Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Title
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The experiences of vicarious trauma and its related coping strategies among a group of South African psychologists : a phenomenological study
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Significant research efforts have focused on developing treatments for trauma survivors and evaluating their effectiveness. However, little attention has been given to understanding the impact of working with trauma survivors ... -
The experiences of women who encounter emotional or psychological abuse by their male partners
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Today, violence has become deeply entrenched in South African society. As such, it is not surprising to witness the widespread abuse against women. A review of the literature shows that research on men abusing women had ... -
The experiences of young women joining street gangs in a specific area in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The Western Cape province is known as the gang violence capital in South Africa with the highest murder rate, of which a significant number is gang related. Gangsterism is stereotypically male dominance; and many research ... -
Experiencing night shift nursing: a daylight view
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focused on nurses who work the night shift, and on some of the aspects of their lives. The objectives of the study were to identify and describe these experiences with specific reference to the physical, social ... -
An exploratary study of involuntarily childless women's experience from potential parenthood to the acceptance of their non-parenthood status
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)We live in a society that continually reinforces the connection between femininity and maternity and for the majority of women, attempts to experience motherhood are successful. However, for others the world of motherhood ... -
Exploration and description of barriers to male participation in antenatal and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (pmtct) services in Mumbwa district, in Zambia
(University of Western Cape, 2013)The reproductive health of women is hugely dependent on the involvement of their male partners. Men also serve as gatekeepers to women’s access to reproductive health services. Male involvement is an important recommendation ... -
Exploration and determination of the process of care of stroke in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Zambia is undergoing epidemiological changes from communicable diseases to NCDs as a result of demographic transition and hence Stroke is an emerging NCD in the country. The process of care of stroke in Zambia as country ... -
An exploration and evaluation of mechanisms on the role of sport in post-conflict racial reconciliation and integration : the post-apartheid South African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Sport has both uniting and dividing features, often manifesting contradictory outcomes in terms of conflict or co-operation. Sport is a social construct and its role and function depends largely on what society makes of ... -
"An exploration into children's and adolescents' perceptions of community violence"
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study ultimately aimed to explore children' and adolescents' perceptions of exposure to community violence. More specifically, the study investigated the meanings that adolescents assign to personal safety and security ... -
An exploration into the perceptions of parents on their adolescent child’s sense of safety and future aspirations in a community characterised by violence
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Community violence has been found to have profound negative effects on the lives of those exposed to it daily. The victims often tend to be adolescents, who, while striving for a better future, are often quite vulnerable ... -
An exploration of a sample of South African caregivers’ experiences of apartheid
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Apartheid created deep-rooted emotional scars of inequality, discrimination, and racial tension within the South African population. Literature regarding the population of contemporary South Africans remains, to some extent, ... -
Exploration of adherence to antiretroviral treatment amongst adolescents in a low socio-economic urban setting in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western cape, 2017)Background: HIV has reached epidemic proportions globally with Sub-Saharan Africa carrying the greatest burden (71%). It is estimated that there are 37 million people world-wide infected with HIV, and an estimated 6.8 ... -
Exploration of adherence to treatment challenges experienced by HIV positive adolescents in Insiza District, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Zimbabwe has a high burden of HIV with a prevalence of 13.8% among the 15 to 49-year old population in 2016. As at 2017, the national antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme initiated over 1.1 million people living with ... -
Exploration of adherence to treatment challenges experienced by HIV positive adolescents in Insiza District, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Zimbabwe has a high burden of HIV with a prevalence of 13.8% among the 15 to 49-year old population in 2016. As at 2017, the national antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme initiated over 1.1 million people living with ... -
An exploration of adolescents experiences and perceptions of psychotherapy
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)Adolescent psychotherapy research is frequently empirically based. Little attempt is made to elicit this age group's subjective perceptions of their therapy experience despite the fact that adolescents experience multiple ... -
An exploration of barriers associated with low voluntary counselling and testing uptake by adult tuberculosis patients attending primary health care clinics, buffalo city municipality, Eastern Cape
(2008)The aim of the study is to explore the barriers associated with low VCT uptake by the TB patients attending primary health care clinics within the Buffalo City municipality. The study population was drawn from TB patients ... -
An exploration of battered women's experiences and perceptions of a therapeutic intervention
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)ln view of the high incidence of women battering in South Africa and the limited intervention services available to assist battered women, this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a particular intervention model. ... -
An exploration of battered women's experiences and perceptions of a therapeutic intervention
(University of western cape, 1998)an exploration of battered women's experiences and perceptions of a therapeutic intervention ln view of the high incidence of women battering in south africa and the limited intervention services available to assist battered ... -
An exploration of care-giving resources available for chronically poor female-headed Ceres households
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis explored the resources available for care-giving in chronically poor female-headed households. It investigated the relationship between resources as enabling in the practice of care and the choices that women ... -
An exploration of clinicians’ experiences of the opportunities and challenges of being a hybrid manager at a hospital in the Western Cape.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Health systems require effective leadership and management in order to provide quality services especially in resource constrained low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As in higher income countries (HICs), clinicians ...