Anthea Lesch

Biographic Data

ID2009046
NAMEAnthea Lesch
GIVEN NAMESAnthea
FAMILY NAMELesch
SIGNATURELESCH A
AFFILIATIONSStellenbosch University
ORCID0000-0002-0245-0529
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS10
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Complexities in the process of translating research documents in cross-cultural settings

    Open AccessAnneliese De Wet, Tessa Dowling et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2020

    In multilingual societies, where researchers and participants often do not speak the same language, research is a challenge as a mismatch of understanding between researchers, research instruments and participants often occurs. Reporting on the translation process is crucial because of the potential implications for the validity of the data that follow from it. We aimed to report on the complexities of such a translation process and many consider…

  • Caveats and pitfalls associated with researching community engagement in the context of HIV vaccine trials

    Open AccessAshraf Kagee, Anneliese De Wet et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2020Cited by: 1References: 26

    HIV vaccine efficacy trials require the enrolment of large numbers of HIV-negative individuals and thus it is necessary to engage with communities where HIV incidence is high. We identify some of the caveats and pitfalls associated with researching community engagement in the context of HIV vaccine trials. These are as follows: the lack of consensus of what community engagement is and how it is practiced, the sometimes paradoxical role of communi…

  • The trouble with difference

    Open AccessAnneliese De Wet, L Swartz et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019

    Community engagement in biomedical trials is to ensure ethical conduct in research, yet it has been criticised regarding power and exploitation of vulnerable communities where trials take place. This makes community engagement processes complex. We report on one example of how the global politics of biomedical research and local issues of contemporary politics and identities intertwine in a community engagement process. These issues emerged durin…

  • There is not a safe space where they can find themselves to be free”

    Open AccessNeil R Hassan, L Swartz et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2017Cited by: 7References: 9

  • Research Agenda to Facilitate Community Participation In HIV Vaccine Research

    Anthea Lesch, Sagri Singh et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2013

    This article reports on a participatory process to generating a research agenda to guide research on community participation in HIV vaccine research. Community members representing stakeholder parties involved in the HIV vaccine research enterprise were invited to participate in the process. Fourty-five participants participated in the process and we used interactive techniques to stimulate discussion and interaction between community members at …

  • Effect of a Course in Research Methods on Scientific Thinking among Psychology Students

    Open AccessAshraf Kagee, Saalih Allie et al.ARTICLESouth African Journal of Psychology2010References: 14

    This study followed a quasi-experimental design to determine the effect of a course in research methods on undergraduate students' ability to reason scientifically. Two classes of students in their first and second year of study were asked to participate in the study. The second year class ( n = 171) was taught a course in research methods, while the first year class ( n = 201) was taught a course in research methods. An instrument consisting of …

  • Is participation in HIV vaccine trials a health promoting behaviour

    Zuhayr Kafaar, Ashraf Kagee et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007

    Health behaviours are individual acts by which people aim to preserve or enhance their health. Theories commonly used to understand health behaviour include the Health Belief Model, the Theories of Reasoned Action and Planned Behaviour, the Transtheoretical Model of Change, Social Cognitive Theory and Problem-Behaviour Theory. Targets for health-promotion interventions include exercise, smoking cessation and condom use. Some behaviours that may c…

  • Paediatric HIV/Aids disclosure

    Anthea Lesch, L Swartz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007

    As antiretroviral therapy becomes more widely available in low-resource settings and children with HIV/AIDS live for longer periods, disclosure of HIV diagnosis to infected children is becoming increasingly important. This article reviews the current literature on HIV-related disclosure in light of theories of cognitive development, and argues for the adoption of a process-oriented approach to discussing HIV with infected children. Disclosure pre…

  • Adolescent Participation in HIV Vaccine Trials

    Open AccessZuhayr Kafaar, L Swartz et al.ARTICLESouth African Journal of Psychology2007References: 37

    Adolescents form an important target group for HIV vaccine trials for a number of reasons. These include the high HIVprevalence and incidence rates amongst adolescents, early sexual debut, multiple sexual partners, and other high-risk sexual behaviours. It has therefore been argued that the focus of HIV vaccination attempts should be on early adolescents younger than 15 years of age. Indeed, vaccination of adolescents prior to their sexual debut …

  • Community Members' Perceptions of Enablers and Inhibitors to Participation in HIV Vaccine Trials

    Open AccessAnthea Lesch, Zuhayr Kafaar et al.ARTICLESouth African Journal of Psychology2006Cited by: 2References: 28

    We present the findings of a qualitative investigation into the factors that may enable or inhibit participation in a future HIV vaccine trial. Thirty-seven semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were conducted with trial site community members who had attended HIV vaccine education workshops conducted by the community involvement programme of the South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI). Our findings indicate that enablers and inhi…