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Knowledge, attitudes and practices (Kap) regarding early childhood caries among nurses working in a low socio-economic area
(Peertechz, 2015)
In the poorer communities, nursing professionals are usually the first health professionals to come into contact with parents and their children. They are therefore the first port of call when patients need information ...
Can deliberate efforts to realise aspirations increase capabilities? A South African case study
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
This paper takes up Appadurai's suggestion that aspirations could be used as a key to unlock development for people who are economically marginalised, and that their capabilities could be increased by this approach. The ...
Emerging roles and competencies of district and sub-district pharmacists: a case study from Cape Town
(BioMed Central, 2015)
District and sub-district pharmacist positions were created during health sector reform in South Africa.
High prevalence of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and increasing chronic non-communicable diseases have drawn attention ...
Places for all? Cape Town's public library services to gays and lesbians
(Library and Information Association of South Africa, 2010)
The article reports on an investigation of the provision of gay and lesbian literature and of information services to gays and
lesbians in Cape Town’s public libraries. Although by definition public libraries serve all ...
Multilingualism in transformative spaces: contact and conviviality
(Springer Verlag, 2013)
South Africa is a highly mobile country characterized by historical
displacements and contemporary mobilities, both social and demographic. Getting
to grips with diversity, dislocation, relocation and anomie, as well as ...
Radon-222 measurements at Cape Point: A characterization of a 15-year time series
(National Association for Clean Air, 2018)
The Cape Point (CPT) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) research
station have been monitoring climatically significant trace
gases for four decades. Among these is radon, a naturally
occurring noble gas with a large continental ...
The way forward with dental student communication at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
Dental students are extensively trained to provide dental treatment to their patients during the undergraduate programme. However, no
or little time is spent on the training of basic communication skills. Embedding a ...
Influences on life aspirations among adolescents in a low-income community in Cape Town, South Africa
(Routledge, 2015)
The aim of this study was to determine the influences on adolescents’ aspirations from a low-income community in Cape
Town. A sequential mixed method exploratory design was used following two distinct phases. The qualitative ...
Implementing value chain analysis to investigate drivers and sustainability of Cape Town's informal economy of wild-harvested traditional medicine
(Routledge, 2015)
Despite a highly visible presence, policy-maker knowledge of the drivers and
participants in the informal economy of wild-harvested medicinal plants in Cape
Town remains limited. To illuminate the workings of this local ...
A conceptual model for the development and management of the Cape Flats aquifer, South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2010)
This paper provides an integrated approach to the analysis of the geological, hydrological and hydrogeological characteristics
of the Cape Flats: a coastal plain sand formed within the mountains of the Cape Town metropolitan ...