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Piloting antiretroviral treatment in South Africa: the role of partnerships in the Western Cape's provincial roll-out
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rebecca Hodes --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, South Africa Trude Holm Naimak --- , NorwayIn 1999, the government of the Western Cape Province, South Africa, entered into a partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to provide HIV treatment through public health clinics in the peri-urban settlement of Khayelitsha. From 2000 onwards, this partnership ran... -
First insights on spatial and temporal distribution patterns of humpback whales in the breeding ground at Sainte Marie Channel, Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Trudelle --- Bioacoustics Team, France J-B Charrassin --- Sorbonne Universités (UPMC, Univ. Paris 06) – CNRS-IRD-MNHN, LOCEAN-IPSL, France A Saloma --- Cétamada, Port Barachois, Madagascar S Pous --- Sorbonne Universités (UPMC, Univ. Paris 06) – CNRS-IRD-MNHN, LOCEAN-IPSL, France A Kretzschmar --- Biostatistiques et Processus Spatiaux (BioSP), France O Adam --- Bioacoustics Team, FranceThe Sainte Marie Channel on the northeast coast of Madagascar is an important breeding ground for humpback whales; the first observation of birth was documented there, yet it has never been investigated for phenology and habitat use of humpback whales... -
Caring for children with an intellectual disability: An exploratory qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tshimangadzo Getrude Sadiki --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Solomon Mashegoane --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored family caregiver experiences of children with an intellectual disability in a rural South African day-care centre. The family caregivers (N = 15; mothers = 60%; age range = 35 to 68 years) completed in-depth interviews regarding their... -
Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards timber out-grower schemes in selected districts of Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Maggie G Munthali --- Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, South Africa Simon Mng’omba --- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Chitedze Research Station, Malawi Harold Chisale --- Department of Forestry, Malawi Joyce Njoloma --- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Chitedze Research Station, Malawi Betserai I Nyoka --- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Chitedze Research Station, Malawi Gertrude Sato --- World Vision International, Malawi National Office, MalawiTimber out-grower schemes have proved to be one of the most profitable enterprises for rural households. No wonder, several analysts and researchers regard them as an alternative model to avoid problems of displacement and create ‘win-win’ outcomes for both rural... -
Exploring the attitudes of isiZulu first language students towards learning Sepedi as an additional language at university level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Getrude N Mbatha --- , South Africa Itani P Mandende --- , South Africa Christopher Rwodzi --- , South Africa Moshidi M Makgato --- , South AfricaA significant number of isiZulu first language students enrolled for the Language Practice course at Tshwane University of Technology in Soshanguve. Considering the linguistic diversity of South Africa, plurality of cultures and the different roles played by languages, this university... -
Counter-hegemonic practices: a study of the song text of the Apoͻ festival of the Bono people of Techiman in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Gertrude Nyarko-Takyi --- , Peter Arthur --- , Elvis ResCue --- ,This study explores the issue of counter-hegemony in traditional rule. The main focus is on how power is exhibited by traditional rulers and other people in authority, and how this power is resisted by the subjects of the ruling class... -
HIV incidence and prevalence projections for Zimbabwe: Findings from five mathematical models
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Isaac Taramusi --- UNAIDS UCO Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe John Stover --- , United States of America Robert Glaubius --- , United States of America Tsitsi Apollo --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Getrude Ncube --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Owen Mugurungi --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Ngwarai Sithole --- Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe Loveleen Bansi-Matharu --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Jenny Smith --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Andrew Phillips --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Valentina Cambiano --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom Daniel T Citron --- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America Anna Bershteyn --- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America Debra ten Brink --- Burnet Institute, Australia Rowan Martin-Hughes --- Burnet Institute, Australia Michael Pickles --- Medical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Paul Revill --- University of York, United Kingdom Amon Mpofu --- National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Jeffrey Imai-Eaton --- Chan School of Public Health, Center for Communicable Diseases Dynamics, Harvard University, United States of America Richard Makurumidze --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Simbarashe Rusakaniko --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, ZimbabweIntroduction: Understanding how HIV epidemics are likely to behave in the future is key to informing HIV response strategies in low-income countries. Up-to-date HIV epidemiological estimates are important for policy decision- making, but surveillance data can be out of date...