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Visually negotiating hegemonic discourse through Photovoice: Understanding youth representations of safety
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
Despite the immense communicative potential of visual methodologies, surprisingly few community-based research studies have meaningfully considered participants’ visual meaning-making processes. When working with youth ...
Prevalence and correlates of anal sex among secondary school students in Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Research efforts have overlooked anal sex as a risk factor for adolescents’ acquisition of HIV despite
the high rates of HIV among South African youth. Here, we report findings from a survey conducted
in 2012 among ...
A mobile school-based HCT service – is it youth friendly?
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Despite an increase in HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), few young people have been tested. It has been suggested
that they do not test because formal health services (where HCT is provided) are often not ...
Political socialization of the youth: an examination of the family as an agency for youth citizenship in South Africa
(NOVA Science, 2015)
This study examined the role of the family in the political socialization of the youth. Two hundred and seventy-five (275) youth completed the self-administered questionnaire that was adapted from the Afrobarometer Round ...
Youth health research as an area of expertise at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
INTRODUCTION:
There is mounting evidence of the health risk behaviours that adolescents are involved in on a daily basis. Local and national governments have advocated for intervention programmes to prevent an increase ...
Results from South Africa’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
(Human Kinetics, 2018)
The 2018 Report Card for South Africa (SA) (Figure 1) presents the
latest available evidence relating to physical activity (PA) of SA
school-aged children since the 2016 Report Card. The absence of
nationally representative ...
The experience of youth victims of physical violence attending a community health centre : a phenomennological study
(UNISA Press, 2015)
The Western Cape Province of South Africa has the worst multifactorial crime
problem in the country. It has the fastest growing crime rate in many crime
categories, such as rape and gun-related incidents. The experiences ...
A systematic review of the relationship between family structure and health risk behaviours amongst young people: An African perspective
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2015)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to review the published literature on the relationship between family structure and engagement in health risk behaviour amongst youth in African countries.
METHODS: A systematic review ...
The state of methamphetamine ('tik') use among youth in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2016)
BACKGROUND Methamphetamine use among youth in the Western Cape Province of South Africa has increased at alarming rates over the
past decade. Although current estimates of youth use exist, they range from 2% to 12%.
OBJECTIVES ...
Youths’ experience of trauma: Personal transformation though self-leadership and self-coaching
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)
South African youth has a history of adversity and is exposed to high levels of trauma, either as victims of violence or as witnesses to these events. South Africa has a shortage of mental-health professionals and a fairly ...