Browsing Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health) by Subject "Health aspects"
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Assessment of recreational physical activity amongst female learners attending Kagiso high schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)Regular physical activity is linked to enhanced health and to reduced risk for mortality and the development of many chronic diseases in adults. However, many adults are either sedentary of less physically active. Children ... -
Attitudes and behaviour of low-income households towards the management of domestic solid waste in Tafelsig, Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Solid waste management in South Africa has been focussing on the technical issues of waste disposal with little attention paid to the social and economic aspects of households. It is important to find out the impact of the ... -
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 ...