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The effect of socio-demographic factors on risky-sexual behaviours of adolescents in the North West Province of South Africa
(UAPS, 2014)
The present study sought to fill a research void on adolescent problem behaviours in South Africa by examining individual and contextual factors that affect sexual-risk taking behaviours amongst black African adolescents ...
The psychosocial challenges of people living with HIV/AIDS in North-West Province of South Africa
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)
The present study investigated psychological and social challenges facing PLWHA in Northwest
Province of South Africa. 728 participants were sampled for the study; there were 319 (43.8%) female and 409 (56.2%) male, with ...
The effect of socio-demographic factors on the utilization of maternal health care services in Uganda
(PKP, 2014)
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of demographic and socio-economic factors on the utilization of maternal health care services using the 2006 Uganda Demographic Health Survey. Three measures of maternal ...
Gender and changing patterns of political participation in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the five waves of the Afrobarometer surveys
(EbscoHost, 2014)
We used five waves of the Afrobarometer survey data to examine gender differences in political participation in the selected sub-Saharan Africa countries. The results showed that while the odds of voting have actually ...
The psychosocial challenges of people living with HIV/AIDS in North-West Province of South Africa
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2014)
The present study investigated psychological and social challenges facing PLWHA in Northwest
Province of South Africa. 728 participants were sampled for the study; there were 319 (43.8%) female ...
Social context factors and attitudes toward interracial relationships on a South African University Campus
(Wits University of the Witwatersrand, Demography and Population Studies Programme, 2014)
The present study used a stratified random sample of undergraduate students at a major Metropolitan University in the Gauteng province of South Africa to examine aspects of the contact hypothesis as originally formulated ...
Social inequality and children's health in Africa: a cross sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background: This study examines socioeconomic inequality in children's health and factors that moderate this inequality. Socioeconomic measures include household wealth, maternal education and urban/rural area of residence. ...
Does religion affect alcohol and tobacco use among students at North-West University, South Africa?
(Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), 2017)
The present study used multidimensional measures of religion to assess religion's influence in engendering positive behaviours as measured by alcohol and tobacco use among a sample of undergraduate students at the North-West ...
Gender and changing patterns of political participation in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from five waves of the Afrobarometer surveys
(Ife Psychologia, 2014)
We used five waves of the Afrobarometer survey data to examine gender differences in political participation in the selected sub-Saharan Africa countries. The results showed that while the odds of voting have actually ...
The effect of socio-demographic factors on risky-sexual behaviours of adolescents in the North West Province of South Africa
(University of the Witwatersrand, Demography and Population Studies Programme, 2014)
The present study sought to fill a research void on adolescent problem behaviours in South Africa by examining individual and contextual factors that affect sexual-risk taking behaviours amongst black African adolescents ...