kuo, C, Sharma, A, Hensels, I, Skeen, S, Redfern, A, Tomlinson, M

“…Method:This working paper presents findings from the analyses of two different observational studies of caregiver-pre-adolescent (4-13 years, referred to as the ‘pre-adolescent study’) and caregiver-adolescent (10-17 years, referred to as the ‘adolescent study’) dyads. …”

Defining adolescence: priorities from a global health perspective by Kinghorn, A, Shanaube, K, Toska, E, Cluver, L, Bekker, L

HIV status disclosure to perinatally-infected adolescents in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study of adolescent and healthcare worker perspectives by Kidia, K, Mupambireyi, Z, Cluver, L, Ndhlovu, C, Borok, M, Ferrand, R

“…METHODS: In-depth interviews were conducted with 31 (14 male, 17 female) perinatally-infected adolescents aged 16-20 at an HIV clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe, and focused on adolescents' experiences of disclosure. …”

Effects of stigma on the mental health of adolescents orphaned by AIDS. by Cluver, L, Gardner, F, Operario, D

“…The sample included adolescents orphaned by AIDS (n = 425), adolescents orphaned by non-AIDS causes (n = 241), and nonorphaned adolescents (n = 278). …”

Solving the global challenge of adolescent mental ill-health by Cluver, L

Effects of stigma on the mental health of adolescents orphaned by AIDS by Cluver, L, Gardner, F, Operario, D

“…The sample included adolescents orphaned by AIDS (n = 425), adolescents orphaned by non-AIDs causes (n = 241), and nonorphaned adolescents (n = 278). …”

A global research agenda for adolescents living with HIV by Armstrong, A, Nagata, J, Vicari, M, Irvine, C, Cluver, L, Sohn, A, Ferguson, J, Caswell, G, Njenga, L, Oliveras, C, Ross, D, Puthanakit, T, Baggaley, R, Penazzato, M

“…Despite growing interest in undertaking research in adolescent HIV, the current pace of interventional research in particular remains very low compared with the needs of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). …”

Effects of stigma on the mental health of adolescents orphaned by AIDS by Cluver, L, Gardner, F, Operario, D

Behavioural health risks during early adolescence among perinatally HIV-infected South African adolescents and same-age, HIV-uninfected peers by Brittain, K, Myer, L, Phillips, N, Cluver, L, Zar, H, Stein, D, Hoare, J

“…Behavioural health risks, including substance use, early sexual debut, bullying and suicidality, are common during adolescence, but may be complicated among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents. …”

School, supervision and adolescent-sensitive clinic care: combination social protection and reduced unprotected sex among HIV-positive adolescents in South Africa by Toska, E, Cluver, L, Boyes, M, Isaacsohn, M, Hodes, R, Sherr, L

“…Social protection can reduce HIV-risk behavior in general adolescent populations, but evidence among HIV-positive adolescents is limited. …”

STACKing the odds for adolescent survival: health service factors associated with full retention in care and adherence amongst adolescents living with HIV in South Africa by Cluver, L, Pantelic, M, Toska, E, Orkin, M, Casale, M, Bungane, N, Sherr, L

“…There is almost no evidence to identify which healthcare factors can improve adolescent self‐reported retention. This study examines factors associated with retention amongst antiretroviral therapy (ART)‐initiated adolescents in South Africa.…”

Developing family interventions for adolescent HIV prevention in South Africa by Kuo, C, Atujuna, M, Mathews, C, Stein, D, Hoare, J, Beardslee, W, Operario, D, Cluver, L, Brown, L

“…Although adolescent HIV prevention has been delivered through diverse modalities in South Africa, and although family-based approaches for adolescent HIV prevention have great potential for highly affected settings such as South Africa there is a scarcity of empirically tested family-based adolescent HIV preventive interventions in this setting. …”

Social protection: potential for improving HIV outcomes among adolescents by Meinck, F, Cluver, L, Orkin, F, Hodes, R, Sherr, L, Lim ah Ken, P, Winder-Rossi, N, Wolfe, J, Vicari, M

“…<p><strong>Introduction</strong> Advances in biomedical technologies provide potential for adolescent HIV prevention and HIV‐positive survival. …”

The stuff that dreams are made of: HIV-positive adolescents’ aspirations for development by Hodes, R, Doubt, J, Toska, E, Vale, B, Zungu, N, Cluver, L

“…Findings capture strong interlinkages between SDGs 2, 3 and 6 – confirming the importance of specific SDGs for HIV-positive adolescents. Study results informed the objectives of South Africa’s National and Adolescent and Youth Health Policy (2017).…”

Multitype violence exposures and adolescent antiretroviral nonadherence in South Africa by Cluver, L, Meinck, F, Toska, E, Orkin, M, Hodes, R, Sherr, L

“…<p>Objectives: HIV-positive adolescents have low-ART adherence, with consequent increased risks of mortality, morbidity, and viral resistance. …”

Risk and protective factors for physical and sexual abuse of children and adolescents in Africa by Meinck, F, Cluver, L, Boyes, M, Mhlongo, E

Can social protection improve sustainable development goals for adolescent health? by Cluver, L, Orkin, F, Meinck, F, Boyes, M, Yakubovich, A, Sherr, L

“…This study assesses whether social protection provision can impact 17 indicators of five key health-related SDG goals amongst adolescents in South Africa.</p> <h4>Methods</h4> <p>We conducted a longitudinal survey of adolescents (10-18 years) between 2009 and 2012. …”

Evolution or extinction? Paediatric and adolescent HIV responses in the Agenda 2030 era. by Webb, D, Cluver, L, Luo, C

Exposure to violence, teacher support, and school delay amongst adolescents in South Africa. by Herrero Romero, R, Hall, J, Cluver, L

“…Neither academic nor emotional teacher support was found to moderate the relationship between more frequent exposure to ‘poly-violence’ and an increased risk of adolescent school delay.</p> <h4>Conclusion</h4> <p>Adolescents’ academic support from teachers is low in poorly resourced school contexts in South Africa. …”

Poverty moderates the association between gender and school dropout in South African adolescents by Boyes, M, Berg, V, Cluver, L

“…This study examined prospective associations between poverty, gender, and school dropout in a large community sample of South African adolescents (baseline: n = 3515, follow-up: n = 3401, 57% female, age range at baseline: 10–17 years, mean age at baseline = 13.45). …”