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Gearing up for implementation: A new Children's Act for South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)
The South African Government is presently processing a new comprehensive
Children's Act, which is expected to be promulgated in 2008. The primary purpose
of the Act is to give effect to the rights of children as contained ...
Leisure boredom and high school dropout in Cape Town, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2008)
This prospective cohort study investigated whether leisure boredom predicts high school dropout. Leisure boredom is the perception that leisure experiences do not satisfy the need for optimal arousal. Participants completed ...
Sport for development. African international university Initiative (s.f.d-a.i.u.i.) justification and basic assumptions of a sport and development study programme in Southern Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This paper gives the vision of the initiators of the programme on the two basic elements of the title: 'Sport for Development' and 'African International Interuniversity Initiative'. This vision is already partly put in ...
Socio-economic status and menarcheal age in urban african schoolgirls in the western cape, South Africa
(University of Stellenbosch, 2008)
The impact of different socio-economic levels, height, weight and sum of four skinfolds on the menarcheal age of 302 Black, South African school girls ranging in age from 8 to 17 years was researched. Socioeconomic status ...
Chronic non-communicable diseases
(Health Systems Trust, 2008)
This chapter will examine the current actions, including lifestyle measures, for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases within a South African context. It will also focus on the biological, behavioural ...
Strengthening human resources for primary health care
(Health Systems Trust, 2008)
This chapter reviews the progress made in recent years to strengthen human
resources to deliver health care within a Primary Health Care approach. It focuses
specifically on the availability and preparedness of old and ...
Alcohol use among black female adolescents in a South African community: A mixed methods investigation
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Background: According to the World Health Organization global alcohol consumption has increased in recent decades, with most of this increase occurring in developing countries. Added to this is the concern of the increased ...
Determinants of obesity in an urban township of South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2008)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity, and identify factors associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist
circumference (WC) among adults residing in an urban township in South Africa.
DESIGN: ...
Challenges faced by the urban black South Africans in the prevention of non-communicable diseases
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2008)
This paper was conducted to describe some of the circumstances that increases the risk factors for
non-communicable diseases amongst the previously disadvantaged South African population. The work presented
here is based ...