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Factors that influence the dental attendance of children under thirteen years of age at two community dental clinics in the Western Cape, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Most children presenting to dental clinics have pain of varying intensity that usually, has been endured for long periods of time. A study done at Cardiff in the United Kingdom, found that only 15% of ... -
Factors that influence utilization of primary health facilities by adolescents in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Promoting positive and healthy decision-making practices and encouraging the utilization of health care facilities amongst adolescents is an important public health priority given that the period of adolescence is characterized ... -
Factors that motivate students to succeed at a nursing college in the Western Cape
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)The role of nursing education is to strengthen and develop human values and feelings in nursing students, aiming to make them intellectuals, as well as skilled persons. The nurse educator and nursing institutions are ... -
Factors that promote or inhibit students’ success to qualify for entrance to the South African Nursing Council R2175 final examination
(University of Western Cape, 2013)Introduction: The enrolled nurse is an important category of nurse in the health team. Regulation 2175 is the course leading to enrolment as a nurse, according to the South African Nursing Council, in terms of the Nursing ... -
False advertising and consumer protection in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Deceptive advertising, which is also known as false advertising, refers to a manufacturer making use of confusing, misleading, or blatantly untrue statements to promote a particular product or service. The phrase ‘false, ... -
Familial needs : comparing traditional and non-traditional families of public officials
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Participation of diverse families in familial needs studies, assist in understanding and comparing their descriptive account of their families and experiences today. This descriptive study compared traditional and ... -
Family and patient perception of physiotherapy care rendered to patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Physiotherapists are involved in the management of patients in the cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Patient and family perception of care has become an important measure in evaluating the quality of ... -
Family connectedness and families dealing with adolescents in conflict with the law
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Every human being has the need to be connected to another to ensure optimal development and progress in life. Adolescents, therefore, are connected to their parents and siblings, and need consistent interaction in their ... -
Family dynamics in home-based care settings of Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands in Mutasa North rural district
(2011)Ever since United Nations’ declaration of 1994 as the Year of the Family, the study and understanding of families has taken center stage, albeit with constant references to ‘normal’ versus ‘deviant’ families based on ... -
The family life and well-being of migrant day labourers in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Day labourers are individuals in the informal economy who make a living by selling their labour and skills on the streets in return for money. The aim of this study was to examine the lived experiences of day labourers ... -
Family Planning and Progeny as a means of enacting the Maqāsid al- Sharī’ah: A Critical analysis of the positions of Gamal Eldin Attia, Abul Faḍl Moḥsin Ebrāḥīm and ‘Abdel Raḥīm Omrān
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study will research one of the objectives of Maqāsid al- Sharī’ah (Objectives of the Islamic Law) namely Ḥifẓ al-Nasl better known as the protection of progeny as well as family planning. 1. Sharī’ah (Islamic Law) ... -
A fanonian study of the perceptions and experiences of transformation of administrative staff at the University of Cape Town’s health sciences
(2007)This qualitative study aims to use some of Frantz Fanon’s critical insights to explore how individuals within the Health Sciences Faculty at the UCT experienced change and perceived the transformation process instituted ... -
Far-infrared-radio relations in clusters and groups at intermediate redshift
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)In this thesis, we present a multi-wavelength analysis of star-forming galaxies to shed new light on the evolution of the far-IR-radio relations in intermediate redshift (0.3 < z < 0.6) galaxy clusters and galaxy groups. ... -
Fashion, performance and the politics of belonging among Muslim women in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This thesis explores how the hijab fashion market has emerged in Cape Town and how Capetonian Muslim women are appropriating hijab fashion as a means of redefining themselves as Muslim South Africans instead of ‘Cape ... -
Fast track assessment of the conscious sedation patient at the pre treatment consultation in a dental day clinic
(University of Westen Cape, 2005)This thesis covered the fast track assessment of the referred dental patient for conscious sedation in a day clinic. The assessment took in consideration patient information, medical history, anatomical observations, ... -
Faster upper body pose recognition and estimation using compute unified device architecture
(University of Western Cape, 2013)The SASL project is in the process of developing a machine translation system that can translate fully-fledged phrases between SASL and English in real-time. To-date, several systems have been developed by the project ... -
The fate and occurrence of pharmaceuticals in Cape Town’s water network
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Thousands of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and microplastics are consumed and disposed of directly or indirectly into various water bodies globally. Which are collectively termed “contaminants of emerging concern” or CECs. ... -
The fate and transport of carbon-based nanomaterials in the environment
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The interest in carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon-nanodots and graphene, has grown exponentially because these materials have unique properties and applications in the medical, electronic, clean energy and several ... -
The fate of microbial contaminants in the subsurface with a South African case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The time bound agenda of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) aims at reducing poverty, extending gender equality and advancing opportunities for health and education by addressing current and future water resource and ... -
Father-son relationship quality and associated adolescent risks
(2010)International research over the past two decades has advanced knowledge in the study of fathers and the protective role they play in the prevention of adolescent risk behaviours. Studies have often investigated parental ...