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James House BEST Proactive Parenting Programme: experiences of South African parents
(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), 2019)
The parent-child relationship often becomes challenging during the period of adolescence and it is community-based organisations which take on the role of educating parents to improve the parent-adolescent relationship. ...
What happens when employees are furloughed? A resource loss perspective
(Sage, 2019)
Furloughs refer to placing employees on a temporary leave with no pay for the period of the leave. The
current study draws from conservation of resources (COR) theory to examine how furloughs affect
employees’ experiences ...
A Self-Management Training Intervention: Perceptions and Practices of Community Health Workers in South Africa
(2019-07-15)
Background. While community health workers
(CHWs) are increasingly being used as a strategy for
increasing health care access, particularly in rural
communities, interventions are needed to improve
their skill sets in ...
With a little help from my friends? A longitudinal look at the role of peers versus friends on adolescent alcohol use
(Elsevier, 2019)
Introduction: Alcohol is the most commonly used substance by South African adolescents. Social
norms play a key role in alcohol use, although distinctions are not always made between descriptive
and injunctive norms and ...
Parenting practice, leisure experience, and substance use among South African adolescents
(Routledge, 2019)
There is limited understanding of parents’ role in positive youth/adolescent
development through leisure in developing countries. Using
a sample of 6,626 eighth-grade students in South Africa, this study
examined the ...
These may not be the courses you are seeking: a systematic review of open online courses in health professions education
(BMC, 2019)
Introduction: Open Online Courses (OOCs) are increasingly presented as a possible solution to the many challenges of higher education. However, there is currently little evidence available to support decisions around the ...
Predictors of student agency: the relationship between student agency, learning support and learning experiences in an interprofessional health science faculty.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This study illustrates how student agency is formed based on the lecturer-student relationship, learning support and learning experiences in an interprofessional education
environment. This study assessed the association ...
Addressing non-communicable diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa
(PAGEpress, 2019)
Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are increasing with grave consequences to countries’ development. The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to determine challenges PURE study participants faced regarding CNCD ...
The experiences of women with traumatic brain injury about the barriers and facilitators experienced after vocational rehabilitation in the Western Cape Metropole, South Africa
(IOS Press, 2019)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious global public health problem. Globally and annually, at least 10 million individuals live with TBI that is serious enough to result in death or hospitalization. This study aimed ...
Who is sexually active? Using a multicomponent sexual activity profile (MSAP) to explore, identify and describe sexuallyactive high-school students in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(BMC, 2019)
: Understanding sexual activity is necessary to prevent sexually transmitted infections. Evidence from
Sub-Saharan Africa suggests that 10–20% of youth aged 15–24 are sexually active before reaching 15 years, yet
estimating ...