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Parental perceptions of health and child health needs in Early Childhood Care & Development Centres in Amatole District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Background: Parental perceptions of health and child health needs have not been explored within Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Although the relationship between ...
The understanding of health promotion among youth attending secondary schools in rural settings
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Background: Several chronic health conditions that previously manifested in adulthood are now increasingly being identified in young people. Various health risk behaviours established during youth results in chronic diseases ...
Children's construction of the 'self' within two urban impoverished communities in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This study aimed to explore how children construct and assign meaning to the 'self' within two urban impoverished communities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Within this process the study aimed to explore how these ...
Health promotion : the design of a School Health Index Score Card to assess psychosocial health and well-being in early childhood development at primary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Schools, world-wide, have been regarded as important settings for health promotion and health education. Research indicate that schools constitute a crucial setting for programmes that aim at promoting the health of children, ...
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 ...
Perceptions of body weight and health risks among primary school educators in the Western Cape, South Africa
(2012)
The global problem of overweight and obesity is disturbing judging by the World Health Organization 2008 statistics which estimate that 1.4 billion and 500 million adults are overweight and obese. Thus, as a major risk for ...
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs on contributing factors among low back pain patients attending outpatients physiotherapy treatment in Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Low back pain (LBP) is a growing health and socio-economic problem worldwide, affecting humans from adolescent to adult age. In developed countries, more than 80% of adults are at risk of suffering a disabling episode of ...
Development of a policy brief to facilitate the implementation of the physical activity/sports policy in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The importance of health enhancing physical activity participation (HEPA) has always been
emphasized globally, as one of the means to reduce the risk of Non-Communicable Diseases
(NCDs) occurrence. In Africa, it is more ...
Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Hypertension is a risk factor for both cerebrovascular accidents and cardiovascular diseases, holistic and cost effective measure are called upon to reduce its impact on society. One of the methods advocated ...