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Factors influencing the teaching of comprehensive sexuality education in high schools in Kwa-Zulu-Natal
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), in response to escalating HIV
infection, teenage pregnancy and risky sexual behaviours among learners, introduced and
implemented comprehensive sexuality education ...
Chronic non-communicable diseases (ncds), absenteeism and workplace wellness initiatives at a consumer goods company in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of deaths worldwide and
are shown to be responsible for approximately 71% of deaths globally. NCDs mainly affect
individuals of working age, resulting in high sick ...
Exploring the mental health care challenges of older transgender people in the cape metropole: a participatory photo voice research project
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This project was born after the researcher, a practicing social worker at a psychiatric facility,
observed the presence of high rates of anxiety and depressive disorders among transgender
patients. These patients were ...
A study of the content, type, style and extent of food and beverage advertising in South Africa: Investigating four free-to-air television channels (SABC 1–3 and eTV)
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Television (TV), a powerful medium used by industry for marketing, increases the
popularity of certain food products and beverages. Through a range of techniques, this is done to
persuade adults and children to buy these ...
Resilience and coping among nurses working at a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Background: Resilience in nurses plays an important role in caring for mental health care
users admitted to psychiatric hospitals, given that the working environment is stressful. Nurses
are faced with various challenges ...
Determining the risk of non-communicable diseases amongst the mentally ill patients attending psychiatric out-patient clinic at the federal neuropsychiatric hospital Kware Sokoto in Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Introduction: People with mental illness (PMI) are likely to die of chronic diseases, primarily
cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and respiratory diseases at a younger age compared with the
general population. The side-effects ...
Evaluation of the life skills programme at a non-governmental organisation dealing with adolescents living with HIV
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Societies today are rapidly expanding, both demographically and politically, thereby
causing adolescents who are HIV positive to be faced with multifaceted challenges. For
these societal demands, young people need to ...
The association between Crohn's disease activity, serum 25(oh)- vitamin d status, the disease-associated environmental risk factors and the variability of Crohn's disease phenotype in the Western Cape population, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Background: A subtype of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn' s disease is thought to represent a complex interaction between environmental factors, a defective immune system, the gastrointestinal microbiome and genetic' ...
A case study for intergenerational transference of parenting in genadendal: Developing guidelines
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Parenting practices are known to influence the development of children and family functioning. However, the extent to which these generational influences stretch, and the continuities brought forth between generations has ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of contraception amongst adolescent girls from selected high schools in a low socio-economic community in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Adolescents account for 20% of the world’s population, and the majority of them are
inhabitants of developing countries. Increasing sexual activity amongst adolescents is a public
health concern because it can lead to ...