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Community leaders' perception of risk factors that influence methamphetamine addiction in two low socio-economic status communities
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Substance abuse is a global epidemic which is internationally recognised as an illness, characterised as being primary, chronic, progressive and terminal. Methamphetamine in South Africa is now drawing the interest of ...
Drug mutation patterns and risk factors associated with patients failing first-line antiretroviral therapy regimen in Oshikoto and Oshana regions, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
HIV/AIDS is a major health problem in Namibia with HIV prevalence estimated at 18.2% among pregnant women. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced in the public sector in 2003 and ART roll out was expanded throughout ...
Youth violence perpetration : a systematic review of community-level protective factors and community resilience
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This study aimed to (1) establish the conceptualization of youth violence perpetration within the literature; (2) explore identified community-level protective factors, (3) establish whether the interaction between ...
The epidemiology of, and risk factors to soccer related injuries among male high school student soccer players in Kigali, Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world with 270 million active soccer players. Among all sports, soccer causes many injuries in high school players. Soccer injuries are due to the influence of intrinsic risk factors ...
Female students’ experiences of power dynamics as reflected in the negotiation of condom use
(2008)
In this study, the two most dominant sexual discourses were the male sexual drive discourse and the have/hold discourse. These discourses, together with traditional gender constructions, made condom negotiation difficult ...
Stroke rehabilitation outcomes in hebron - Palestine
(2013)
Aim: To investigate strokes, epidemiology, stroke characteristics, use of care and rehabilitation outcomes, and factors predicting these outcomes in stroke patients in Hebron city, in southern Palestine. Design: A one-year ...
Relationship between socio-economic status and cardiovascular disease in black South Africans living in a rural and an urban community
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Introduction: In recent years, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has emerged as a leading cause of death in developing countries. It is important to identify and target people who are at risk,given that a third of all deaths ...
Prevalence of and risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal injuries (WMSIs) amongst underground mine workers in Kitwe, Zambia
(2008)
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors contributing to work-related musculoskeletal injuries amongst underground mine workers in Kitwe, Zambia.
Adolescents’ perceptions and understandings of the risk and protective factors related to community violence exposure in a low- income community in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
There is widespread evidence that exposure to community violence is escalating at an alarming rate, not only in South Africa, but worldwide. The literature indicates that the cohort affected is primarily children and ...