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The effects of the Tomatis Method on first-time pregnant women
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2001)The cun-ent study evaluated the Tornatis Method (TM) of sensori-neural integration training, on first-time pregnant, man-ied women. A two-group, pre-post treatment design was used. A non-randomized sample of low risk married ... -
Crystal polymorphism and pseudopolymorphism of ivermectin
(North-West University (South Africa), 2000)Objective: The discovery of a family of natural products, the avermectins, was reported from laboratories in the early eighties. The avermectins are disaccharide derivatives of pentacyclic, 16-membered lactones, active ... -
The relationship between self-regulation, risky sexual behaviour and dating application use in young heterosexual adults
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Dating applications can be defined as social networking sites (SNSs) that target convenience, closeness in physical location, and physical attraction. In the past few years, dating applications have become increasingly ... -
Promoting co-existence of Khoisan primal health care in a western dominated health system
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Background: Prior to the evolution of modern health medicine, African indigenous persons used their own indigenous health care services. Most have continued to do up to this day. In fact the dependence on indigenous healers ... -
A scoping review of yoga and emotional-social intelligence in children and youth
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Background and objective: A globalized world manifests new opportunities as well as new challenges. Our modern world identifies the need for contemporary citizens to Transform, Adapt, Cope and Develop (TACD) with the flow ... -
The development of an adolescent risk-behaviour management programme for foster parents
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Foster care is globally viewed as the most suitable option for children who are in need of alternative care with an assumption that it will provide them with stability and create opportunities whereby proper care and nurture ... -
Exploring midwifes' experiences regarding quality intrapartum care
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Nationally literature reveals that South Africa (SA) is also one of the developing countries with a high maternal mortality ratio estimated at 3814 in 2014-2016, which demonstrates poor quality intrapartum care (SA, 2018:85). ... -
Influence of gender and academic year on stress and coping behaviour of students in a South African university
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)This study assessed the influence of gender and academic year on stress and coping behaviour of students in one South African university. The objective of this study is to determine whether gender and academic year exert ... -
Experience of honours students at a rural-based university in South Africa regarding diversity and their academic self-concept
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)With transformation occurring in Higher Education Institution (HEIs), students are exposed to an advancing curriculum as well as a multicultural and diverse environment. The aim of this study was to understand how changes ... -
Influence of gender and academic year on stress and coping behaviour of students in a South African university
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)This study assessed the influence of gender and academic year on stress and coping behaviour of students in one South African university. The objective of this study is to determine whether gender and academic year exert ... -
Experience of honours students at a rural-based university in South Africa regarding diversity and their academic self-concept
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)With transformation occurring in Higher Education Institution (HEIs), students are exposed to an advancing curriculum as well as a multicultural and diverse environment. The aim of this study was to understand how changes ... -
A Supportive Supervision Framework for Operational Managers in the Primary Health Care Facilities of the North-West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Lack of Supportive Supervision (SS) of Operational Managers is raised as a serious challenge in the Primary Health Care facilities of the North-West Province. These occur despite the burden of disease and a high demand of ... -
An exploration on the psychosocial experiences of Tswana caregivers of people living with schizophrenia in Mafikeng, North West
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Schizophrenia is deemed to be one of the utmost severe mental disorders that disrupts the functioning of both the persons living with it, and those around them (Mosotho, Louw, & Caltz, 2011). This much-misunderstood disorder ... -
Guidelines for support to survivors of intimate partner violence for church leaders in selected Pentecostal churches in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Background: In South Africa (SA), women are considerably more likely than men to experience violence at the hands of their intimate partners. The SA intimate partner violence (IPV) rate is 5 times higher than the global ... -
Psychosocial experiences of adolescents living with HIV and AIDS in Matlosana Sub-District, North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Background: Adolescence is an important developmental phase with many key life events happening in this phase. It is a stage of life that comes with its own challenges. Living with an extremely stigmatised disease such as ... -
Challenges and coping mechanisms of caregivers of people living with HIV and AIDS in healthcare facilities in Mahikeng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The aim of this study was to explore the challenges and coping mechanisms of caregivers of people living with HIV and AIDS. The main objectives were to explore the overall challenges that caregivers of people living with ... -
Psychosocial pathways to xenophobic attitudes among South Africans: a mediating study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Xenophobia, particularly the hatred and killings of foreigners from African countries, has been a source of political and social concerns for South Africa and African governments in general. Yet, limited research attention ... -
Family reunification support to inpatient parents in Western Cape substance abuse treatment centres: an explorative study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Parental substance abuse is a pervasive problem in South Africa and the Western Cape and places children at risk. These parents need inpatient treatment as they are dependent on drugs and alcohol, and it affects their ... -
Interpretive description of recreational therapy within selected health care professions in South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Clients participating in recreational therapy/therapeutic recreation (RT/TR)-related programmes stand to gain physical, emotional/psychological and social benefits. However, RT/TR as a profession in South Africa (SA) ended ... -
Association between prenatal mycotoxin exposure and birth outcomes of mothers and their infants living in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Background: The former Transkei region of the Eastern Cape (EC) is a deep rural area characterised by a high prevalence of poverty and underdevelopment. Subsistence farming is a major source of food and maize consumption ...
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