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Parental perceptions of health and child health needs in Early Childhood Care & Development Centres in Amatole District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Background: Parental perceptions of health and child health needs have not been explored within Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Although the relationship between ...
The understanding of health promotion among youth attending secondary schools in rural settings
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Background: Several chronic health conditions that previously manifested in adulthood are now increasingly being identified in young people. Various health risk behaviours established during youth results in chronic diseases ...
Children's construction of the 'self' within two urban impoverished communities in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This study aimed to explore how children construct and assign meaning to the 'self' within two urban impoverished communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Within this process the study aimed to explore how these ...
Health promotion : the design of a School Health Index Score Card to assess psychosocial health and well-being in early childhood development at primary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Schools, world-wide, have been regarded as important settings for health promotion and health education. Research indicate that schools constitute a crucial setting for programmes that aim at promoting the health of children, ...
An analysis of the development of the 2010-2016 Namibia Malaria Strategic Plan and its relation to health promotion
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Background: Malaria was a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Namibia from 1999 to 2001. Malaria epidemics were recorded in 1990, 1996, 2000 and in 2001. In 2001 alone 733, 509 malaria morbidity cases and 1,728 ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to lifestyle factors among childbearing women in the West Coast/Winelands Health District
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)
Many of the known risk factors associated with low birth weight, such as socio-economic status, ethnicity, genetic makeup, and obstetric history, are not within a women's immediate control. However, there are many things ...
Assessment of recreational physical activity amongst female learners attending Kagiso high schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
Regular physical activity is linked to enhanced health and to reduced risk for mortality and the development of many chronic diseases in adults. However, many adults are either sedentary of less physically active. Children ...
Comparison of physical activity practices and dietary habits of health club members and community controls in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Chronic diseases pose public health concerns globally with an increasing trend in developing countries. The development of interventions to minimize or prevent the burden associated with chronic diseases has therefore ...
Prevalence of physical inactivity among school going adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2006-11)
In developing economies and specifically Sub-Saharan Africa physical inactivity has been identified as a risk factor along with tobacco use
An analysis of health promoting and risky behaviours of health science students of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Assessing and understanding the health needs and abilities of university and college students is vital in creating healthy campus communities. Student learning is a central part of the higher education academic mission, ...