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The determinants of mothers’ access to antenatal healthcare in South Africa: insights from the Eastern Cape province
(2023)
Eastern Cape Province has historically experienced challenges in its improvements and provisions for women’s access to primary healthcare facilities. Women in the Eastern Cape province continue to lack access to antenatal ...
Discovering cancer subtypes by tracking cancer progression with transcriptomic data through the multi-stage process of cancer development.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: The development of cancer is driven by genomic alterations, which become more heterogeneous as the disease progresses throughout the stages. Consequently, cancer patients have differential levels of sensitivity ...
Labour force participation among African female migrants in South Africa: the case of Gauteng province
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The African female migration theme has several dynamic components and characteristics that have not been fully explored. In the South African context, the influence of the labour force participation among African female ...
Evaluating community health workers’ capacity to deliver ‘lifestyle Africa’ in Cape Town, South Africa: adaptation of the diabetes prevention programme for a middle-income country
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background and rationale: There is a growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), such as Type 2 Diabetes, globally and in particular in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). LMICs face the added challenge of ...
Modelling the basel III capital adequacy and net stable funding ratios for a commercial bank following an optimal investment strategy
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
Commercial banks have a significant impact on a country’s economy as they raise capital, create liquidity by converting their customers’ deposits into loans, and deliver essential services such as loans, certificates of ...
Exploring barriers and facilitators for medication adherence in hypertensive patients in private practice, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Background: The current study explored the barriers and motivators for anti-hypertensive medication adherence among private health care patients in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Hypertension is common in Zimbabwe and adherence to ...
Monitoring and evaluation of medical products regulatory systems and harmonization in west Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The Food & Drug Authority (FDA) defined regulatory harmonization as a process where regulatory agencies align technical guidelines for marketing and the development of pharmaceutical products all over the world. Regulatory ...
Application of geochemical characterization, multivariate statistics and geological modelling in assessment and prediction studies on selected coal and gold mine waste in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Over the years, South Africa has generated vast amounts of coal fly ash and gold slime tailings, constituting over 70% of the country's waste materials. These byproducts contain elevated levels of trace metals, posing a ...
Actinobacteria associated with two diverse soil environments and their multicopper oxidase diversity
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) is a biodiverse region boasting unique plant diversity with a rich concentration of endemic plants. Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos) is an indigenous plant that grows in the Clanwilliam region ...
The phenomenon of skin lightening among young adults, and the effect of selected plant extracts on tyrosinase and melanogenesis activity
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Skin lightening practice refers to the use of skin lightening products to achieve a fairer skin complexion. This is common practice among people of several Asian, North American, South American countries. On the African ...