Stephen J Lye

Datos Biográficos

ID4227049
NOMBREStephen J Lye
NOMBRESStephen J
APELLIDOLye
FIRMALYE S J
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Toronto
ORCID0000-0002-3305-4406
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS17
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR17
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2017
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Young women's health behaviours in context

    Open AccessCatherine E Draper, Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences & Humanities Open2025

    The Bukhali trial is being implemented with young women (18–28 years) in Soweto, South Africa. A qualitative longitudinal study was conducted to explore Bukhali trial participants' perceptions of health and their health behaviours over time and in the context of their life circumstances. This article reports an interpretation of interview data from a sub-sample of 11 of 35 participants who participated in four interviews conducted over 12 months.…

  • Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa

    Open AccessCatherine E Draper, Nosibusiso Tshetu et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    Introduction There is limited research on applying theory to retention in complex intervention trials. To address this gap, this study aimed to qualitatively examine retention in the Bukhali randomised controlled trial, from the perspective of trial participants and staff, through the lens of self-determination theory (SDT). The Bukhali trial is part of the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative in Soweto, South Africa, with young women. Methods Ni…

  • Perceptions of preconception health messaging and responsibility

    Open AccessCaitlin Victoria Gardiner, Lerato Mohlomi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science2025

    Premised on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease theory and on the limited effectiveness of antenatal interventions, interventions in the preconception period are being conducted to potentially improve intergenerational health and non-communicable disease burdens. The Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) is an international health research consortium primarily investigating the intergenerational effects of behavioural intervent…

  • The role of defensive functioning in positive deviance in psychological wellbeing amongst young women living in Soweto, South Africa

    Open AccessCatherine E Draper, Claire Hart et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2025

    This qualitative study explored how mature defence mechanisms support positive deviance in health and wellbeing among young women facing adversity in Soweto, South Africa. Drawing from the Bukhali randomized controlled trial in Soweto, which targets improved health trajectories for young women, this study focused on a group of participants who exhibited positive deviance in the trial by being employed or studying, engaging actively in the trial, …

  • A qualitative analysis of community health worker perspectives on the implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of the Bukhali randomised controlled trial

    Open AccessLarske M Soepnel, Shane A Norri et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in health systems in low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa. Bukhali is a CHW-delivered intervention as part of a randomised controlled trial, to improve the health trajectories of young women in Soweto, South Africa. This study aimed to qualitatively explore factors influencing implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of Bukhali , from the perspective of the…

  • Caregiving experiences and practices

    Open AccessVibian Angwenyi, A Abubakar et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    These findings point to the interplay of various factors affecting optimal caregiving for young children in an urban informal settlement with Kenyans and refugees. Integrated ECD interventions are needed for such a mixed population, especially those that strive to anchor along caregivers' social support system, co-designed together with community stakeholders, that ideally focus on parent skills training promoting nurturing care and economic empo…

  • Navigating relationship dynamics, pregnancy and fatherhood in the Bukhali trial

    Open AccessCatherine E Draper, Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    These findings suggest that the complex array of factors influencing fatherhood in South Africa continue to play out in this generation, although promising changes are evident

  • Stakeholders' Perspectives of Enablers and Barriers to Successfully Implementing an Integrated Early Childhood Development Program in an Informal Urban Settlement in Kenya

    Open AccessDerrick Ssewanyana, Marie-Claude Martins et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2023Referencias: 27

    Integrated early childhood development (ECD) programs boost child health and developmental outcomes. However, the factors contributing to the successful implementation of such programs in informal urban settlements are not well researched. We conducted 14 focus group discussions and 13 key informant interviews with 125 caregivers of children under the age of 5 years and stakeholders, exploring their views on enablers and barriers to implementing …

  • Implementation of Healthy Conversation Skills to support behaviour change in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa

    Open AccessCatherine E Draper, Gugulethu Mabena et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2022

    Background: To address the need for preconception health interventions in low- and middle-income countries, the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) was launched in Soweto, South Africa to optimise young women's physical and mental health to establish healthier trajectories for themselves and, where relevant, the next generation. As part of HeLTI trial, the Bukhali intervention utilises the Healthy Conversation Skills (HCS) approach to pr…

  • Health seeking behaviors and childcare patterns in an informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessDerrick Ssewanyana, Linlin Zhang et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Children in urban informal settlements experience high risks for poor health and development. Understanding health seeking behaviors and childcare patterns of caregivers in urban informal settlements is important for devising effective interventions. This study describes household characteristics and aspects of nurturing care among caregivers of children aged 0–2 years in Dagoretti informal settlement, Nairobi-Kenya. In this cross sectional study…

  • A community engagement approach for an integrated early childhood development intervention

    Open AccessMargaret Kabue, A Abubakar et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Our experiences underscore that intervention research on ECD programmes in urban informal settlements requires a well-planned and custom-tailored community engagement model that is sensitive to the needs of each sub-group within the community to avoid unintentionally leaving anyone out

  • Food insecurity, diet quality and body composition

    Open AccessSarah H Kehoe, Stephanie V Wrottesley et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To determine whether food security, diet diversity and diet quality are associated with anthropometric measurements and body composition among women of reproductive age. The association between food security and anaemia prevalence was also tested. Design: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) study. Food security and dietary data were collected by an interviewer-administered qu…

  • Effects of the Global Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development

    Open AccessHirokazu Yoshikawa, Alice J Wuermli et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Pediatrics2020

  • Material and Relational Difficulties

    Open AccessEmmanuel Cohen, Lisa J Ware et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2020Referencias: 35

    South Africa is an upper-middle income country with high levels of inequality. Young urban black women living in historically disadvantaged suburbs are particularly vulnerable to these socioeconomic inequalities. We conducted a qualitative study (four focus group discussions with young nulliparous women and 13 dual semistructured interviews between women and their mother) to better understand the household environment context of young women livin…

  • Early childhood development

    Open AccessBernadette Daelmans, Gary L Darmstadt et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2017

  • Nurturing care

    Open AccessPia R Britto, Stephen J Lye et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2017

  • Prioritizing research for integrated implementation of early childhood development and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition platforms

    Open AccessRenee Sharma, Michelle F Gaffey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: Existing health and nutrition services present potential platforms for scaling up delivery of early childhood development (ECD) interventions within sensitive windows across the life course, especially in the first 1000 days from conception to age 2 years. However, there is insufficient knowledge on how to optimize implementation for such strategies in an integrated manner. In light of this knowledge gap, we aimed to systematically id…