Catherine Packer
Biographic Data
| ID | 6514166 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Packer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Packer |
| SIGNATURE | PACKER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5980-0596 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Family Connections randomized controlled trial
Achieving the 95-95-95 UNAIDS targets requires meeting the needs of adolescents, however we lack evidenced-based approaches to improving adolescent adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), increasing viral suppression, and supporting general wellbeing. We developed Family Connections as a group intervention for adolescents and their adult caregivers and conducted a randomized controlled trial in Ndola, Zambia to test feasibility and acceptabili…
‘I married when I was 16… due to poverty, I had no other way’
This paper explores individual, interpersonal- and household-level factors influencing HIV-related sexual risk behaviour among adolescent girls who participated in an intervention to reduce HIV risk in a rural setting in Mozambique. Twenty-eight adolescent girls ages 13-19, 30 heads of household, and 53 influential men participated in in-depth interviews at two time points. Comparative analysis compared girls who reported reducing risk behaviours…
Hope, Self-Efficacy, and Crushed Dreams
In rural Mozambique, girls commonly marry and have children before age 18. We use a Positive Youth Development lens to examine how constructs of confidence and competence were related to adolescent girls’ ability to and progress toward achieving their future aspirations. As part of an intervention evaluation, we used a longitudinal qualitative design, conducting in-depth interviews with 47 adolescent girls aged 13 to 19 at the end of the interven…
Exploring intersections of localised gender norms and unanticipated effects of a sexual and reproductive health intervention
Women First was a combined economic and social empowerment intervention implemented between 2010 and 2015 in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. The intervention was designed to reduce adolescent girls' risk of HIV and gender-based violence, improve school attendance and empower girls. However, perceptions of girls' improved respectfulness also emerged as an unanticipated effect during the programme evaluation. In this paper, we explore emic definitio…
Factors Related to Incomplete Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Attending Three HIV Clinics in the Copperbelt, Zambia
Hope, Self-Efficacy, and Crushed Dreams
In rural Mozambique, girls commonly marry and have children before age 18. We use a Positive Youth Development lens to examine how constructs of confidence and competence were related to adolescent girls’ ability to and progress toward achieving their future aspirations. As part of an intervention evaluation, we used a longitudinal qualitative design, conducting in-depth interviews with 47 adolescent girls aged 13 to 19 at the end of the interven…
Factors Related to Incomplete Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among Adolescents Attending Three HIV Clinics in the Copperbelt, Zambia
Exploring intersections of localised gender norms and unanticipated effects of a sexual and reproductive health intervention
Women First was a combined economic and social empowerment intervention implemented between 2010 and 2015 in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. The intervention was designed to reduce adolescent girls' risk of HIV and gender-based violence, improve school attendance and empower girls. However, perceptions of girls' improved respectfulness also emerged as an unanticipated effect during the programme evaluation. In this paper, we explore emic definitio…
‘I married when I was 16… due to poverty, I had no other way’
This paper explores individual, interpersonal- and household-level factors influencing HIV-related sexual risk behaviour among adolescent girls who participated in an intervention to reduce HIV risk in a rural setting in Mozambique. Twenty-eight adolescent girls ages 13-19, 30 heads of household, and 53 influential men participated in in-depth interviews at two time points. Comparative analysis compared girls who reported reducing risk behaviours…
Hope, Self-Efficacy, and Crushed Dreams
In rural Mozambique, girls commonly marry and have children before age 18. We use a Positive Youth Development lens to examine how constructs of confidence and competence were related to adolescent girls’ ability to and progress toward achieving their future aspirations. As part of an intervention evaluation, we used a longitudinal qualitative design, conducting in-depth interviews with 47 adolescent girls aged 13 to 19 at the end of the interven…
Family Connections randomized controlled trial
Achieving the 95-95-95 UNAIDS targets requires meeting the needs of adolescents, however we lack evidenced-based approaches to improving adolescent adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), increasing viral suppression, and supporting general wellbeing. We developed Family Connections as a group intervention for adolescents and their adult caregivers and conducted a randomized controlled trial in Ndola, Zambia to test feasibility and acceptabili…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (2 works)