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Reflective practice in portfolio development: Perceptions of fourth-year nursing students at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Background: At the School of Nursing (SoN) of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) students (usually across all levels) carry out reflective practice when they compile a portfolio of evidence (PoE) to be submitted at ...
The effect of a sports-based HIVv prevention programme on HIV risk related behaviours among high school learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Background: The Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become a global public health challenge amid the growing concern of adolescent risky sexual behaviour, influenced by biological and psycho-social factors. There is an ...
The experiences of families of an intervention programme for fathers
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The importance of the role of fathers in the lives of their children and families has received much attention in recent years. This new focus on responsible fatherhood has led to an increase of programme interventions for ...
The development of a contextually based programme designed to increase family resilience processes for families in a rural community on the West Coast South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Family environments can greatly affect the prospects of the children and their succeeding
generations. South Africa's socio-political history and contextual circumstances continue to
affect the structure and functioning ...
Management of children with sexual behaviour problems, between the ages of five to nine years old, by educators and social workers
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The Management of children, younger than twelve years of age, who pose a risk to other
children, remains complex and confusing. When their behaviour includes sexual aggression
towards other children, ignorance about how ...
Primary caregivers of adults who are dependent on illegal substances
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Addiction has seen to be an illness that not only affects the individual but the holistic well-being of the family. Primary caregivers form an integral part of the family system. The caregivers take on roles that might ...
An exploratory investigation into fathers' perspectives of school readiness
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In recent years, the global focus on Early Child Development (ECD) has delivered mounting
evidence of it being one of the most rewarding areas of investment a country can make. A central
outcome of quality ECD is to ...
Exposure to trauma and self-esteem as predictors of normative beliefs about aggression: A study of South African young adults
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Aggressive behaviour is prevalent in the South African context. This is evident in the high
rates of interpersonal violence including rape, intimate partner violence and homicide. Young
adults appear to be both the main ...
Factors associated with morbidity and mortality in children under-five years admitted with severe acute malnutrition to a regional paediatric hospital in Kwazulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Malnutrition is a complex condition profoundly impacting child mortality and morbidity,
especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Severe acute malnutrition is of growing concern locally where
unacceptable mortality ...
Determining institutional support needed for embedding service-learning in nursing at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2018)
Service-learning (SL) is regarded as a teaching and learning method combining community
participation with content-based class discussion and reflection. It involves a teaching and
learning assessment process with community ...