Browsing by Subject "rural"
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Cancer treatment in South Africa: a narrative literature review
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)Due to the advances in cancer treatment, there are a growing number of cancer survivors. Finishing treatment rarely indicates the end of the cancer experience. As a result, cancer management has shifted from an acute care ... -
The challenges of underweight and overweight in South African children: are we winning or losing the battle? A systematic review
(University of Tehran (Graduate Faculty of Environment), 2015)Underweight and overweight are adverse effects of malnutrition and both are associated with negative health consequences in children and adolescents. In South Africa, the burden of economic and social disparity coexists ... -
HIV stigma and disclosure experiences of people living with HIV in an urban and a rural setting
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2015)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a highly stigmatised condition for people living with HIV (PLWH) and people living close to them (PLC) globally. The research objectives for this study were to explore and describe ... -
Promoting resilience among Sesotho-speaking adolescent girls: lessons for South African teachers
(Education Association of South Africa, 2017)Teachers are a crucial part of young people's social ecologies. Considering that black South African adolescent girls remain the most marginalised group in South Africa, the purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological ... -
Psychological well–being of HIV–affected children and their experience of a community based HIV stigma reduction and wellness enhancement intervention
(North-West University, 2012)The HIV epidemic does not only affect people living with HIV or AIDS but has a large impact on the children. They are being stigmatised by association. There is paucity in research on HIV stigma interventions. In addition, ... -
The relationship between body composition, physical activity and dynamic lung volume variables in a rural and an urban South African community: the PURE study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The high prevalence of respiratory diseases among South Africans poses a significant challenge to the human and medical resources, as well as the economic sector due to related morbidity and mortality. Poor pulmonary ... -
Toward a culturally and contextually sensitive understanding of resilience: privileging the voices of Black, South African young people
(Sage, 2016)Extant theories of resilience, or the process of adjusting well to adversity, privilege the voices of minority-world young people. Consequently, the resilience of marginalized, majority-world youth is imperfectly understood, ... -
Unpaid care work : a comparison between older adults in urban and rural areas of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa). Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2019)The time older adults spend on unpaid care work in urban and rural areas of South Africa has been neglected in research, along with their time use more widely. This is happening when the effects of HIV/Aids as well as ...