Anita S Van Der Merwe
Biographic Data
| ID | 353667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anita S Van Der Merwe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anita S |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Der Merwe |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER MERWE A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4065-942X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Resilience of adolescents living with HIV in the Cape Metropole of the Western Cape
Resilience shapes the experiences of adolescents living with HIV (ALWH), enabling them to come to terms with their diagnosis, have hope for the future and maintain meaningful relationships. Yet, little is known about contextual factors associated with resilience resources in South Africa. We aimed to describe individual, relational and community resilience resources, and identify contextual factors associated with resilience. We recruited 385 ado…
Measuring Adolescent HIV Self-management
The lived experiences of rural women diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in the antenatal period
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, pregnant women are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at antenatal clinics and simultaneously initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART). An HIV diagnosis together with the initiation of ART has an emotional impact that may influence how pregnant women cope with pregnancy and their adherence to a treatment plan. The aim of the study was to explore the lived experiences of women diagnosed with HIV in th…
Stigma and HIV disclosure in the Cape Metropolitan area, South Africa
Disclosure rates of HIV-positive status remain low and are considered to be related to stigmatisation. Determining the factors that influence a person's decision to disclose a positive status is essential to understanding the process of and ways to improve disclosure rates. This study investigated the factors that influence the disclosure of a person's HIV-positive status and focused on socio-demographic factors, stigma and discrimination, religi…
The lived experiences of rural women diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in the antenatal period
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, pregnant women are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at antenatal clinics and simultaneously initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART). An HIV diagnosis together with the initiation of ART has an emotional impact that may influence how pregnant women cope with pregnancy and their adherence to a treatment plan. The aim of the study was to explore the lived experiences of women diagnosed with HIV in th…
Stigma and HIV disclosure in the Cape Metropolitan area, South Africa
Disclosure rates of HIV-positive status remain low and are considered to be related to stigmatisation. Determining the factors that influence a person's decision to disclose a positive status is essential to understanding the process of and ways to improve disclosure rates. This study investigated the factors that influence the disclosure of a person's HIV-positive status and focused on socio-demographic factors, stigma and discrimination, religi…
The lived experiences of rural women diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in the antenatal period
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, pregnant women are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at antenatal clinics and simultaneously initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART). An HIV diagnosis together with the initiation of ART has an emotional impact that may influence how pregnant women cope with pregnancy and their adherence to a treatment plan. The aim of the study was to explore the lived experiences of women diagnosed with HIV in th…
Measuring Adolescent HIV Self-management
Resilience of adolescents living with HIV in the Cape Metropole of the Western Cape
Resilience shapes the experiences of adolescents living with HIV (ALWH), enabling them to come to terms with their diagnosis, have hope for the future and maintain meaningful relationships. Yet, little is known about contextual factors associated with resilience resources in South Africa. We aimed to describe individual, relational and community resilience resources, and identify contextual factors associated with resilience. We recruited 385 ado…
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Abandonment (legal (1 work) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (1 work) · Art (1 work)