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Smoking behaviour, risk perception and attitude to anti-smoking legislation among students at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The study investigated three aspects related to smoking, namely, smoking behaviour, risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation. The theoretical framework of the study was the Information-Motivation-Behavioural ...
Experiences of community service practitioners who are deployed at a rural health facility in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
South Africa has a general shortage of most categories of health professionals, which include nurses, doctors, dentists and pharmacists. However, the problem is exacerbated by the fact that most of these professionals ...
Survival and secondary medical conditions of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: A spinal cord injury (SCI) results in a change, either temporary or permanent,
in the cord’s normal motor, sensory or autonomic function. In addition, secondary medical
complications are common, following an ...
Soccer stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of gender equity practices in soccer at four Western Cape universities in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study presents an exploration of a group of soccer stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of gender equity practices at four Western Cape universities in South Africa. It discusses female soccer players’ experiences ...
The availability, applicability and utility of information systems engineering standards in South African higher education
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Higher education institutions in South Africa have invested heavily in information technology and information systems, with variable outcomes. Organisations in other sectors, such as engineering, the defence industry, ...
An assessment of primary health care services from the: perspective of the recipients in the Khayelitsha community health centre
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The general aim of this study is to undertake an assessment of the health care service provision in the Khayelitsha Community Health Centre taking into consideration the underlying principles of the Primary Health Care. ...
Can bio fortified plants accumulate trace elements essential to the growth and development of humans?
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Micronutrient and trace element deficiencies are a problem affecting nearly two billion
people globally. The people affected the most by these deficiencies are those living in poor
and rural communities in the developing ...
Delineation of groundwater protection zone in a fractured rock aquifer setting: A case study of Rawsonville
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is considering the implementation of an Aquifer Protection Strategy to protect the country’s critical groundwater resources. This study will assist in filling the knowledge gap ...
Educators’ perceptions of barriers to learning in a Correctional Centre in the Western Cape region
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
In South Africa and elsewhere all correctional centres offer educational programmes today with
the aim of rehabilitating offenders by giving them the opportunity to further their studies and
to develop vocational skills. ...
Access, barriers to participation and success among adult students at a Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) College in the Western Cape, South Africa: Keeping the dream alive
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training outlines access, participation and barriers as critical issues in post-school education (DHET, 2013). The ...