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    Perceptions about body image and sizes among Black African girls living in Cape Town 

    Puoane, Thandi; Tsolekile, Lungiswa; Steyn, Nelia (International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2010)
    OBJECTIVE: To assess beliefs about body size (fatness and thinness) and body image in Black girls aged 10–18 years living in Cape Town. DESIGN: Exploratory using qualitative methods. SETTING: Cape Town, South Africa. METHOD: ...
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    Sexual risk behaviour among female school adolescents in a local community in the Western Cape, South Africa 

    Phillips, Julie; Malcolm, C. (LAM Publications Limited, 2006)
    Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa are faced with a changeover from adolescence to adulthood shadowed by the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic sweeping through the African continent. With this growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa ...
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    Adolescents' perception of career choice of nursing among selected secondary schools in Jos, Nigeria 

    Ogunyewo, Oluwatoyin A.; Afemikhe, Juliana A.; Ajio, Daniel K.; Olanlesi-aliu, Adedoyin (Academic Journals, 2014)
    The main purpose of this study was to examine the adolescents' perception and choice of nursing as a career in senior secondary schools, and to determine factors that may influence their choice and perception. The study ...
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    Development of a cost effective three-dimensional posture analysis tool: validity and reliability 

    Brink, Yolandi; Louw, Quinette; Grimmer, Karen; Schreve, Kristiaan; van der Westhuizen, Gareth; Jordaan, Esme (BioMed Central, 2013)
    BACKGROUND: The lack of clear understanding of the association between sitting posture and adolescent musculoskeletal pain, might reflect invalid and/or unreliable posture measurement instruments. The psychometric properties ...
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    Gender patterns in the contribution of different types of violence to posttraumatic stress symptoms among South African urban youth 

    Kaminer, Debra; Hardy, Anneli; Heath, Katherine; Mosdell, Jill; Bawa, Umesh (Elsevier, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE: Identifying the comparative contributions of different forms of violence exposure to trauma sequelae can help to prioritize interventions for polyvictimized youth living in contexts of limited mental health ...
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    An exploration into the impact of exposure to community violence and hope on children's perceptions of well-being: a South African perspective 

    Savahl, Shazly; Isaacs, Serena; Adams, Sabirah; Carels, Cassandra Zeta; September, Rose (Springer, 2013)
    The study aims to explore the relationship between exposure to community violence, hope, and well-being. More specifically, the study aims to ascertain whether hope is a stronger predictor of well-being than exposure to ...
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    Understanding leisure-related program effects by using process data in the HealthWise South Africa Project 

    Caldwell, Linda L.; Younker, Anita S.; Wegner, Lisa; Patrick, Megan E.; Vergnani, Tania; Smith, Edward A.; Fisher, Alan J. (American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, 2008)
    As the push for evidence-based programming gathers momentum, many human services programs and interventions are under increased scrutiny to justify their effectiveness across different conditions and populations. ...
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    Leisure constraints for adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study 

    Palen, Lori-Ann; Patrick, Megan E.; Gleeson, Sarah; Caldwell, Linda L.; Smith, Edward A.; Wegner, Lisa; Flisher, Alan J. (Taylor and Francis, 2010)
    This study identified leisure constraints, constraints negotiation strategies, and their relative frequencies among 114 high school students from one under-resourced area of South Africa. Through focus group discussions, ...
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    Predictors of nurses’ and midwives’ intentions to provide maternal and child healthcare services to adolescents in South Africa 

    Jonas, Kim; Reddy, Priscilla; van den Borne, Bart; Sewpaul, Ronel; Nyembezi, Anam; Naidoo, Pamela; Crutzen, Rik (Biomed Central, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Adolescent mothers are at a much higher risk for maternal mortality compared to mothers aged 20 years and above. Newborns born to adolescent mothers are also more likely to have low birth weight, with the risk ...
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    Leisure boredom and high school dropout in Cape Town, South Africa 

    Wegner, Lisa; Flisher, Alan J.; Chikobvu, Perpetual; Lombard, Carl; King, Gary (Elsevier, 2008)
    This prospective cohort study investigated whether leisure boredom predicts high school dropout. Leisure boredom is the perception that leisure experiences do not satisfy the need for optimal arousal. Participants completed ...
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