Browsing by Subject "African"
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The aetiology of cardiovascular disease: a role for mitochondrial DNA?
(Clinics Cardive Publishing, 2018)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a world-wide cause of mortality in humans and its incidence is on the rise in Africa. In this review, we discuss the putative role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the aetiology of CVD and ... -
African female adolescents' experience of parent–adolescent relationships and the influence thereof on their well–being
(North-West University, 2010)Adolescence is a phase that includes substantial physical, social and psychological changes (Department of Health, 1999) and is considered to be a psychologically turbulent and emotional period in a person’s life (Strong, ... -
The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lorwaneng village : A dialogue with the community to create a missional paradigm
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2018)The purpose of this research was to create guidelines for a missional paradigm in the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in the village of Lorwaneng. A qualitative and quantitative approach to gathering information ... -
An assessment of perceptions, sources and uses of water among six African communities in the North West Province of South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2016)The aim of this study was to assess perceptions, sources and uses of water among African residents of six different impoverished communities in the North West Province (NWP) of South Africa. A sequential exploratory ... -
Anti-Indianism in Kwazulu-Natal: Historical and contemporary realities.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)Indo-African relations in KwaZulu-Natal are about competition and rivalry for limited resources and privileges not only between these two segments, but by all four categories1 that make up South African society. It has ... -
Architectural traditions of Mapungubwe and Bambandyanalo (K2)
(2010)This article is concerned with the identification of culturally significant architectural structures and features on the archaeological sites Mapungubwe and K2, two 11th to 13th Century AD African capitals in the current ... -
An assessment of perceptions, sources and uses of water among six African communities in the North West Province of South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2016)The aim of this study was to assess perceptions, sources and uses of water among African residents of six different impoverished communities in the North West Province (NWP) of South Africa. A sequential exploratory ... -
The association of HIV infection with plasma clot characteristics in black South Africans
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)INTRODUCTION AND AIM - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is still one of the largest burdens to the world’s health, and South Africa reportedly has the highest prevalence in the world. HIV, as well as antiretroviral ... -
Association of the inflammatory index of the diet with fibrinogen concentration and fibrin clot properties
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Introduction and aim: Cardiovascular disease (CVD), morbidity and mortality are increasing significantly in South Africa. Inflammation is known to play an integral part in CVD. Fibrinogen, an acute-phase protein, is ... -
Associations between indices of iron status, anthropometric and biological markers of cardiovascular disease risk
(North-West University, 2011)Background: In South Africa, as in many other developing countries, iron deficiency (the most common micronutrient deficiency) still remains unresolved; while obesity has emerged as a public health challenge causing increases ...