Search
Now showing items 31-40 of 593
Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
Food prices and food affordability are important determinants of food
choices, obesity and non-communicable diseases. As governments around
the world consider policies to promote the consumption of healthier foods,
data ...
Validation of the children’s hope scale amongst a sample of adolescents in the Western Cape Region of South Africa
(Springer, 2016)
A growing body of research has provided evidence for the cognitive-motivational construct of hope as a psychological strength, particularly for adolescents confronted with ensuing adverse conditions. Given the dearth of ...
Client perspectives on reclaiming participation after a traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2016)
BACKGROUND. The development of rehabilitation services promoting participation in people living with a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is of major concern for physical therapists. What the client sees as effective ...
Mental healthcare providers’ attitudes towards the adoption of evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
South African society is characterised by a high prevalence of exposure to traumatic events that can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. In treating post-traumatic stress disorder, mental healthcare providers are tasked ...
An assessment of quality of home-based HIV counseling and testing performed by lay counselors in a rural sub-district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2016)
HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been prioritized as one of the prevention strategies for HIV/AIDS, and promoted
as an essential tool in scaling up and improving access to treatment, care and support especially in ...
Towards developing an initial programme theory: Programme designers and managers assumptions on the antiretroviral treatment adherence club programme in primary health care facilities in the metropolitan area of Western Cape province, South Africa
(PLOS one, 2016)
Background
The antiretroviral adherence club intervention was rolled out in primary health care facilities
in the Western Cape province of South Africa to relieve clinic congestion, and improve
retention in care, and ...
The ‘community’ in community case management of childhood illnesses in Malawi
(Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2016)
: Malawi has achieved a remarkable feat in reducing its under-5 mortality in time to meet its
MDG 4 target despite high levels of poverty, low female literacy rates, recurrent economic crises, a severe
shortage of human ...
Collaborative competency in physiotherapy students: Implications for interprofessional education
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that improved collaborative competency in multidisciplinary teams may help understand how health professionals can address problems that no single-disciplinary expert can manage ...
Wealth and cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries
(BMC, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population
and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key ...
Parenting styles and psychological needs influences on adolescent life goals and aspirations in a South African setting
(Routledge, 2015)
The present study examined the role of parenting styles and basic psychological needs in the adoption of goals and aspirations of learners, as well as for their psychological wellbeing (positive versus negative affect) in ...