Academic Appointments
- Stefani Du Toit is a Doctor of Philosophy – PhD (Public Health)
Research Interests
I am a research psychologists and senior research officer in the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town. The primary focus of my research has been on investigating mental health and implementing mental health interventions is setting characterised by high adversity and among high-risk populations. My current research focuses on substance use and chronic conditions, with specific focus on HIV and treatment adherence. I have managed several cross sectional studies and intervention trials that address issues such as HIV, chil health, adolescent mental health, substance use, and community-based healtcare. I am currently the project director of Project Khanya, a R01 (NIH) funded trial designed to evaluate a peer-delivered, stepped care approach for intergrating HIV and substance use disorder services in primary care.
Research Areas
Clinical Neuroscience • Cognitive & Behavioural Neuroscience
Contact Details
See Stefani's Research Profile
Selected Publications
Stefani Du Toit, Katharina Haag, Sarah Skeen, Lorraine Sherr, Mark Orkin, William E Rudgard, Marguerite Marlow, Helen Mehbratu, Kathryn Steventon Roberts & Mark Tomlinson (2022) Accelerating progress towards improved mental health and healthy behaviours in adolescents living in adversity: findings from a longitudinal study in South Africa, Psychology, Health & Medicine, 27:sup1, 14-26, DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2022.2108081
Laurenzi, C. A., du Toit, S., Ameyan, W., Melendez‐Torres, G., Kara, T., Brand, A., Chideya, Y., Abrahams, N., Bradshaw, M., Page, D. T., Ford, N., Sam‐Agudu, N. A., Mark, D., Vitoria, M., Penazzato, M., Willis, N., Armstrong, A., & Skeen, S. (2021). Psychosocial interventions for improving engagement in care and health and behavioural outcomes for adolescents and young people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 24(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25741