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Exploring adversities among parents convicted of killing their children
(PLOS ONE, 2020-07-22)Experiencing adversities has been associated with the use of violence but this has not been explored with filicide offenders in South Africa. Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 parents/steppa ... -
Exploring and curbing the effects of HIV/AIDS on elderly people in Uganda
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2009)Introduction: This paper presents HIV/AIDS experiences of elderly persons in Uganda as revealed by an ongoing descriptive cross-sectional study covering eight districts, namely: Pallisa, Kampala, Jinja, Lira, Nebbi, Ntungamo, ... -
Exploring childhood experiences and family contexts as risk factors for drug use in the lives of young drug users in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2023)The use of drugs amongst adolescents and youth has become a global phenomenon and South Africa is no exception. This paper aims to explore the familial contexts and childhood experiences leading up to the drug-taking ... -
Exploring community perceptions of illegal dumping in Fisantekraal using participatory action research
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2022)We present the results from two interactive methodologies (interview and focus groups) that were used as part of a participatory action research (PAR) project to identify the reasons for and solutions to illegal dumping ... -
Exploring development of leadership capacities in undergraduate nursing students through transformative learning: a narrative review
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)Transformative learning (TL) is seen as an instructional reform in health professions education to develop leadership capacities and eventually produce change agents. This article explores the development of leadership ... -
Exploring experiences of using case study as a teaching strategy to learn about spirituality in occupational therapy education
(African Journal of Health Professions Education, 2021-06)Background. A case study is a teaching strategy that is used in other professions, such as nursing and medicine; however, there are no studies that focus on the experiences of occupational therapy (OT) students regarding ... -
Exploring factors associated with diabetic retinopathy treatment compliance behaviour in Cape Town, South Africa
(MPDI, 2021)Complete patient adherence to treatment for diabetic retinopathy (DR) is critical to limit vision loss. There is a dearth of evidence regarding the reasons why South African patients referred for suspected vision-threatening ... -
Exploring how different modes of governance act across health system levels to influence primary healthcare facility managers' use of information in decisionmaking: experience from Cape Town, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2017)BACKGROUND: Governance, which includes decision-making at all levels of the health system, and information have been identified as key, interacting levers of health system strengthening. However there is an extensive ... -
Exploring how different modes of governance act across health system levels to influence primary healthcare facility managers’ use of information in decisionmaking: experience from Cape Town, South Africa
(BMC, 2017)BACKGROUND: Governance, which includes decision-making at all levels of the health system, and information have been identified as key, interacting levers of health system strengthening. However there is an extensive ... -
Exploring multiple job holding practices of academics in public health training institutions from three sub-Saharan Africa countries: drivers, impact, and regulation
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)BACKGROUND: The paper examines external multiple job holding practices in public health training institutions based in prominent public universities in three sub-Saharan Africa countries (Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique). ... -
Exploring nurse preceptors’ perceptions of benefits and support of and commitment to the preceptor role in the Western Cape Province
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)BACKGROUND: A preceptor is a specialised tutor who provides practical training to students in the practice setting. They are frequently used to orientate nursing students to prepare them for their duties as professional ... -
Exploring occupational therapy graduates’ conceptualisations of occupational justice in practice: Curriculum implications
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND. The concept of occupational justice was derived from a social justice perspective in response to a renewed commitment by the occupational therapy profession to address the occupational needs of individuals, ... -
Exploring occupational therapy students' perceptions of spirituality in occupational therapy groups: a qualitative study
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)An exploratory-descriptive qualitative research approach explored occupational therapy students' perceptions of spirituality in occupational therapy groups during the group fieldwork process. Four focus group discussions ... -
Exploring participatory parity in higher education: Experiences of social work students
(Stellenbosch University, 2017)This study uses the principle of participatory parity (PP) espoused by Fraser (2008, 2009) for exploring social work students’ experiences of enabling and constraining factors in advancing their engagement with and involvement ... -
Exploring politics and contestation in the policy process: The case of Zambia’s contested community health strategy
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2021)There have been increased calls for low- and middle-income countries to develop community health systems (CHS) policies or strategies. However, emerging global guidance brackets the inherent complexity and contestation ... -
Exploring psychological well-being among South African mothers and children
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)INTRODUCTION: A review of the literature indicates a growing interest among researchers seeking to understand psychological well- being. However, relatively few studies on the subject have been conducted in South ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring service providers’ perspectives on the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a qualitative study
(BMC, 2018)BACKGROUND: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is among the leading causes of developmental and intellectual disabilities in individuals. Although efforts are being made toward the prevention and management of FASD ... -
Exploring the affordances of e-learning technologies for dietetics education and training
(South African Medical Association, 2019)Lecturers in health science education programmes wear many hats. Their undergraduate training prepares them to deliver healthcare services as clinicians. They may enter academia as clinical educators and then advance to ...