Browsing by Subject "Namibia"
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A critical evaluation of the development of Rumanyo as a national language in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Among others, the current study had been conceived due to the fact that, although Namibia is endowed with multiple languages, their development throughout the long colonial history, had been unequal. That is, some languages ... -
Acceptability of medical male circumcision among men in Engela district of the Ohangwena region, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study focused on acceptability of medical male circumcision (MMC) in Ohangwena region, Namibia. Since the scaling up of this program in public hospitals, no study was done with a specific focus on men who are the ... -
Action researching the interaction between teaching, learning, language and assessment at The University of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The purpose of this study was to investigate the views of students and lecturers at the University of Namibia about teaching and learning. The study specifically determined the views of students and lectures in relation ... -
Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy and its major determinants among adult patients at Rundu hospital, Namibia
(2008)Aim: To obtain baseline data on adherence levels and the major determinants of adherence among patients on HAART at Rundu Hospital, Namibia. Results: Seventy-eight percent of the 97 participants included in the study were ... -
An analysis of the development of the 2010-2016 Namibia Malaria Strategic Plan and its relation to health promotion
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Background: Malaria was a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Namibia from 1999 to 2001. Malaria epidemics were recorded in 1990, 1996, 2000 and in 2001. In 2001 alone 733, 509 malaria morbidity cases and 1,728 ... -
Analysis of the relationship between teacher characteristics and learner performance in english reading in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This mini thesis investigates the relationship between teacher characteristics and learner performance in English reading in Namibia. The level of performance in national examinations is often linked to the level of English ... -
“Anything about us, without us, is against us”: An ethnography of the genocide reparations and decolonial movements in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This thesis explores decolonial memory activism and queer activism in Namibia. It demonstrates how activists have mobilized in intersectional struggles (Becker 2020; 2022) against the structural remnants of colonialism. ... -
Assessing knowledge, attitude and practices of male condom use among male employees fifty years and older at a diamond mining company in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: The HIV / AIDS pandemic have been characterized as the greatest natural challenge ever to confront humanity and one of the great moral causes of our time (World Bank, 2007). Although, the HIV and AIDS pandemic ... -
Assessment of sustainable groundwater utilization with case studies from semi-arid Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The thesis addresses sustainability of groundwater utilization in arid and semiarid regions of Namibia. Recharge in this hydrogeological setting occurs as discrete events to aquifers that are bounded in extent. Case studies ... -
Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral treatment among adolescents in Onandjokwe district, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among paediatric and adolescent patients remains a big concern to health workers at Onandjokwe CDC clinic in Oshikoto Region of Namibia. Despite successes in the scale up of ... -
Barriers to effective partner notification amongst patients with sexually transmitted infections at a health center in Windhoek District, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The notification and treatment of sexual partner(s) is a key element in the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Partner notification interrupts the chain of STI transmission, prevents STI ... -
Bridging the gap between school and university: a case study of the University of Namibia's Access Programme
(University of Cape Town, 2002)Without neglecting the broader scope of the phenomenon of student access, this study focuses mainly on student academic access. An Access Programme, initiated by the University of Namibia, is used as a case study in order ... -
Capital structure and profitability of state-owned enterprises in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Public enterprises require an optimal capital structure mix to fund long-term assets that will generate adequate resources to allow the public enterprises to remain financially sustainable over-time. The aim of this study ... -
A case study of the nature of biology practical work in two secondary schools in Namibia
(2008)The aim of the study was to investigate the nature of biology practical work and associated discourses in two Namibian secondary schools. The purposive sample consisted of three biology teachers and 36 grade 11 students ... -
Challenges, barriers and opportunities in integrating TB/HIV services in Tsandi District Hospital, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)BACKGROUND: Namibia has generalised Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. In response to the TB/HIV co-epidemics in Namibia, the Ministry of Health and Social Services approved a policy of ... -
Challenges, barriers and opportunities in integrating TB/HIV services in Tsandi District Hospital, Namibia
(University of Western Cape, 2012)BACKGROUND: Namibia has generalised Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. In response to the TB/HIV co-epidemics in Namibia, the Ministry of Health and Social Services approved a policy of ... -
Checking the Kulcha: Local discourse of culture in the Kavango region of Namibia
(University of Westen Cape, 2006)This thesis makes an ethnographic contribution to the anthropological debates about the contested nature of ‘culture’ as a central term in the discipline. It examines discourses as tools that create, recreate, modify and ... -
Clinical and immunological response of HIV/AIDS patients receiving ART in Nyangana mission hospital in Namibia
(2008)This study aims to analyse the clinical and immunological responses and survival pattern of HIV/AIDS patients receiving ART in Nyangana District -
Community perceptions, attitudes and knowledge regarding mother to child transmission of HIV: a baseline evaluation before the implementation of the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Program using a short course of Nevirapine at Onandjokwe Hospital, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Each year approximately 600 000 infants, most of them in Sub-Saharan Africa are born with HIV infection as a result of mother to child transmission of HIV. Whereas significant progress has been made in reduction of mother ... -
A comparative study on dismissal by operation of law in terms of the Public Service Act: South Africa and Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The right to fair dismissal in South Africa is prescribed in the Labour Relation Act 66 of 1995 as amended. Employees may only be dismissed on grounds of misconduct, incapacity and operational requirements. The requirements ...