Stephan Rabie
Biographic Data
| ID | 1741234 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephan Rabie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephan |
| FAMILY NAME | Rabie |
| SIGNATURE | RABIE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5464-0746 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours in Cape Town
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs) are traditionally attributed to mental disorders; however, increasing evidence indicates that social determinants contribute to suicide risk. We examined STBs and their socioeconomic, psychosocial and clinical correlates in two communities in Cape Town. We conducted psychiatric diagnostic interviews (MINI) at three public-sector facilities (2023-2024). Adults aged ≥18 years, with and without HIV, were recru…
Suicide among people with HIV
BACKGROUND: Suicide disproportionately affect people with HIV. To prevent suicide, it is crucial to enhance our understanding of the etiology of suicidality and develop prevention strategies for people with HIV. This study explored healthcare workers' perspectives on risk factors, barriers to care, and prevention needs in primary healthcare settings in South Africa. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured interviews with thirteen healthcare workers…
Attitudes toward digital pill systems for antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in South Africa
Future research should explore ideal Reader systems to facilitate use among this population in SA, especially among persons who report low ART adherence or have unsuppressed HIV RNA when presenting for antenatal care
The Factorial Structure, Reliability, and Validity of a Coping Measure Among Women with HIV and Sexual Trauma in Cape Town, South Africa
The dual epidemics of HIV and sexual violence against women complicate HIV care engagement in South Africa. In settings with limited mental health treatment, robust measures to enhance screening and intervention for mental health specific to people with HIV are needed. The current study developed a 42-item assessment for coping with HIV and trauma in isiXhosa. In a randomized controlled trial, 350 participants completed measures of coping, anxiet…
Soccer and Vocational Training are Ineffective Delivery Strategies to Prevent HIV and Substance Abuse by Young, South African Men
HIV and substance abuse are common among young men, associated with a cluster of risk behaviors. Yet, most services addressing these challenges are delivered in setting underutilized by men and are often inconsistent with male identity. This cluster randomized controlled trial aimed to reduce multiple risk behaviors found among young men township areas on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Young men aged 18-29 years (N = 1193) across 27 ne…
Factors influencing the transition from paediatric to adult HIV care in the Western Cape, South Africa
Transitioning to adult care for HIV-infected adolescents is a critical process in determining long-term health outcomes. Poor transitioning to adult care can lead to several adverse HIV-related outcomes for adolescents living with HIV, including disruption of care, non-adherence to ART and virological failure. In this qualitative study, we explore the barriers to and facilitators of the transition to adult care among HIV-infected youth from the p…
A mixed-methods feasibility study of Nyamekela4Care
In South Africa, health and care service providers (SPs) face many interconnected challenges at work, including inadequate training and supervision and high levels of burnout. Nyamekela4Care (N4C) was developed as an integrated intervention for SP teams, to support their ability to provide high-quality care through providing a structure for operating regular team meetings that includes training, empathic skills development, administration, case s…
Utilizing Soccer for Delivery of HIV and Substance Use Prevention for Young South African Men
Young men in South Africa face the intersecting epidemics of HIV, substance use and endemic poverty. We tested the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention using soccer training to reduce the cluster of risks associated with HIV and substance use. This cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with men aged 18-29 years old in 27 neighborhoods in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. Neighborhoods were randomized to receive for 6 mon…
Adaptation of a gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention for adolescent boys in South Africa and Lesotho using intervention mapping
The IM approach allows for a systematic appraisal of whether components and processes of an existing intervention are appropriate for a new target population before costly evaluation studies are conducted. The findings will be of interest to those wishing to rigourously develop and evaluate gender-transformative interventions engaging men to improve health for all
Alcohol use during pregnancy in rural Lesotho
Who can we reach and who can we keep? Predictors of intervention engagement and adherence in a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa
ClinicalTrials.gov registration, NCT02358226. Prospectively registered 24 November 2014
Covid-19
Balancing roles and blurring boundaries
As demand for health services grows, task-shifting to lay health workers has become an attractive solution to address shortages in human resources. Community health workers (CHWs), particularly in low-resource settings, play critical roles in promoting equitable healthcare among underserved populations. However, CHWs often shoulder additional burdens as members of the same communities in which they work. We examined the experiences of a group of …
Improving mother–infant interaction during infant feeding
Associations between violence, criminality, and cognitive control deficits among young men living in low resource communities in South Africa
Despite empirical support for “Self‐control theory” in criminology, there is controversy about how self‐control should be operationalized. Working within the framework of “self‐control theory,” we investigated if violence and criminal behaviors are associated with nine distinct dimensions of cognitive control in a community sample of young men ( n = 654) living in peri‐urban townships in South Africa. Cognitive control was assessed using the Beha…
Validating the adaptation of the first career measure in isiXhosa
South African career counselling practices have predominantly been informed by vocational theories and models developed in the United States and Europe. In view of South Africa’s peculiar history and its unique cultural and linguistic environment, the indiscriminate application of Western career models has become increasingly contentious, as the majority of these models fail to account for culture-specific values that influence an individual’s ca…
Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa
Depressive symptoms are more strongly associated with non-fatal suicidal behaviour than a range of proximal and distal economic factors among young men living under conditions of endemic poverty in South Africa. This has important public health implications and highlights the importance of increasing young men's access to psychiatric services and targeting depression as an integral component of suicide prevention in low resource communities
Balancing roles and blurring boundaries
As demand for health services grows, task-shifting to lay health workers has become an attractive solution to address shortages in human resources. Community health workers (CHWs), particularly in low-resource settings, play critical roles in promoting equitable healthcare among underserved populations. However, CHWs often shoulder additional burdens as members of the same communities in which they work. We examined the experiences of a group of …
Alcohol use during pregnancy in rural Lesotho
Validating the adaptation of the first career measure in isiXhosa
South African career counselling practices have predominantly been informed by vocational theories and models developed in the United States and Europe. In view of South Africa’s peculiar history and its unique cultural and linguistic environment, the indiscriminate application of Western career models has become increasingly contentious, as the majority of these models fail to account for culture-specific values that influence an individual’s ca…
Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa
Depressive symptoms are more strongly associated with non-fatal suicidal behaviour than a range of proximal and distal economic factors among young men living under conditions of endemic poverty in South Africa. This has important public health implications and highlights the importance of increasing young men's access to psychiatric services and targeting depression as an integral component of suicide prevention in low resource communities
Validating the adaptation of the first career measure in isiXhosa
South African career counselling practices have predominantly been informed by vocational theories and models developed in the United States and Europe. In view of South Africa’s peculiar history and its unique cultural and linguistic environment, the indiscriminate application of Western career models has become increasingly contentious, as the majority of these models fail to account for culture-specific values that influence an individual’s ca…
Who can we reach and who can we keep? Predictors of intervention engagement and adherence in a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa
ClinicalTrials.gov registration, NCT02358226. Prospectively registered 24 November 2014
Covid-19
Balancing roles and blurring boundaries
As demand for health services grows, task-shifting to lay health workers has become an attractive solution to address shortages in human resources. Community health workers (CHWs), particularly in low-resource settings, play critical roles in promoting equitable healthcare among underserved populations. However, CHWs often shoulder additional burdens as members of the same communities in which they work. We examined the experiences of a group of …
Improving mother–infant interaction during infant feeding
Associations between violence, criminality, and cognitive control deficits among young men living in low resource communities in South Africa
Despite empirical support for “Self‐control theory” in criminology, there is controversy about how self‐control should be operationalized. Working within the framework of “self‐control theory,” we investigated if violence and criminal behaviors are associated with nine distinct dimensions of cognitive control in a community sample of young men ( n = 654) living in peri‐urban townships in South Africa. Cognitive control was assessed using the Beha…
Adaptation of a gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention for adolescent boys in South Africa and Lesotho using intervention mapping
The IM approach allows for a systematic appraisal of whether components and processes of an existing intervention are appropriate for a new target population before costly evaluation studies are conducted. The findings will be of interest to those wishing to rigourously develop and evaluate gender-transformative interventions engaging men to improve health for all
Alcohol use during pregnancy in rural Lesotho
A mixed-methods feasibility study of Nyamekela4Care
In South Africa, health and care service providers (SPs) face many interconnected challenges at work, including inadequate training and supervision and high levels of burnout. Nyamekela4Care (N4C) was developed as an integrated intervention for SP teams, to support their ability to provide high-quality care through providing a structure for operating regular team meetings that includes training, empathic skills development, administration, case s…
Utilizing Soccer for Delivery of HIV and Substance Use Prevention for Young South African Men
Young men in South Africa face the intersecting epidemics of HIV, substance use and endemic poverty. We tested the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention using soccer training to reduce the cluster of risks associated with HIV and substance use. This cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with men aged 18-29 years old in 27 neighborhoods in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. Neighborhoods were randomized to receive for 6 mon…
Factors influencing the transition from paediatric to adult HIV care in the Western Cape, South Africa
Transitioning to adult care for HIV-infected adolescents is a critical process in determining long-term health outcomes. Poor transitioning to adult care can lead to several adverse HIV-related outcomes for adolescents living with HIV, including disruption of care, non-adherence to ART and virological failure. In this qualitative study, we explore the barriers to and facilitators of the transition to adult care among HIV-infected youth from the p…
Soccer and Vocational Training are Ineffective Delivery Strategies to Prevent HIV and Substance Abuse by Young, South African Men
HIV and substance abuse are common among young men, associated with a cluster of risk behaviors. Yet, most services addressing these challenges are delivered in setting underutilized by men and are often inconsistent with male identity. This cluster randomized controlled trial aimed to reduce multiple risk behaviors found among young men township areas on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Young men aged 18-29 years (N = 1193) across 27 ne…
Attitudes toward digital pill systems for antiretroviral therapy adherence among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in South Africa
Future research should explore ideal Reader systems to facilitate use among this population in SA, especially among persons who report low ART adherence or have unsuppressed HIV RNA when presenting for antenatal care
The Factorial Structure, Reliability, and Validity of a Coping Measure Among Women with HIV and Sexual Trauma in Cape Town, South Africa
The dual epidemics of HIV and sexual violence against women complicate HIV care engagement in South Africa. In settings with limited mental health treatment, robust measures to enhance screening and intervention for mental health specific to people with HIV are needed. The current study developed a 42-item assessment for coping with HIV and trauma in isiXhosa. In a randomized controlled trial, 350 participants completed measures of coping, anxiet…
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours in Cape Town
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STBs) are traditionally attributed to mental disorders; however, increasing evidence indicates that social determinants contribute to suicide risk. We examined STBs and their socioeconomic, psychosocial and clinical correlates in two communities in Cape Town. We conducted psychiatric diagnostic interviews (MINI) at three public-sector facilities (2023-2024). Adults aged ≥18 years, with and without HIV, were recru…
Suicide among people with HIV
BACKGROUND: Suicide disproportionately affect people with HIV. To prevent suicide, it is crucial to enhance our understanding of the etiology of suicidality and develop prevention strategies for people with HIV. This study explored healthcare workers' perspectives on risk factors, barriers to care, and prevention needs in primary healthcare settings in South Africa. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured interviews with thirteen healthcare workers…
Medicine (12 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Public health (8 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Psychological intervention (7 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Mental health (5 works)