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Inequitable access to substance abuse treatment services in Cape Town, South Africa by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Louw, J., Pasche, S.C.

“…Background: Despite high levels of substance use disorders in Cape Town, substance abuse treatment utilization is low among people from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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What are the Risk Factors for Antisocial Behaviour Among Low-income Youth in Cape Town? by Gardner, F., Waller, R., Maughan, B., Cluver, L., Boyes, Mark

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Correlates of substance abuse treatment completion among disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Pasche, S., Adam, M.

“…Methods: Secondary data analysis was conducted on cross-sectional survey data collected from 434 persons residing in poor communities in Cape Town, South Africa who had accessed substance abuse treatment in 2006.Results: Multiple regression analyses revealed that therapeutic alliance, treatment perceptions, abstinence-specific social support, and depression were significant partial predictors of treatment completion. …”
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Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among High School Students in Cape Town, South Africa by Plüddemann, A., Flisher, A., McKetin, Rebecca, Parry, C., Lombard, C.

“…Method: A cross-sectional survey of 1,561 male and female high school students in Cape Town (mean age 14.9 years) was conducted using items from the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) HIV Risk Scale. …”
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Factors associated with patient-reported experiences and outcomes of substance use disorder treatment in Cape Town, South Africa by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Koch, J.R., Johnson, K., Harker, N.

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Does identity shape leadership and management practice? Experiences of PHC facility managers in Cape Town, South Africa by Daire, Judith, Gilson, L.

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Associations between childbirth, gang exposure and substance use among young women in Cape Town, South Africa by Browne, F.A., Carney, T., Myers, Bronwyn, Bonner, C.P., Wechsberg, W.M.

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Perceived need for substance use treatment among young women from disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Kline, T.L., Doherty, I.A., Carney, T., Wechsberg, W.M.

“…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 of treatment entry) within this population. …”
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Service Providers Perspectives on Personal Recovery from Severe Mental Illness in Cape Town, South Africa: A Qualitative Study. by Gamieldien, Fadia, Galvaan, Roshan, Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Sorsdahl, Katherine

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Performance of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale in a Sample of Children and Adolescents from Poor Urban Communities in Cape Town by Boyes, Mark, Cluver, L.

“…This study assessed the basic psychometric properties of the RCMAS using data collected in a large study examining the mental health of children and adolescents living in poor urban communities around Cape Town. Reliability of the full-scale was good, and the predicted relationships between anxiety, depression, PTSD, delinquency, age, sex, and somaticism scores offered evidence of construct validity. …”
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Ethnic differences in alcohol and drug use and related sexual risks for HIV among vulnerable women in Cape Town, South Africa: Implications for interventions by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Kline, T.L., Browne, F.A., Carney, T., Parry, C., Johnson, K., Wechsberg, W.M.

“…This paper aims to describe ethnic differences in AOD use and AOD-related sexual risks for HIV among vulnerable women from Cape Town, South Africa. Method. Cross-sectional data on 720 AOD-using women (324 Black African; 396 Coloured) recruited from poor communities in Cape Town were examined for ethnic differences in AOD use and AOD-related sexual risk behavior. …”
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Substance use referral, treatment utilization, and patient costs associated with problematic substance use in people living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa. by Belus, Jennifer M, Regenauer, Kristen S, Hutman, Elizabeth, Rose, Alexandra L, Burnhams, Warren, Andersen, Lena S, Myers, Bronwyn, Joska, John A, Magidson, Jessica F

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The Young Women's Health CoOp in Cape Town, South Africa: Study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial for adolescent women at risk for HIV by Wechsberg, W.M., Browne, F.A., Carney, T., Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Minnis, A., MacDonald, R., Ndirangu, J.W., Turner, L.B., Howard, B.N., Rodman, N.

“…Participants are enrolled from 24 economically disadvantaged communities in Cape Town, South Africa. These geographically distinct communities serve as clusters that are the units of randomisation. …”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Screening and Brief Interventions to Address Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Patients Presenting for Emergency Services in Cape Town, South Africa. by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Stein, Dan J, Mtukushe, Bulelwa, Sorsdahl, Katherine

“…This paper describes the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-led SBI for AOD-using patients presenting with injuries at emergency services in Cape Town, South Africa. Data were extracted from program records on the number of eligible patients screened and the number of program refusals. …”
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The relevance of social contexts and social action in reducing substance use and victimization among women participating in an HIV prevention intervention in Cape Town, South Africa. by Reed, Elizabeth, Emanuel, Andrea N, Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Johnson, Kim, Wechsberg, Wendee M

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine qualitatively how women's social context and community mobilization (eg, mobilizing women to take social action and engaging their community in social change) influence substance use abstinence and victimization among women participating in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention in Cape Town, South Africa. METHODS: Thirty women who had participated in a randomized controlled trial of a group-delivered intervention to address substance use, gender-based violence, and associated risk for HIV (The Women's Health CoOp) were selected to participate in semi-structured interviews about their perceived impact of the intervention on their substance use and exposure to victimization. …”
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Aggressive behaviour among drug-using women from Cape Town, South Africa: Ethnicity, heavy alcohol use, methamphetamine and intimate partner violence by Carney, T., Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Kline, T.L., Johnson, K., Wechsberg, W.M.

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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. by Magidson, Jessica F, Joska, John A, Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Belus, Jennifer M, Regenauer, Kristen S, Andersen, Lena S, Majokweni, Sybil, O'Cleirigh, Conall, Safren, Steven A

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The Association of Recurrent and Multiple Types of Abuse with Adverse Mental Health, Substance Use, and Sexual Health Outcomes among Out-of-School Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cape Town, South Africa by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Browne, Felicia A, Carney, Tara, Kline, Tracy, Bonner, Courtney Peasant, Wechsberg, Wendee M

“…This article describes associations between combinations of abuse type and timing with mental health, substance use, and sexual risk outcomes among a sample of 499 AGYW (aged 16 to 19) who had left school early and were recruited for a cluster randomized trial in Cape Town, South Africa. Approximately one-third (33.5%; 95% CI: 28.7, 38.6) of participants reported lifetime abuse. …”
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Security interests under the UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment 2001 by Saidova, Sanam

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Community health worker-delivered counselling for common mental disorders among chronic disease patients in South Africa: A feasibility study by Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Petersen-Williams, P., Van Der Westhuizen, C., Lund, C., Lombard, C., Joska, J.A., Levitt, N.S., Butler, C., Naledi, T., Milligan, P., Stein, D.J., Sorsdahl, K.

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