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Gendered home-based care in South Africa: more trouble for the troubled
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Olagoke AkintolaThis study investigates the experiences of informal caregivers of people living with HIV in two semi-rural communities in South Africa. Ethnographic methods were used to collect and analyse data on the gendered nature and consequences of home-based care from 21... -
Analysis of the burdens of caregivers providing care to people living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NO Ama --- Department of Statistics, Botswana ES Seloilwe --- Department of Nursing Education, BotswanaBackground: Caregivers, when providing care under the community home-based care (CHBC) programme, experience many burdens of a physical, emotional, financial or social nature. However, these problems are hardly ever considered by the planners of CHBC programmes. A comprehensive overview of... -
Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence studies on humans and animals in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Hammond-Aryee --- Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, M Esser --- NHLS Immunology Unit, PD Van Helden --- Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics,Background: Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect nearly all mammalian and avian species. Approximately 25% of the global human population is thought to be infected. Interest in toxoplasmosis has surged since it was discovered that... -
Spatial and temporal variation in cadmium body loads of four intertidal invertebrates from False Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A.J. Reinecke --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa N.P. Mdzeke --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa S.A. Reinecke --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South AfricaIncreasing urbanization and industrialization along the coastal areas of False Bay in South Africa can endanger coastal ecosystems because of increasing metal pollution. To obtain baseline data on contamination levels in the intertidal zone, cadmium (Cd) body loads of four... -
Would an increase in vegetable and fruit intake help to reduce the burden of nutrition-related disease in South Africa? An umbrella review of the evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C Naude --- Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,Evidence indicates that increased vegetable and fruit intake improves health. The intake of vegetables and fruit in South Africa is much lower than recommended. When considering the promotion of greater vegetable and fruit intake in South Africa, it is necessary... -
Determinants of external tax compliance costs: Evidence from South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Sharon Smulders --- Taxation Department, South Africa Madeleine Stiglingh --- Taxation Department, South Africa Riel Franzsen --- African Taxation Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa Lizelle Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South AfricaSmall businesses tend to rely on external service providers (tax practitioners, accountants, lawyers and bookkeepers) for assistance with their tax affairs. Payments to external service providers clearly affect a small business’s tax compliance costs. This study uses multiple regression analyses... -
Grieving widows’ lived experiences in a rural South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molefi Motsoeneng --- , South Africa Motalenyane Alfred Modise --- , South AfricaThe study explored widows’ social isolation and the stigma experienced in a rural South Africa setting. Participants were a purposive sample of 10 widows (black = 95%; age range 30 to 60 years old). The widows completed semi-structured individual interviews... -
Experiences of grandmothers caring for female adolescents living with HIV in rural Manzini, Eswatini: a caregiver stress model perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bonisile S Nsibandze --- , South Africa Charlene Downing --- , South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- , South Africa Chris PH Myburgh --- , South AfricaThe HIV pandemic has immense effects on the Eswatini population. The burden of caregiving rests on women, typically grandmothers who are elderly and dealing with chronic diseases themselves. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences... -
Screening for overweight using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) among children younger than two years in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Shawn McLaren --- , South Africa Liana Steenkamp --- , South Africa H David McCarthy --- , South Africa Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera --- , United KingdomBackground: The relationship between overweight and under-nutrition, particularly in resource-poor settings, poses practical challenges for targeting nutrition interventions. Current anthropometric indicators including weight for length (WLZ) recommended by the WHO may be challenging in community settings. -
Lessons and insights from the global productivity slowdown: A research management agenda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chris William Callaghan --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaAccording to the Solow paradox, the impact of the computer age can be seen everywhere but in the productivity statistics. Despite much debate about productivity gains promised by technologies associated with the ‘fourth industrial revolution,’ these are largely yet to... -
Exploring the prevalence of multiple forms of malnutrition in children 6–18 years living in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Gugulethu T Moyo --- Texas Tech University, United States Abdulkadir A Egal --- Somali National University, Somalia Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- Texas Tech University, United States -
Trends in the burden of type 2 diabetes and its risk factors in Saudi Arabia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Jinchao Hua --- School of Health Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China Binfang Huang --- School of Health Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China ShanShan Liu --- School of Health Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China Zhonghe Sun --- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, China -
The triple burden of obesity, HIV, and anaemia during pregnancy and associations with delivery outcomes in urban South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alessandra Prioreschi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Stephanie V Wrottesley --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Linda Adair --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Kate A Ward --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa