Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "African"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Brain derived neurotrophic factor and structural vascular disease in black Africans : the SABPA study
(2014)Motivation - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein complex, synthesised and secreted mainly by the central nervous system and is involved in neuronal maintenance. Research suggests that BDNF is implicated ... -
A dialogue between African philosophy and missio Dei: koinonia and ubuntu
(2013)Missionaries came along with colonial powers with the sincere, but culturally misguided, attempt to save primitives, ignorant of the true religion of Africans. An African was regarded as a child who needed to be nurtured ... -
Die huweliksperspektief van die ongetroude volwasse Tswana-vrou
(North-West University (South Africa), 2002)The objective of this study was to explore and describe the unmarried mature Tswana woman's marriage perspective in order to create guide-lines for marriage preparation to these women. The motivation for the choice ... -
The experiences of black male non-competitive bodybuilders with regard to wellbeing : a selfdetermination approach
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Bodybuilding has been growing exponentially in recent years among young men and boys. This growth started in the United States of America (USA) and Europe and eventually spread to Africa; this growth has prompted scholarly ... -
Exploring a marker of cardiac fibrosis and its association with soluble uPAR in a bi–ethnic South African population : the SAfrEIC study
(2013)Background: Fibulin-1, an extracellular matrix component and mediator in cardiac fibrosis, is expressed in cardiac valves, heart muscles and blood vessels and may contribute to different cardiovascular pathological ...