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Contextual and socio-economic factors that impact food purchasing patterns of health club members residing in a predominantly black- urban township in South Africa
(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 ...
An assessment of primary health care services from the: perspective of the recipients in the Khayelitsha community health centre
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The general aim of this study is to undertake an assessment of the health care service provision in the Khayelitsha Community Health Centre taking into consideration the underlying principles of the Primary Health Care. ...
Socio-economic position, oral pain and oral health-related quality of life among South African adults
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Validation of the OHIP-14 for a South African adult population using CFA resulted in a 12-item scale (OHIP-12) with excellent reliability (α =0.94), but the structural pathway varied across the socio-economic groups. The ...
Access to safe food in South Africa as a human rights imperative
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The aim of this study is to examine laws and policies relating to food safety in South Africa, specifically with regard to labelling requirements in the food industry. It is hoped that this research will serve as a pointer ...
Perceptions of HIV and AIDS - related stigma among employees in the parliament of the republic of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
The threat that HIV/AIDS poses to most institutions, including the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, can potentially be decreased by reducing stigma and discrimination. Parliament’s Policy on HIV and AIDS provides ...
The impact of supervisory orders and structural interdicts in socio economic rights cases in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The sentiment of Justice Ackerman that courts have a particular responsibility and obligation to “forge new tools” and shape innovative remedies to achieve a goal, is profound and based on a constitution with a transformative ...
Petrophysics and fluid mechanics of selected wells in Bredasdorp Basin South Africa
(2013)
Pressure drop within a field can be attributed to several factors. Pressure drop occurs when fractional forces cause resistance to flowing fluid through a porous medium. In this thesis, the sciences of petrophysics and ...
The perceived and normative orthodontic treatment need of a group of South African children
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Introduction: Improvement of aesthetics is often the reason patients seek orthodontic treatment. The ability to accurately assess aesthetic treatment need from the viewpoint of the patient is necessary. The threshold for ...
Legal and economic uncertainties clouding digital taxation : unpacking and addressing the issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The digital economy has over the past years developed at a dramatic pace, generating substantial revenues for entities and individuals trading on this platform. This has fuelled vast interest and debate into whether such ...
The legal status of evidence obtained through human rights violations in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The Constitution 1995 of the Republic of Uganda is silent on how to admit evidence obtained through human rights violations in Uganda. The decided cases are inconsistent in the way courts have dealt with this evidence. ...