Mildred Thabeng
Biographic Data
| ID | 227720 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mildred Thabeng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mildred |
| FAMILY NAME | Thabeng |
| SIGNATURE | THABENG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Accelerators for improved health among adolescent mothers in South Africa: HIV and violence prevention, sexual reproductive health and education success
BACKGROUND: 30% of girls in Africa are mothers, facing high risk for negative health and educational outcomes. We aimed to identify services with the potential to reduce multiple simultaneous risks for adolescent mothers, described by the UN as 'development accelerators'. METHODS: Adolescent mothers (n=1044) from South Africa completed questionnaires between 2017/2019 and 2020/2023, assessing mental health, HIV risks, violence victimisation, educ…
Conducting ethical research with young mothers: Key considerations for methodology and engagement
Introduction Adolescent engagement can enhance research by offering opportunities for empowerment and equity, and increasing relevance. However, to be effective, engagement should uphold ethical principles—particularly for adolescents who are exposed to adversities, including those who become mothers at a young age. Methods and results We share five key insights in this paper from our ongoing work with young mothers living with HIV between 16–20 …
Supporting pregnant and mothering adolescents in their schooling: Insights for policy and practice
Power to participants: Methodological and ethical reflections from a decade of adolescent advisory groups in South Africa
Whilst the HIV response has made significant progress in increasing representation of adults affected by HIV, the meaningful inclusion of children and adolescents has lagged. But this may be a pivotal moment of change. We report on a decade of conducting adolescent advisory groups in South Africa, to reflect on youth advisory processes. Data was collected from 2008 to 2018 from adolescent advisors (n = 60) and researchers (n = 25), and included f…
Bureaucracies of Blood and Belonging: Documents, HIV-positive Youth and the State in South Africa
In response to its constitutional commitments and social welfare provisions in the era of democracy, the post-apartheid South African state is increasingly called upon to provide for the lives and livelihoods of its citizens. These demands have intensified amid escalating joblessness and the highest numbers of people living with HIV worldwide. Over the past decade, antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been incorporated into an ever-expanding welfar…
They Say HIV is a Punishment from God or from Ancestors’: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Assessment of an HIV Stigma Scale for South African Adolescents Living with HIV (Alhiv-SS)
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 90 % of the world's adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). HIV-stigma and the resultant fear of being identified as HIV-positive can compromise the survival of these youth by undermining anti-retroviral treatment initiation and adherence. To date, no HIV-stigma measures have been validated for use with ALHIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports on a two-stage study in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Firstly, we co…
Redeeming Lost Mothers: Adolescent Antiretroviral Treatment and the Making of Home in South Africa
In this article, we explore how adolescent antiretroviral treatment (ART) might be signified to repair sociality in Eastern Cape homes that have been ruptured by HIV/AIDS and maternal loss. The post-apartheid period has exposed these families to new forms of social fragmentation, propelled by the disintegration of wage labor, declining marriage rates, and a rampant HIV/AIDS epidemic. Drawing on eight months of ethnographic fieldwork (August 2013-…
Mobilising AID(S)? Contesting HIV as a Social and Economic Resource among Youth in South Africa's Eastern Cape
This article explores how perinatally infected youth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa tactically engage with both the burdens and potential resources of growing up with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Further, it asks how this might shape their interpretation and practice of anti-retroviral therapy (ART). By activating particular categories of need – related to death, illness and orphanhood – HIV-positive youth and their famil…
Bureaucracies of Blood and Belonging: Documents, HIV-positive Youth and the State in South Africa
In response to its constitutional commitments and social welfare provisions in the era of democracy, the post-apartheid South African state is increasingly called upon to provide for the lives and livelihoods of its citizens. These demands have intensified amid escalating joblessness and the highest numbers of people living with HIV worldwide. Over the past decade, antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been incorporated into an ever-expanding welfar…
Redeeming Lost Mothers: Adolescent Antiretroviral Treatment and the Making of Home in South Africa
In this article, we explore how adolescent antiretroviral treatment (ART) might be signified to repair sociality in Eastern Cape homes that have been ruptured by HIV/AIDS and maternal loss. The post-apartheid period has exposed these families to new forms of social fragmentation, propelled by the disintegration of wage labor, declining marriage rates, and a rampant HIV/AIDS epidemic. Drawing on eight months of ethnographic fieldwork (August 2013-…
They Say HIV is a Punishment from God or from Ancestors’: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Assessment of an HIV Stigma Scale for South African Adolescents Living with HIV (Alhiv-SS)
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 90 % of the world's adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). HIV-stigma and the resultant fear of being identified as HIV-positive can compromise the survival of these youth by undermining anti-retroviral treatment initiation and adherence. To date, no HIV-stigma measures have been validated for use with ALHIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports on a two-stage study in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Firstly, we co…
Mobilising AID(S)? Contesting HIV as a Social and Economic Resource among Youth in South Africa's Eastern Cape
This article explores how perinatally infected youth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa tactically engage with both the burdens and potential resources of growing up with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Further, it asks how this might shape their interpretation and practice of anti-retroviral therapy (ART). By activating particular categories of need – related to death, illness and orphanhood – HIV-positive youth and their famil…
Mobilising AID(S)? Contesting HIV as a Social and Economic Resource among Youth in South Africa's Eastern Cape
This article explores how perinatally infected youth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa tactically engage with both the burdens and potential resources of growing up with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Further, it asks how this might shape their interpretation and practice of anti-retroviral therapy (ART). By activating particular categories of need – related to death, illness and orphanhood – HIV-positive youth and their famil…
They Say HIV is a Punishment from God or from Ancestors’: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Assessment of an HIV Stigma Scale for South African Adolescents Living with HIV (Alhiv-SS)
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 90 % of the world's adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). HIV-stigma and the resultant fear of being identified as HIV-positive can compromise the survival of these youth by undermining anti-retroviral treatment initiation and adherence. To date, no HIV-stigma measures have been validated for use with ALHIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports on a two-stage study in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Firstly, we co…
Redeeming Lost Mothers: Adolescent Antiretroviral Treatment and the Making of Home in South Africa
In this article, we explore how adolescent antiretroviral treatment (ART) might be signified to repair sociality in Eastern Cape homes that have been ruptured by HIV/AIDS and maternal loss. The post-apartheid period has exposed these families to new forms of social fragmentation, propelled by the disintegration of wage labor, declining marriage rates, and a rampant HIV/AIDS epidemic. Drawing on eight months of ethnographic fieldwork (August 2013-…
Bureaucracies of Blood and Belonging: Documents, HIV-positive Youth and the State in South Africa
In response to its constitutional commitments and social welfare provisions in the era of democracy, the post-apartheid South African state is increasingly called upon to provide for the lives and livelihoods of its citizens. These demands have intensified amid escalating joblessness and the highest numbers of people living with HIV worldwide. Over the past decade, antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been incorporated into an ever-expanding welfar…
Power to participants: Methodological and ethical reflections from a decade of adolescent advisory groups in South Africa
Whilst the HIV response has made significant progress in increasing representation of adults affected by HIV, the meaningful inclusion of children and adolescents has lagged. But this may be a pivotal moment of change. We report on a decade of conducting adolescent advisory groups in South Africa, to reflect on youth advisory processes. Data was collected from 2008 to 2018 from adolescent advisors (n = 60) and researchers (n = 25), and included f…
Accelerators for improved health among adolescent mothers in South Africa: HIV and violence prevention, sexual reproductive health and education success
BACKGROUND: 30% of girls in Africa are mothers, facing high risk for negative health and educational outcomes. We aimed to identify services with the potential to reduce multiple simultaneous risks for adolescent mothers, described by the UN as 'development accelerators'. METHODS: Adolescent mothers (n=1044) from South Africa completed questionnaires between 2017/2019 and 2020/2023, assessing mental health, HIV risks, violence victimisation, educ…
Conducting ethical research with young mothers: Key considerations for methodology and engagement
Introduction Adolescent engagement can enhance research by offering opportunities for empowerment and equity, and increasing relevance. However, to be effective, engagement should uphold ethical principles—particularly for adolescents who are exposed to adversities, including those who become mothers at a young age. Methods and results We share five key insights in this paper from our ongoing work with young mothers living with HIV between 16–20 …
Supporting pregnant and mothering adolescents in their schooling: Insights for policy and practice
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)