Browsing Department of Anthropology/Sociology by Author "Mfecane, Sakhumzi"
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Acceptability of medical male circumcision among men in Engela district of the Ohangwena region, Namibia
Nepaya, Magdalena Ndapewa (University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study focused on acceptability of medical male circumcision (MMC) in Ohangwena region, Namibia. Since the scaling up of this program in public hospitals, no study was done with a specific focus on men who are the ... -
Medical male circumcision and Xhosa masculinities: Tradition and transformation
Mdedetyana, Lubabalo Sheperd (University of the Western Cape, 2019)This research study investigates Xhosa men’s perceptions of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in Khayelitsha township (Cape Town). It explored whether the introduction of VMMC as a state HIV-prevention strategy ... -
Understanding chess men: an ethnographic study of chess on the Cape Flat
Tobias, Shaheed (University of the Western Cape, 2023)This thesis examines the socialities of chess in Cape Town, South Africa. It explores how chess is played and experienced in different social contexts, including the Steinitz Chess Club in Bellville, Cape Town, local chess ... -
Understanding food-related health behaviour: an ethnographic study investigating the management of non-communicable diseases through the use of food by residents of Langa, Cape Town
Mjekula, Zonke Khanyi (University of the Western Cape, 2023)In this study, the main focus was on the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through nutrition. I aimed to understand how people living with non-communicable diseases in the predominantly low-income township of ... -
Understanding the culture of care: An ethnographic study of how healthcare workers in a mental health centre negotiate care in Windhoek, Namibia
Auanga, Nadia Sushmihta Nehepo (University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study was aimed at exploring the culture of care that healthcare workers at a Namibian Mental Health Centre have cultivated, their lived experiences and how they use their agency to deliver the service of care. a ...