Rachel Yates
Biographic Data
| ID | 4470938 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Yates |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Yates |
| SIGNATURE | YATES R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oxford Policy Management |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Estimating the human development impacts and economic returns from an adolescent cash ‘plus’ programme in Kenya
The Government of Kenya plans to scale-up an adolescent-focused cash ‘plus’ programme to improve educational attainment and prevent adolescent pregnancy. We aimed to estimate the programme’s impacts, economic returns, and cost-effectiveness using model-based economic evaluation. We modelled the delivery of conditional cash transfers ‘plus’ adolescent clubs, community conversations, parenting support and psychosocial support to poor adolescents in…
Accelerating HIV Prevention in Cameroon
Adolescent girls in Cameroon face substantial sexual and reproductive health vulnerabilities that heighten their risk of HIV exposure. Using data from 2,586 adolescent girls aged 15-19 years from the 2017-18 Cameroon Population-based HIV Impact Assessment, we examined factors associated with multiple sexual partnerships, age-disparate sex, inconsistent condom use, transactional sex, and a composite measure of high-risk sex. Overall, 4.31% reporte…
Accelerators to reduce violence, HIV risk, and early pregnancy among adolescents and young people in Namibia
Our study applied the INSPIRE Framework – the WHO’s 2016 technical package of evidence-based interventions for addressing violence against children – to identify accelerators for youth in Namibia. Accelerators are protective factors that contribute toward achieving multiple SDG targets. Using nationally representative data from the 2019 Namibia Violence Against Children & Youth Survey (n = 5167), three hypothesised accelerators (food security, pa…
Accelerating the prevention of HIV and violence in adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe through multi-sectoral programming
In Zimbabwe, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) encounter significant challenges, including HIV risk and gender-based violence. This study analyses data from 7,211 AGYW aged 13-24 from the 2017 Zimbabwe Violence Against Children Survey. Using a multivariable logistic regression model, it examines the associations between three protective factors: positive parenting, food security, and equitable-gender attitudes and 12 outcomes. Westfall-Youn…
Mental distress among adolescent girls and young women in Southern Africa
Social protection as a strategy for HIV prevention, education promotion and child marriage reduction among adolescents
Social protection programs have been increasing in sub-Saharan African countries, playing a pivotal role in poverty reduction, with Lesotho being no exception. Despite the optimistic outlook brought about by the implementation of the National Social Protection Strategy Lesotho I (2014-19) and II (2021-2031), the impact of these programs on some specific outcomes that concern the lives of the most vulnerable adolescents in Lesotho remains to some …
Indigenous Wāhine Talking Critically in the Museum Space
As greater numbers of community groups experience social disconnect, museums need to find better methods of engagement in order to remain relevant. We know that museums are no longer neutral spaces; in fact, they have a role to play in activism, which means they can shift their mission to support local communities celebrate and protect their Indigenous heritage (Drubay and Singhal 2020; Message 2018; Shelton 2013). What follows is a meditation by…
Who is the vulnerable child? Using survey data to identify children at risk in the era of HIV and Aids
Over the past decade, there has been increasing global attention to mitigating the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on children's lives. Within this context, developing and tracking global child vulnerability indicators in relation to HIV and AIDS has been critical in terms of assessing need and monitoring progress. Although orphanhood and adult household illness (co-residence with a chronically ill or HIV-positive adult) are frequently used as m…
Child-sensitive social protection. A new approach to programming for children affected by HIV and Aids
The global agenda for children affected by HIV and AIDS is rapidly moving forward in new and important directions. Over the past 5 years, the evidence base on children and HIV/AIDS has expanded considerably and a new global consensus on how to effectively respond to the challenges faced by children affected by HIV and AIDS has emerged. Recent work commissioned and completed by the Interagency Task Team (IATT) on Children and HIV/AIDS and the Join…
Scaling-up social protection – opportunities and challenges for reaching the most vulnerable children
This think-piece sets out, from a donor perspective, the growing momentum behind social protection as a mechanism for reaching vulnerable children affected by multiple shocks such as HIV/AIDS and the global financial crisis. It briefly documents the evidence base underlying this consensus amongst development partners and the opportunities it presents. This paper also highlights some of the key challenges in accelerating the scale-up of social pro…
Literacy, Gender and Vulnerability
Summaries This article explores the complex relationship between ‘illiteracy’ and women's vulnerabilities. Based on ethnographic field work in southern Ghana during the pilot phase of a national functional literacy campaign, the article explores how different literacy skills are embedded in wider power relations, including those of class and gender relations. These relationships of power include the degree to which women are able to access the no…
Functional literacy and the language question
Functional literacy and the language question
Literacy, Gender and Vulnerability
Summaries This article explores the complex relationship between ‘illiteracy’ and women's vulnerabilities. Based on ethnographic field work in southern Ghana during the pilot phase of a national functional literacy campaign, the article explores how different literacy skills are embedded in wider power relations, including those of class and gender relations. These relationships of power include the degree to which women are able to access the no…
Child-sensitive social protection. A new approach to programming for children affected by HIV and Aids
The global agenda for children affected by HIV and AIDS is rapidly moving forward in new and important directions. Over the past 5 years, the evidence base on children and HIV/AIDS has expanded considerably and a new global consensus on how to effectively respond to the challenges faced by children affected by HIV and AIDS has emerged. Recent work commissioned and completed by the Interagency Task Team (IATT) on Children and HIV/AIDS and the Join…
Functional literacy and the language question
Literacy, Gender and Vulnerability
Summaries This article explores the complex relationship between ‘illiteracy’ and women's vulnerabilities. Based on ethnographic field work in southern Ghana during the pilot phase of a national functional literacy campaign, the article explores how different literacy skills are embedded in wider power relations, including those of class and gender relations. These relationships of power include the degree to which women are able to access the no…
Scaling-up social protection – opportunities and challenges for reaching the most vulnerable children
This think-piece sets out, from a donor perspective, the growing momentum behind social protection as a mechanism for reaching vulnerable children affected by multiple shocks such as HIV/AIDS and the global financial crisis. It briefly documents the evidence base underlying this consensus amongst development partners and the opportunities it presents. This paper also highlights some of the key challenges in accelerating the scale-up of social pro…
Who is the vulnerable child? Using survey data to identify children at risk in the era of HIV and Aids
Over the past decade, there has been increasing global attention to mitigating the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on children's lives. Within this context, developing and tracking global child vulnerability indicators in relation to HIV and AIDS has been critical in terms of assessing need and monitoring progress. Although orphanhood and adult household illness (co-residence with a chronically ill or HIV-positive adult) are frequently used as m…
Child-sensitive social protection. A new approach to programming for children affected by HIV and Aids
The global agenda for children affected by HIV and AIDS is rapidly moving forward in new and important directions. Over the past 5 years, the evidence base on children and HIV/AIDS has expanded considerably and a new global consensus on how to effectively respond to the challenges faced by children affected by HIV and AIDS has emerged. Recent work commissioned and completed by the Interagency Task Team (IATT) on Children and HIV/AIDS and the Join…
Indigenous Wāhine Talking Critically in the Museum Space
As greater numbers of community groups experience social disconnect, museums need to find better methods of engagement in order to remain relevant. We know that museums are no longer neutral spaces; in fact, they have a role to play in activism, which means they can shift their mission to support local communities celebrate and protect their Indigenous heritage (Drubay and Singhal 2020; Message 2018; Shelton 2013). What follows is a meditation by…
Social protection as a strategy for HIV prevention, education promotion and child marriage reduction among adolescents
Social protection programs have been increasing in sub-Saharan African countries, playing a pivotal role in poverty reduction, with Lesotho being no exception. Despite the optimistic outlook brought about by the implementation of the National Social Protection Strategy Lesotho I (2014-19) and II (2021-2031), the impact of these programs on some specific outcomes that concern the lives of the most vulnerable adolescents in Lesotho remains to some …
Accelerators to reduce violence, HIV risk, and early pregnancy among adolescents and young people in Namibia
Our study applied the INSPIRE Framework – the WHO’s 2016 technical package of evidence-based interventions for addressing violence against children – to identify accelerators for youth in Namibia. Accelerators are protective factors that contribute toward achieving multiple SDG targets. Using nationally representative data from the 2019 Namibia Violence Against Children & Youth Survey (n = 5167), three hypothesised accelerators (food security, pa…
Accelerating the prevention of HIV and violence in adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe through multi-sectoral programming
In Zimbabwe, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) encounter significant challenges, including HIV risk and gender-based violence. This study analyses data from 7,211 AGYW aged 13-24 from the 2017 Zimbabwe Violence Against Children Survey. Using a multivariable logistic regression model, it examines the associations between three protective factors: positive parenting, food security, and equitable-gender attitudes and 12 outcomes. Westfall-Youn…
Mental distress among adolescent girls and young women in Southern Africa
Estimating the human development impacts and economic returns from an adolescent cash ‘plus’ programme in Kenya
The Government of Kenya plans to scale-up an adolescent-focused cash ‘plus’ programme to improve educational attainment and prevent adolescent pregnancy. We aimed to estimate the programme’s impacts, economic returns, and cost-effectiveness using model-based economic evaluation. We modelled the delivery of conditional cash transfers ‘plus’ adolescent clubs, community conversations, parenting support and psychosocial support to poor adolescents in…
Accelerating HIV Prevention in Cameroon
Adolescent girls in Cameroon face substantial sexual and reproductive health vulnerabilities that heighten their risk of HIV exposure. Using data from 2,586 adolescent girls aged 15-19 years from the 2017-18 Cameroon Population-based HIV Impact Assessment, we examined factors associated with multiple sexual partnerships, age-disparate sex, inconsistent condom use, transactional sex, and a composite measure of high-risk sex. Overall, 4.31% reporte…
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (7 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Condom (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Domestic violence (3 works)