Ontibile Tshume
Biographic Data
| ID | 5417233 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ontibile Tshume |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ontibile |
| FAMILY NAME | Tshume |
| SIGNATURE | TSHUME O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1635-6215 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adolescent views on participating in HIV biomedical research during pregnancy
Pregnant adolescents are often excluded from biomedical HIV research participation, resulting in less evidence to inform safe and effective treatment and prevention strategies. We explored adolescent views on enrollment in biomedical HIV research during pregnancy via in-depth interviews with ever-pregnant adolescents living with and at-risk of HIV age 15–20 years in Botswana and Malawi. A semi-structured interview guide explored decision-making a…
Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide/self-injury in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Botswana
Globally, mental health problems have been reported to be more common in youth living with HIV (YLWH) than in the general population, but routine mental health screening is rarely done in high-volume HIV clinics. In 2019, YLWH in a large HIV clinic in Botswana were screened using the Generalized Anxiety Scale-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in a pilot standard-of-care screening programme. Two-way ANOVA was used to describe th…
Youth perspectives of working with near peer youth lay counsellors
Youth living with HIV (YLWH) have higher rates of common mental disorders (CMDs) when compared with HIV‐negative youth. We adapted the Friendship Bench to create a problem solving‐based counselling intervention in Botswana delivered by near peer youth lay counsellors for YLWH called Safe Haven. In August 2020, and from June to August 2021, we conducted 22 semistructured interviews with youth aged 13–25 years with mild‐to‐moderate symptoms of CMDs…
Principles for delivery of youth lay counsellor programs
There is accumulating evidence that lay counsellors can effectively provide structured, evidence-based counselling interventions to improve mental health outcomes [1–4]. Lay counsellors help alleviate overburdened health systems that have limited numbers of mental health professionals through ‘task-shifting,’ a process of referring straightforward, or common mental health illness to lay workers who have received counselling training [...]
Medical stakeholder perspectives on implementing a computerized battery to identify neurocognitive impairments among youth in Botswana
exposure, common in Sub-Saharan Africa, are associated with pediatric neurocognitive impairment. Cognitive screening can identify impairments, but it is rarely used in this setting. The Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery (PennCNB), an evidence-based cognitive screening tool, was adapted for use in Botswana. To facilitate future implementation, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted to elicit key stakeholders' perspectives on factors l…
Reasons for discordance between antiretroviral adherence measures in adolescents
Adolescents with suboptimal medication taking may deceive caregivers about non-adherence. We conducted a 5-year longitudinal study of adolescents monitored simultaneously with both easily manipulated (e.g., self-report) and hard to manipulate (e.g., microelectronic data) strategies. Adolescents with repeatedly high adherence on the former and low adherence on the latter were invited along with their parental figures ("parents") to participate. We…
Building a Community Based Mental Health Program for Adolescents in Botswana
Psychological Reactance is a Novel Risk Factor for Adolescent Antiretroviral Treatment Failure
Distinctive barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among non-adherent adolescents living with HIV in Botswana
Levels of adherence to HIV treatment are lower among adolescents compared with older and younger individuals receiving similar therapies. We purposely sampled the most and least adherent adolescents from a 300-adolescent longitudinal HIV treatment adherence study in Gaborone, Botswana. Multiple objective and subjective measures of adherence were available and study participants were selected based on sustained patterns of either excellent or poor…
Pharmacy Refill Data are Poor Predictors of Virologic Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents with HIV in Botswana
Patterns of HIV Treatment Adherence do not Differ Between Male and Female Adolescents in Botswana
Prediction of HIV Virologic Failure Among Adolescents Using the Pediatric Symptom Checklist
Disclosure of HIV status to HIV-infected children in a large African treatment center
Disclosure of HIV status to HIV-infected children in a large African treatment center
Youth perspectives of working with near peer youth lay counsellors
Youth living with HIV (YLWH) have higher rates of common mental disorders (CMDs) when compared with HIV‐negative youth. We adapted the Friendship Bench to create a problem solving‐based counselling intervention in Botswana delivered by near peer youth lay counsellors for YLWH called Safe Haven. In August 2020, and from June to August 2021, we conducted 22 semistructured interviews with youth aged 13–25 years with mild‐to‐moderate symptoms of CMDs…
Building a Community Based Mental Health Program for Adolescents in Botswana
Disclosure of HIV status to HIV-infected children in a large African treatment center
Prediction of HIV Virologic Failure Among Adolescents Using the Pediatric Symptom Checklist
Patterns of HIV Treatment Adherence do not Differ Between Male and Female Adolescents in Botswana
Distinctive barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among non-adherent adolescents living with HIV in Botswana
Levels of adherence to HIV treatment are lower among adolescents compared with older and younger individuals receiving similar therapies. We purposely sampled the most and least adherent adolescents from a 300-adolescent longitudinal HIV treatment adherence study in Gaborone, Botswana. Multiple objective and subjective measures of adherence were available and study participants were selected based on sustained patterns of either excellent or poor…
Pharmacy Refill Data are Poor Predictors of Virologic Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents with HIV in Botswana
Psychological Reactance is a Novel Risk Factor for Adolescent Antiretroviral Treatment Failure
Building a Community Based Mental Health Program for Adolescents in Botswana
Principles for delivery of youth lay counsellor programs
There is accumulating evidence that lay counsellors can effectively provide structured, evidence-based counselling interventions to improve mental health outcomes [1–4]. Lay counsellors help alleviate overburdened health systems that have limited numbers of mental health professionals through ‘task-shifting,’ a process of referring straightforward, or common mental health illness to lay workers who have received counselling training [...]
Medical stakeholder perspectives on implementing a computerized battery to identify neurocognitive impairments among youth in Botswana
exposure, common in Sub-Saharan Africa, are associated with pediatric neurocognitive impairment. Cognitive screening can identify impairments, but it is rarely used in this setting. The Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery (PennCNB), an evidence-based cognitive screening tool, was adapted for use in Botswana. To facilitate future implementation, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted to elicit key stakeholders' perspectives on factors l…
Reasons for discordance between antiretroviral adherence measures in adolescents
Adolescents with suboptimal medication taking may deceive caregivers about non-adherence. We conducted a 5-year longitudinal study of adolescents monitored simultaneously with both easily manipulated (e.g., self-report) and hard to manipulate (e.g., microelectronic data) strategies. Adolescents with repeatedly high adherence on the former and low adherence on the latter were invited along with their parental figures ("parents") to participate. We…
Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide/self-injury in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Botswana
Globally, mental health problems have been reported to be more common in youth living with HIV (YLWH) than in the general population, but routine mental health screening is rarely done in high-volume HIV clinics. In 2019, YLWH in a large HIV clinic in Botswana were screened using the Generalized Anxiety Scale-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in a pilot standard-of-care screening programme. Two-way ANOVA was used to describe th…
Youth perspectives of working with near peer youth lay counsellors
Youth living with HIV (YLWH) have higher rates of common mental disorders (CMDs) when compared with HIV‐negative youth. We adapted the Friendship Bench to create a problem solving‐based counselling intervention in Botswana delivered by near peer youth lay counsellors for YLWH called Safe Haven. In August 2020, and from June to August 2021, we conducted 22 semistructured interviews with youth aged 13–25 years with mild‐to‐moderate symptoms of CMDs…
Adolescent views on participating in HIV biomedical research during pregnancy
Pregnant adolescents are often excluded from biomedical HIV research participation, resulting in less evidence to inform safe and effective treatment and prevention strategies. We explored adolescent views on enrollment in biomedical HIV research during pregnancy via in-depth interviews with ever-pregnant adolescents living with and at-risk of HIV age 15–20 years in Botswana and Malawi. A semi-structured interview guide explored decision-making a…
Medicine (12 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (10 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 works) · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (6 works) · Public health (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (4 works)