Browsing by Subject "Girls"
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High HIV prevalence and low HIV-service engagement among young women who sell sex: a pooled analysis across 9 Sub-Saharan African countries
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020)Background: Epidemiological data are needed to characterize the age-specific HIV burden and engagement in HIV services among young, marginalized women in sub-Saharan Africa. Setting: Women aged ≥18 years who reported ... -
The influence of biological maturation on anthropometric determinants of talent identification among U-14 provincial girl tennis players - a pilot study : sport science
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2012)The aim of this study was to determine whether biological maturation would significantly influence the anthropometric determinants of talent identification among U-14 provincial girl tennis players. Twenty-six of the top ... -
Longitudinal changes and interrelationships between anthropometric characteristics and motor and physical fitness abilities in adolescent girls
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Success in sport is influenced by controllable factors, including coaching, facilities, nutrition and training programs. Less controllable factors during childhood and adolescence include influences of growth and maturation ... -
Longitudinale veranderinge in oorgewig, obesiteit, bloeddruk en motoriese behendigheid van laerskoolleerders in die Noordwes Provinsie : die NW-CHILD studie
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)Overweight and obesity are increasing among the child population. In addition to the health risk that an overweight and/or obese child may experience, increasing research indicates the negative association it has on motor ... -
The relationship between object control skills, health-related physical fitness and physical activity in 9- to 10-year old girls : the NW-CHILD study
(2015)Several researchers report that object control skills, health-related physical fitness and physical activity are not optimally developed in children. It is also evident from the literature that children, especially girls, ... -
Resilient black South African girls in contexts of adversity : a participatory visual study
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)Resilience refers to a process involving positive outcomes in the face of exposure to significant adversity. The Social Ecology of Resilience Theory outlines four principles that guide how resilience processes are ... -
Secondary school girls' experiences of pair-programming in information technology
(North-West University, 2010)The low number of girls in the secondary school phase taking Information Technology as a subject, is a reason for great concern in this era of rapid technological development we are living in. The pipeline shrinkage problem ... -
Should South Africa criminalise Ukuthwala leading to forced marriages and child marriages?
(PER/PELJ, 2021)In 2014 the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) released a Discussion Paper on the practice of ukuthwala. The Discussion paper was revised and released again in 2015 to include public consultations and the proposed ...
