AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Desmond Chris C

Publications (24)

Caregiver mental, behavioral, and social health during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: results from the Asenze cohort study.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Demis Lina Y LY Desmond Chris C Gruver Rachel S RS Timol Furzana F Davidson Leslie L LL Kane Jeremy C JC

Adolescent Mental Health and School Belonging in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent Government Lockdowns.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Drysdale Roisin E RE Mvelase Sanele S Kane Jeremy J Gruver Rachel S RS Desmond Chris C Davidson Leslie L LL

Amplifying youth voices: young people's recommendations for policy and practice to enhance vaccine acceptability.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Somefun Oluwaseyi Dolapo OD Casale Marisa M Ronnie Genevieve Haupt GH Sumankuuro Joshua J Akintola Olagoke O Desmond Chris C Cluver Lucie L

Does perceived caregiver HIV stigma and depression increase adolescent neuro-behavioral difficulties? A mediation analysis in the Asenze Cohort.

Journal: Research square

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Authors & Co-authors:  Mirti Amaleah F AF Kane Jeremy C JC Watt Kathryn G KG Desmond Chris C Gruver Rachel S RS Munsami Adele A Myeza Nonhlanhla P NP Norwitz Gabriela A GA Davidson Leslie L LL

Decision-making strategies: ignored to the detriment of healthcare training and delivery?

Journal: Health psychology and behavioral medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Desmond Chris C Brubaker Kathryn A KA Ellner Andrew L AL

Assembling an effective paediatric HIV treatment and prevention toolkit.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Cluver Lucie L Sherr Lorraine L Grimwood Ashraf A Richter Linda L Phelps B Ryan BR Bachman Gretchen G Desmond Chris C Behnam Nicole R NR Fatti Geoffrey G Coovadia Hoosen H

Exclusive Breastfeeding and Cognition, Executive Function, and Behavioural Disorders in Primary School-Aged Children in Rural South Africa: A Cohort Analysis.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Rochat Tamsen J TJ Houle Brian B Stein Alan A Coovadia Hoosen H Coutsoudis Anna A Desmond Chris C Newell Marie-Louise ML Bland Ruth M RM

Early childhood development: an imperative for action and measurement at scale.

Journal: BMJ global health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Richter Linda L Black Maureen M Britto Pia P Daelmans Bernadette B Desmond Chris C Devercelli Amanda A Dua Tarun T Fink Günther G Heymann Jody J Lombardi Joan J

Modelling the impact of maternal HIV on uninfected children: correcting current estimates.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Desmond Chris C Labuschagne Phillip P Cluver Lucie L Tomlinson Mark M Richter Linda L Hunt Xanthe X Marlow Marguerite M Welte Alex A

A new vehicle to accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Sherr Lorraine L Cluver Lucie L Desmond Chris C Toska Elona E Aber Larry L Dhaliwal Mandeep M Webb Douglas D Dugbazah Justina J

Violence prevention accelerators for children and adolescents in South Africa: A path analysis using two pooled cohorts.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Cluver Lucie D LD Rudgard William E WE Toska Elona E Zhou Siyanai S Campeau Laurence L Shenderovich Yulia Y Orkin Mark M Desmond Chris C Butchart Alexander A Taylor Howard H

First 1,000 days: enough for mothers but not for children? Long-term outcomes of an early intervention on maternal depressed mood and child cognitive development: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial.

Journal: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomlinson Mark M Skeen Sarah S Melendez-Torres G J GJ Hunt Xanthe X Desmond Chris C Morgan Barak B Murray Lynne L Cooper Peter J PJ Rathod Sujit D SD Marlow Marguerite M

An evaluation of a combined psychological and parenting intervention for HIV-positive women depressed in the perinatal period, to enhance child development and reduce maternal depression: study protocol for the Insika Yomama cluster randomised controlled trial.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Rochat Tamsen J TJ Dube Samukelisiwe S Herbst Kobus K Hoegfeldt Cecilia A CA Redinger Stephanie S Khoza Thandeka T Bland Ruth Margret RM Richter Linda L Linsell Louise L Desmond Chris C

Decade of research into the acceptability of interventions aimed at improving adolescent and youth health and social outcomes in Africa: a systematic review and evidence map.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Somefun Oluwaseyi Dolapo OD Casale Marisa M Haupt Ronnie Genevieve G Desmond Chris C Cluver Lucie L Sherr Lorraine L

Global, regional, and national minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death, by age and family circumstance up to Oct 31, 2021: an updated modelling study.

Journal: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Unwin H Juliette T HJT Hillis Susan S Cluver Lucie L Flaxman Seth S Goldman Philip S PS Butchart Alexander A Bachman Gretchen G Rawlings Laura L Donnelly Christl A CA Ratmann Oliver O

Intergenerational education and violence effects on adolescent education, early employment and adolescent parenting.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Mosha Neema N Mshana Gerry G Toska Elona E Hertzog Lucas L Desmond Chris C Cluver Lucie L Kapiga Saidi S Stöckl Heidi H

Accelerating achievement for Africa's adolescents - an innovative initiative.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Sherr Lorraine L Cluver Lucie L Desmond Chris C Dhaliwal Mandeep M Webb Douglas D Aber J Lawrence JL

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.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Sherr Lorraine L Haag Katharina K Tomlinson Mark M Rudgard William E WE Skeen Sarah S Meinck Franziska F Du Toit Stefani M SM Steventon Roberts Kathryn J KJ Gordon Sarah L SL Desmond Chris C

A conceptual framework and exploratory model for health and social intervention acceptability among African adolescents and youth.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Casale Marisa M Somefun Oluwaseyi O Haupt Ronnie Genevieve G Desmond Chris C Sherr Lorraine L Cluver Lucie L

The impact of family support and organization on adolescents during school closure under Covid-19 lockdown regulations in an area of South Africa.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Kvalsvig Jane D JD Taylor Myra M Watt Kathryn G KG Desmond Chris C

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.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Rudgard William E WE Obiesie Sopuruchukwu S Desmond Chris C Casale Marisa M Cluver Lucie L

The impact of caregiver mental health on child prosocial behavior: A longitudinal analysis of children and caregivers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Norwitz Gabriella A GA Desmond Chris C Gruver Rachel S RS Kvalsvig Jane D JD Mirti Amaleah F AF Kauchali Shuaib S Davidson Leslie L LL

Whole of government approaches to accelerate adolescent success: efficiency and financing considerations.

Journal: Health policy and planning

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Desmond Chris C Watt Kathryn K Rudgard William E WE Sherr Lorraine L Cluver Lucie L

Measuring the cost-effectiveness of a home-visiting intervention to promote early child development among rural families linked to the Rwandan social protection system.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Desmond Chris C Watt Kathryn G KG Jensen Sarah K G SKG Simmons Erik E Murray Shauna M SM Farrar Jordan J Placencio-Castro Matias M Sezibera Vincent V Rawlings Laura B LB Wilson Briana B