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The influence of exposure to community violence on adolescents' sense of hope within a disadvantaged community in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Violent crime has proven to have profound negative effects, particularly on those living within communities where violence is a dominant feature. The victims often tend to be adolescents, who, while striving for a better ...
The effect of occupational-related low back pain on functional activities among male manual workers in a construction company in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Construction manual workers are at a high risk of suffering from occupational related low back pain because of high-risk activities involved and the nomadic nature of the workforce. Low back pain and its associated disability ...
The rehabilitation of stroke patients at community health centres in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The rehabilitation of stroke patients can occur at different settings. These include in-patient settings, such as stroke units or general rehabilitation wards and out-patient settings, such as out-patient departments ...
The Relationships between Exposure to Community Violence and the Development of Psychopathology in Treatment-Seeking Adolescents in a Trauma Clinic in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The main aim of the current study is to examine the relationship between community violence exposure and the development of psychopathology and examine the relationship between community violence exposure and other types ...
Experiences influencing the academic performances of 1st year nursing students at the Western Cape College of Nursing, South Africa, during 2008
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This is a qualitative study, the aim of which is to explore experiences influencing the academic performance of 1st Year nursing students at the Western Cape College of Nursing, South Africa, during 2008 when the College ...
The barriers to access for maternal health care amongst pregnant adolescents in the Mitchells Plain Sub-district
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Adolescent pregnancy holds numerous health and social risks for mother
and child. Adolescent access to maternal health services is of vital importance to ensure that
pregnant adolescents receive timely and effective health ...
Use and acceptance of education technologies by academics in a school of nursing in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
AIMS: This study aims to investigate the use and acceptance of educational technologies
by academics in a nursing school in the Western Cape, South Africa (determination
of educational technology use, perceived usefulness, ...
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
(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 ...
Exploring experiences and self-explanations of antisocial offending behaviours of a group of South African emerging adults
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Antisocial offending behaviour relate to instances of criminal and societal norm violating behaviour. In South
Africa, statistics on antisocial offending behaviour reflect high incidence rates among South African young
people ...