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Social welfare policies and child poverty in South Africa: a microsimulation model on the child support grant
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The study assessed the extent of child poverty in South Africa using five different policy scenarios, and modelled the impact on poverty and inequalities of people living in households with children using the Foster-Gree ...
Microbial quality and safety of ostrich meat
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this study was to determine the quality of slaughtered ostrich meat and to evaluate the ostrich slaughter process, to determine whether ostrich meat are contaminated by the in-house slaughtering practices and ...
Parental involvement in the education of learners on farm schools in the Citrusdal area
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This research focused on parental involvement in the rural farm area in Citrusdal to examine the nature and characteristics of farm worker parents' involvement in their children' education. This study followed a mixed ...
Experiences of parents of children with mental disability regarding access to mental health care
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges parents of children with mental health disabilities and disorders in Namibia face when attempting to access mental healthcare resources. The study used a qualitative ...
A comparative analysis of community mediation as a tool of transformation in the litigation systems of South Africa and the United States of America
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
An evaluation of the benefit of plea and sentence agreements to an unrepresented accused
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act is unconstitutional with regard to its
failure to extend benefits to an unrepresented accused. Unlike a represented
accused, an unrepresented accused cannot benefit from section ...
Rational drug therapy monitoring in type 2 diabetes mellitus : using glycated haemoglobin as a guide for change in therapy
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a progressive disease characterised by defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Proper management of diabetes with appropriate drug and lifestyle interventions, guided by proper ...
Sexual behaviour and perception of risk to HIV among Rosebank college students, Pretoria, South Africa
(2013)
The study had an observational, descriptive, cross sectional design. The sample consisted of 205 participants selected through convenience sampling. All students who presented for HIV testing during the colleges’ HIV ...
Survival and secondary medical conditions of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: A spinal cord injury (SCI) results in a change, either temporary or permanent,
in the cord’s normal motor, sensory or autonomic function. In addition, secondary medical
complications are common, following an ...
Accounting for economic disparities in financing municipal infrastructure in South Africa: a case study using data from the Cape Winelands District Municipality
(University of Western Cape, 2011)
In this thesis I argue that by taking account of economic disparities and
backlogs in intergovernmental infrastructure grants to municipalities in
South Africa, government will effectively meet its constitutional ...