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Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial
(Elsevier, 2011)
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is reported to be a life-saving intervention in low-income settings. The
effect of breastfeeding counselling by peer counsellors was assessed in Africa.
Methods:24 communities ...
Prevalence and risk indicators of chronic pain in a rural community in South Africa
(James Cook University, 2011)
Background: Despite the acknowledgement that chronic pain may be a problem for adults in rural settings, there is a lack of
epidemiological investigations on its occurrence in rural South Africa. Objectives: To estimate ...
Predicting substance use behavior among South African adolescents: The role of leisure experiences across time
(SAGE Publications, 2011)
Using seven waves of data, collected twice a year from the 8th through the 11th grades in a low-resource community in Cape Town, South Africa, we aimed to describe the developmental trends in three specific leisure experiences ...
Female sport administrators’ experiences of organisational fit in the workplace
(AFAHPER-SD, 2011)
Gender inequality in South African sport has been legislated against by a number of
constitutionally binding Acts. Although these policies have done much to address the general
absence of women in leadership positions ...