Kathryn Watt

Estimating the human development impacts and economic returns from an adolescent cash ‘plus’ programme in Kenya: An economic modelling study

William E. Rudgard, Chris Desmond, Broline S. Asuma, Ritapriya Bandyopadhyay et autres

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 …

Afrique du Sud, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Enhancing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Adolescents and Young Adults Through the Asenze Impilo Project: Protocol for a Human-Centered Design Study

Thokozile J. Mbaya, Phiwe Babalo Nota, Nonjabulo Purity Gwala, Christopher M. Ferraris et autres

Abstract Background Despite increasing recognition of adolescents’ and young adults’ mental health needs, many young people continue to experience barriers in accessing timely, acceptable, and responsive mental health and psychosocial support (PSS) services. There is a need for contextually relevant and youth-responsive …

Afrique du Sud, us, se (code pays fourni par la source)

When low benefit-cost ratios mean we need to invest more, not less: The social determinants of value in health

Chris Desmond, Kathryn Watt, Dhyan Saravanja, William E. Rudgard

Economic evaluations such as Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) are often used to guide priority setting. However, in adverse contexts, low benefit-cost ratios (BCR) are often not evidence of weak interventions, but reflections of structural barriers. We should therefore invest more in these cases, …

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Human development impacts and economic returns from investing in adolescents in Kenya

William E. Rudgard, Broline Sagini Asuma, Chris Desmond, Ritapriya Bandyopadhyay et autres

Models and replication code for estimating the costs and impacts of a cash ‘plus’ intervention on education outcomes and adolescent health indicators, including adolescent pregnancy, child marriage, and violence victimisation.

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Estimating the Human Development Impacts and Economic Returns From an Adolescent Cash ‘Plus’ Programme in Kenya: An Economic Modelling Study

William E. Rudgard, Chris Desmond, Broline Sagini Asuma, Ritapriya Bandyopadhyay et autres

Afrique du Sud, gb, Kenya, us (code pays fourni par la source)

A human development framework to maximize returns of early life investments in low-and-middle income countries

Chris Desmond, Marlena Nowaczyk, Sonja Currie, Kathryn Watt et autres

Abstract Potential high returns to early life investments are a key rationale for investing early, summarized by The Heckman Curve. Yet, we suggest that the high returns to early interventions and declining returns to later life interventions are not automatic in low-and …

Afrique du Sud, se, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Estimating the Human Development Impacts and Economic Returns from an Adolescent Cash ‘Plus’ Programme in Kenya: An Economic Modelliing Study

William E. Rudgard, Chris Desmond, Broline Sagini Asuma, Ritapriya Bandyopadhyay et autres

Afrique du Sud, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Early transition markers, opportunities, and limitations that define pathways into the labour market from adolescence to adulthood in South Africa

Laura Rossouw, Kathryn Watt, Furzana Timol, Leslie L. Davidson et autres

Motivation: raining) during this period disrupts this transition and alters an adolescent's life course. This is of particular concern in South Africa, a middle-income country with one of the world's highest rates of youth unemployment. Purpose: The pathway to becoming NEET emerges …

Afrique du Sud, us (code pays fourni par la source)

The social determinants of adolescent anxiety and depression in peri-urban South Africa

Laura Rossouw, Kathryn Watt, Leslie L. Davidson, Chris Desmond

The environment in which adolescents live impacts their mental health, through social determinants. We examine the impact of social determinants on anxiety, and depression in adolescents (aged 13-19) in peri-urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using structural equation modelling, we identify direct relationships between …

Afrique du Sud, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Education and gender equality: focus on girls isn’t fair and isn’t enough – global study

Kathryn Watt, Chris Desmond

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Does perceived caregiver HIV stigma and depression increase adolescent neuro-behavioral difficulties? A mediation analysis in the Asenze Cohort

Amaleah F. Mirti, Jeremy C. Kane, Kathryn Watt, Chris Desmond et autres

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Social workers can help children more effectively by assessing the needs of the whole family

Chris Desmond, Kathryn Watt

Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)