Kate Bergh
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 7727381 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kate Bergh |
| PRENOMES | Kate |
| SOBRENOME | Bergh |
| ASSINATURA | BERGH K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | South African Medical Research Council |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5471-5819 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Educational Disruption, School Dropout, and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa continue to experience high rates of HIV, early pregnancy, and gender-based violence (GBV). While schooling is widely recognised as protective, most studies conceptualise educational participation as a binary exposure, overlooking variation in absenteeism and school dropout. This study examined whether school dropout and varying levels of absenteeism were associated with HIV status, early pr…
Relationship power dynamics by partner type among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
Uptake and acceptability of health services for adolescent girls and young women provided through Safe Spaces in South Africa
Background and Objectives Safe Spaces are community-based settings where adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are offered biomedical, behavioral, and structural services without discrimination. We investigated the uptake and acceptability of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and related services provided to AGYW through Safe Spaces as part of the My Journey Programme, a large-scale combination human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention p…
“It’s burning down there”
Objectives South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) disproportionately affected due to intersecting biological, behavioral, structural, and social determinants. While HIV prevention receives sustained attention, other STIs remain under-addressed despite high prevalence and increased HIV transmission risk. This study explored STI- and vaginal infectio…
Socio-economic determinants of engaging in a relationship with a Blesser
Transactional sexual relationships are a key driver of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa. A prominent subtype, the "Blessed" relationship, involves older, relatively wealthier men (Blessers) who exchange material support for sexual relationships. While motivations within these partnerships have been studied, limited attention has been paid to the structural and economic f…
“I will take PrEP because that’s what will help me not to get infected with HIV”
Introduction: The Imagine programme is a school-based HIV prevention program offering preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condoms and other social and structural interventions to adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa. PrEP uptake and adherence together with the provision of condoms has not been extensively studied in the school context. We explored the barriers to and facilitators of PrEP and condom usage among Imagine programme ben…
Determining the sexual health risks for adolescent girls and young women engaging in a transactional relationship with a Blesser
This study examined how relationships with a Blesser, a form of transactional partner, along with age-disparate men, affect sexual health risks among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa. Using data from a cross-sectional survey of 4932 AGYW aged 15-24 conducted between February and May 2024 across eight provinces, we explored links to HIV, adolescent pregnancy, intimate partner violence (IPV), and sexually transmitted infectio…
I Just Stopped Taking PrEP Without a Reason”
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use is not a once-off bio-behavioural strategy but part of ongoing HIV prevention decision-making. We explored PrEP decision-making through qualitative interviews with 68 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 years from communities in which a large-scale combination prevention intervention supporting daily oral PrEP uptake for AGYW in South Africa was implemented. Thematic analysis of transcripts was i…
Applying the HIV Prevention Cascade to an Evaluation of a Large-Scale Combination HIV Prevention Programme for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa are at a three times higher risk of acquiring HIV than their male counterparts. The HIV prevention cascade is a tool which can be used to measure coverage of HIV prevention services, although there is limited empirical evidence to demonstrate its application in low-resourced settings. The unifying framework is a conceptualisation of the HIV prevention cascade which theorises that both motiva…
Navigating Education in the Context of Covid-19 Lockdowns and School Closures
Gender related vulnerabilities and inequalities place female learners at high risk of school disengagement due to COVID-19 disruptions. Understanding the impacts of school closures and educational disruptions on female learners in South Africa is critical to inform appropriate, gender-sensitive policies, and programs, to mitigate further exacerbation of educational inequalities. We examined the effects that COVID-19 and lockdowns have had on the …
“Men Rule… this is the Normal Thing. We Normalise it and it’s Wrong”
We examined power and decision-making in heterosexual relationships amongst South African adolescents and young people. A survey conducted with 515 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) included items from the Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS) adapted for South African women. Qualitative interviews with fifty AGYW aged between 15 and 24, and nine males aged 18 years and above, explored decision-making in heterosexual relationships, particu…
Safe spaces for beneficiaries of a combination HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
AGYW are attracted to Safe Spaces by educational and employment promoting interventions and recreational activities, and many will take up the offer of SRH services while there. The poorest AGYW are more likely to be excluded, therefore, an understanding of the obstacles to, and enablers of their inclusion should inform Safe Space intervention design
These Girls Have a Chance to be the Future Generation of HIV Negative”
Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly efficacious for HIV prevention. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have been prioritised for PrEP delivery in South Africa. A combination HIV prevention intervention providing integrated biomedical, behavioural and structural interventions for AGYW aged 15-24 in twelve districts in South Africa characterised by high HIV prevalence, was implemented 2019-2022. We conducted qualitative interv…
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Navigating Education in the Context of Covid-19 Lockdowns and School Closures
Gender related vulnerabilities and inequalities place female learners at high risk of school disengagement due to COVID-19 disruptions. Understanding the impacts of school closures and educational disruptions on female learners in South Africa is critical to inform appropriate, gender-sensitive policies, and programs, to mitigate further exacerbation of educational inequalities. We examined the effects that COVID-19 and lockdowns have had on the …
“Men Rule… this is the Normal Thing. We Normalise it and it’s Wrong”
We examined power and decision-making in heterosexual relationships amongst South African adolescents and young people. A survey conducted with 515 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) included items from the Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS) adapted for South African women. Qualitative interviews with fifty AGYW aged between 15 and 24, and nine males aged 18 years and above, explored decision-making in heterosexual relationships, particu…
Safe spaces for beneficiaries of a combination HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
AGYW are attracted to Safe Spaces by educational and employment promoting interventions and recreational activities, and many will take up the offer of SRH services while there. The poorest AGYW are more likely to be excluded, therefore, an understanding of the obstacles to, and enablers of their inclusion should inform Safe Space intervention design
These Girls Have a Chance to be the Future Generation of HIV Negative”
Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly efficacious for HIV prevention. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) have been prioritised for PrEP delivery in South Africa. A combination HIV prevention intervention providing integrated biomedical, behavioural and structural interventions for AGYW aged 15-24 in twelve districts in South Africa characterised by high HIV prevalence, was implemented 2019-2022. We conducted qualitative interv…
Applying the HIV Prevention Cascade to an Evaluation of a Large-Scale Combination HIV Prevention Programme for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa are at a three times higher risk of acquiring HIV than their male counterparts. The HIV prevention cascade is a tool which can be used to measure coverage of HIV prevention services, although there is limited empirical evidence to demonstrate its application in low-resourced settings. The unifying framework is a conceptualisation of the HIV prevention cascade which theorises that both motiva…
“I will take PrEP because that’s what will help me not to get infected with HIV”
Introduction: The Imagine programme is a school-based HIV prevention program offering preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condoms and other social and structural interventions to adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa. PrEP uptake and adherence together with the provision of condoms has not been extensively studied in the school context. We explored the barriers to and facilitators of PrEP and condom usage among Imagine programme ben…
Determining the sexual health risks for adolescent girls and young women engaging in a transactional relationship with a Blesser
This study examined how relationships with a Blesser, a form of transactional partner, along with age-disparate men, affect sexual health risks among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa. Using data from a cross-sectional survey of 4932 AGYW aged 15-24 conducted between February and May 2024 across eight provinces, we explored links to HIV, adolescent pregnancy, intimate partner violence (IPV), and sexually transmitted infectio…
I Just Stopped Taking PrEP Without a Reason”
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use is not a once-off bio-behavioural strategy but part of ongoing HIV prevention decision-making. We explored PrEP decision-making through qualitative interviews with 68 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 years from communities in which a large-scale combination prevention intervention supporting daily oral PrEP uptake for AGYW in South Africa was implemented. Thematic analysis of transcripts was i…
Educational Disruption, School Dropout, and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Outcomes Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa continue to experience high rates of HIV, early pregnancy, and gender-based violence (GBV). While schooling is widely recognised as protective, most studies conceptualise educational participation as a binary exposure, overlooking variation in absenteeism and school dropout. This study examined whether school dropout and varying levels of absenteeism were associated with HIV status, early pr…
Relationship power dynamics by partner type among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
Uptake and acceptability of health services for adolescent girls and young women provided through Safe Spaces in South Africa
Background and Objectives Safe Spaces are community-based settings where adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are offered biomedical, behavioral, and structural services without discrimination. We investigated the uptake and acceptability of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and related services provided to AGYW through Safe Spaces as part of the My Journey Programme, a large-scale combination human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention p…
“It’s burning down there”
Objectives South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally, with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) disproportionately affected due to intersecting biological, behavioral, structural, and social determinants. While HIV prevention receives sustained attention, other STIs remain under-addressed despite high prevalence and increased HIV transmission risk. This study explored STI- and vaginal infectio…
Socio-economic determinants of engaging in a relationship with a Blesser
Transactional sexual relationships are a key driver of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa. A prominent subtype, the "Blessed" relationship, involves older, relatively wealthier men (Blessers) who exchange material support for sexual relationships. While motivations within these partnerships have been studied, limited attention has been paid to the structural and economic f…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 obras) · Public health (8 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 obras) · Sex work and related issues (6 obras) · Health psychology (5 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Reproductive health (5 obras) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 obras) · Population (4 obras) · Geography (3 obras)