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The role of fortitude in relation to exposure to violence among adolescents living in lower socio-economic areas in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
OBJECTIVE: There is compelling evidence that a significant proportion of adolescents exposed to violence do not develop trauma-related symptoms, but adapt successfully. This differential vulnerability has propelled research ...
Adolescents’ perceptions of health and well-being: Influences of urban contemporary music
(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2016)
The study aimed to explore adolescents’ perceptions of how urban contemporary music influences health and well-being among them. Data on health and well-being effects of music consumption were gathered from a convenience ...
Expectations of youth victims of violence regarding healthcare professionals leading them to wellness in South Africa
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Many youth victims of violence report for treatment at the health care facilities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It was unclear what the youth expected regarding how they could be led towards ...
Cost and cost-effectiveness of a parenting programme to prevent violence against adolescents in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)
This paper presents the costs and costeffectiveness of ‘Parenting for Lifelong Health: Sinovuyo
Teen’, a non-commercialised parenting programme aimed
at preventing violence against adolescents in low-income
and middle-income ...
A mixed methods evaluation of the largescale implementation of a school- and community-based parenting program to reduce violence against children in Tanzania: a study protocol
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Despite the rapid dissemination of parenting programs aiming to reduce and prevent violence
against children (VAC) worldwide, there is limited knowledge about and evidence of the implementation of these
programs at scale. ...
Gender patterns in the contribution of different types of violence to posttraumatic stress symptoms among South African urban youth
(Elsevier, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: Identifying the comparative contributions of different forms of violence exposure
to trauma sequelae can help to prioritize interventions for polyvictimized youth living
in contexts of limited mental health ...
High school girls' and violence: a mixed-method investigation
(Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, 2010)
Violence is a problem of epidemic proportions among the youth both internationally and locally. Women and girls are not immune to the high levels of violence in society. The overall purpose of this study was to gain a ...
Intimate partner violence amongst undergraduate nursing students
(Unisa press, 2014)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is reported to be rife among the student population at
tertiary institutions and the general population. Yet the abuse is under diagnosed by nurses
in health care settings. Research ...
Paramedics, poetry, and film: Health policy and systems research at the intersection of theory, art, and practice
(BMC, 2019)
Violence is a public health issue. It is the consequence of a complex set of interacting political, social, and
economic factors firmly rooted in past and current injustice. South Africa remains one of the most ...
Coping With the Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among South African Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis
(Researchgate, 2021-05)
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to be a serious problem
worldwide. South Africa has a high prevalence of women experiencing IPV. Although
much research reports on the prevalence rates, risk factors, ...