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Lending a hand:Developing a support structure for young migrants in South Africa and Uganda – in-depth interviews from South Africa (uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal Province)

South Africa, 2022
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AHRI.LendingAHand.2025.v2
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Janet Seeley, Nondumiso Dlamini, Nothando Ngwenya, Maryam Shahmanesh, Sarah Bernays
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Access policy
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number
    AHRI.LendingAHand.2025.v2
    Title
    Lending a hand:Developing a support structure for young migrants in South Africa and Uganda – in-depth interviews from South Africa (uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa ZA
    Abstract
    1. Our aim was to develop and test the acceptability and feasibility of a protective support structure for young migrants (aged 14-24 years old) in urban settings in Uganda and South Africa, as a means of early intervention to reduce the harm of patterns of risk behaviour associated with adolescent and young people's migration. Repeat in-depth interviews (two interviews each) 20 young people in each site were undertaken in months 16-21 of the study to collect narratives of their experience of daily life, including mobility and income earning experiences, and effective harm reduction support that they have benefitted from. Two interviews were conducted to enrich the generation of data and nurture trust as well as capturing change. These participants were purposely selected to provide information from males and females of different ages, and those who have or have not made use of the intervention.

    For more, refer

    1. Dlamini, N., S. Hlongwane, C. Herbst, M. Shahmanesh, N. Ngwenya, S. Bernays and J. Seeley (2025). "“It felt like a weight was being taken off of my shoulders”: findings from an intervention to support migrant adolescents and young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." SSM-Mental Health: 100449.
    2. Ngwenya, N., S. Bernays, N. Dlamini, M. Shahmanesh and J. Seeley (2025). "Examining the resilience of mobile youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a qualitative inquiry through the lens of protection and risk." BMC Public Health 25(1): 1499.
    Kind of Data
    Survey data, Census/enumeration data, aggregate data, clinical data,event/transation data, program source code, machine-readable text, administrative records data, experimental data, psychological test,textual data, coded documents, time budget diaries, observation data/ratings,process-produced data, etc. No description just a single phrase, e.g Genetic sequences
    Unit of Analysis
    Single interview transcripts

    Version

    Version Description
    V2.0.0

    Scope

    Topics
    Topic Vocabulary URI
    Adolescent,Adolescents,Transients and migrants,Sexual health,South Africa,Africa Africa Health Research Institute
    Keywords
    Migration,Adolescents,Sexual health,Intervention

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage
    AHRI's Population Intervention Programme Study Area (PIPSA) situated in uMkhanyakude district KwaZulu-Natal province which is approximately 200km north of Durban.

    For more refer:
    1. Dickman Gareta, Kathy Baisley, Thobeka Mngomezulu, Theresa Smit, Thandeka Khoza, Siyabonga Nxumalo, Jaco Dreyer, Sweetness Dube, Nomathamsanqa Majozi, Gregory Ording-Jesperson, Eugene Ehlers, Guy Harling, Maryam Shahmanesh, Mark Siedner, Willem Hanekom, Kobus Herbst, Cohort Profile Update: Africa Centre Demographic Information System (ACDIS) and population-based HIV survey, International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 50, Issue 1, February 2021, Pages 33-34, <https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa264>
    Universe
    Of the 283 participants who had been enrolled in the intervention, 20 were selected for in-depth interview. The 20 participants (11 males and 9 females) were interviewed in-depth twice.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Janet Seeley AHRI/LSHTM
    Nondumiso Dlamini AHRI
    Nothando Ngwenya AHRI/UCL
    Maryam Shahmanesh AHRI/UCL
    Sarah Bernays University of Sydney
    Producers
    Name
    Africa Health Research Institute
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Abbreviation Role
    Wellcome Trust WT Funder
    UK Foreign and Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), UK Medical Research Council (MRC) Adolescent Health call 2018 grant FCDO/NIHR/MRC Funder
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Carina Herbst AHRI Project management
    Nontethelelelo Myeni AHRI Peer navigator
    Zandile Nxumalo AHRI Peer navigator
    Snenhlanhla Mathenjwa AHRI Peer navigator
    Londiwe Myeni AHRI Peer navigator
    Senamile Mathunjwa AHRI Peer navigator
    Anita Edwards AHRI Social science head
    Brendan Gilbert AHRI IT infrastructureead
    Dickman Gareta AHRI Research Data management

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure
    A stratified random sample was selected by a data manager at the Africa Health Research Institute, to include both males and females, participants of different ages, and those who had either utilized or not utilized the intervention services.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2022-05-01 2022-10-31

    Data processing

    Data Editing
    The interviews were conducted in IsiZulu and were audio recorded, transcribed, and translated by research assistants who are native speakers of the IsiZulu language and fluent in English.

    Access policy

    Access conditions
    Due to the confidentiality agreement signed with participants to protect their privacy - the transcripts are not available for access outside of the Lending a Hand study team members. Access to the SharePoint by study team members will only be granted to the data user once the Data Custodian has approved the user data request.
    Citation requirements
    Seeley, J., Dlamini, N., Ngwenya, N., Shahmanesh, M., & Bernays, S. (2025). Lending a hand:Developing a support structure for young migrants in South Africa and Uganda – in-depth interviews from South Africa (uMkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal Province) [Data set]. Africa Health Research Institute.
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.LENDINGAHAND.2025

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID
    DDI.AHRI.LendingAHand.2025.v2
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation
    Africa Health Research Institute AHRI
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