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Adapting an evidence-based HIV behavioral intervention for South African couples

Author: Wechsberg, Wendee ; El-Bassel, Nabila ; Carney, Tara ; Browne, Felicia ; Myers, Bronwyn ; Zule, William Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: In South Africa, heterosexual couples are at risk for HIV infection and transmission through substance use, gender-based violence and traditional gender roles, and sex risk behaviors such as having multiple partners and unsafe ... Read more c b
Aggressive behaviour among drug-using women from Cape Town, South Africa: ethnicity, heavy alcohol use, methamphetamine and intimate partner violence

Author: Carney, Tara ; Myers, Bronwyn ; Kline, Tracy L ; Johnson, Kim ; Wechsberg, Wendee M Date: 2017 BACKGROUND: Women have generally been found to be the victims of violence, but scant attention has been paid to the characteristics of women who perpetrate aggression and violence. In South Africa, violence is a prevalent societal issue, ... Read more
Availability of HIV prevention and treatment services for people who inject drugs: findings from 21 countries

Author: Petersen, Zaino ; Myers, Bronwyn ; van Hout, Marie-Claire ; Pluddemann, Andreas ; Parry, Charles Date: 2013 BACKGROUND:About a third of the global HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa are related to injecting drug use (IDU), and this accounts for a growing proportion of persons living with HIV. This paper is a response to the need to monitor ... Read more c b
Barriers to alcohol and other drug treatment use among Black African and Coloured South Africans

Author: Myers, Bronwyn Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: There are racial disparities in the use of alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services in South Africa but little is known about the factors contributing to these disparities. This study aimed to redress this gap through ... Read more c b
Brief problem-solving therapy for antenatal depressive symptoms in primary care in rural Ethiopia: protocol for a randomised, controlled feasibility trial

Author: Bitew, Tesera ; Keynejad, Roxanne ; Myers, Bronwyn ; Honikman, Simone ; Medhin, Girmay ; Girma, Fikirte ; Howard, Louise ; Sorsdahl, Katherine ; Hanlon, Charlotte Date: 30 Jan 2021 Background Despite a high prevalence of antenatal depression in low- and middle-income countries, there is very little evidence for contextually adapted psychological interventions delivered in rural African settings. The ... Read more c b
Brief psychotherapy administered by non-specialised health workers to address risky substance use in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a feasibility and acceptability study

Author: Calligaro, Gregory L ; de Wit, Zani ; Cirota, Jacqui ; Orrell, Catherine ; Myers, Bronwyn ; Decker, Sebastian ; Stein, Dan J ; Sorsdahl, Katherine ; Dawson, Rodney Date: 19 Jan 2021 Background Only 55% of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases worldwide complete treatment, with problem substance use a risk for default and treatment failure. Nevertheless, there is little research on psychotherapeutic ... Read more c b
Comparing dedicated and designated models of integrating mental health into chronic disease care: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; Lund, Crick ; Lombard, Carl ; Joska, John ; Levitt, Naomi ; Butler, Christopher ; Cleary, Susan ; Naledi, Tracey ; Milligan, Peter ; Stein, Dan J ; Sorsdahl, Katherine Date: 16 Mar 2018 Background In low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), it is uncertain whether a “dedicated” approach to integrating mental health care (wherein a community health worker (CHW) has the sole responsibility of delivering mental ... Read more c b
Correlates of substance abuse treatment completion among disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; Pasche, Sonja ; Adam, Mohamed Date: 2010 BACKGROUND: Completion of substance abuse treatment is a proximal indicator of positive treatment outcomes. To design interventions to improve outcomes, it is therefore important to unpack the factors contributing to treatment completion. To ... Read more c b
COVID 19—impact on substance use treatment utilization and provision in South Africa

Author: Harker, Nadine ; Johnson, Kim ; Erasmus, Jodilee ; Myers, Bronwyn Date: 03 Mar 2022 Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted people with substance use disorders (SUDs) worldwide. The aim of this study was to explore, changes in the number of SUD treatment episodes provided ... Read more c b
Effectiveness of early interventions for substance-using adolescents: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author: Carney, Tara ; Myers, Bronwyn Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: Information on the impact of available interventions that address adolescent substance use and delinquency can inform investment choices. This article aims to identify and evaluate early interventions that target adolescent substance ... Read more c b
Ethnic differences in alcohol and drug use and related sexual risks for HIV among vulnerable women in Cape Town, South Africa: implications for interventions

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; Kline, Tracy ; Browne, Felicia ; Carney, Tara ; Parry, Charles ; Johnson, Kim ; Wechsberg, Wendee Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among poor Black African and Coloured women in South Africa compounds their sexual risk for HIV. Given South Africa's history of ethnic disparities, ethnic differences in sex risk profiles may exist ... Read more c b
Factors associated with patient-reported experiences and outcomes of substance use disorder treatment in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; Koch, J R ; Johnson, Kim ; Harker, Nadine Date: 02 Feb 2022 Background Interventions are needed to improve the quality of South Africa’s substance use disorder (SUD) treatment system. This study aimed to identify factors associated with patient-reported suboptimal access, quality, and ... Read more c b
Negative attributions towards people with substance use disorders in South Africa: Variation across substances and by gender

Author: Sorsdahl, Katherine ; Stein, Dan ; Myers, Bronwyn Date: 2012 BACKGROUND:Little research has examined attitudes towards people who use substances in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Therefore, the present study examined the attributions made by the general South African population about people ... Read more c b
Patient outcomes and experience of a task-shared screening and brief intervention service for problem substance use in South African emergency centres: a mixed methods study

Author: van der Westhuizen, Claire ; Malan, Megan ; Naledi, Tracey ; Roelofse, Marinda ; Myers, Bronwyn ; Stein, Dan J ; Lahri, Sa’ad ; Sorsdahl, Katherine Date: 12 May 2021 Abstract Background Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programmes have resulted in generally positive outcomes in healthcare settings, particularly for problem alcohol ... Read more
Perceived need for substance use treatment among young women from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; Kline, Tracy ; Doherty, Irene ; Carney, Tara ; Wechsberg, Wendee Date: 2014 BACKGROUND: Initiation of treatment for substance use disorders is low among young women from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Yet little is known about the factors that influence perceived need for treatment (a determinant ... Read more c b
Problem solving therapy (PST) tailored for intimate partner violence (IPV) versus standard PST and enhanced usual care for pregnant women experiencing IPV in rural Ethiopia: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Author: Keynejad, Roxanne C ; Bitew, Tesera ; Sorsdahl, Katherine ; Myers, Bronwyn ; Honikman, Simone ; Medhin, Girmay ; Deyessa, Negussie ; Sevdalis, Nick ; Tol, Wietse A ; Howard, Louise ; Hanlon, Charlotte Date: 01 Jun 2020 Background In rural Ethiopia, 72% of women are exposed to lifetime intimate partner violence (IPV); IPV is most prevalent during pregnancy. As well as adversely affecting women’s physical and mental health, IPV also increases the risk of ... Read more
Project Khanya: a randomized, hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioral intervention for ART adherence and substance use in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Magidson, Jessica F ; Joska, John A ; Myers, Bronwyn ; Belus, Jennifer M ; Regenauer, Kristen S ; Andersen, Lena S ; Majokweni, Sybil ; O’Cleirigh, Conall ; Safren, Steven A Date: 04 Mar 2020 Abstract Background Substance use is prevalent in South Africa and associated with poor HIV treatment outcomes, yet, it is largely unaddressed in HIV care. Implementing an evidence-based, task-shared intervention for antiretroviral therapy ... Read more c b
Readiness to change is a predictor of reduced substance use involvement: findings from a randomized controlled trial of patients attending South African emergency departments

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; van der Westhuizen, Claire ; Naledi, Tracey ; Stein, Dan J ; Sorsdahl, Katherine Date: 20 Feb 2016 Background: This study examines whether readiness to change is a predictor of substance use outcomes and explores factors associated with RTC substance use among patients at South African emergency departments. Methods: We use data from ... Read more c b
Responding to COVID-19 threats to trial conduct: lessons learned from a feasibility trial of a psychological intervention for South African adolescents

Author: Myers, Bronwyn ; van der Westhuizen, Claire ; Pool, Megan ; Hornsby, Nancy ; Sorsdahl, Katherine R Date: 09 Jul 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges to the conduct of clinical trials. Strategies for overcoming common challenges to non-COVID-19 trial continuation have been reported, but this literature is limited to pharmacological intervention ... Read more c b
Service users' perceptions of the relationships between cigarette use and recovery from substance use disorders

Author: Chiseya, Lorraine Samba Date: 2022 Introduction Information on the relationship between cigarette use and recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) is contradictory and limited to studies conducted in high-income countries characterised by a predominance of injection drug ... Read more

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