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Assessing the health impact of transnational corporations: its importance and a framework
(BioMed Central, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The adverse health and equity impacts of transnational corporations' (TNCs) practices have become
central public health concerns as TNCs increasingly dominate global trade and investment and shape national
economies. ...
The role of 'hidden' community volunteers in community-based health service delivery platforms: examples from sub-Saharan Africa
(Co-Action Publishing, 2015)
Community-based research on child survival in sub-Saharan Africa has focussed on the increased provision
of curative health services by a formalised cadre of lay community health workers (CHWs), but we have identified
a ...
Research capacity development in a South African higher education institution through a north-south collaboration
(Unisa Press, 2014)
One of the constraints that prevent higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing
countries from engaging in effective and essential research is a lack of research
capacity. This study reports on a north-south ...
Critiquing the response to the Ebola epidemic through a primary health care approach
(BMC Public Health, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The 2014/2015 West Africa Ebola epidemic has caused the global public health community to engage in difficult self-reflection. First, it must consider the part it played in relation to an important public health ...
Status of undergraduate community-based and public-health physiotherapy education in South Africa
(SA Society of Physiotherapy, 2013)
Curricula of health education institutions therefore need to
be periodically revised to be aligned with its context. This study explored the
status physiotherapy curricula in South Africa (SA) as point of departure ...
Evaluation of a new clinical performance assessment tool: a reliability study
(AOSIS publishing, 2012)
Clinical practice is an essential requirement of any graduate
physiotherapy programme. For this purpose, valid and reliable assessment tools
are paramount for the measurement of key competencies in the real-world
setting. ...
Injury prevalence of netball players in South Africa: the need for injury prevention
(SA Society of Physiotherapy, 2012)
This study aimed to establish baseline data for injury prevalence, mechanism of injury, injury severity and management of injuries in netball players in South Africa. A cross sectional descriptive design was employed to ...
Mentoring and coaching in promoting publications in the Department of Physiotherapy at a local university in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)
A growing shift towards research and evidence based practice in
academia is associated with requirements to disseminate research results in the
form of publication in peer reviewed journals. Mentoring has been identified ...
Life skills as predictors of engagement in health risk behaviours: a survey of secondary school learners
(LAM Publications Limited, 2011)
There is consensus that education on the prevention of health risk behaviour and an increased repertoire of life skills could facilitate a reduction in health risk behaviours. This article reports on the results of a survey ...
School-based interventions on physical inactivity as a risk factor of chronic diseases of lifestyle: a review
(LAM Publications Limited, 2011)
School -based health education programmes are important in focussing on risk factors for chronic disease of lifestyle (CDL) among young people. The school as a setting can be used to assist learners to make informed decisions ...