HERStory Study

Overview

This study is an evaluation of the Young Women and Girls (YWG) programme in ten South African districts

The HERStory Study evaluates whether the programme is making a difference to the lives of young women and girls in South Africa.

Watch this space: The HERStory report will be shared soon

Posters and Presentations

	Narratives of Mental Health Amongst Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Five South African Provinces		Adolescent Girls’ and Young Women’s Perspectives on the Effects of Participating in a South African Combination HIV Prevention Intervention funded by the Global Fund
	Attitudes towards HIV Testing Amongst Young People in Five South African Provinces		Mental health challenges faced by adolescent girls and young women in five South African provinces: perceptions,  experiences, and the impact of a combination HIV prevention intervention
	South African adolescent girls’ and young women’s communication with and support from parents and teachers: implications for sexual and reproductive health decisions

Abstracts

• Abstract presented at AIDS Impact, London, 2019
  • Progress towards 90/90/90 in Adolescents girls and young women in six districts of South Africa
  • Maternal orphanhood and disparities in access to interventions to prevent and treat HIV in South Africa: HERStory Study
  • Access to contraception services among HIV- positive and HIV- negative adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
  • Community’s perceived impact of a South African combination HIV prevention intervention on the lives of intervention recipients: Findings from the HERStory qualitative evaluation
• Abstract presented at the South African AIDS Conference 2019
  • Association between HIV testing and exposure to the Rise Club component of a combination HIV prevention intervention among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa (SA)

Study team, partners and funding

Investigators	Collaborating Partners
South African Medical Research Council Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epicentre AIDS Risk Management National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service  (NICD/NHLS) University of Cape Town (UCT) Brown University (USA)	South African National AIDS Council Soul City NACOSA Western Cape Government Kwa-Zulu Natal Government Khet’Imphilo Global Fund

Study sponsorship and funding Statement
The evaluation is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under terms of the cooperative agreement 1U2GGH001150 and the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Contact Details
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