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Health seeking behaviours in South Africa: a household perspective using the general households survey of 2007
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study is aimed at empirically examining health seeking behaviours in terms of illness response on household level at South Africa using 2007 General Household Survey and other relevant secondary sources. It provides ...
Investigating domestic violence against women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Domestic violence or intimate partner violence is increasingly being recognized as a problem that seems to be spiralling out of control. The causes of domestic violence have preoccupied scientists for several decades. The ...
Perceived quality and utilisation of maternal health services in peri-urban, commercial farming, and rural areas in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This investigation aimed to determine factors that influence women's utilisation of maternal health services, with specific focus on the quality of care and services available to disadvantaged communities in South Africa. ...
Migratory trajectories among street vendors in urban South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study investigates ways in which migratory trajectories relate to the gradual insertion and eventual integration of immigrants. It therefore shows the contribution of social capital in the migration and insertion into ...
A framework for evaluating an introductory statistics programme at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
There have been calls both from the government and private sector for Higher Education institutions to introduce programmes that produce employable graduates whilst at the same time contributing to the growing economy of ...
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This study employs the Human Capital Theory (HCT), which postulates that the education of women is positively related to the likelihood of their labour force participation, in order to investigate quarterly dynamics in the ...
Analyzing the relationship between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lesotho and manufacturing: 1997to 2007
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The study draws on secondary data from the Bureau of Statistics in Lesotho. Simple and multiple linear regression models techniques are used to analyze the relationship between the GDP of Lesotho and the GDP of manufacturing. ...
Female genital mutilation in Africa :what will encourage its discontinuation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Between one hundred and one hundred and forty million young girls around the world have reportedly been subjected to some form of genital excision during 2005. Approximately three million young girls are at risk every year ...
Some demographic aspects of women's access to land for farming in South Africa: a comparison from 2004 to 2007
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The issue of women's access to land is a developmental issue. From a fundamental research view point, this study aims to explore the circumstances in which women access land in South Africa. The study examines the inequalities ...
Some structural changes in educational enrolment and attainment levels within the female population of South Africa (2004-2007)
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate patterns in educational enrollment and attainment in educational levels among women in South Africa. Some evidence from the literature suggest a slow increase in women's education ...