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Stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive, or have AIDS – a female perspective in Zwartwater, Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The aim of this study is to investigate the perceived stigmatization of and
discrimination against people who are HIV positive or people who are living with
AIDS. One questionnaire was used to collect qualitative and ...
The correlation between the serious diseases affecting child mortality in Sierra Leone
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Child mortality in Sierra Leone is the highest ranked in the world. Government officials and researchers have tried to understand how and why this has become such a big phenomenon in Sierra Leone. Researchers have come up ...
Household access to water and willingness to pay in South Africa: evidence from the 2007 General Household Survey
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study assesses the present level of household water access and the willingness to pay in South Africa. Although the general literature informs that progress has been made in positing South Africa above the levels found ...
Migratory trajectories among street vendors in urban South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study investigates ways in which migratory trajectories relate to the gradual insertion and eventual integration of immigrants. It therefore shows the contribution of social capital in the migration and insertion into ...
A matched case control study of the nutritional status of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients and tuberculosis free contacts in Delft, Western Cape
(2011)
Background: Malnutrition is a risk factor for the development of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and may be responsible for the premature deaths of patients with active disease. An adequate nutritional status may therefore be ...
Fertility in Nigeria and Guinea : a comparative study of trends and determinants
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The present study was conceived to examine the trend and factors affecting fertility in Nigeria and Guinea. Fertility has declined by about nineteen percent in Nigeria between 1982 and 1999. In the same period it has ...
Stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive, or have AIDS - a female perspective in Zwartwater, Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The aim of this study is to investigate the perceived stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive or people who are living with AIDS. One questionnaire was used to collect qualitative and ...