Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Kunneke, Ernesta"
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An investigation on food safety of the National School Nutrition Programme in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Dlova, Zoe Nomakhushe (University of the Western Cape, 2018)The National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) focuses on provision of nutritious supplementary meals to learners in order to improve temporary hunger, learner's school attendance and punctuality. Food served through this ... -
An exploration of mothers’ experiences, perceptions and attitudes towards existing behavioural change communication interventions on exclusive breastfeeding in Mpika District, Zambia.
Ng’ambi, Baleke (University of Western Cape, 2020)World Health Organisation and UNICEF recommend exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months and continuation of breastfeeding for two years and beyond. Despite this recommendation, EBF rates have not been optimal ... -
Factors associated with morbidity and mortality in children under-five years admitted with severe acute malnutrition to a regional paediatric hospital in Kwazulu-Natal
van Aswegen, Tanya (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Background: Malnutrition is a complex condition profoundly impacting child mortality and morbidity, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Severe acute malnutrition is of growing concern locally where unacceptable mortality ... -
Prevalence and quality of syndromic diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections within the Kisumu incidence cohort study in Kisumu, Kenya
Otieno, Fredrick Odhiambo (2010)Background: STIs are of major public health concern in developing countries, not least because they facilitate transmission of HIV, but also because they are important causes of mortality and morbidity among African ...