Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Title
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Exploring experiences of “black tax” among emerging black middle class in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)“Black Tax” refers to the financial burden that is placed upon Black professionals to support their immediate and extended families. There is nascent and limited academic literature on “Black Tax”, and the available ... -
Exploring factors associated with substance use among pregnant women in a Cape Town community
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Substance use among pregnant women is a perennial problem in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. There are many influential factors are associated with substance use among women of childbearing-age. The study explored ... -
Exploring factors that gravitate youth towards gang involvement in the Paarl East community
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Youth gang involvement has been noted as a concern in the Paarl East community. This study was based on an identified need to inform social work services aimed at prevention from or early intervention in youth involvement ... -
Exploring factors that influence learners' use of sanitation facilities and personal hygiene practices in a girls' boarding school, Zomba District, Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Background: Millennium Development Goal 7 was to ensure environmental sustainability by aiming to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation and safe drinking water by the year 2015. The ... -
Exploring factors that influence youth’s experiences and adherence to the COVID-19 public health and social measures (PHSMs) in rural Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga province.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many lives and caused various economic, psychological, educational, health-related, and social problems and disruptions in South Africa. Studies conducted on how young people ... -
Exploring first-time mothers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of attachment in the first 1000 days of their child’s life
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The first 1000 days (FTD) of an infant’s life is a delicate period where rapid growth and development takes place in all domains, namely cognitively, socially, physically, and emotionally. The period fromconception to the ... -
Exploring food security and resilience among youth aged 18–24 in Fisantekraal, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: In 2017, South Africa, despite its status as a prominent economic force and the most industrialised nation in Africa, had 52.2% of its population residing in poverty, making it the global leader in terms of ... -
Exploring foundation phase teachers’ experiences and perceptions of the challenges that impede school readiness
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Several studies concur that children from a disadvantaged background are as prepared for formal schooling, compared to their advantaged peers who have access to attend good quality pre-schools. This is particularly true ... -
Exploring foundation phase teachers’ experiences and perceptions of the challenges that impede school readiness
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Several studies concur that children from a disadvantaged background are as prepared for formal schooling, compared to their advantaged peers who have access to attend good quality pre-schools. This is particularly true ... -
Exploring health information needs of midwives to support their care for mothers with anxiety and depression during the antenatal and postpartum period in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: Mothers experience anxiety and depression during antenatal and postpartum period; midwives need evidenced-based information to improve their care services to mothers experiencing anxiety and depression during ... -
Exploring how adolescent boys negotiate regulatory conceptions of masculinity
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Many researchers have highlighted the way in which certain masculinities are facilitative of unsafe sexual practices as well as violence in intimate realtionships. This present study is located in a broader study that ... -
Exploring influences on nurse motivation in Butajira Zonal Hospital, Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: Low motivation, defined as an individual's lack of willingness to maintain and exerteffort to attain organizational goals, is a problem in Ethiopia. Its consequences are poor quality of health care or performance, ... -
Exploring intrinsic religiosity as a means to militate against risky sexual behaviour in adolescents from Christian faith-based schools
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Adolescent sexual development forms a crucial role in the process of identity formation and the establishment of healthy romantic and social relationships. However, some adults are uncomfortable with the notion of adolescent ... -
Exploring male practitioners’ perceptions, experiences and challenges in early childhood development
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Gender balance is a major area of interest within the field of social work studies. Many males who are interested in venturing into careers that are associated with early childhood development have been not offered enough ... -
Exploring mental healthcare provider attitudes towards evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in South Africa
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the responsive process of making clinical decisions on behalf of the individual patient based on the best available research evidence, the clinician's expertise, as well as the context ... -
Exploring midwives' experiences of managing patients' perinatal loss at a maternity hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Perinatal deaths are emotion-laden events not only for the mothers, but also for physicians and midwives. Hence, mothers experiencing the phenomenon need support to overcome the experience. If the loss occurs in a health ... -
Exploring nurse preceptors' perceptions of benefits, support and commitment to the preceptor role in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: A preceptor is defined as a specialized tutor who gives practical training to the student in the practice settings. Preceptors are frequently used to orientate nursing students to prepare them for their duties ... -
Exploring parental and occupational therapists' perceptions of the utilisation of the occupational therapy service at three paediatric outpatient units in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Background: The Western Cape's Comprehensive Service Plan (CSP) is committed to "treating the right patient at the right level right, with the right skills and at the right cost" (Page 1, Tygerberg Hospital Annual Report, ... -
Exploring parental coping with childcare after the disclosure of child sexual abuse
(University of the Western Cape., 2011)Child sexual abuse is a well-documented social crime that influences every aspect of the survivor and their family's lives. The parents are then confronted with a child that presents behavior that may include scholastic ... -
Exploring parents’ experiences of living with a young person between the ages of 18–35 who is a substance abuser
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Substance abuse is increasingly recognised as a serious global public health concern, affecting societies and families in South Africa and around the world. This study delves into the experiences of parents living with a ...