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Knowledge, perceptions and practices of risk-based monitoring among clinical practitioners in the United States
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This study investigated the current knowledge, perceptions, and practices of Risk-Based Monitoring (RBM) using written and verbal responses to an ethics review board approved questionnaire. Responses were collected from ...
The design of an intervention to reduce violence in the family: A family–centred approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Violence occurs in different environments, however, it is often found in the family with family members being the perpetrators. Family violence, as an integrative concept, is defined by few researchers or theorists, let ...
Development of an integrated model of care for use by community health workers working with chronic non-communicable diseases in Khayelitsha, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) continue to be a public health concern globally and contribute to the burden of disease. The formal health system in developing countries lacks the capacity to deal with these NCD as it is ...
The effect of a youth development programme combatting engagement in health risk behaviours amongst grade 8 learners in a selected high school in the Paarl area
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Background: Health risk behaviours can directly affect health outcomes. Healthy behaviours such as exercising and eating sensibly can lower the risk of conditions like heart disease and diabetes, while unhealthy behaviours ...
Recovery after completion of inpatient substance abuse treatment program in the Western Cape: An exploratory study on self-efficacy differences
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Recent increases in intellectual, social, infrastructural and economic resources available for the treatment of substance related mental disorders in the Western Cape reflects the national surge towards health promotion ...
Novice occupational therapists’ perceptions and experiences of professional socialisation in the first year of practice in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Professional socialisation is a key dimension within the professional development of an occupational therapy practitioner. Professional socialisation in the first year of practice involves a process of change within the ...
From monolingual to translanguaging classroom practice at two Delft primary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Terminology such as mother tongue, first language and second language remain prevalent in South African schools’ language policies. These monolingual terms seem out of place within our multilingual landscape (Banda, 2018). ...
An assessment of social consequences of using water management devices on the poor households in Harare. The case of Sunningdale high density suburb prepaid water meter project in Harare.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
A prepaid water metering project was implemented in various high density suburbs around the
city of Harare in 2015 with the intention of spreading the project throughout the whole country.
It was anticipated that the use ...
Simulating the neutral hydrogen distribution during cosmic reionization
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
We improve on the physical treatment of ionising source and sink populations
in the large scale semi-numerical simulations by implementing new physically
motivated parametrizations taken from high-resolution radiative ...
Xhosa-speaking gay men's experiences of Ulwaluko and its influence on their constructions of masculine identity
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Ulwaluko' is traditionally a heterosexual Xhosa male circumcision rite of passage to manhood
which defines their masculinity and educates them on their responsibilities as a heterosexual man.
There is nothing in this rite ...