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The perceived psychosocial contributions of choral singing in a Setswana-speaking community

Raditladi, Lobone Arthur (2017-09)

Choral music has played an important role in the liberation of South African people, and it is still very popular today, including among Setswana-speaking choral groups. This study looks at the role of music, particularly ...

Antenatal care literacy of pregnant women in Thaba-Tseka and Maseru Districts, Lesotho

Seeiso, Tabeta (2017-11)

The proposition that inadequate health literacy on antenatal care (ANC) is exacerbating maternal mortality in sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is undisputable. Yet, little is known about ANC literacy in Lesotho, an SSA country ...

Mental health service provision in South Africa and women’s sexual violations against children

Papakyriakou, Beba (2017-11)

Mental health services in South Africa and the field of psychology are not keeping up with the changed landscape of child sexual abuse that includes women who perpetrate these violations. New laws have not made a massive ...

Homicide-suicide: common factors in South African Police Service members who kill their spouse or consort and themselves

Van Den Heever, Coenraad Willem (2017-10)

Homicide-Suicide (H-S) is a rare but violent event in which an individual commits homicide and thereafter commits suicide. The H-S phenomenon appears to be increasing among members of the South African Police Service ...

Pre-operative patient education for patients undergoing kidney transplant as viewed by nephrology nurses

Maake, Pauline Mmaletshabo (2017-11)

The purpose of this study was to determine the views of nephrology nurses regarding pre-operative education prior to kidney transplant. The study was conducted in Nephrology Ward in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, ...

Analysis of the role of traditional leadership in partnership policing

Mabunda, Dumisani Quiet (2017-09)

The main objective of this research is to analyse the role that traditional leadership plays in partnership policing in Limpopo, particularly in the Giyani and Malamulele areas, South Africa. Given the challenges associated ...

Patriachy and resistance : a feminist symbolic interactionist perspective of highly educated married black women

Chisale, Sinenhlanhla Sithulisiwe (2017)

The struggles with patriarchy in the marriages of highly educated married black women are not clearly defined by research, leading to generalisations that all women experience, interpret and resist patriarchy in a uniform ...

HIV positive mothers, perceptions of exclusive breastfeeding in postnatal ward at a particular hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mafokwane, Mothobola Maria (2017-08)

Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the infant feeding methods recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), especially to HIV ...

Experiences, challenges and coping strategies of parents living with teenagers abusing chemical substances in Ramotse

Mathibela, Faith (2017-06)

Chemical substance abuse is a major problem affecting young people of all races, in particular teenagers, not only in South Africa but globally as well. Although this phenomenon continues to be a serious condition that ...

Exploring the experiences of young adult women growing up with non-resident fathers in North West Tlokwe Local Municipality

Lobaka, Simon Tebogo (2017-12)

This study examines the experiences of young adult women raised in non-resident father households in Tlokwe Local Municipality, North West. Focus groups and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 34 young women between ...

Ecological study of road traffic injuries in the eastern Mediterranean region: country economic level, road user category and gender perspectives

Sengoelge, Mathilde; Laflamme, Lucie; El-Khatib, Ziad (2018-02-13)

Abstract Background The Eastern Mediterranean region has the second highest number of road traffic injury mortality rates after the African region based on 2013 data, with ...

Factors affecting first month adherence due to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adults at Felege Hiwot Teaching and Specialized Hospital, north-western Ethiopia; a prospective study

Tegegne, Awoke S; Ndlovu, Principal; Zewotir, Temesgen (2018-02-20)

Abstract Background Non-adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) is one of the factors for treatment failure in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected ...

Knowledge of cervical cancer and awareness of screening regimes/routines among HIV positive women in Swaziland

Chili, Thembisile (2016-11)

Background Cervical cancer is one of the common cancers worldwide. Despite the available screening services, the uptake of cancer of the cervix is very low. The incidence and mortality in western countries has reduced ...

Towards ranger resilience : a social work model to assist rangers in dealing with workplace challenges

Mathekga, Henrietta Laurencia (2017-11)

Rangers, as vanguards of wildlife conservation, are constantly fighting off armed poachers. That makes their work stressful and dangerous. In spite of this, their needs are neglected and are not considered as the focus is ...

The effect of a provincial communcation strategy to address HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB (HAST) in the Limpopo Province

Rapakwana, Ngwako Johannah (2017-02)

The lack of a contextualised, relevant communication strategy focusing specifically on HAST diseases in the Limpopo Province was the impetus for this research. The purpose of this study was, therefore, to explore the ...

The role of culture and gender in the spread of HIV and AIDS and strategies for the reduction of HIV and AIDS among farm workers in South Africa

Klaas, Ntombifikile Elizabeth (2017-02)

Worldwide, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) pandemic has proven to be a health care challenge from the perspective of testing and treatment, including how to create sustainable positive prevention, prevention after ...

Measures to improve retention of nurses in a KwaZulu-Natal hospital : nurse managers' views

Pillay, Zoe (2017-02)

The shortage of nurses in any health care setting increases workloads and complicates workflow. In South Africa the shortage is exacerbated by multiple factors, one of which is the emigration of nurses to countries that ...

Integration of promotive, preventive and curative health care services in public hospitals and health centres of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Netsanet Fetene Wendimagegn (2017-02)

The purpose of this study was to explore the level of integration of health promotion and disease prevention services with the curative care provided at hospitals and health centres in Addis Ababa, and to propose recommendations ...

Strategy for optimisation of the integration of HIV/AIDS in the mandate of the commission on gender equality in South Africa

Pilane-Majake, Chana (2017)

This study was motivated by the commitment of the researcher to contribute towards the agenda for the development of women, in particular women affected and infected with HIV/Aids, through a better understanding and improved ...

A mixed method approach on the perspectives of cervical cancer screening in Makhuduthamaga sub-district, Sekhukhune district, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Makunyane, Coshiwe Matildah (2017-02)

Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide, a burden in the developing countries and commonly detected through symptoms at later invasive stages. The study aimed at establishing ...

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