Browsing Research Output by Subject "children"
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Body composition in stunted, compared to non-stunted, black South African children, from two rural communities
(MedPharm Publications, 2012)Background: The objective was to compare the body composition of black stunted, and non-stunted, children, from two rural communities in South Africa, and investigate whether increased total and central adiposity is found ... -
Disclosure of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse, help-seeking and access to abuse response services in two South African Provinces
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Physical, emotional and sexual child abuse are major problems in South Africa. This study investigates whether children know about post-abuse services, if they disclose and seek services, and what the outcomes of help-seeking ... -
Effects of iron supplementation on dominant bacterial groups in the gut, faecal SCFA and gut inflammation: a randomised, placebo-controlled intervention trial in South African children
(Cambridge University Press, 2014)Fe supplementation is a common strategy to correct Fe-deficiency anaemia in children; however, it may modify the gut microbiota and increase the risk for enteropathogenic infection. In the present study, we studied the ... -
A Fresh Perspective on Historical Sexual Abuse: The Case of Hewitt v S 2017 1 SACR 309 (SCA)
(2017-12-18)Sexual crimes continues to be a scourge in our society. It is therefore not surprising that the prevention and criminalisation of sexual crimes in South Africa has received a large amount of attention over the last few ... -
Mycotoxin exposure and infant and young child growth in Africa: what do we know?
(Karger, 2014)Introduction: Infant and young child (IYC) growth impairment remains a public health ... -
Nutrition research in rural communities: application of ethical principles
(Wiley, 2013)This narrative review focuses on ethics related to nutrition-specific community-based research, within the framework of science for society, and focusing on the rights and well-being of fieldworkers and research participants. ... -
Overweight among children decreased, but obesity prevalence remained high among women in South Africa, 1999-2005
(Cambridge University Press, 2012)Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess anthropometric status in South African children and women in 2005 in order to document temporal trends in selected anthropometric parameters. Design: Heights and ... -
The performance of children prenatally exposed to HIV on the A-Not-B task in Kilifi, Kenya: a preliminary study
(MDPI, 2013)The aim of the study was to investigate early executive functioning in young children from 6–35 months of age. The study involved 319 randomly selected children from the community, 17 HIV exposed but uninfected children ... -
Protection of children by substitute consent: a universal principle and right
(Health & Medical Publishing, 2015)In 2005, the world community and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), comprising 191 member nations, unanimously accepted the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights ... -
Reflections on the conflict of interests of children and parents
(J.H. de Bussy, 2013)Een van die mees ingewikkelde probleme wat deur die beste belang van die kind aan die orde gestel word is in die interaksie tussen die regte van kinders en hulle ouers geleë. Die Grondwet bevat geen aanduiding hoe die ...