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Impact of social interactions in the community on the transmission of tuberculosis in a high incidence area
(BMJ Publishing Group, 1999)
Tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted by close contact with an infectious
person. It is assumed that close contact
occurs amongst household members and
that contact outside the house is “casual”
and does not play a major ...
Traditional health practitioners’ perceptions, herbal treatment and management of HIV and related opportunistic infections
(BMC, 2014)
In South Africa, traditional health practitioners’ (THPs) explanatory frameworks concerning illness
aetiologies are much researched. However there is a gap in the literature on how THPs understand HIV-related
opportunistic ...
Exploring the ties of incarcerated fathers with their families and communities in the Western Cape-The perspectives of care professionals
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)
It is often argued that incarcerated men who stay connected withtheir families are less likely to reoffend. Despite the growingliterature on non-residential fatherhood in South Africa, littleresearch has been conducted on ...
AIDS activism and globalisation from below: Occupying new spaces of citizenship in post-apartheid South Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2004)
Former President Nelson Mandela, Bono, Peter
Gabriel and other superstars stood together on the
stage at Greenpoint StadiuminCape Town in front
of billions of television viewers around the world,
watching the “46664”music ...
Narratives of HIV disclosure and masculinity in a South African village
(Routledge, 2012)
This paper describes men’s experiences of disclosing their HIV status, arguing thatdisclosure restored their social respect, which was previously undermined by an illnessfrom AIDS. Results are from a 14-month ...
Adultification, neglect and sexual abuse at home: selected narratives of orphaned girls in KwaMashu, South Africa
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023)
This paper explores two orphaned girls' accounts of
victimization and vulnerability to child sexual abuse in
their family homes. Interviews with these girls revealed
a trend of neglect, adversity and processes of ...