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An investigation into the patterns of child sexual abuse and victim-perpetrator relationships among survivors of child sexual abuse at a university
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent, pattern and forms of child sexual abuse amongst university students; to investigate the degree of sexual coercion; to examine victim-perpetrator relationships; to ...
An assessment of equity in geographical allocation of resources relative to need, in public primary healthcare services in the Northern Cape in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This study aimed to contribute to the current debate around equity in health care resource allocation by measuring the current allocation of resources, relative to need in the Northern Cape. It also discussed the level of ...
The participation of men in HIV interventions : response from men in Imbizo Men's Health Project, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This research aimed to explore why the Imbizo Men's Health Project is successful in encouraging men to participate in an HIV focused intervention by exploring what the respondents perceived to be the essential elements ...
A situational assessment of human resources planning in the Mnquma local service area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The aim of this thesis was to conduct a situational assessment of human resources planning at one local health authority, in order to determine how decentralisation has impacted the effectiveness of human resources planning.
Postnatal depression: exploring adolescent women's experiences and perceptions of being depressed
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Adolescent pregnancy has been of longstanding societal concern primarily because of the inability of most young mothers to provide adequately for their infants. Depression often results in disengagement from mother-child ...
A participatory approach to the design of a child-health community-based information system for the care of vulnerable children
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The existing District Health Information System in South Africa can be described as a facility based Information System, focusing on the clinics and hospitals and not on the community. Consequently, only those who access ...
Social workers experiences and perceptions of performance appraisal within a social services department at the provincial government of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This research explored the experiences and perceptions of the performance appraisal systems in place and its value to social workers within the Department: Social Services and Poverty Alleviation: Provincial Government of ...
Management of domestic violence: risk-based assessment and intervention guidelines with perpetrators of intimate violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The main goal of this study was to develop assessment and intervention guidelines that will provide practitioners with a framework to develop and implement batterer intervention programmes. The development of batterer ...
The recognition of prior learning in higher education: the case of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This research is an attempt to determine the extent to which the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in higher education promotes social transformation. Through analysing the case study of the University of the Western ...
The influence of HIV knowledge, beliefs, and religiosity on sexual risk behaviours of private school adolescents
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Despite the rapid increase of HIV infections among South Africa’s adolescent
population, many teenagers continue to pa ake in sexually risky behaviours. The
between these variables. Placed within a quantitative framework, ...