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Research to action to address inequities: The experience of the Cape Town Equity Gauge
(BioMed Central, 2008-01-04)
BACKGROUND: While the importance of promoting equity to achieve health is now recognised, the health gap
continues to increase globally between and within countries. The description that follows looks at how the Cape
Town ...
How equitable is the scaling up of HIV service provision in South Africa?
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2005)
OBJECTIVES. To assess the extent of inequalities in availability
and utilisation of HIV services across South Africa.
DESIGN. Cross-sectional descriptive study.
Setting. Three districts reflecting different socio-econ ...
The perception of the professional self of social workers in private practice
(University of Stellenbosch, 2006)
Introduction: The professional self is that part of the social worker that is guided and informed by the values, ethics and principles of the social work profession. It represents a way of conducting oneself as a social ...
An exploratory study on day labourers in Elardus Park, Pretoria
(University of Stellenbosch., 2005)
On Barnard Street, Elardus Park in Pretoria men are standing, raising a finger or miming a skill to attract the attention of potential employees. It is also common to see men swarm around a car, pointing to themselves in ...
The socio-economic reality of being a day labourer in Pretoria
(University of Stellenbosch, 2006)
Introduction: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the circumstances which day labourers, and their families, have to face in Pretoria. The results of this study are compared with studies on the day-labour ...
Conceptual research on the term facilitation: reducing an elephant to chewable chunks
(University of Stellenbosch, 2007)
Aim of the article: With this article the researchers used a conceptual research process to: explore the meanings of the concept of facilitation; identify the key facilitating actions/behaviours of the facilitator and the ...
Community intervention for the emerging epidemic of non-communicable diseases
(MedPharm Publications, 2006)
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are lay people trained to assist with health care in their
communities. This study took place at two sites in Khayelitsha, a township in the Cape Peninsula, from 2000 ...
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: ...
Understanding leisure-related program effects by using process data in the HealthWise South Africa Project
(American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, 2008)
As the push for evidence-based programming gathers
momentum, many human services programs and interventions are under
increased scrutiny to justify their effectiveness across different conditions
and populations. ...
Missed opportunities for participation in prevention of mother to child transmission programmes: Simplicity of nevirapine does not necessarily lead to optimal uptake, a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2007)
Background: The objective of this study was to examine missed opportunities for participation
in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in three sites in South Africa.
A rapid anthropological ...