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Guidelines in designing a warm up program for the prevention of playing related musculoskeletal disorder among instrumentalists
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Playing related musculoskeletal disorder (PRMD) is common among instrumentalists, professionals, amateurs and music students with a prevalence ranging from 39-47% with an impact on playing and performance. This is synonymous ...
An exploration of timing of disclosure to male partners by HIV positive women attending a health care centre in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Disclosure of HIV positive status to male partners is well established as a key element in the success of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, as it helps improve adherence to ARVs by the women ...
Factors associated with participation in physical activity among adults with hypertension in Kigali, Rwanda
(2011)
Hypertension is one of the most common non-communicable diseases, and it is the
leading cause of cardiovascular diseases, death and disability worldwide, especially in developing countries. Physical activity has been ...
Assessment of nutritional knowledge, behaviour and BMI of Primary Care-Givers with children under the age of 18 years
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Research suggests that parents feeding practices play a critical role in the development of children tastes, eating habits, nutrition and eventual weight status. Thus if parental feeding practices play such a critical role, ...
Physical fitness of elite women's rugby union players over a competition season
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The primary aim of this study was to investigate the changes in physical fitness characteristics of elite women's rugby union players over the duration of the season. Thirty two elite female rugby players who were identified ...
Children’s perceptions of the causation and prevention of childhood burn injuries
(UWC, 2011)
South Africa has a high rate of children’s burn injuries with 1300 deaths annually. These burn injuries are considered preventable and South African research has identified this as a priority concern. South African childhood ...
Smoking prevalence, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about health risks of tobacco smoking among female Psychology 1 students at the University of the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2011)
Tobacco smoking is the second major cause of preventable deaths in South Africa. The
Western Cape has the second highest smoking rates in South Africa and the highest smoking rate among young women. Previous studies ...
The perceptions of women regarding obstetric care in public health facilities in a peri-urban area of Namibia
(2011)
Namibia has recorded an ascending trend of maternal and neonatal mortality rate from 225 – 449 per 100 000 women from 1992 to 2006, and 38 – 46 per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006 respectively. Kavango Region in Namibia ...
Teenage girls' access to and utilization of adolescent reproductive health services in the Mpika District, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Teenage pregnancy is one of the major public health problems facing teenage girls in Zambia (Webb, 2000; Warenius, 2008). Teenage girls access to and utilization of adolescent reproductive health (ARH) services is important ...
Insulin resistance, physical activity and physical fitness in adults residing in a northern suburb of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Insulin resistance has shown to be a precursor to a number of lifestylerelated chronic diseases and abnormalities in adults and is affected by a number of factors including genetics, age, physical activity and acute exercise, ...