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Re examining the multidimensional poverty index of South Africa
(Social Indicators Research, 2023)
The persistently high level of poverty remains one of the main socio-economic issues in South Africa since the democratic transition in 1994. Many South Africa studies focused on using money-metric measures to examine ...
How gender is socially constructed in policy making processes: a case study of the adolescent and youth health policy in South Africa
(International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023)
Background: Gender equality remains an outstanding global priority, more than 25 years after the landmark Beijing Platform for Action. The disconnect between global health policy intentions and implementation is shaped by ...
Promoting well-being in the face of a pandemic: The role of sense of coherence and ego-resilience in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction
(SAGE Publications, 2023)
COVID-19 has impacted negatively on the lives and academic activities of university students.
This has contributed to increasing levels of psychological distress among this population group.
Intrinsic and contextual ...
Access to maternity protection and potential implications for breastfeeding practices of domestic workers in the western cape of South Africa
(MDPI, 2023)
Access to comprehensive maternity protection could contribute to improved breastfeeding
practices for working women. Domestic workers are a vulnerable group. This study aimed to explore
perceptions of and accessibility ...
Towards a circular economy: A cross-case analysis of recycling in three South African towns
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)
The concept of circular economy includes three aspects from a
human perspective, namely Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Studying
human behaviour is important in understanding and evaluating
the possible success of any of ...
Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2023)
Introduction: South Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has
a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which
may lead to diseases clustering in ways that are not seen in other regions. ...
Exploring self-reported adherence measures to screen for elevated HIV viral load in adolescents: A South African cohort study
(Springer, 2023)
The timely identification of ART non-adherence among adolescents living with HIV presents a significant challenge, particularly
in resource-limited settings where virologic monitoring is suboptimal. Using South African ...
Outcomes of births attended by private midwives in the Gauteng Province of South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
(Elsevier, 2023)
Midwives are important role players in providing women-centred care for low-risk pregnant women.
South African women use either public or private health care services during pregnancy and birth. As the
public sector is ...
Perspectives about social support among unmarried pregnant university students in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2023)
Pregnant young women in an academic environment are susceptible to stressors associated with unintended pregnancy and academic demands of universities. The challenges they face may be exacerbated by lack of social support, ...
Determining food industry compliance to mandatory sodium limits: Successes and challenges from the South African experience
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)
To provide an update on the compliance to the Na reduction regulation
(R.214) and to highlight some challenges and successes experienced by South
Africa in the implementation of a mandatory Na regulation. The study design ...