Natalie Johnson
Postdoctoral FellowAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Pathways to resilience: a qualitative study and intervention framework among adolescents and young adults who use substances in Southern Africa
Johnson N, Carney T, Chiyokoma B, Johnson K, Nyandoro T, Izaks L, Basera M, Choka N, Madzeke K, Falgas-Bague I, Menon J, Belus J. Pathways to resilience: a qualitative study and intervention framework among adolescents and young adults who use substances in Southern Africa. 2026, 100043. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanafr.2026.100043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Mental health and substance use problems among adolescents in Lesotho: Prevalence, access to care, and association with lifestyle factors
Johnson N, Falgas‐Bague I, Chammartin F, Gerber F, Lee T, Gupta R, Mjadu R, Nthunya J, Mokebe M, Makabateng R, Sematle M, Letsoela P, Labhardt N, Amstutz A, Belus J. Mental health and substance use problems among adolescents in Lesotho: Prevalence, access to care, and association with lifestyle factors. Journal Of Research On Adolescence 2025, 35: e70062. PMID: 40855812, PMCID: PMC12379077, DOI: 10.1111/jora.70062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFace-to-face, confidential and health worker-led: Understanding the preferences for behavioral health services among people with HIV in Lesotho
Yoon G, Johnson N, Mokebe M, Mahlatsi P, Lerotholi M, Labhardt N, Tschumi N, van Heerden A, Belus J, Falgas-Bague I. Face-to-face, confidential and health worker-led: Understanding the preferences for behavioral health services among people with HIV in Lesotho. Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2025, 12: e61. PMID: 40556713, PMCID: PMC12186562, DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2025.10017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrivers of chronic depressive and harmful alcohol use symptoms among adults living with HIV in Lesotho: pathways for integrated interventions
Yoon G, Johnson N, Falgas-Bague I, Palesa M, Mokebe M, Tschumi N, Lerotholi M, van Heerden A, Labhardt N, Belus J. Drivers of chronic depressive and harmful alcohol use symptoms among adults living with HIV in Lesotho: pathways for integrated interventions. SSM - Mental Health 2025, 7: 100462. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence and factors associated with dementia in Lesotho: A cross‐sectional, population‐based study
Johnson N, Belus J, Gerber F, Lee T, Ayakaka I, Letsoela P, Molulela M, Chammartin F, Amstutz A, Labhardt N. Prevalence and factors associated with dementia in Lesotho: A cross‐sectional, population‐based study. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21: e14614. PMID: 40000020, PMCID: PMC11858192, DOI: 10.1002/alz.14614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegration of local realities to address mental health in Africa
Johnson N, Malimabe M, Yoon G, Osborn T, Falgas-Bague I, Swahn M. Integration of local realities to address mental health in Africa. The Lancet Psychiatry 2025, 12: 399-401. PMID: 39986289, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00005-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Youth Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jakobsson C, Johnson N, Ochuku B, Baseke R, Wong E, Musyimi C, Ndetei D, Venturo-Conerly K. Meta-Analysis: Prevalence of Youth Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2024, 11: e109. PMID: 39776984, PMCID: PMC11704384, DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2024.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSMSs as an alternative to provider-delivered care for unhealthy alcohol use: study protocol for Leseli, an open-label randomised controlled trial of mhGAP-Remote vs mhGAP-Standard in Lesotho
Belus J, Johnson N, Yoon G, Tschumi N, Lerotholi M, Falgas-Bague I, Lee T, Letsoela P, Magidson J, Amstutz A, Labhardt N. SMSs as an alternative to provider-delivered care for unhealthy alcohol use: study protocol for Leseli, an open-label randomised controlled trial of mhGAP-Remote vs mhGAP-Standard in Lesotho. Trials 2024, 25: 575. PMID: 39223600, PMCID: PMC11368011, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08411-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvancing mHealth Research in Low-Resource Settings: Young Women’s Insights and Implementation Challenges with Wearable Smartwatch Devices in Uganda
Swahn M, Gittner K, Lyons M, Nielsen K, Mobley K, Culbreth R, Palmier J, Johnson N, Matte M, Nabulya A. Advancing mHealth Research in Low-Resource Settings: Young Women’s Insights and Implementation Challenges with Wearable Smartwatch Devices in Uganda. Sensors 2024, 24: 5591. PMID: 39275502, PMCID: PMC11398240, DOI: 10.3390/s24175591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTesting the Shamiri Intervention and Its Components With Kenyan Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outcomes of a Universal, 5-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Venturo-Conerly K, Osborn T, Rusch T, Ochuku B, Johnson N, van der Markt A, Wasanga C, Weisz J. Testing the Shamiri Intervention and Its Components With Kenyan Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outcomes of a Universal, 5-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 64: 786-798. PMID: 38851382, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research