Myra Taylor
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3799886 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Myra Taylor |
| PRENOMES | Myra |
| SOBRENOME | Taylor |
| ASSINATURA | TAYLOR M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3087-2240 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 40 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 44 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2001 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Adolescents’ engagement with comprehensive sexuality education in Zambian schools
Internationally, adolescent engagement in risky sexual behaviours (RSB) remains a global health problem. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is an effective strategy for enhancing positive adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. Effective adolescent engagement with CSE in schools can improve academic and SRH outcomes. We conducted this study to explore adolescent engagement with CSE and the factors that support and hinder …
Cultural appropriateness of a comprehensive sexuality education programme. Implications for programme adaptation and implementation in Zambia
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) inclusive of cultural values and viewpoints is vital for promoting healthy sexual behaviour among adolescents. Although culture forms a huge part of the adolescent’s external environment and influences sexual behaviour, it is not always clear how culture has been conceptualised and integrated into CSE. We conducted a document review and interviews in nine selected schools in Kitwe district, Zambia. In-depth…
The WHO atlas for female-genital schistosomiasis
Up to 56 million young and adult women of African origin suffer from Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS). The transmission of schistosomiasis happens through contact with schistosomiasis infested fresh water in rivers and lakes. The transmission vector is the snail that releases immature worms capable of penetrating the human skin. The worm then matures and mates in the blood vessels and deposits its eggs in tissues, causing urogenital disease. …
Stakeholders’ Experiences and Preferences Regarding Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Zambia
A community participatory approach to the design and implementation of a CSE programme is critical in enhancing programme acceptability in schools. While understanding the experiences and preferences of pupils regarding CSE can help determine programme content and priority, improving teachers' competency and skills through appropriate CSE training can help to reconcile teachers' personal beliefs and the content of CSE
Causes and consequences of critical healthcare skills shortage in the Southern Africa Development Community
Background The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has a shortage of critical healthcare skills.Aims To identify the causes and consequences of shortages and make policy recommendations.Methods A literature search was conducted using eight electronic databases and the World Health Organization and SADC Websites.Results From the studies reviewed the causes included mismatch between demand and supply, and loss of personnel to developed cou…
Health professionals’ knowledge about female genital schistosomiasis. A qualitative investigation in a schistosomiasis endemic area in South Africa
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected tropical disease that affects the lives of millions of women living in endemic areas. The aim of this study was to identify South African healthcare professionals' perceptions and experiences of Female Genital schistosomiasis. This qualitative study took place in Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in one Community Health Centre and two Primary Health Care clinics. The purpose was to expl…
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among young women is of serious concern due to the early age of occurrence. This study explored young women’s views about IPV in Maputo City, Mozambique. An explorative, qualitative study design was employed using purposive sampling. The themes were developed in line with the socio-ecological model and the data were analyzed using a thematic content approach. Four themes emerged: (1) Individual level, related to th…
Intersections Between Masculinities and Sexual Behaviors Among Young Men at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
The university period provides a critical developmental transition from adolescence to adulthood. During this period, young people establish patterns of behaviors and make lifestyle choices that affect their current and future health. Using the social constructionist paradigm that examines the development of masculinities as a mutual construct of individual, social, cultural, and historical context, this article explores the interactions between …
Socio-economic differences in the uptake of HIV testing and associated factors in South Africa
HIV testing interventions should target males, residents in rural formal areas, those with no or low education and those that consume alcohol in low SES households, including Whites and Indians/Asians from high SES households in order to bridge socio-economic disparities in the uptake of HIV testing. This should entail expanding HIV testing beyond traditional centres for voluntary counselling and testing through outreach efforts, including mobile…
Cognitive and Language Development at Age 4–6 Years in Children HIV‐Exposed But Uninfected Compared to Those HIV‐Unexposed and to Children Living With HIV
Perinatal HIV infection is associated with delayed neurocognitive development, but less is known about children perinatally HIV-exposed but uninfected (CHEU). We compared cognitive and language outcomes in 4-6-year old CHEU versus children HIV-unexposed and uninfected (CHUU) and children living with HIV (CLHIV). We enrolled 1,581 children (77% of the child population) in five communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Children completed: Grover-…
A behavioural change intervention study for the prevention of childhood obesity in South Africa
Pan African Clinical Trial Registry PACTR201711002699153. Protocol registered on 16 November 2017
My partner was not fond of using condoms and I was not on contraception”
The findings of this study will contribute to a better understanding of adolescent mothers' perspectives of sexual risk behaviour. In the subject matter of sexual and reproductive health, adolescents' autonomy with respect to cultural and social recommendations should not be sidelined. Due to their vulnerability, adolescent women are exposed to transactional sex, and it is particularly due to poverty that adolescent women are driven into sexual r…
Knowledge, attitudes and peer influences related to pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health among adolescents using maternal health services in Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Adolescents' knowledge of pregnancy and sexual and reproductive health was deficient as, even with repeat pregnancies, these adolescents were evidently no better informed about pregnancy and sexual and reproductive health. This suggests that social determinants, modes and platforms regarding the delivery of adolescent sexual and reproductive health education are important. An innovative mode to the delivery of sexual and reproductive health educa…
Association of Urogenital Symptoms with History of Water Contact in Young Women in Areas Endemic for S. haematobium. A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural South Africa
Female genital schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium . Infected females may suffer from symptoms mimicking sexually transmitted infections. We explored if self-reported history of unsafe water contact could be used as a simple predictor of genital schistosomiasis. In a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa, 883 sexually active women aged 16-22 years were included. Questions were asked about urogen…
Screening Caregivers of Children for Risky Drinking in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Personal views about womanhood amongst women living with HIV in Botswana
The social construction of womanhood in Africa can be said to have two central defining elements: being a wife and being a mother. The interplay between HIV and these elements is not well understood outside of prevention efforts. We conducted a qualitative study of womanhood in Botswana; specifically the sexual and reproductive lives of women living with HIV. Twelve focus-group discussions were held with 61 women, with a median age of 35, taking …
HIV health literacy, sexual behaviour and self-reports of having tested for HIV among students
The HIV prevalence among young South African adults makes it important to understand their HIV knowledge, sexual behaviour and HIV counselling and testing (HCT) behaviour in this group. This paper presents the demographics, knowledge, sexual behaviour and cues to action as reported by sexually active students' who had HCT. A cross-sectional study conducted in 10 high schools in the eThekwini and Ugu districts, KwaZulu-Natal, surveyed students' HI…
The Health Related Quality of Life of HIV Positive Respondents on Antiretroviral Treatment and HIV Negative Living in Lower Socio-Economic Housing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Predicting safe sex
Despite its popularity, few studies have assessed the temporal stability and cross-lagged effects of the Theory of Planned Behavior factors: Attitude, subjective norms and self-efficacy. For this study, 298 adolescent learners from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, filled out a Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire on teenage pregnancy at baseline and after 6 months. Structural equation modeling showed that there were considerable cross-lagged effe…
Reproductive behaviour among women on antiretroviral therapy in Botswana
Understanding pregnancy planning and contraceptive use is important in preventing unplanned/unwanted pregnancies among women on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Through a cross-sectional survey of 155 women living with HIV on ART in Botswana (mean age = 36), bivariate/multivariate analyses were used to identify and understand pregnancy planning and contraceptive use. Women who did not plan to have a child (n = 85) were older, less educated, had more…
Effects of a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Researchers aimed to determine the effects of a teenage pregnancy (TP) prevention program for 816 high school students attending 16 KwaZulu-Natal, South African schools through a randomized control trial. Data were collected at baseline and at the 8-month follow-up in 2009. Results were calculated using multivariate analyses of program effects employing Mplus 6, and indicated significantly healthier attitudes, including intentions to abstain from…
Adolescents’ Beliefs About Forced Sex in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Gender-based violence has serious consequences for the psychological, physical, and sexual well-being of both men and women. Various gender roles, attitudes, and practices in South Africa create an environment that fosters submission and silence in females and hegemony and coercion in males. One of the expressions of this power inequity is a high prevalence of forced sex, which in its turn is associated with higher risk of HIV infection. This stu…
“There's really no other option”
Dementia is a gradual and progressively degenerative disease that is accompanied by challenging changes in the affected person's emotions and presenting behaviors. Caring for an individual with dementia is globally recognized as being a considerable burden. This article employed an interpretive phenomenological analytic approach to examine the caregiving experiences of nine Italian Australian caregivers residing in Perth, Western Australia. The f…
Association between South African high-school learners’ knowledge about tuberculosis and their intention to seek healthcare
BACKGROUND: South Africa has one of the highest prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). Addressing awareness among school learners on TB transmission and prevention may assist in reducing the disease burden. OBJECTIVE: We report on factors associated with high-school learners' intentions to seek healthcare for TB. DESIGN: A survey testing TB symptoms, transmission, prevention knowledge, and intention to seek and adhere to treatment was conducted among 1…
Mental Health Disorders Among Caregivers of Preschool Children in the Asenze Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
What can a woman do with a camera? Turning the female gaze on poverty and HIV and Aids in rural South Africa
This article explores the use of participatory video in finding solutions to challenges faced by schools and communities in the contexts of poverty and the AIDS pandemic in one rural community in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa. Locating the analysis within the study of feminist visual culture and the notion of the female gaze, the article focuses on a close reading of the production of a three‐minute video produced by women participating in a projec…
Adolescents’ Beliefs About Forced Sex in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Gender-based violence has serious consequences for the psychological, physical, and sexual well-being of both men and women. Various gender roles, attitudes, and practices in South Africa create an environment that fosters submission and silence in females and hegemony and coercion in males. One of the expressions of this power inequity is a high prevalence of forced sex, which in its turn is associated with higher risk of HIV infection. This stu…
Patriarchy and family life
In South Africa, the patriarchal system, based on the powerful role of the father as the head of the household, affects family life and is a significant risk factor behind intimate partner violence and family disintegration. This article presents findings of research conducted with a sample of male youth attending schools in the Ugu District in rural KwaZulu-Natal. The study investigated the perspectives of the youth on issues relating to the hea…
Youth voices about sex and Aids
This paper focuses on youth voices about sex and AIDS and reveals significant discrepancies between the ‘ideal adult worldview’ and the ‘practical youth worldview’ on sexual matters. In discussing the ‘youth worldview’, it draws on Piaget’s theories of childhood development and Perry’s theory of student development, both theories which postulate that children cannot learn material if they have not reached a particular level of development. It con…
To Bully or Not to Bully, That Is Not the Question
Twenty-eight early adolescent boys and girls suspended from school for bullying provided accounts of the importance of reputation in their daily lives, specifically how they initiated, promoted, and then maintained their reputation through bullying. Overall, bullying was a deliberate choice perpetrated to attain a nonconforming reputation and was initially promoted through visibility of physical bullying. These actions became more covert, particu…
Predicting safe sex
Despite its popularity, few studies have assessed the temporal stability and cross-lagged effects of the Theory of Planned Behavior factors: Attitude, subjective norms and self-efficacy. For this study, 298 adolescent learners from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, filled out a Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire on teenage pregnancy at baseline and after 6 months. Structural equation modeling showed that there were considerable cross-lagged effe…
Making meaning of teenage pregnancy among school-going youth
eThekwini school learners in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are the focus of much debate in campaigns to prevent HIV infection and reduce teenage pregnancy. This article discusses research with a sample of male and female school-going youth, which aimed to explore their attitudes, behaviours and beliefs on teenage pregnancy. Two methods of data collection were used. A quantitative survey was conducted with Grade 11 teenagers (335) of average age 17 years fr…
Getting Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to School on Time
This article details the school-readying routines Western Australian mothers employ in their efforts to dispatch children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder off to school in a timely manner. A grounded theory of instilling an awareness of time emerged from the data. In seeking to instill an awareness of time, mothers reveal their experiences of dealing with the chaos that arises out of their children's untimely actions from t…
Investigating the mental abilities of rural Zulu primary school children in South Africa
These results can contribute towards the development of a test battery for South African children that can be used to assess and improve their school performance
Epidemiology of helminth infections
Objectives: To determine the epidemiology of helminthic infections and the efficacy of parasite treatment among rural South African primary school children in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. To assess the South African government's parasite control policy. Methods: The study recruited 268 school children, aged 8 to 10, and randomly allocated them into treatment and placebo groups (treatment consisted of a single dose of albendazole (400 mg) and pr…
Investigating the mental abilities of rural Zulu primary school children in South Africa
These results can contribute towards the development of a test battery for South African children that can be used to assess and improve their school performance
The effects of a systematically developed photo-novella on knowledge, attitudes, communication and behavioural intentions with respect to sexually transmitted infections among secondary school learner…
A pre-post test follow-up design was used to test the effects of a systematically developed photo-novella (Laduma) on knowledge, attitudes, communication and behavioural intentions with respect to sexually transmitted infections, after a single reading by 1168 secondary school learners in South Africa. The reading resulted in an increase in knowledge on the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), change in attitude to condom use and tow…
Youth voices about sex and Aids
This paper focuses on youth voices about sex and AIDS and reveals significant discrepancies between the ‘ideal adult worldview’ and the ‘practical youth worldview’ on sexual matters. In discussing the ‘youth worldview’, it draws on Piaget’s theories of childhood development and Perry’s theory of student development, both theories which postulate that children cannot learn material if they have not reached a particular level of development. It con…
Patriarchy and family life
In South Africa, the patriarchal system, based on the powerful role of the father as the head of the household, affects family life and is a significant risk factor behind intimate partner violence and family disintegration. This article presents findings of research conducted with a sample of male youth attending schools in the Ugu District in rural KwaZulu-Natal. The study investigated the perspectives of the youth on issues relating to the hea…
Getting Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to School on Time
This article details the school-readying routines Western Australian mothers employ in their efforts to dispatch children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder off to school in a timely manner. A grounded theory of instilling an awareness of time emerged from the data. In seeking to instill an awareness of time, mothers reveal their experiences of dealing with the chaos that arises out of their children's untimely actions from t…
Meeting the challenges of the Ottawa Charter
The paper compares the response of the South African Government to HIV and AIDS with the government's policy development concerning the use of tobacco. The high burden of disease from HIV and AIDS in South Africa and the morbidity and mortality from the use of tobacco are outlined. Using the framework of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, the paper reviews and critiques the Government's different stance to building public policy, creating s…
What can a woman do with a camera? Turning the female gaze on poverty and HIV and Aids in rural South Africa
This article explores the use of participatory video in finding solutions to challenges faced by schools and communities in the contexts of poverty and the AIDS pandemic in one rural community in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa. Locating the analysis within the study of feminist visual culture and the notion of the female gaze, the article focuses on a close reading of the production of a three‐minute video produced by women participating in a projec…
Changing sexual behaviour to reduce HIV transmission – a multi-faceted approach to HIV prevention and treatment in a rural South African setting
This community household survey undertaken in Melmoth, a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, investigated the influence of cumulative exposure of complementary interventions by a non-governmental organisation, LoveLife which aimed to bring changes in beliefs about HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment, and to reduce sexual risk behaviour. Amongst the 1294 respondents (15-40 years of age) increasing the number of exposures to different Love…
Understanding the experiences of doctors who undertake elective surgery on HIV/Aids patients in an area of high incidence in South Africa
This study investigates the experiences of doctors who perform elective surgical procedures in an area of South Africa with a high incidence of HIV and AIDS. A qualitative study approach was adopted. Interviews were individually conducted with 15 doctors. The transcribed interviews were read four times, each with a different data-collection purpose, and follow-up interviews were carried out when it was necessary to complete the data set. Surgical…
Cost-effectiveness of staff and workload profiles in retaining patients on antiretroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: There is paucity of information on the cost-effectiveness of delivery strategies to retain patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and this study tries to fill this gap. METHODS: The analysis is based on a representative sample of 2835 patients attending 32 ART sites in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Extended Cox regression and Kaplan Meier were used to estimate the transition probabilities to remain on ART among patients who att…
Making meaning of teenage pregnancy among school-going youth
eThekwini school learners in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are the focus of much debate in campaigns to prevent HIV infection and reduce teenage pregnancy. This article discusses research with a sample of male and female school-going youth, which aimed to explore their attitudes, behaviours and beliefs on teenage pregnancy. Two methods of data collection were used. A quantitative survey was conducted with Grade 11 teenagers (335) of average age 17 years fr…
Sexual and reproductive health needs of HIV-positive women in Botswana – a study of health care worker's views
Botswana's HIV prevalence is one of the highest in the world at 31.8% in the 15-49 years antenatal population. Being HIV-positive for a woman presents unique challenges with regard to sexuality, child bearing, and partner relations. To ensure optimal sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of HIV-positive women, it is important to understand how health care workers (HCWs) are prepared to address SRH issues such as contraception, fertility desires, a…
Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth and their relationship to coping and self-efficacy in Northwest Australian cyclone communities
The main focus of disaster research conducted to date has been on providing insights into the negative consequences of experiencing a serious threat or adversity. The present study extends this research endeavor by investigating the positive posttrauma resiliency experiences of 512 survey respondents living in four cyclone-prone communities in Northwest Australia. The findings reveal that disaster stress is often accompanied by disaster growth an…
To Bully or Not to Bully, That Is Not the Question
Twenty-eight early adolescent boys and girls suspended from school for bullying provided accounts of the importance of reputation in their daily lives, specifically how they initiated, promoted, and then maintained their reputation through bullying. Overall, bullying was a deliberate choice perpetrated to attain a nonconforming reputation and was initially promoted through visibility of physical bullying. These actions became more covert, particu…
“There's really no other option”
Dementia is a gradual and progressively degenerative disease that is accompanied by challenging changes in the affected person's emotions and presenting behaviors. Caring for an individual with dementia is globally recognized as being a considerable burden. This article employed an interpretive phenomenological analytic approach to examine the caregiving experiences of nine Italian Australian caregivers residing in Perth, Western Australia. The f…
Association between South African high-school learners’ knowledge about tuberculosis and their intention to seek healthcare
BACKGROUND: South Africa has one of the highest prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). Addressing awareness among school learners on TB transmission and prevention may assist in reducing the disease burden. OBJECTIVE: We report on factors associated with high-school learners' intentions to seek healthcare for TB. DESIGN: A survey testing TB symptoms, transmission, prevention knowledge, and intention to seek and adhere to treatment was conducted among 1…
Mental Health Disorders Among Caregivers of Preschool Children in the Asenze Study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Reproductive behaviour among women on antiretroviral therapy in Botswana
Understanding pregnancy planning and contraceptive use is important in preventing unplanned/unwanted pregnancies among women on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Through a cross-sectional survey of 155 women living with HIV on ART in Botswana (mean age = 36), bivariate/multivariate analyses were used to identify and understand pregnancy planning and contraceptive use. Women who did not plan to have a child (n = 85) were older, less educated, had more…
Effects of a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Researchers aimed to determine the effects of a teenage pregnancy (TP) prevention program for 816 high school students attending 16 KwaZulu-Natal, South African schools through a randomized control trial. Data were collected at baseline and at the 8-month follow-up in 2009. Results were calculated using multivariate analyses of program effects employing Mplus 6, and indicated significantly healthier attitudes, including intentions to abstain from…
Adolescents’ Beliefs About Forced Sex in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Gender-based violence has serious consequences for the psychological, physical, and sexual well-being of both men and women. Various gender roles, attitudes, and practices in South Africa create an environment that fosters submission and silence in females and hegemony and coercion in males. One of the expressions of this power inequity is a high prevalence of forced sex, which in its turn is associated with higher risk of HIV infection. This stu…
HIV health literacy, sexual behaviour and self-reports of having tested for HIV among students
The HIV prevalence among young South African adults makes it important to understand their HIV knowledge, sexual behaviour and HIV counselling and testing (HCT) behaviour in this group. This paper presents the demographics, knowledge, sexual behaviour and cues to action as reported by sexually active students' who had HCT. A cross-sectional study conducted in 10 high schools in the eThekwini and Ugu districts, KwaZulu-Natal, surveyed students' HI…
The Health Related Quality of Life of HIV Positive Respondents on Antiretroviral Treatment and HIV Negative Living in Lower Socio-Economic Housing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Predicting safe sex
Despite its popularity, few studies have assessed the temporal stability and cross-lagged effects of the Theory of Planned Behavior factors: Attitude, subjective norms and self-efficacy. For this study, 298 adolescent learners from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, filled out a Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire on teenage pregnancy at baseline and after 6 months. Structural equation modeling showed that there were considerable cross-lagged effe…
Association of Urogenital Symptoms with History of Water Contact in Young Women in Areas Endemic for S. haematobium. A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural South Africa
Female genital schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium . Infected females may suffer from symptoms mimicking sexually transmitted infections. We explored if self-reported history of unsafe water contact could be used as a simple predictor of genital schistosomiasis. In a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa, 883 sexually active women aged 16-22 years were included. Questions were asked about urogen…
Medicine (31 obras) · Psychology (23 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (22 obras) · Environmental health (19 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (15 obras) · Population (13 obras) · Public health (13 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Demography (11 obras) · Developmental psychology (11 obras)