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Sociolinguistics and modes of social class signalling: African perspectives
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
The paper evaluates spatial, behavioural, and material signal-ling of social class in African contexts, focusing on Kenya and Zambia. In particular, it draws on notions of mode of class signalling and intersectionality and ...
The relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness amongst adults in rural Ranaka village, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
The obesity problem persists in many countries despite growing
evidence on the development of effective strategies directed at
promoting healthy eating and physical activity to reduce obesity
prevalence globally.1 ...
HIV-1 diversity and the implementation of integrase strand-transfer inhibitors as part of combination antiretroviral therapy
(SAMA, 2020)
: The integrase (IN) strand-transfer inhibitor (InSTI)
dolutegravir (DTG) is now recommended by the World Health
Organization as part of salvage and/or first-line combination
antiretroviral therapy (cART).[1] DTG has a ...
Multistage antiplasmodial activity of hydroxyethylamine compounds,in vitroandin vivoevaluations
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020)
Malaria, a global threat to the human population, remains a challenge partly due to the fast-growing drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium species. New therapeutics acting against the pathogenic asexual and sexual stages, ...
Using the RE-AIM framework to identify and describe nutritional feeding styles and intervention model best practices for primary caregivers in Africa: A narrative review
(SAGE, 2020)
Current research shows that across the world people are eating poorly. This is leading to increased
incidences of nutrition-related health problems.This paper aims to provide a synthesis of research on the nutritional ...
Conceptual framework for establishing the African Stroke Organization
(SAGE, 2021)
Africa is the world’s most genetically diverse, second largest, and second most populous continent, with over one billion people distributed across 54 countries. With a 23% lifetime risk of stroke, Africa has some of the ...
Mental health and physical activity: A COVID-19 viewpoint
(Bentham Open, 2021)
COVID-19, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has become a public health emergency across the globe. It is a
highly contagious disease, which elicits high levels of fear amongst the world ...
Re-imagining resilient food systems in the post-Covid-19 era in Africa
(MPDI, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened awareness that serious illness and injury are common
and important shocks that result in food insecurity, the loss of livelihoods, and unsustainable coping
strategies. These have significant ...
The Judiciary in Federal Systems in Africa
(Perspectives on Federalism, 2020)
Eight states in Africa that have federal or federal-type government systems and most of
these federations emerged in the post-Cold War period. The African federations are in
various degrees characterised by a limited ...
The protection of internally displaced children in Africa: A doctrinal analysis of article 23(4) of the African children’s charter
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)
This article considers the protection of, and assistance for, internally displaced children (IDCs) in Africa. Internal displacement has become one of Africa’s most pressing human rights challenges. Over the last decade, ...