Wylene Saal

UKRI GCRF Accelerating Achievement for Africa’s Adolescents (Adolescent Accelerators Research Hub) 

Wylene is a quantitative investigator on the HEY BABY study, a large-scale study of the lives of adolescent mothers and their children. She holds a PhD in Research Psychology from the University of Stellenbosch, focusing on common mental disorders (i.e. major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcohol use disorder) among people seeking HIV testing in the Western Cape. Her research interests include adolescent mental health, HIV, research methodology and health psychology. She is currently investigating patterns of disclosure, stigma and sexual health practices among adolescent girls and young women living with HIV in the Mzantsi Wakho and HEY BABY studies.

Office: Room 4.28, Centre for Social Science Research, Leslie Social Science  Building

Wylene’s CV is available here

Latest publications

Bantjes, J., Saal, W., Lochner, C., Roos, J., Auerbach, R.P., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C. & Stein, D. J.  2020.  Inequality and mental healthcare utilisation among first-year university students in South Africa. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 14(5). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-0339-y

Saal, W.L., Kagee, S.A. & Bantjes, J. 2020. Gender differences in the utility of the alcohol use disorder identification test in screening for alcohol use disorder among HIV test seekers in South Africa. AIDS and Behavior. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02772-6

Bantjes, J., Breet, E., Saal, W., Lochner, C., Roos, J., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C. & Stein, D.J. 2019. Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa. Death Studies. DOI:10.1080/07481187.2019.1701143