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Corrective rape of black African lesbians in South Africa: the realisation or oversight of a constitutional mandate?
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In South Africa corrective rape is committed by African men as a form of social control to cure women of their homosexuality. The problem with corrective rape is that the victims of this crime are mainly black African ... -
The correlate between fertility and landholding among rural women in kenya: a multivariate analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2013-05)The present study is an understanding of the relationship that exists between landholding and the reproductive behaviour of rural women in Kenya. Traditional women have rights to cultivate land as well as control income ... -
Correlates of substance use disorder among patients in treatment at substance use disorder rehabilitation facilities in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Western Cape has the highest prevalence rates of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) with prevalence rates of 18.5%, versus the national average of 13.3%. Existing studies have emphasised that SUD is associated with exposure to ... -
Correlating the intra-operative position of the inferior alveolar nerve with pre-operative cone- beam computer tomography in bilateral sagittal split osteotomies
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate whether a correlation exists between the intra- operative position of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) and the nerve position as noted on a pre-operative Cone Beam Computer ... -
The correlation between the serious diseases affecting child mortality in Sierra Leone
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Child mortality in Sierra Leone is the highest ranked in the world. Government officials and researchers have tried to understand how and why this has become such a big phenomenon in Sierra Leone. Researchers have come up ... -
The correlation of the self-reported Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs score, clinical neurological examination findings and magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with Lumbo-sacral radiculopathy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Lumbo-sacral radiculopathy (LSR) is clinically defined as low back and referred leg symptoms accompanied by an objective sensory and/or motor deficit due to nerve root compromise. LSR is a common condition encountered by ... -
Corruption and the judiciary: A critical study of Uganda
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Corruption, or ‘the abuse of entrusted power for private gain’,1 has been identified by the World Bank as one of the greatest obstacles to economic and social development.2 In Uganda, widespread corruption limits access ... -
Corruption as a crime within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court?
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This research paper will examine whether the ICC should de lege ferenda be accorded jurisdiction in respect of the crime of corruption. Through this approach, the paper will contribute to the existing literature on ... -
Cosmology with HI intensity mapping: effect of higher order corrections
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)One of the main challenges of cosmology is to unveil the nature of dark energy and dark matter. They can be constrained with baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAO) and redshift space distortions, amongst others. Both have ... -
Cosmology with next generation radio telescopes
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The next generation of radio telescopes will revolutionize cosmology by providing large three-dimensional surveys of the universe. This work presents forecasts using the technique 21cm intensity mapping (IM) combined ... -
A cost analysis of medicine donation programs to Tanzania’s neglected tropical diseases control program
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Overreliance on donor supported health programs has crippled many African countries and there is inadequate long-term planning on the future sustainability of health systems. In the age of uncertainty in global politics ... -
The cost of bypassing MFN obligations through GSP schemes: EU-India GSP case and its implications for developing countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The principal objective of this research was a critical examination of the Generalised System of Preference schemes as a form of special and differential treatment under the Enabling Clause with specific reference to the ... -
The cost of gaps in existing food price-stabilizing market policies in urban areas for poor women and their families: the case of Addis Ababa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Food inflation has been a challenge in Ethiopia since prices of staple foods started rising in 2005, particularly threatening the food security of relatively poor and marginalized groups, such as women. However, there is ... -
The cost of gaps in existing food price-stabilizing market policies in urban areas for poor women and their families: The case of Addis Ababa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Food inflation has been a challenge in Ethiopia since prices of staple foods started rising in 2005, particularly threatening the food security of relatively poor and marginalized groups, such as women. However, there ... -
A cost-analysis study of primary diabetes treatment at day-hospitals and a provincial hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)The provision of health care in South Africa is undergoing major restructuring. The aim is to achieve substantial, visible and sustainable improvements to the efficiency and accessibility of primary healthcare (PHC) ... -
A cost-analysis study of primary diabetes treatment at day-hospitals and a provincial hospital in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 1996)The provision of health care in South Africa is undergoing major restructuring. The aim is to achieve substantial, visible and sustainable improvements to the efficiency and accessibility of primary healthcare (PHC) services ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of selecting an Enantiopure formulation over a racemic mixture
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The aim of this study is to provide more information in terms of the cost-effectiveness of selecting an enantiopure formulation over a racemic mixture in the context of promoting rational use of medicines. This was done ... -
Cost-sharing in higher education financing in Zimbabwe, 1957- 2009
(2013)Cost-sharing is neither a new subject nor a recent practice in the financing of students’ higher education in Zimbabwe. The practice of cost-sharing in Zimbabwe’s higher education dates back to the colonial period. Unlike ... -
Counteracting the misuse and abuse of subsidies and SPS measures in the EU and USA: Solutions for South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)It has been held that agricultural domestic support would not be such a contentious issue if its only effect was the benefit of local farmers, but this is not the case.1 It was found that several forms of domestic support ... -
The countercyclical nature of remittances: A case study of the 2009 global financial crisis in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Nigeria and Senegal
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Remittances inflows have gradually become one of the major sources of external financial inflows to developing countries. As a result, research abounds on the developmental effects of remittances in the home countries ...