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The development of a screening tool for assessing emotional social competence in preschoolers as a domain of school readiness
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Literature identified that emotional/ social competence is under-emphasised in favour of
cognitive domains in assessment of school readiness. Socio-cultural and risk factors in the
South African context complicate school ...
Developing an effective classroom and clinical teaching strategy in Malawi nursing colleges
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Nursing is the largest healthcare profession in Malawi with more than 11,000 registered
Nurses (RNs) and Nurse Technicians and Midwives (NTM) practicing in hospitals and other
settings like nursing colleges nationwide. ...
Social workers’ perceptions and experiences of fieldwork supervision in the Bachelor of Social Work degree
(The University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Generally, studies on social work supervision, in the university setting, has focused mainly on
students’ experiences. Research on the experience of the supervisor, or agency, providing
guidance is scant. This study ...
Community insights into, and an international perspective on the role food environments and diet play in the self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban and rural South Africa
(The University of the Western Cpae, 2018)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pre-diabetes contribute increasingly to the global
burden of disease. Along with other behavioural risk factors, diet plays a key role in the
onset and management of the disease, in ...
Sport and the struggle for development: Conceptual approaches to sport for development and peace as an emerging field of evaluation - case studies from the public sector, academic sector and civil society led initiatives in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2018)
Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) refers to the use of sport to promote varied
outcomes beyond the playing field and encompasses a range of initiatives seeking to harness
the power of sport for social change. Despite ...
Predictors of lost-to-follow-up amongst adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in an urban setting in Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
There has been a recent increase in the proportion of adolescents living with HIV being enrolled
on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in Botswana, with more than 90% accessing this life saving
therapy. A significant proportion ...
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Interventions to Change the Knowledge of, Attitudes towards, and Practices around, TB and HIV of Inmates in the Western and Eastern Cape of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Tuberculosis (TB) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are major
public health issues within South Africa, with TB the leading cause of death in 2015 in the
country (Statistics South Africa, 2017). TB and HIV rates ...
The role of a fathers' intervention group in the caregiving and involvement with their families
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The father-child relationship, either negative or positive, at any stage in the life of the child, has a
profound and wide-ranging impact on the child that lasts a lifetime irrespective of culture or
ethnic association. ...
An investigation into the relationship between resilience, protective factors and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a sample of psychology students at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Due to the recent findings that the majority of South African’s have been exposed to high
levels of trauma, the effects of trauma on mental health and wellbeing have become an important
area of research in the South ...
Perception of stigma experienced by people living with HIV at a health facility in Khayelitsha sub-district, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
HIV stigma is still affecting People Living with HIV (PLHIV) despite biomedical and structural interventions to reduce this phenomenon. Stigma, particularly health facility related stigma, experienced by PLHIV is reported ...