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Triple disadvantage: disability and gender sensitive prevention of HIV and aids through the eyes of young people with physical disabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This paper explores the different ways in which disabled girls and young women are disadvantaged and marginalised in expressing sexuality and accessing HIV and AIDS prevention and care services. Disabled young men tend to ...
The effectiveness of cultural competence training for health professionals in community based rehabilitation: a systematic review of the literature.
(Wiley, 2008)
Aims: To find and review studies in which investigators evaluated cultural-competence training in community-based rehabilitation settings; critique study methods, describe clinical outcomes, and make recommendations for ...
Socio-economic status and menarcheal age in urban african schoolgirls in the western cape, South Africa
(University of Stellenbosch, 2008)
The impact of different socio-economic levels, height, weight and sum of four skinfolds on the menarcheal age of 302 Black, South African school girls ranging in age from 8 to 17 years was researched. Socioeconomic status ...
Introducing physical education into schools: The view of teachers and learners
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2008)
A number of initiatives were launched in various countries worldwide to provide quality physical education in schools. However, the promotion of participation in sport and specifically elite sport is still regarded to be ...
Implementation, effectiveness and political context of comprehensive primary health care: preliminary findings of a global literature review
(CSIRO, 2008)
Primary health care (PHC) is again high on the
international agenda. It was the theme of The
World Health Report in 2008, thirty years after the
Alma-Ata Declaration, and has been the topic of a
series of significant ...
Chronic non-communicable diseases
(Health Systems Trust, 2008)
This chapter will examine the current actions, including lifestyle measures, for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases within a South African context. It will also focus on the biological, behavioural ...
Why do some hospitals achieve better care of severely malnourished children than others? Five-year follow-up of rural hospitals in Eastern Cape, South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2008)
Staff at 11 rural hospitals in an under-resourced region of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, participated in an intervention to improve the quality of care of severely malnourished children through training and support ...
Strengthening human resources for primary health care
(Health Systems Trust, 2008)
This chapter reviews the progress made in recent years to strengthen human
resources to deliver health care within a Primary Health Care approach. It focuses
specifically on the availability and preparedness of old and ...
Alcohol use among black female adolescents in a South African community: A mixed methods investigation
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Background: According to the World Health Organization global alcohol consumption has increased in recent decades, with most of this increase occurring in developing countries. Added to this is the concern of the increased ...
Drinking, binge drinking, and substance use among health professional students
(LAM Publications Limited, 2008)
Alcohol abuse is a major concern on college and university campuses. Heavy episodic drinking or binge drinking has also become a major health hazard. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between binge ...