Browsing by Author "Puoane, Thandi"
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Assessing the knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food vendors in the City of Johannesburg regarding food hygiene and safety
Campbell, Penelope Tracy (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study is aimed to assess the extent of street food vendor information and education on food safety. Aim: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of street food vendors, within the City of Johannesburg, ... -
Assessment of clinical practices in children admitted with severe acute malnutrition in three district hospitals, in the Western Cape, South Africa
Anthony, A.C. (2013)Background: Severe acute malnutrition contributes disproportionately to child mortality rates despite availability of the WHO protocol, “Ten Steps”, to guide hospital management. Auditing morbidity and mortality rates of ... -
Challenges faced by nurse-counselors in the implementation of HIV and infant feeding policy in Amathole District, Eastern Cape
Sogaula, Nonzwakazi (University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study explores the challenges faced by nurse counselors in the implementation of HIV and Infant Feeding Policy in Amathole District of the Eastern Cape. Objectives: (i) To describe the demographic characteristics of ... -
Child malnutrition mortality at St Barnabas Hospital is high - is it due to practices and attitudes of staff?: a study in a rural district hospital
Navaratnarajah, Paramalingam Kandasamy (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The case fatality rate for malnutrition at St Barnabas Hospital over the past years has been around 38%. The rates in other district hospitals in the Eastern Cape province were found to be in excess of 30%. In June 2000, ... -
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
Spires, Mark Haydn (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 ... -
Comparison of physical activity practices and dietary habits of health club members and community controls in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Isaacs, Roshan (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 ... -
Contextual and socio-economic factors that impact food purchasing patterns of health club members residing in a predominantly black- urban township in South Africa
Muzigaba, Moïse (2010)Background: It is gradually being recognized that understanding individual-level socioeconomic and environmental predictors of food purchasing and thus healthy eating, is imperative in order to develop appropriate nutrition ... -
The development of a street-food vending model that offers healthy foods for sale
Hill, Jillian (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Background: Street foods (SF) contribute significantly to the nutritional intake of adults and children in developing countries. They are inexpensive and a major source of income for a vast multitude. A major concern is ... -
Development of an integrated model of care for use by community health workers working with chronic non-communicable diseases in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Tsolekile, Lungiswa Primrose (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Non-communicable diseases (NCD) continue to be a public health concern globally and contribute to the burden of disease. The formal health system in developing countries lacks the capacity to deal with these NCD as it is ... -
Development of the Public Health model of Community participation in the Kwazulu - Natal primary health care system
Mntambo, Ishmael Mbuso (University of the Western Cape, 2017)The purpose of this study was to develop the public health model of community participation for the KwaZulu-Natal primary health care system. The model is intended to improve the understanding of community participation ... -
Effectiveness of a Complementary Feeding Promotion Program for Care givers of Infants Using Trained Agriculture Extension Workers in a Rural Area of Ethiopia: A Randomized Control Trial
Boltena, Sisay Sinamo (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Complementary feeding practices are often inadequate in developing countries resulting in a significant decline in the nutritional status in children between 6 and 24 months of age. In 2011, only 4% of mothers in Ethiopia ... -
Epidemiology and burden of chronic pain within the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Igumbor, Ehimario Uche (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Pain is a complex biopsychosocial phenomenon that can have a profound impact on people's lives (Access Economics [AE], 2007). lts clinical relevance is well known - pain is suggestive of "actual or potential tissue damage" ... -
Evaluation of the implementation of the North West protocol on the management of severe malnutrition at Mafikeng provincial hospital and Thusong hospital in the North West province of South Africa
Mogomotsi, Goabaone Panky (2008)The aim of this study is to evaluate the management of severe malnutrition in the two selected hospitals in North West Province -
Evaluation of the Management of Severe Malnutrition in Two Hospitals in Namibia
Njungu, Mwimanenwa (University of the Western Cape, 2008)As in most developing countries, Namibia has a prevalence of malnutrition that is still unacceptably high and the case fatality rates for severe malnutrition are expected to be correspondingly high. This is not documented ... -
Evaluation of the outpatient therapeutic programme for management of severe acute malnutrition in three districts of eastern province , Zambia
Mwanza, Mike (University of Western Cape, 2013)The Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) is an integrated public health innovation for treating severe acute malnutrition without medical complications in children 6 to 59 months of age as outpatients within their ... -
An exploration of the perceptions about being thin, HIV/AIDS and body image in black South African women
Matoti-Mvalo, Tandiwe (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the perceptions of black South African women residing in Khayelitsha, Site B, about thinness, HIV/AIDS and body image. Obesity is a major public health problem in developed as well as developing countries. ... -
Exploring the association between body image, body fat, and total cardiovascular disease risk among adults in a rural and an urban community of South Africa
Okop, Kufre Joseph (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Background: Obesity is increasing worldwide, and cultural perception of body image is considered an important contributor to the obesity epidemic among black Africans. Aim: To explore the association between body image ... -
Factors affecting detection and referral of malnourished children to Primary Health Care (PHC) level in Kanchele community of Kalomo District, Zambia
Khunga, Helen (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: Malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years is a global public Health problem. The UNICEF report states that 10.9 million children under five die in developing countries each year due to malnutrition. ... -
Factors associated with nutritional status of children aged six to fifty-nine months in Livingstone, Zambia
Chigali, Lillian Malambo (University of the Western Cape, 2005)A matched case-control study was carried out to identify the factors associated with the nutritional status of children in Livingstone district, Zambia. A trained field researcher collected data on demographic, feeding ... -
Factors influencing job performance of nurses and midwives in postpartum care : case of Kibagabaga and Muhima District hospitals in Rwanda
Uwaliraye, Parfait (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Ensuring a good performance of health workers is one of the key components for provision of quality health care services in order to progress toward one of the priorities of MDGs namely improving maternal health care. In ...