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Nature and Prevalence of Childhood Sexual Abuse Among High School Girls and College Students in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patrick Chiroro --- University of Pretoria, Tendayi G. Viki --- University of Kent at Canterbury, Ann Frodi --- Linkoping University, Tinashe Muromo --- University of Zimbabwe, Alwin Tsigah --- University of Zimbabwe,The study investigated the nature and prevalence of self-reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among a sample of Zimbabwean girls and college students. A total of 1059 high school girls and college students with a mean age (M = 18.31, SD... -
Temperament Styles of Nigerian and U.S. Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thomas Oakland --- University of Florida, Andrew Mogaji --- University of Lagos, Jack Dempsey --- University of Florida,Temperament styles of 400 Nigerian children are described in reference to possible gender and age differences and compared with those of 3200 U.S. children in light of Jung's theory of temperament as modified by Myers and Briggs, one that highlights... -
Perceptions of Child Abuse by Teacher Trainees in Zimbabwean Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- School of Education Studies,This study is a part of a larger study that examined the epidemiology and aetiology of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwean primary schools. The purpose of the study was to determine teacher trainees' conception of sexual abuse of pupils... -
Can Professionals Offering Support to Vulnerable Children in Kenya Benefit from Brief Play Therapy Training?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Frances Hunt --- Durham University, United KingdomThis paper evaluates the perceived benefit to a group of thirty caring professionals of a brief training in Child-centred play therapy. Play therapy enables a child to create fictional worlds and in this way make sense of the real world... -
Researching Child Sexual Abuse in South Africa: Complexities in the Field
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tlakale Nareadi Phasha --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study reports on my fieldwork experiences applying qualitative research strategies to study child sexual abuse in South Africa. It considers the challenges associated with, at three stages of data collection: ethical clearance, recruitment and data collection, followed by possible... -
Maternal Response to Father-Daughter Incest: Experiences of Mothers Following Disclosure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tokozile Mayekiso --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Fikelephi Mbokazi --- University of the Witwatersrand,This study explored the impact of the disclosure of sexual abuse of the daughter by the father or father figure on the mother. Data were collected from seven mothers aged between 31 and 48 years whose daughters had a history... -
The School Functioning of Individuals with Childhood Experiences of Sexual Abuse: Results and Implications of a South African Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tlakale Nareadi Phasha --- University of Johannesburg,This study investigated the school functioning of individuals with childhood sexual experiences in South Africa. The nature of the study was qualitative, and employed two data collection strategies: in-depth individual interviews with 22 survivors of child sexual abuse and focus... -
The Effects of Kenyan Child-Raising Practices on Adult Life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emmy M. Gichinga --- Nairobi International School of Theology,The study investigated the effects on adult behavior of child-raising practices in Nairobi, Kenya. The research sample consisted of 11 adult men and women from polygamous (five), monogamous (five) and single parent (one) backgrounds. Additionally, the sample included adult participants... -
Levels of Social Support and Coping Strategies in Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patricia Marivate --- University of Limpopo, Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu --- University of Limpopo,The study examined the effects of levels of social support and types of coping strategies on the psychological adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Five hundred students from two universities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa participated... -
Children's Resilience as Assets for Safe Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria,In this article I argue that employing positive psychology conceptions in research allows for a continuum of findings for educational psychology. I illustrate my contention by means of a participatory action research (PAR) survey-based case study in which methodological decisions... -
In Pursuit of Happiness: How Some Young South African Children Construct Happiness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria,The purpose of the study was to explore the ways in which young South African children construct the notion of happiness. The small-scale study was conducted with children (n=42) in middle childhood between the ages of 6 and 13 years... -
Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences of Female Student Teachers in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThe study investigated childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences of female student teachers in Zimbabwe. A convenience sample of 112 female respondents (mean age = 27.4 years) responded to a retrospective questionnaire which assessed childhood sexual experiences. Data were analysed descriptively... -
Experiences of Children Heading Households in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomlindo E. Dlungwana --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Reshma Sathiparsad --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study explored the experiences of children who are heads of households, particularly with regard to the psychological, emotional and social effects of heading a household, and access to schooling and support services. Fifteen children (females, n=9; males, n= 6;... -
Doing Childhoods in the Context of HIV and AIDS: Young Children in Early Schooling Speak
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nithi Muthukrishna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Fundisa Tshauka --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Hasina Ebrahim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Thabile Mbatha --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Vuyelwa Ntoi --- University of the Free State,This study investigated children's experiences and understandings of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Grade 3 children (n=31) from the province of KwaZulu-Natal aged between 8–11 years were participants in the study. Data were collected through a four-stage focus group process including activities... -
Relations of Power in Different Spaces: An Exploration of the Schooling Experiences of Children in an HIV/AIDS Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anitha Ramsuran --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Fikile Lurwengu --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,In this article we explore how the concept of relations of power in different spaces plays out in the lives of school children living in an HIV/AIDS context, and how processes of inclusion and exclusion are associated with particular spaces... -
Children's Loss of Agency under Extreme Adversity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bev Killian --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mary Van der Riet --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Angela Hough --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Vivien O'Neill --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Thabisile Zondi --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study explores the notion of children's agency in situations of extreme adversity. The child participants (n=117) live in the midst of the HIV/AIDS pandemic; extreme poverty; and systemic educational malfunction. Four focus group interviews were conducted with the children... -
Photovoice as a Methodological Tool to Address HIV and AIDS and Gender Violence amongst Girls on the Street in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jean-Paul Umurungi --- National University of Rwanda, Claudia Mitchell --- McGill University, Myriam Gervais --- McGill University, Eliane Ubalijoro --- McGill University, Violet Kabarenzi --- Rwanda National Police,This study involved a particular group of children in Rwanda—girls who are living on the street and who miss out on education. Noting their relative absence from “the picture” in relation to accesses to services, the study explored how participatory... -
Psychological Distress in Orphan, Vulnerable Children and Non-Vulnerable Children in High Prevalence HIV/AIDS Communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bev Killian --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Kevin Durrheim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The degree of psychological distress and access social support is investigated in children (n = 741) living in nine high prevalence HIV/AIDS communities. They comprised (i) vulnerable, maternally-orphaned (n = 319); (ii) vulnerable and not orphaned (n = 276); and... -
Finding Voice: The Photovoice Method of Data Collection in HIV and AIDS-Related Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Suhana Jacobs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Anne Harley --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study examined the efficacy of photovoice as a research technique to explore the lives of children and families living in the context of HIV and AIDS. Participants were volunteers at a Day Care and Support Centre (n=18), and members... -
Sex and the Right to HIV/AIDS Education in Early Childhood
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Deevia Bhana --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study explored how early childhood teachers (n=5) and young children (n=174) (age range 7 to 8 years; males = 81; females = 93) in two primary schools constructed and interpreted the right to HIV/AIDS education. Data were captured using... -
Teachers' Use of Memory-Box-Making to Provide Psychosocial Support in Their Pastoral Role
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria, Ronél Ferreira --- University of Pretoria, Maria Mnguni --- University of Pretoria,This study investigated the use of memory-box-making by teachers in their pastoral role. Ten female teachers participated in the study. The site of the study is in a South African primary school in an urban informal settlement. We used multiple... -
Listening to the Voices of Children in Early Schooling in the South African Context of HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kogilambal Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Hasina Banu Ebrahim --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study explored how children in early schooling interpreted their social reality to construct vulnerable childhoods in an HIV/AIDS context. Ten males and ten females between the ages of eight and nine years from low-income families in KwaZulu-Natal participated in... -
Researching HIV/AIDS, Education & Childhood in the African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carol Aubrey --- University of Warwick, UKThis article offers a reflective review of 12 articles and 4 brief reports included in this special issue of the International Journal of Psychology in Africa with the theme, ‘HIV/AIDS, education and childhood in the African context’. Muthukrishna and Ramsuran... -
Values of Children among Sub-Saharan African Women: The Case of Ghanaian Women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David L. Sam --- University of Bergen, Benjamin Amponsah --- University of Ghana, Jørn Hetland --- University of Bergen,This paper examines whether previously suggested reasons for having children: economic, social and psychological values of child can be identified among a group of sub-Sahara women, and the extent to which a spiritual value of child can be identified on... -
Street Children's Experiences of Aggression during Interaction with Police
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Aneesa Moolla --- University of Johannesburg, Chris Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg, Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg,The research investigated street children's experiences of aggression during interaction with police. The participants were 16 black male street children (aged =13 to 18 years) residing in a temporary shelter in Hillbrow of Johannesburg. Data were collected through phenomenological individual... -
A Parent's Experience of the Couple Relationship After Child Bereavement in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeanette Maritz --- University of Johannesburg, Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg, Chris Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg,The objective of this qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research was to explore and describe a parent's experience of the couple relationship after child bereavement in South Africa. Participants were nine parents as well as the researcher who lost children... -
The Cross-Cultural Validity of the Child Sexual Abuse Myth Scale: A Preliminary Investigation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Steven J. Collings --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Lotten Lindblom --- Växjö University, Sweden Sylvester N. Madu --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Myung Sook Park --- Sangji University, KoreaThe cross-cultural validity of the Child Sexual Abuse Myth Scale was examined in samples of adolescents and young adults drawn from three countries: South Africa (n = 200), Korea (n = 200), and Sweden (n = 200). Participants completed the... -
Reasons and Justifications Used by Child Abuse Perpetrators in Zimbabwean Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThis study sought to determine reasons and justifications used by child abuse perpetrators as viewed by education officers who handle and process cases of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwe. Six education officers were interviewed. They were purposefully selected for... -
Learning from Narratives: Understanding the Impact of Childhood Abuse on Interpersonal Functioning Later in Life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gwen Vogel --- , USA Sharon Gschaider-Kassahun --- , USAThis study used a survey and narrative approach to understand the link between childhood abuse experiences and interpersonal functioning later in life. Participants for the children's survey were 88 children (males = 43; females = 45; age range 5 to... -
Child Abuse: The Experiences of Children of Divorced Parents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, Orok Akpan --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The study investigated children's experiences of the divorce of their parents. The study specifically sought children's opinions as to their experiences of, and family circumstances associated with, the divorce of their parents. Data collection was by in-depth one-on-one individual interviews... -
Violation of Children's Rights by Traditional and Cultural Practices and the Responses by States in Eastern and Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Symphorosa Rembe --- University of Fort Hare, Kola Odeku --- University of Fort Hare,This article reviews traditional and cultural practices which lead to violation of children's rights in some of the countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and various measures taken by the States to address them. Traditional and cultural practices reviewed include... -
South African Law of Evidence as it Applies to the Child Witness: A Critical Evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nicci Whitear-Nel --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This article examines aspects of the South African criminal justice system which are of particular relevance to the child witness, and the reception of testimony by the court. The author focuses on: 1) the need to prepare the child witness... -
Conscription and Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflicts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joel Anwo --- University of Fort Hare, Symphorosa Rembe --- University of Fort Hare, Kola Odeku --- University of Fort Hare,The child soldier issue in Africa is historically unprecedented both in terms of its scope and almost inconceivable levels of abuse of children. The trend is becoming increasingly apparent with non-state armed groups, most of which operate well outside of,... -
A Violent Heritage: Non-Governmental Organizations as an Arena for the Reproduction of Childhood Violence in the Context of HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Susan de la Porte --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This article used ethnographic fieldwork to explore the overt and covert patterns of childhood violence experienced in a community on the north of Durban, South Africa. Participants included nine female teachers, two hundred pre-school children (age range 6 months to... -
Management of Child Sexual Abuse Cases by Female School Heads in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred Henry Makura --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThis study determined the nature, extent and causes of child sexual abuse cases and how Zimbabwean female primary school heads handle such cases in their schools. Seven female primary school heads from the southern province were interviewed. data were analysed... -
Child Sexual Abuse in Schools: Preliminary Indication for Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project)—Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Twesigye Consilous Rwanyonga --- Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project), Mbaziira Mike --- Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project), Aisha Nakubulwa --- City Council of Kampala,This study sought to access pupils' knowledge on their rights as children, establishing the common violations experienced with emphasis to understanding the forms of child sexual abuse acts in Ugandan primary schools. Quantitative data were collected from 30 schools covering... -
Gender-Based Domestic Violence against Children: Experiences of Girl-Children in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary O. Esere --- University of Ilorin, Nigera Adeyemi I. Idowu --- University of Ilorin, Nigera Joshua A. Omotosho --- University of Ilorin, NigeraThis study investigated the dynamics of gender-based domestic violence against children in Nigeria. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 20 purposively selected girl-children (age range = 12 to 15 years) from two SOS Children's Village who have been victims... -
Child Physical Abuse Among Urban Secondary School Pupils in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThe study had two main objectives: (a) to examine the nature and prevalence of child physical abuse among urban secondary school pupils in Zimbabwe; and (b) to investigate pupils' views on the causes of child physical abuse among urban secondary... -
Violence Against Children and the Effect on Education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jane Amunga --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Julius Maiyoa --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Judy Achokaa --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Irene Ashioya --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, KenyaThe study investigated the types of violence and the effect on children's education in Kakamega district, Kenya. Participants were 150 children (58 males, 92 females; age range up to 17 years). Data were collected using a questionnaire. Analysis was done... -
Play Therapy as an Intervention Against Sexual Violence in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Munita Dunn --- University of South Africa, Morekwe Selemogwe --- University of Botswana,The study explored the experience of social workers (n=9, consisting of females only, age range 25 to 40) and lay counsellors (n=9, consisting of 2 males and 7 females, age range 20 to 30) in Botswana. Participants had brief training... -
Main Themes and Missing Elements in Psychological Research into Child Maltreatment in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael P. Dunne --- Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaThese 18 papers on aspects of violence against children add to a growing body of African literature that tends to focus on four major themes. The first three are generic to research worldwide, and include efforts to uncover the extent... -
Child Abuse: Psychosocial and Religious Intervention Strategies in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Walter Sisulu University, Excellent Chireshe --- Great Zimbabwe University, Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda,The article examines psychosocial and religious intervention strategies used to prevent and manage child abuse in Zimbabwe. Psychosocial interventions used include primary, secondary and tertiary interventions. Religious interventions include primary and tertiary intervention. It appears that the intervention strategies are... -
South African Teachers' Experiences of Children in their Classrooms who may have ADHD
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tina Lopes --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Sarah Howie --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis study focused on understanding and explaining how teachers experience children in their classrooms who may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study was a qualitative study in which 17 teachers from three different schools in Gauteng, South Africa,... -
Child Abuse and Neglect: Counseling and Healing Practices with People of African Ancestry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nareadi Phasha --- University of South Africa, Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Ngozi Okose --- Private Practice, USA Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa Seter Siziya --- University of Zambia,Communities worldwide condemn child abuse and agree that any form of harm should be mitigated by culturally sensitive methods. In African settings such methods are underrepresented in the literature. This article sought to identify and highlight the healing practices that... -
Testimony of Children in the Criminal Justice Environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa,Child development and memory are of relevance to court testimony. There appears to be scant research pertaining to the competency of children as witnesses in criminal proceedings. However, there is concern in both the legal and psychological circles about the... -
Poverty: Narratives and Experiences of Street Children in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Jay M. M. Jadezweni --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Mzwamadoda Cekiso --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Cosmas Maphosa --- Walter Sisulu University, South AfricaThe study sought to establish street children's lived experiences and notions of poverty. A sample of 17 street children participated in the study (age range = 9 to 18 years; males = 15, females = 2). An in-depth interview was... -
Resilience in Children of Poverty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaMost studies reviewed show that poverty has a negative impact on school success and the social and emotional functioning of learners in schools. Students' personal beliefs about their capabilities were found to influence their motivation and learning in schools. However,... -
Structural Effects of Poverty on Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Severino Machingambi --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Newman Wadesango --- Walter Sisulu University, South AfricaPoverty has effects on the wellbeing of children through latent structural effects that influence the ecologies in which children develop and mature. Some of the salient and relatively under researched include homelessness and overcrowding and certain traditional cultural practices that... -
Motives for Choosing a Career in Teaching: A South African Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tuntufye S. Mwamwenda --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The study investigated motives for teaching career entry by students (n= 232, males= 103, females= 129, mean age 23) at a large South African university. Data were collected using a career motives survey differentiating extrinsic, intrinsic and altruistic motivators. Extrinsic... -
Structural Violence Effects on the Educational Life Chances of Children from Low Income Families in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nithi Muthukrishna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The aim of the study was to explore the structural conditions and social formations that mediate access to quality education amongst low income children in KwaZulu-Natal. Structural violence can lead to injustices to children such as the experience of hunger,... -
Night Shift Working Mothers: Mutual Perceptions with Adolescent Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nongazi Florinah Sizane --- North-West University, Republic of South Africa Esmé van Rensburg --- North-West University, Republic of South AfricaThe study investigated the mutual perception of relationships between mothers with day and night shift work and their teenage children. A cross-sectional survey using purposeful sampling was used. Two groups of 35 mothers and their adolescent children completed a Parent-Adolescent... -
Functions Served by Corporal Punishment: Adolescent Perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- University of Fort Hare,This exploratory study investigated the functions served by corporal punishment as perceived by high school students in a developing country. A qualitative research design was used. Participants were a convenient sample of five high school students. Data were collected using... -
“I am doing okay”: Intrapersonal Coping Strategies of Children Living in an Institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kesh Mohangi --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaIn this case study, we utilized a Resilience framework and Sense of Coherence theory to understand how a group of children coped while living in an institution as a consequence of HIV/AIDS. We followed a qualitative and interpretivist approach. The... -
Occupational Interests and Aspirations of Rural Black South African Children: Considerations for Theory, Research and Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mark Watson --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Mary McMahon --- The University of Queensland, Australia Paul Longe --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThere has been limited international and South African research on the career development of rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged children. The present research provides baseline information on the career development of rural, low socioeconomic status, Black upper elementary school children (N... -
Prevalence and Characteristics of Unresolved Paternal Identity in Families of a South African Community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mzikazi Nduna --- University of the Witwatersrand, Mambwe Kasese-Hara --- University of the Witwatersrand, Misheck Ndebele --- University of the Witwatersrand, Noleen Pillay --- University of the Witwatersrand, Leseho Manala --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the unresolved and unknown paternal identity among families in Alexandra Township in South Africa. Fifty-four guardians who had children registered at the Centre completed face-to-face, one-on-one structured interviews. We conducted descriptive and bivariate analyses. About 31.5% of... -
Perceived Child Rearing Practices as Predictors of University Students' Satisfaction with their Sexual Relationships
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charisse Lowe --- University of the Free State, Edwin Devon du Plessis --- University of the Free State, Nico Nortje --- University of the Free State,The aim of this study was to determine the effects that perceived child-rearing practices have on the sexually intimate relationship satisfaction of a sample of 130 male (n=62) and female (n=68) fourth year South African university students. Participants completed the... -
Speech and Language Disorders in Kenyan Children: Adapting Tools for Regions with Few Assessment Resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julie Anne Carter --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Grace Murira --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Joseph Gona --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Judy Tumaini --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast), Janet Lees --- Neurosciences Unit, Brian George Neville --- Neurosciences Unit, Charles Richard Newton --- The Centre for Geographic Medicine Research (Coast),This study sought to adapt a battery of Western speech and language assessment tools to a rural Kenyan setting. The tool was developed for children whose first language was KiGiryama, a Bantu language. A total of 539 Kenyan children (males=271,... -
Behavioural and Emotional Development in Children of Divorce
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lephodisa Stephen Molepo --- Tholene Sodi and Partners, Inc., South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Levison Maunganidze --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThis study reports on teacher perceptions of the impact of parental divorce on behaviour and emotional development in children of divorce. Participants were a purposive sampling of 80 primary school learners with parental divorce experience and a comparison group of... -
Mothering Children with Schizophrenia in a Village Setting: A Multiple Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Azwihangwisi Josphinah Negota --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Solomon Mashegoane --- University of Limpopo, South AfricaThis study reports on the experiences of mothers (n=8) raising children with schizophrenia in a rural South African village. The mothers were individually interviewed at their homes, using in-depth, phenomenological methods. Data were thematically analysed. Mothers of children with schizophrenia... -
Quality of Daily Life with Teenage Motherhood
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Edzisani Sodi --- Tholene Sodi and Partner's Inc, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South AfricaThis study describes teenage mothers' quality of daily life in a South African rural setting. It is a retrospective study. It was conducted with five participant women aged between 26 and 35 years with early motherhood experience. In-depth interviews were... -
The Criminal Liability of Child Soldiers: In Search of a Standard
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pieter Brits --- Department of Mercantile and Public Law, Faculty of Military Science, Michelle Nel --- Department of Mercantile and Public Law, Faculty of Military Science,Despite the recent focus on the problem of the recruitment and use of child soldiers, there is still no clarity on the criminal liability of child soldiers who participate in conflict. In this article, we analyze the criminal liability of... -
The Prevalence of Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the prevalence of coping behaviour, posttraumatic growth and psychological well-being in adult South African women (n=60, mean age=32, ethnicity=70% European, 28% African and 2% Asian descent). Specifically, the study considered the prevalence of constructive coping, posttraumatic growth... -
Psychosocial Experiences of Coloured Grandmothers who are the Primary Care Givers of Their Grandchildren
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Herman Grobler --- North-West University, South Africa Vera Roos --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the psychosocial experiences of grandmothers who care for their grandchildren. A qualitative research design was used. Twelve grandmothers (age range = 50 to 65) from a peri-urban community in the Western Cape (South Africa) were selected as... -
Ethnic Identification as Contributor to the Development of Moral Identity in Child-Headed Households
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacqueline Pretorius --- Private Practice, Piet Retief, Susanne Jacobs --- North West University, South Africa Marie van Reenen --- North West University, South AfricaThis study explored whether ethnic membership was a core construct in the moral identity development of adolescents in Zulu child-headed households. A convenience sample of 60 participants (31 male and 29 female) were recruited for the study from a mixed... -
Coping Behaviour, Posttraumatic Growth and Psychological Well-Being in Women with Childhood Sexual Abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Karen van der Merwe --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the coping behaviours and posttraumatic growth of women with sexual abuse in childhood (CSA) and long-term effects on their psychological well-being in adulthood. Participants were 10 women survivors of CSA (ages ranging from 23–48 years). Data on... -
The Undize Phenomenon—South African Childhood Sex Games and Their Contribution to Early Sexual Experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cebile Tebele --- University of South Africa, Kathryn Anne Nel --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Mary-Jane Michaelides --- University of Limpopo,This study retrospectively explored the experiences of a group of urban males and females with respect to a hide and seek game that indigenous South African children play (Undize), in early learning about sexuality. A focus group discussion of 16... -
Breaking the silence: using memory books as a counselling and succession-planning tool with AIDS-affected households in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sophie Witter Beatrice WereThis article reviews the experience of NACWOLA and Save the Children (UK) in using 'memory books' in AIDS-affected households in Uganda from the mid-1990s to the present. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with key stakeholders in early 2004, including NACWOLA... -
Developmental vulnerabilities and strengths of children living in child-headed households: a comparison with children in adult-headed households in equivalent impoverished communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Donald Glynis ClachertyThis pilot study addresses the need to clarify specific developmental vulnerabilities and strengths that characterise children living in child-headed households in comparison to children living in adult-headed households in equivalent impoverished communities. Samples of 10 each of these two categories... -
'But where are our moral heroes?' An analysis of South African press reporting on children affected by HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Helen Meintjes Rachel BrayMessages conveyed both explicitly and implicitly in the media play an important role in shaping the public's understanding of issues, as well as in shaping associated policy, programmes and popular responses to these issues. This paper applies discourse analysis to... -
What do Tanzanian children worry about?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mai Bente Snipstad Gro Therese Lie Dagfinn WinjeThis paper explores the worries of children in a sample of 8- to 15-year-old children, drawn from three primary schools on the outskirts of Moshi, Tanzania. Data about children's worries were collected by two methods. First, lists of worries were... -
Beyond liminality: orphanhood and marginalisation in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite DanielFor children, the death of a parent initiates a rite of passage, a three-stage process: separation from their status as 'son' or 'daughter', a period of liminality with rituals of mourning, burial and interment, and finally re-aggregation into a re-formed... -
The children left to stand alone
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sidsel RoalkvamDrawing upon ethnographic fieldwork in Seke, a semi-rural area outside Harare, Zimbabwe, this paper explores the social mechanism behind the seeming invisibility of children left on their own and how this form of 'invisibility' challenges established notions of childhood, parenthood,... -
Relationships, partnerships and politics in the lives of the urban poor in AIDS-afflicted Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lynne JonesThis paper seeks to better understand how poor urban families caring for children are able to access help from beyond the kinship group in a setting where HIV prevalence has risen to over 40%. The fieldwork shows that livelihoods were... -
Psychosocial disadvantage: preparation, grieving, remembrance and recovery for orphans in eastern Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Brian Howard Nelia Matinhure SherylA McCurdy Cary Alan JohnsonFew programmes for sub-Saharan Africa's 12.3 million children orphaned by AIDS have focused on their high risk for psychosocial problems. As groundwork for supporting orphans' healthy development, this study describes the preparation, grief, and memorial experiences and the physical and... -
Sexual discourse and decision-making by urban youth in AIDS-afflicted Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lynne JonesThis article begins by considering the ethics and practicalities of researching sensitive issues with older children and young adults in the context of HIV/AIDS. As part of qualitative fieldwork in the municipality of Mbabane, Swaziland, family caregivers and learners at... -
Intrapartum practices to limit vertical transmission of HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Antoinette du Preez Engela du Plessis Abel PienaarThe need to improve health services to HIV-positive women requires a specific focus on limiting mother-to-child transmission. Vertical transmission most often takes place during the intrapartum period; hence, it is essential to alert midwives to what constitutes safe or risky... -
Knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Ogun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AdeniyiK Adeneye MargaretA Mafe AdejuwonA Adeneye KabiruK Salami WilliamR Brieger MusbauA Titiloye TaiwoA Adewole PhilipU AgomoMother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is responsible for more than 90% of the cases of HIV infection in infants and children in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate data on the knowledge and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among women attending antenatal clinics in Nigeria... -
Faithfulness to partners: a means to prevent HIV infection, a source of HIV infection risks, or both? A qualitative study of women's experiences in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ThomasM Painter KassambaL Diaby DanielleM Matia LillianS Lin ToussaintS Sibailly MoïseK Kouassi EhounouR Ekpini ThierryH Roels StefanZ WiktorA cross-sectional study was carried out at a programme to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) at a public antenatal clinic in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The objectives were to obtain information from women concerning their reactions to HIV test results... -
Reconceptualising vulnerable children by acknowledging their assets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Irma Eloff Liesel Ebersöhn Jeandré ViljoenWe report on a study that sought to find alternative pathways to conceptualising vulnerable children. We have extracted a section from a longitudinal study that focuses on the ways in which vulnerable children in a rural community in South Africa... -
Breaching cultural silence: enhancing resilience among Ugandan orphans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel Hellen Malinga Apila Rune Bjørgo Gro Therese LieCultural silence is frequently the outcome of deep-seated taboos regarding adults talking to children about sex and death. This paper examines the impact of cultural silence on the resilience of children orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Cultural silence is often... -
Child participation in research: reflections on ethical challenges in the southern African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glynis Clacherty David DonaldThis article reflects on several challenges that particular cultural, socio-economic and catastrophic factors (such as the HIV epidemic) pose to ethical practice in research involving child participation in a region such as southern Africa. With reference to concrete situations, we... -
Boundaries of care: the role of the school in supporting vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ursula HoadleyThis paper is a response to a growing vision of schools as sites of care and support for vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS. The aim is to interrogate this notion and to raise some key issues... -
Young Malawians on the interaction between mental health and HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jerome Wright Fred Lubben Mac Bain MkandawirePrevious research has identified high levels of mental health problems among people affected by HIV. This study surveys specifically adolescents in southern Malawi on their experience of the impacts of living with HIV or AIDS on one's mental health. At... -
Predicting the social consequences of orphanhood in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Bray --- Centre for Social Science Research, Leslie Social Science Building, Upper Campus, South AfricaThis paper examines and questions the predictions found in the academic and policy literature of social breakdown in southern Africa in the wake of anticipated high rates of orphanhood caused by the AIDS epidemic. Analysis of the logic underlying these... -
Bereavement, silence and culture within a peer-led HIV/AIDS-prevention strategy for vulnerable children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ingrid Van der Heijden --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South AfricaIn addressing the psychosocial effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic among vulnerable children, the issue of bereavement appears inadequately addressed. Amid the global discourse on children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, this paper explores how cultural... -
Positive care? HIV and residential care for children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susan Moses --- , South Africa Helen Meintjes --- , South AfricaResponses to the HIV epidemic leading to an increase in the number of residential care facilities for children across sub-Saharan Africa have prompted concerns that large numbers of orphaned children are being placed in institutional care. There is little empirical... -
Dilemmas and tensions facing a faith-based organisation promoting HIVprevention among young people in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marisa Casale --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Stephanie Nixon --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Sarah Flicker --- Faculty of Environmental Studies, Canada Clara Rubincam --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Angelique Jenney --- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, CanadaFaith-based organisations (FBOs) are receiving growing attention for their roles in addressing HIV and AIDS in southern Africa. These roles, however, are not without philosophical challenges. Yet, to date, most references to the successes or limitations of FBOs have remained... -
Bereavement among South African adolescents following a sibling's death from AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Craig Demmer --- , United States Nina RothschildWhile increasing attention has been paid in recent years to studying the impact of parental death from AIDS on children, we know little about how a sibling's death from AIDS affects children. In this qualitative descriptive study, 11 in-depth interviews... -
Formative evaluation of the STAR intervention: improving teachers’ ability to provide psychosocial support for vulnerable individuals in the school community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ronél Ferreira --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Liesel EbersöhnThe article describes the pilot phase of a participatory reflection and action (PRA) study. The longitudinal investigation explores teachers’ ability to provide psychosocial support within the context of HIV/AIDS following an asset-based intervention. The study ensued from our desire to... -
The significance of gathering wild orchid tubers for orphan household livelihoods in a context of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JoyceFX Challe --- Department of Research and Training, Mikocheni Agricultural Institute, Tanzania Anke Niehof --- Sociology of Consumers and Households Group, The Netherlands PaulC Struik --- Centre for Crop System Analysis, The NetherlandsWe investigated the role of gathering and selling the edible tubers of wild orchids by children orphaned by AIDS as one of their livelihood strategies, through a household survey administered to 152 households in three villages in the Southern Highlands... -
A framework to expand public services to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in the Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marianne Reid --- , South Africa Yvonne Botma --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, South AfricaThe study undertook the development of a framework for expanding the public services available to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in South Africa. The study consisted of various component projects which were depicted as phases. The first... -
Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: the case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayMany children and youths living in low-resource and high-HIV-prevalence communities in sub-Saharan Africa are presented with daily hardships that few of us can even imagine. It is therefore no surprise that most research reporting on the experiences of HIV-affected children... -
Safeguarding inheritance and enhancing the resilience of orphaned young people living in child- and youth-headed households in Tanzania and Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Evans --- Department of Geography and Environmental Science, United KingdomThis article explores the resilience of orphaned young people in safeguarding physical assets (land and property) inherited from their parents and sustaining their households without a co-resident adult relative. Drawing on the concept of resilience and the sustainable livelihoods framework,... -
Challenges and coping strategies of orphaned children in Tanzania who are not adequately cared for by adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Angela Mathias --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayOrphaned children in poor rural communities sometimes have no adult who is able to care for them or else the adult caregiver is not able to provide adequate care. Tanzania remains one of the poorest countries in the world, and... -
Questioning the use-value of social relationships: care and support of youths affected by HIV in child-headed households in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Diana Van Dijk --- Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), The Netherlands Francien Van Driel --- Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), The NetherlandsThe opinion that the extended family can fulfil its supportive role in assisting child-headed households continues to exist. How these households encounter support, what this support entails, and how they experience this support is an under-researched subject. Most research literature... -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of infant feeding strategies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mandy Maredza --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Melanie Y Bertram --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Haroon Saloojee --- Division of Community Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Matthew F Chersich --- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Stephen M Tollman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Karen J Hofman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaDespite increasing availability of perinatal interventions to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in South Africa, MTCT remains high due to breastfeeding. To inform policy decisions in the country, cost-effectiveness of alternative infant-feeding interventions was conducted. Mathematical modelling was used... -
Perceived control and communication about sex: A study of South African families
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bradley Goodnight --- Georgia State University, Christina Salama --- Georgia State University, Elizabeth C Grim --- Georgia State University, Elizabeth R Anthony --- Georgia State University, Lisa Armistead --- Georgia State University, Sarah L Cook --- Georgia State University, Donald Skinner --- Stellenbosch University, Yoesrie Toefy --- Stellenbosch University,Caregiver–youth communication about sex protects youth against HIV/AIDS, and caregivers who believe that sex knowledge is important are more likely to talk to their youth about sex. However, caregivers who experience barriers to communication about sex may not talk to... -
Junior-headed households as a possible strategy for coping with the growing orphan crisis in northern Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jan Kuhanen Riikka Shemeikka Veijo Notkola Margareth NghixulifwaThis paper reports research concerning junior-headed households among Oshiwambo speakers in north-central Namibia. Based on field interviews with randomly sampled junior heads of households and selected key informants, we outline some features common to the junior-headed households and the ways... -
Discourses of childhood innocence in primary school HIV/AIDS education in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Deevia BhanaThis article draws from interview data to examine the meanings that teachers in two race and class-specific contexts in greater Durban, South Africa, may give to children's right to sexual health information as a part of HIV/AIDS education. The article... -
Perspectives of South African school children on HIV/AIDS, and the implications for education programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC Van DykThe study explores and describes South African school children's perspectives of HIV and AIDS, and links this to their respective cognitive developmental stage. The paper highlights developmental differences in the children's perceptions of HIV or AIDS and makes specific recommendations... -
Community approaches to preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission: perspectives from rural Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Megan Towle DanielH LendeThis paper examines the cultural and structural difficulties surrounding effective prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in rural Lesotho. We argue for three strategies to improve PMTCT interventions: community-based research and outreach, addressing cultural and structural dynamics, and working with... -
Conceptions of mental health among Ugandan youth orphaned by AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheila Harms Ruth Kizza Joshua Sebunnya Susan JackThe AIDS epidemic has disproportionately affected developing or low-income sub-Saharan African countries. Within the context of the epidemic, children and youth are at risk of losing their parents at an early age. The experience of orphanhood due to AIDS has... -
Diversity and mobility in households with children orphaned by AIDS in Couffo, Benin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: RoseC Fagbemissi --- Communication and Innovation Studies Group, Social Science Department, The Netherlands Rico Lie --- Communication and Innovation Studies Group, Social Science Department, The Netherlands Cees Leeuwis --- Communication and Innovation Studies Group, Social Science Department, The NetherlandsThis paper characterises children orphaned by AIDS in the Couffo region of Benin. A 2006 census conducted for the research revealed a total of 315 such orphans, aged 0 to 14 years, within 88 households. Seventy-one percent of these children... -
Paediatric antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of published clinical studies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mary-Ann Davies --- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Matthias Egger --- , Switzerland Olivia Keiser --- , Switzerland Andrew Boulle --- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South AfricaKnowledge of the experience and outcomes of current paediatric antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa can inform new programmes in the region as well as enhance existing ones. This is urgently needed to facilitate the scale-up of treatment, which... -
HIV/AIDS and sexuality: concerns of youths in rural Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeremiah Chikovore --- , South Africa Lennarth Nystrom --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Gunilla Lindmark --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Sweden Beth Maina Ahlberg --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, SwedenConcerns regarding HIV and AIDS were elicited from 546 school youths (51% female, age range 9–25 years) in a Zimbabwean rural district, through a self-generated question-writing process. Concerns emerged around how to avoid HIV infection at a time when they... -
The First Group (co)homology of a Group G with Coefficients in Some G–Modules
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: LucíliaD. Borsari DacibergL. GonçalvesLet G be a group. We give some formulas for the first group homology and cohomology of a group G with coefficients in an arbitrary G–module Ž. More explicit calculations are done in the special cases of free groups, abelian... -
The child with asthma for anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Spies --- Department of Anaesthesia, South AfricaAsthma is one of the most common coexisting diseases in children, and a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children. Morbidity is measured by school absences, emergency department visits and hospitalisations. Asthma continues to take the lives of children... -
Postoperative analgesia in children: getting it right
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CA Lee --- Department of Anaesthesiology,The management of postoperative pain in children has historically been poor, but advances have been made in the last decade. As pain is a complex phenomenon, a multimodal approach to treatment is required. This article aims to give a brief... -
The where, what and how of paediatric central venous access
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: RM Gray --- Red Cross Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town,This review aims to help practitioners positioning central venous catheters (CVCs) in paediatric patients to make informed decisions about the site, insertion technique, type of catheter to use, and care of the CVC. -
Anaesthetist's evaluation of a child with a heart murmur
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K Bester --- Department of Anaesthesia,Although between 50% and 85% of children may have a heart murmur, most heart murmurs are innocent. Murmurs can occur because of children's high cardiac output and small vessels, branching at acute angles, which promote turbulent flow. Innocent murmurs can... -
Telling a child he is HIV positive
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Pfaff --- Ngwelezane Hospital,Telling a child he is HIV positive can create a number of difficulties. An example is given of a consultation where an 8 year old HIV positive child accidentally learnt of his diagnosis, while his mother continually denied this result... -
Paraffin poisoning in children: What can we do differently?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Malangu --- National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa WJ Du Plooy --- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: The purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence, health cost and management of paraffin poisoning in a rural South African hospital. -
A review of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Kerry --- uMgungundlovu Health District,The IMCI approach ensures that a comprehensive and accurate assessment is made of a sick child using simple yet reliable clinical signs at the first contact level. Also doctors, especially those working in the public sector need to understand the... -
The clinical spectrum and cost implications of hospitalised HIV-infected children at Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CS Schoeman --- Intercare Walmer, MK Pather --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences,Background: HIV infection has become a common risk factor for hospital admission and a major contributor to childhood morbidity in South Africa. There remains a paucity of data describing the cost of hospitalisation of HIV-infected children in South Africa. The... -
The prevalence of exercise-induced asthma among school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BF Mtshali --- Department of Physiotherapy, South Africa KE Mokwena --- Department of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, South AfricaExercise-induced asthma (EIA) is one of the major factors that affect optimal performance in sport. The prevalence of EIA is reported to be on the increase among school children worldwide. The aim of this study was to indicate EIA prevalence... -
Prescribing of methylphenidate to children and adolescents in South Africa: A pharmacoepidemiological investigation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Truter --- Drug Utilization Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy, South AfricaBackground: Pharmacoepidemiological studies on ADHD are limited in South Africa. The primary aim was to analyse the prescribing of methylphenidate to patients aged 18 years and younger in the private health care sector. -
An investigation into the dramatic increase in deaths from gastroenteritis during the summer of 2007/08 at National District Hospital, Bloemfontein, Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Department of Family Medicine, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics,Introduction and background: Despite national guidelines and agreed upon admission and referral criteria for children in National District Hospital (NDH), Bloemfontein, the number of children admitted with gastroenteritis (GE) has increased dramatically since December 2007. From the previous year's Child... -
Relationships between overweight, obesity and physical fitness of nine- to twelve-year-old South African children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Truter --- School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa AE Pienaar --- School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa D Du Toit --- School of Education, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South AfricaBackground: -
Understanding participation in a hospital-based HIV support group in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AS Heyer --- , Australia LH Mabuza --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South Africa ID Couper --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South AfricaBackground: -
Impetigo in children: a clinical guide and treatment options
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MH Motswaledi --- Department of Dermatology,Impetigo is a contagious, superficial bacterial infection of the skin, most frequently encountered in children. Causative organisms are almost always Staphylococcus aureus or streptococci, or a combination of the two. Predisposing factors are nasal and perineal colonisation, overcrowding, poor personal... -
Injuries in children and adolescents seen during 2006 at the emergency department of the National District Hospital, Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PH Monese --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, EAM Prinsloo --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, FC Van Rooyen --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences,Background: Most children and adolescents recover fully from injuries. However, permanent disabilities may occur. The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence and profile of injuries in children and adolescents five to 19 years of age seen at... -
Chronic sinusitis in children: a general overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RL Friedman --- Sandton MediClinic and Netcare Linksfield Clinic, -
Childhood asthma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Levin --- Red Cross Children's Hospital, E Weinberg --- Allergy Diagnostic and Clinical Research Unit,Asthma is the most common chronic disease of South African children, affecting growth and development and quality of life. Features supporting the diagnosis are a family or personal history of atopy, night cough, exercise-induced cough and/or wheeze and seasonal variation... -
An approach to hearing loss in children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GJ Copley --- University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur and Red Cross Children's hospitals, South Africa NB Friderichs --- The Carel du Toit Centre, Ivan Tom's Infant Hearing Screening Programme, South AfricaHearing loss in children is common and can be difficult to identify, especially in young children. There are a variety of pathologies involved in these children, which make the problem challenging to diagnose and manage. This update describes how new... -
Diagnosis of childhood asthma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Levin --- Red Cross Children's Hospital, E Weinberg --- Allergy Diagnostic and Clinical Research Unit, -
Treating childhood asthma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Levin --- Red Cross Children's Hospital, E Weinberg --- Allergy Diagnostic and Clinical Research Unit, -
The perceptions of pregnant women, attending antenatal clinics, on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VA Akeke --- Elizabeth Ross District Hospital, OO Oguntibeju --- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, S Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Science,Background: The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women of reproductive age and children below the age of 15 years continues to increase, especially in the countries hardest hit by the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. -
Acute severe childhood asthma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Levin --- Red Cross Children's Hospital, E Weinberg --- Allergy Diagnostic and Clinical Research Unit, -
Prescribing habits for upper respiratory tract infections in children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Abbott --- Department of Paediatrics, -
The relationship of overweight and obesity to the motor performance of children living in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Truter --- School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, North-West University, AE Pienaar --- School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science, North-West University, D Du Toit --- School of Education, North-West University,Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between overweight and obesity and the motor performance of nine- to 13-year-old South African children. -
Defining hypertension in children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Revelas --- Pathological Department, Greece O Tahmazidis --- Vardakeio Hospital, GreeceHypertension is the most common, and potent universal contributor to cardiovascular mortality. Elevated blood pressure, labile or fixed, systolic or diastolic, at any age, in either sex, is a contributor to all forms of cardiovascular disease. Hypertension in children is... -
The young hypertensive
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Rayner --- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension,Increasingly, hypertension in children and adolescents is becoming more prevalent as a result of the burgeoning obesity epidemic, and the effects of low birthweight and underlying genetic predisposition. Blood pressure (BP) is lower in children, and it is therefore imperative... -
Eating disorders are real treatable medical illnesses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Revelas --- Department of Pathology, CreteEating disorders frequently appear during the teen years or in young adulthood. Common eating disorders include nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. Eating disorders affect both men and women. -
Nurses' monitoring of the Road to Health Chart at primary healthcare level in Makhado, Limpopo province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Kitenge --- Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital, I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: The Road to Health Chart (RTHC) is a record chart carried by the caregiver that combines essential information on the growth monitoring of a child, immunisation, vitamin A supplementation, deworming medicine and other illnesses. It provides useful information to... -
Anaesthesia for children: towards safer practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C-A Lee --- Department of Anaesthesiology, -
Exploration of pain in children on antiretroviral treatment in a regional hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Azam --- Paediatrics, Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital, L Campbell --- Department of Family Medicine, A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease on antiretroviral therapy (ART) may experience pain for a variety of reasons, including the effects of the virus itself, associated opportunistic infections and the ART. Studies indicate that pain in adults on... -
Malaria prevention in travelling children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Mathijs --- Department of Pharmacology,Preventing malaria in children is often neglected. Prevention is very important, as malaria is still a significant cause of childhood mortality. Parents must be aware that the same measures must be taken by children to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes... -
The effects of maternal diet and breastfeeding on children with asthma and allergy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Revelas --- St Nicolas General Hospital, T Katasos --- St Nicolas General Hospital,The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases highlights the need for devising effective prevention strategies. Several studies have investigated the preventive effect of maternal avoidance of highly allergenic foods, such as cow's milk, eggs, and nuts, during... -
Ethics and medicine: revisiting the Children's Act and the implications for healthcare practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Knapp van Bogaert --- Centre for Applied Ethics, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care,Under the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, the rights of children are protected in the same manner as are those of ordinary South African citizens. In Section 28, the Constitution also makes provision for the protection of specific... -
‘Children will always be children’: Exploring perceptions and experiences of HIV-positive children who may not take their treatment and why they may not tell
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Sarah Bernays --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Godfrey Siu --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Tim Rhodes --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, UgandaHIV-positive children and young people may face substantial social barriers to maintaining appropriate levels of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) during childhood and adolescence. In this paper, we focus on these children's voices and the challenges they face growing up... -
‘Mum never loved me.’ How structural factors influence adolescent sexual and reproductive health through parent–child connectedness: A qualitative study in rural Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joyce Wamoyi --- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Daniel Wight --- Medical Research Council, UKResearch in high income countries shows parent–child connectedness to be protective against undesirable sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes among young people. Little has been done to understand the nature of parent–child connectedness, the structural factors that impact on connectedness... -
Age, Gender and Social Class Influences on Skin Colour Preferences Among Mozambican Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Germano Vera Cruz --- University of Toulouse II, FranceThis study examined skin colour preferences among Mozambican children (N = 500; male = 48% and females = 52%; middle-high SES = 48% and low SES = 52%; mean age = 7.34 and SD = 1.80). The children selected preferred... -
Constipation in children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RA Brown --- Department of Paediatric Surgery, RJ Wood --- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,Constipation in children is a universal problem, occurring in 0.7–28% of the population. The exact aetiology is unknown, but the majority of children have a functional, rather than organic, aetiology. Symptoms associated with constipation include abdominal pain, a poor appetite... -
Legal professionals’ views on pre-trial therapy in cases of child sexual abuse in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ansie Fouché --- North-West University, South Africa Liana (MP) Le Roux --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe aim of this study is to report on a preliminary qualitative inquiry into the views of legal professionals in South Africa regarding pre-trial therapy for victims of child sexual abuse (CSA). Applying purposive and snowball sampling, 15 experienced state... -
Mother of two children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Fiona C. Ross --- Department of Anthropology, South AfricaThe paper considers the place of the impersonal in the making of intimacies (in this case, the “mother-child dyad”), through examining examples of how temporality, grammar, measurement and knowledge are imbricated and naturalised in the events and processes of life-giving... -
The miracle workers: obstacles and opportunities for restoring sight to children in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Susan Levine --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Lene Øverland --- Orbis Africa, Kings Cross Corner, South Africa Prasidh Ramson --- Orbis Africa, Kings Cross Corner, South AfricaThe case studies presented in this paper reflect on the experiences of parents and the caregivers of children from the province of KwaZulu-Natal who overcame multiple obstacles to prevent childhood blindness due to cataract. Borrowing Sarah Franklin's metaphor of an... -
“An African way of doing things”: reproducing gender and generation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nolwazi Mkhwanazi --- Department of Anthropology, South AfricaIn this article I draw on ethnographic research conducted in the townships of Nyanga East and Khayelitsha, South Africa, to suggest a link between normative ideals about the relations between children and adults, normative practises around the care of children,... -
Fever in children: how to minimise risk and provide appropriate therapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Robin J Green --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Adéle Pentz --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South AfricaThe management of fever in children is a subject that garners many different opinions and interventions. Various approaches seem to be acceptable, from the physician who never uses antipyretic medication, to the use of multiple combination therapies. Following the recent... -
Traditional Acholi mechanisms for reintegrating Ugandan child abductees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Eric Awich Ochen --- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, UgandaUsing a mainly qualitative approach, this paper analyses the presence, significance and efficacy of traditional mechanisms for the protection of children from conflicts and other adverse situations. Contemporary child protection debates seem to put emphasis on the western construction of... -
Values in children's stories in South Africa: an exploratory discourse analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anne Fleischack --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Trudy Meehan --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the presentation and construction of the values in story texts for children in South Africa. The data were from five children's stories from a widely-circulated weekly newspaper. The story content was analysed for value-laden themes child readers... -
The role of educational psychologists in promoting ethical research conducted with children: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair in Education and care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study explored perceptions of educational psychologists on their role in promoting ethical research involving children. Participants were 10 South African educational psychologists (females = 60%; males = 40%) from mostly public services (90%). Data on their perceived roles in... -
The prevalence of multiple losses experienced by children from birth to 18 years in the National District Hospital in Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa L Branders --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa M Claassen --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa D Saaiman --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa R Strauss --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa A van Staden --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: Multiple losses experienced by children is a topic on which little research has previously been completed. Therefore, a specific definition of multiple losses is unavailable. Multiple losses are traumatic for children and result in the need for intervention and... -
“Bearing my fruit into the grave”: experiences of anticipatory grieving and bereavement among Zimbabwean HIV positive women with loss of their only child
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julia Mutambara --- Department of Psychology, Zimbabwe Memory Chitambira --- Department of Psychology, Zimbabwe James January --- Department of Community Medicine, Mpikelelo Maseko --- Department of Psychology, ZimbabweThis study aimed to explore the bereavement experiences of HIV positive women who had lost their only child. Participants were 10 women living with HIV (age range = 24–35 years) and with loss of their only child. Data on experiences of anticipatory... -
Attitudes of women and men living with HIV and their healthcare providers towards pregnancy and abortion by HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ann M Moore --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Akinrinola Bankole --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Olutoin Awolude --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Suzette Audam --- The Guttmacher Institute, USA Adesina Oladokun --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Nigeria Isaac Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, NigeriaFertility decisions among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are complicated by disease progression, the health of their existing children and possible antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, among other factors. Using a sample of HIV-positive women (n = 353) and men (n... -
Mental health correlates of HIV risk behaviour and STIs/HIV infection among university students from 22 low, middle and high income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, ThailandThe aim of this study was to determine mental health correlates of HIV risk behaviour and self-reported STIs/HIV infection among university students in 22 low, middle and high income countries. Data on mental health and HIV risk were collected from... -
The effect of an automated integrated management of childhood illness guideline on the training of professional nurses in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Hilary Rhode --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, South Africa Bob Mash --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Reducing under-five mortality rates is a global priority. Although under-five mortality has decreased in South Africa, it is still unacceptably high. The implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guideline is a key World Health Organization intervention... -
“Managing identities” and parental disclosure of HIV sero-status in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nelson Muparamoto --- Sociology Department, Zimbabwe Manase Kudzai Chiweshe --- Centre for Development Studies, ZimbabweDrawing from a small sample of HIV infected respondents, this paper examines parents’ perceptions on the decision to disclose or not to disclose their HIV sero-status to their children. It explores how parents control the information in the interactional ritual... -
The impact of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) in targeted supplementation of children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Liana Steenkamp --- HIV & AIDS Research Unit, South Africa Ronette Lategan --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Jacques Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaObjective: To describe catch-up growth in children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) on targeted supplementation using Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF). -
Ethics and the Everyday: Reconsidering approaches to research involving children and young people
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rachel Bray --- Centre for Social Science Research, South Africa Imke Gooskens --- Centre for Social Science Research, South AfricaGuidelines on ethical practice in research with children tend to focus on ways to protect children from potential economic and emotional exploitation. While such concerns deserve attention we argue that they represent only a portion of the moral framework in... -
The ‘picaninny wage’. An historical overview of the persistence of structural inequality and child labour in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: S.L. Levine --- Department of Social Anthropology,This paper considers the recruitment of children and youths in colonial and post colonial South Africa. It explores the early legislation that transformed the nature of childhood in pre-colonial South Africa, and contributes to emerging scholarship on social constructions of... -
‘She's just like my mother’: measuring motherhood in the context of the HIV epidemic in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Naomi Marshak --- Department of Social Anthropology,This paper emerges from an ethnographic study conducted in Kwazulu-Natal in 2010 that explored the practices of a humanitarian intervention providing psychosocial support for and strengthening of the bonds between orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and their non-biological... -
Reconceptualising hope within the context of vulnerability in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cheryl Wright --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Gert van der Westhuizen --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study was aimed at clarifying conceptualisations of hope amongst vulnerable young people in a high HIV/AIDS prevalence South African setting. Participants were four young people ranging from 15 to 19, and interview data were collected on their household conditions,... -
Chronic sinusitis in children: a general overview
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: R L Friedman --- Private Practice, Sandton MediClinic and Netcare Linksfeld Clinic, -
HHV-8 transmission from mother to child
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Angela Revelas --- Pathological Department, GreeceTransmission of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the aetiological agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma, is known to occur during sex among homosexual men. However, other modes of HHV-8 transmission have yet to be elucidated in endemic populations. -
Acute gastroenteritis among children in the developing world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Angela Revelas --- General Practitioner, GreeceAcute gastroenteritis represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Young children are affected most frequently, with three to 10 episodes of diarrhoea per subject per year, a rate that decreases to less than one episode annually for children... -
Guidelines for the management of acute meningitis in children and adults in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: T.H. Boyles --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, C. Bamford --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, K. Bateman --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, L. Blumberg --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, A. Dramowski --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, A. Karstaedt --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, S. Korsman --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, D.M. le Roux --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, G. Maartens --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, S. Madhi --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, R. Naidoo --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, J. Nuttall --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, G. Reubenson --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, J. Taljaard --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, J. Thomas --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, G. van Zyl --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, A. von Gottberg --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, A. Whitelaw --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa, M. Mendelson --- Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa Working Group on Acute Meningitis in Children and Adults Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa,This guideline provides a rational and cost-effective approach to patients with acute meningitis, which causes considerable morbidity and mortality, predominantly in children.There are many aetiologies, but a small number of bacteria and viruses account for the majority of cases. There... -
Intramedullary conus medullaris tuberculoma in an HIV-infected child: an unusual immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M. Lawler --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, S. Zulu --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, M. Archary --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, V. Govender --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, L. Mubaiwa --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, R. Bobat --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,A human immunodeficiency virus-infected girl with previous cerebral tuberculosis presented with paraparesis and sphincter dysfunction after improvement in her CD4 count, following antiretroviral therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging of her spinal cord revealed a conus medullaris lesion, in keeping with a... -
Tuberculosis: a disease that is alive and kicking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Angela Revelas --- Pathological Department,Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease, accounting for over a quarter of avoidable deaths in adults. The great majority of cases, and more than 95% of deaths, occur in the developing world. -
Well-child visits: perceptions of Nigerian mothers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: E O Sadoh --- Institute of Child Health, University of Benin, Nigeria B E Okungbowa --- Institute of Child Health, University of Benin, NigeriaWell-child visits have been shown to be of beneft. In Nigeria, many children aged five years and younger do not receive any scheduled preventive healthcare services after the receipt of their last vaccination. This was a descriptive cross-sectional survey. Using... -
Preventive therapy for children following contact with a tuberculosis source case: cause for debate in a high-burden setting?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: J A Seddon --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa P. Godfrey-Faussett --- Department of Clinical Research, United Kingdom A C Hesseling --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa H S Schaaf --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa D A Enarson --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South AfricaThe identifcation of vulnerable children following contact with an infectious tuberculosis source case, and their subsequent treatment with effective preventive therapy, reduces the risk of tuberculosis disease progression. The majority of countries in the world recommend preventive therapy for young... -
Nocardia mastoiditis in an African child
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: M. Lawler --- Paediatric Infectious Diseases, M. Archary --- Paediatric Infectious Diseases, M. Smith --- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, R. Bobat --- Paediatric Infectious Diseases, -
Cryptococcal osteomyelitis in a clinically immune-competent child
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: GB Firth --- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, South Africa T Ntanjana --- Orthopaedic Surgery Division, South Africa T Law --- Division of Microbiology, South AfricaCryptococcus neoformans is a fungus which rarely infects immune competent children. It commonly affects the lung and central nervous system in immunodeficient individuals. Osteomyelitis is extremely rare and this case report presents an eight-year-old immune competent boy with a tibial... -
Enteropathogens associated with the seasonal fuctuations in plasma sodium and potassium levels in childhood diarrhoea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: V Pillay-van Wyk --- Burden of Disease Research Unit, G Swingler --- School of Child and Adolescent Health,This paper aims to assess the clinical, nutritional, microbiological, environmental and socio-economic determinants that have a seasonal distribution, or are potential confounders of a seasonal association of previously described seasonal fuctuations in plasma sodium and potassium concentrations in children with... -
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in children: a formidable foe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Pretorius --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa B Brennan --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa J Thomas --- Department of Anaesthesia, South AfricaStaphylococcus aureus remains one of the most common causes of bacteraemia in children. In order to evade and overcome the immune responses of its host and any antimicrobial therapies aimed at destroying it, this organism, through various mechanisms, continues to... -
Psychosocial and health risk outcomes among orphans and non-orphans in mixed households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Candice Reardon, Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Collins Mucheuki --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Tim Quinlan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South AfricaA growing body of research warns of the social challenges facing orphans. We examined this issue focusing on differences between orphans and non-orphans from mixed households, that is, households that comprise both orphans and non-orphans. We examined whether orphans reported... -
Embodied urban health and illness in Cape Town: children's reflections on living in Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Efua Prah --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis paper explores ideas about health and illness held by six children who live in the Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area in Cape Town, South Africa. The research shows that solutions to illness and health problems held by low-income populations... -
Strengthening doctoral supervision in a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) Specialisation in Child and Adolescent Psychology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaSupervision differs in PhD and DPsych contexts. PhD supervision focuses on students' pursuit of a career in academia, with the emphasis on research. In a DPsych framework, the focus of supervision is to assist students, who are experienced practitioners in... -
Physical activity of children from a small rural town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Minnaar --- Private Practice General Practitioner, South Africa CC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine, South Africa L Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South AfricaIntroduction: Physical activity plays an integral role in the normal physical, mental, social and cognitive development of children. One of the main reasons for overweight children in low- and middle-income countries like South Africa is inactivity. This study’s aim was... -
Childhood physical and sexual abuse, and adult health risk behaviours among university students from 24 countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThe goal of this study was to retrospectively estimate the prevalence of childhood physical abuse (CPA) and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in relation to experience of adult violence, poor mental health, addictive behaviour and sexual risk behaviour among university students... -
Caregivers’ perspective of the child support grant in South Africa: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Calvin Mudzingiri --- Department of Economics, South Africa Emmanuel Moyana --- Department of Social Development, South Africa Fungai Mbengo --- Child Welfare South Africa,This study explored caregivers’ perceptions of the South African Child Support Grant as a poverty alleviation instrument. Informants consisted of 72 caregivers who were purposively selected through the snowball method (female = 99%; single parent = 71%, blacks = 100%)... -
Socio-demographic profiles and anthropometric status of 0- to 71-month-old children and their caregivers in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Cm. Smuts --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Se. Schoeman --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Ja. Laubscher --- Biostatics Unit, A. Oelofse --- Centre for Nutrition, Ajs. Benadé --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Ma. Dhansay --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit,Abstract -
Factors influencing women’s decisions to purchase specific children’s multi-nutrient supplements in the Gauteng Province (South Africa)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: T. Merlin --- Department of Human Nutrition, School for Health Care Sciences, Gj. Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, School for Health Care Sciences, Pj. Bekker --- Biostatistics Unit, South AfricaAbstract -
Dietary intake and metabolic control of children aged six to ten with type 1 diabetes mellitus in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: K. Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Emw. Maunder --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Kl. Naidoo --- Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the dietary intake and metabolic control of children with type 1 diabetes. -
Primary health care facility infrastructure and services and the nutritional status of children 0 to 71 months old and their caregivers attending these facilities in four rural districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S Schoeman --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Cm Smuts --- Currently from Center of Excellence in Nutrition, Potchefstroom M Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, M Van Stuijvenberg --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, A Oelofse --- Currently from Center for Nutrition, Ja Laubscher --- Bio-statistics Unit, Ajs Benadé --- Currently from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Ma Dhansay --- Currently from Executive Research Directorate,Objective: To assess primary health care (PHC) facility infrastructure and services, and the nutritional status of 0 to 71-month-old children and their caregivers attending PHC facilities in the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provinces in South Africa. -
Adverse social, nutrition and health conditions in rural districts of the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S. Schoeman --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa V. Adams --- Currently from Scifest, South Africa C. Smuts --- School for Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Science, Potchefstroom N. Ford-Ngomane --- Health Systems Trust, South Africa J. Laubscher --- Biostatistics Unit, South Africa M. Dhansay --- Currently from Executive Research Directorate, South AfricaObjective: This study determined the socio-demographic, nutritional and health status of children and their caregivers in two rural districts in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and one rural district in the Eastern Cape (EC), South Africa. -
Nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of primary school children in QwaQwa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Wh Oldewage-Theron --- Director, Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods (CSL), South Africa Aa Egal --- Research Fellow, CSL, South AfricaAbstract -
Food and beverage marketing to children in South Africa: mapping the terrain
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sb Cassim --- School of Management, South AfricaThe prevalence of overweight and obesity, particularly in children, raises serious attention to its causes and possible interventions. Food marketing to children has in recent years come under scrutiny as one of the putative factors responsible for the rising rates... -
Increased mining activities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: an opportunity to improve the nutritional status of children under five-years-old
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tn Achoki --- Global Health Initiative, Switzerland C Shilumani --- Public Health Specialist, South AfricaIntroduction: Household poverty and poor access to health and other social amenities are key drivers of malnutrition and poor child health in most low-resources settings. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the backdrop of past instability, experiences a host... -
Risk factors of poor anthropometric status in children under five years of age living in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ms Lesiapeto --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa Cm Smuts --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa Sm Hanekom --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa J Du Plessis --- Department of Statistics, South Africa M Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South AfricaObjectives: Factors associated with children’s anthropometric status were determined. -
Community-based agricultural interventions in the context of food and nutrition security in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, C. Witten --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, S. Drimie --- Regional Coordinator, RENEWAL,Despite South Africa being a food-secure country in terms of aggregate food availability, it is listed by the World Health Organization as one of 36 high-burden countries, home to large numbers of stunted children. Recent findings, in the context of... -
The impact of a nutrition programme on the dietary intake patterns of primary school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: D Oosthuizen --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, Wh Oldewage-Theron --- Director: Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, C Napier --- Food and Nutrition Consumer Sciences,Objective: The aim of this study was to improve the dietary intake patterns and food choices of children aged 9-13 years in a periurban community. -
Dietary fat intake and nutritional status indicators of primary school children in a low-income informal settlement in the Vaal region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: W. Oldewage-Theron --- Director of the Research Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, C Napier --- Department of Food and Nutrition, A Egal --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods,Background: The objective of this study was to examine growth indicators, serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as dietary fat intakes usually associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in healthy primary... -
Household market participation and stunting in preschool children in Lilongwe, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Al Howard --- Department of Global and Community Health, Mk Komwa --- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, R. Yohane --- Kanengo AIDS Support Organization, Kh Jacobsen --- Department of Global and Community Health,Background: Stunting among Malawian preschool children continues to be a concern. -
Body composition in stunted, compared to non-stunted, black South African children, from two rural communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Bs. Motswagole --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Hs Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Kd Monyeki --- Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit,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 in stunted children. The design was a cross-sectional... -
Nutritional status, complementary feeding practices and feasible strategies to promote nutrition in returnee children aged 6–23 months in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Mokori --- Centre for Nutrition Education and Technology, P. Orikushaba --- Lutheran World Federation,Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of underweight and wasting, feeding patterns, water use and sanitation patterns in children aged 6–23 months in returnee villages in northern Uganda, and then to identify feasible strategies to... -
Nutritional status and food intake data on children and adolescents in residential care facilities in Durban
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Hh Grobbelaar --- Department of Food and Nutrition Consumer Sciences, Ce Napier --- Department of Food and Nutrition Consumer Sciences, W Oldewage-Theron --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods,Objective: The aim of this study was to examine growth indicators and dietary intake patterns of children aged 4-18 years residing in residential care facilities in Durban. -
Tuck-shop purchasing practices of Grade 4 learners in Pietermaritzburg and childhood overweight and obesity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nl Wiles --- Lecturer, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Jm Green --- Senior Research Associate, Rural Resource Management, Fj Veldman --- Associate Professor, Dietetics and Human Nutrition,Objectives: To determine the anthropometric characteristics of Grade 4 learners in relation to their tuck-shop purchasing practices. -
The impact of preschool feeding programmes on the growth of disadvantaged young children in developing countries: a systematic review of randomised trials
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Els --- Department Nutrition and Dietetics, C Walsh --- Department Nutrition and Dietetics,Background: Childhood malnutrition in developing countries contributes to developmental delays, as well as increased morbidity and mortality. The effectiveness of feeding programmes as a strategy to improve childhood malnutrition has been questioned. -
The influence of socio-demographic factors on the nutritional status of children in the Stellenbosch area, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ap Kirsten --- Division of Human Nutrition, D Marais --- Division of Applied Health Sciences, C Schübl --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,Objectives: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity, as well as socio-demographic risk factors associated with childhood overweight and obesity in the Stellenbosch area, Western Cape province. -
Studies since 2005 on South African primary schoolchildren suggest lower anaemia prevalence in some regions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C Taljaard --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Nm Covic --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, A Van Graan --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Hs Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Jc Jerling --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition,The objective of this study was to report on the iron status of South African primary schoolchildren, as reported in independent studies conducted since the last National Food Consumption Survey-Fortification Baseline (NFCS-FB) in 2005. Internet searches were conducted for cross-sectional... -
Changes in complementary feeding practices and nutrition status in returnee children aged 6-23 months in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Mokori --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, Sl Hendriks --- Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, P Oriskushaba --- Lutheran World Federation Uganda, A Oelofse --- Department of Human Nutrition Faculty of Health Sciences and Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being,Objectives: Evaluate changes in underweight and wasting, feeding patterns, water use, sanitation, immunisation, disease episodes, deworming and vitamin A supplementation in children aged 6-23 months in returnee villages benefiting from a community-based supplementary feeding programme in northern Uganda. Community perceptions... -
Under- and overnutrition and evidence of metabolic disease risk in rural black South African children and adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tm Pedro --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics, K. Kahn --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Jm Pettifor --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics, Sm Tollman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Sa Norris --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics,Objectives: The objective was to determine the prevalence of under- and overnutrition, as well as evidence of metabolic disease risk in rural black South African children and adolescents. -
Overweight and obesity in six-year-old children in 4th and 5th quintile schools in Mangaung, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Van den Berg --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, L Meko --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences,Objective: Weight status at age six years has been identified as an important predictor of overweight and obesity in adolescence, which, in turn, tracks into adulthood, increasing the risk of future metabolic diseases. This study aimed to describe the prevalence... -
Child sexual abuse and literacy achievement in a sample of South African primary school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair, Education and Care in Childhood,This study investigated child sexual abuse (CSA) and literacy achievement among South African primary school children. Data on self-reported experience of CSA and actual literacy achievement were collected from a convenience sample of 160 learners from a Soweto school in... -
Moderate malnutrition in children aged five years and younger in South Africa: are wasting or stunting being treated?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Steenkamp --- Department of Dietetics, R Lategan --- Head Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, J Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics,Objectives: The objective of the study was to describe wasting and stunting in children aged 12–60 months, admitted to targeted supplementary feeding programmes for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in South Africa. -
A review of infant and young child feeding practice in hospital and the home in KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: P Seonandan --- Department of Health, South Africa NH McKerrow --- Department of Health, South AfricaBackground: Malnutrition remains a major health burden globally. To date the focus in South Africa has been on exclusive breastfeeding from birth to 6 months, with less attention on feeding of the infants beyond 6 months. -
Consent by children: considerations when assessing maturity and mental capacity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Y Havenga --- Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science, South Africa MA Temane --- Department of Nursing Science, South AfricaHealth care providers are required to know and apply legal, ethical and professional requirements when obtaining consent from children. Central to obtaining consent from children is the ability to assess and arrive at a clinical judgement about the child’s maturity... -
Ensuring holistic development of disabled children in developing countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, IndiaA disability is a sort of disadvantage that either restricts or prevents the given person in the discharge of the roles/duties that are considered normal for that person. Disabled children belong to one of the most vulnerable and marginalised sections... -
Diet and childhood asthma: review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Irene L Labuschagne --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Evette van Niekerk --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaChildhood asthma is the most common chronic inflammatory childhood disease with almost 20% children and adolescents reporting asthma symptoms in South Africa. Associations between asthma and dietary antioxidants (vitamin E, vitamin C, carotenoids, selenium, polyphenols, and fruit), polyunsaturated fatty acids... -
Detrimental role of childhood obesity in adolescence and adulthood: developing nation’s perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava --- Department of Community Medicine, India Jegadeesh Ramasamy --- Department of Community Medicine, IndiaWorldwide, over the years, a significant hike in the prevalence of overweight and obesity has been observed among children, adolescents, and adult age-group individuals. In contrast to the previous beliefs that overweight and obesity are a major public health concern... -
‘I want to be a hope champion!’ – Research as hope intervention with rural South African children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Avivit M. Cherrington --- School of Education Research and Engagement, Faculty of Education, South Africa Naydene De Lange --- School of Education Research and Engagement, Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study explored how visual participatory research-as-intervention enabled a strengthening of hope among a group of South African primary school children. Twelve learners aged 9–13 years from a rural village in the QwaQwa region of South Africa participated in the... -
Advanced training in child psychology: Key elements in offering a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) programme in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Carla Sharp --- Developmental Psychopathology Lab, Clinical Psychology, USAThe aim of this article is to propose some benchmarks for a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) in advanced training in Child Psychology in South Africa, and to highlight key elements in offering such a programme. In doing so, we use... -
Keeping kids in care: virological failure in a paediatric antiretroviral clinic and suggestions for improving treatment outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susan Purchase --- HOPE Cape Town Association and Trust, South Africa Jayne Cunningham --- HOPE Cape Town Association and Trust, South Africa Monika Esser --- Immunology Unit, Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, South Africa Donald Skinner --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaThe burden of paediatric HIV in South Africa is extremely high. Antiretrovirals (ARVs) are now widely accessible in the country and the clinical emphasis has shifted from initiation of treatment to retention in care. This study describes the cumulative virological... -
Making the childfree choice: Perspectives of women living in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Primrose Z. J. Bimha --- Gender Studies, School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, South Africa Rachelle Chadwick --- Gender Studies, School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, South AfricaThis article explores heterosexual childfree women’s decisions and the ways in which they negotiate their childfree identity in the context of pronatalist expectations. A convenience sample of seven women living in South Africa were interviewed about their rationale and experience... -
Knowledge and practice of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV guidelines amongst doctors and nurses at Odi Hospital, Tshwane District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Kingsley Ogbonna --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa John Tumbo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: Almost 60 million people are infected with and 25 million people have already died from HIV/AIDS. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected, with 67% of all people living with HIV and 91% of all new infections amongst children... -
Environmental health factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children in the Sebeta town of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: AI Mohammed --- Medical and Health Services Department, Ethiopia Li Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to assess and explore household environmental health factors associated with the occurrence of diarrhoea experienced by children under five years of age in Sebeta town of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study, using stratified random sampling... -
Child Abuse or Discipline? Moses Isegawa’s Critique of Ugandan Child-rearing Practices in Abyssinian Chronicles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Edgar Nabutanyi --- Department of Literature, UgandaAlthough Moses Isegawa’s debut novel, Abyssinian Chronicles, has received popular recognition in the press, it is yet to attract commensurate critical attention in literary scholarship. No wonder the available critical analyses of this important Ugandan text focus on only its... -
Dealing with disclosure: Perspectives from HIV-positive children and their older carers living in rural south-western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Esther Dusabe-Richards --- Department of International Public Health, United Kingdom Rwamahe Rutakumwa --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Flavia Zalwango --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Allen Asiimwe --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Elvis Kintu --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Fatuma Ssembajja --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council, UgandaThere are limited data on the challenges faced by carers, in particular older carers, in managing the difficult task of status disclosure for HIV-positive children. We report findings from qualitative interviews with 18 care dyads of older people and HIV-positive... -
Marriage, kinship and childcare in the aftermath of AIDS: rethinking “orphanhood” in the South African lowveld
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Isak Niehaus --- Anthropology Division, United KingdomIn this article I consider the significance of marriage from the vantage point of children’s affiliation to domestic units during the era of South Africa’s AIDS pandemic. Drawing on multi-temporal fieldwork in Impalahoek, a village in the Bushbuckridge municipality of... -
Factors leading to orphans and vulnerable children living in community-based homes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair: Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education,This study explored the influences on living arrangements of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) housed at a community-based home in Johannesburg, South Africa. A total of 50 OVC (males = 36%, females = 64%; age range 11 to 18 years)... -
Child factors associated with complementary feeding practices in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alex Mokori --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, University of Pretoria, Uganda Hettie Schonfeldt --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, South Africa Sheryl L Hendriks --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of the study was to identify child factors that influenced complementary feeding practices in 2006 and 2011 in Uganda. -
Dilated cardiomyopathy in a child with abdominal neuroblastoma and normal serum catecholamine levels: anaesthetic management and review of literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Anuradha Ganigara --- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, India Chandrika Yabagodu Ramavakoda --- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, India Chandana M Srinivasan --- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, India Madhusudan Ganigara --- Department of Pediatrics, USANeuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumour of childhood. Dilated cardiomyopathy as an initial presentation of neuroblastoma is rare. We report the case of a three-year-old child with giant abdominal neuroblastoma encasing the abdominal aorta who presented with dilated... -
Optimal management of children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in primary care: a quality improvement project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Claire van Deventer --- Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, South Africa Lauren Golden --- WRHI, South Africa Erica du Plessis --- District Clinical Specialist Team, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, South Africa Carien Lion-Cachet --- Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health, South AfricaIntroduction: With the large volumes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients in South Africa, one clinical management strategy has been to task shift. This means that previously hospi-centric HIV services have devolved to primary health care (PHC) clinics. The... -
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) performance versus weight for height in South African children (0–59 months) with acute malnutrition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Natisha Dukhi --- Department of Human Physiology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Myra Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of this study was to compare mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and weight for height (W/H) as indices of acute malnutrition in children aged 0–59 months in South Africa. -
Emergence agitation in paediatric patients using sevoflurane and isoflurane anaesthesia: a randomised controlled study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Trishna Pradeep --- Department of Anesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, India Jesni Joseph Manissery --- Department of Anesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, India Madhusudan Upadya* --- Department of Anesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, IndiaBackground: Emergence agitation (EA) is a well-recognised phenomenon often observed in children following general anaesthesia. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence and severity of EA in the paediatric age group under sevoflurane or isoflurane anaesthesia using... -
Evaluation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme at a primary health care centre in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Akinsanya --- Department of Public Health, UK JA Wiseberg-Firtell --- Department of Public Health, UK G Akpomiemie --- Reproductive Health & HIV Institute, University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa OV Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa RP Kaswa --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaAim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the HIV programme at Levai Mbatha Community Health Centre (CHC), Evaton, South Africa. -
School tuck shops in South Africa—an ethical appraisal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nico Nortje --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mieke Faber --- Department of Dietetics, South Africa Anniza de Villiers --- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South AfricaIt can be postulated that schools have an ethical responsibility to protect children from an unhealthy food environment. Against the backdrop of stunting, overweight and micronutrient deficiencies prevalent in South African children, the aim of this scoping study is to... -
Schistosomiasis risk factors based on the infection status among school-going children in the Ndumo area, uMkhanyakude district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Muhubiri Kabuyaya --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Moses John Chimbari --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Tawanda Manyangadze --- School of Nursing and Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Samson Mukaratirwa --- School of Life Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Schistosomiasis remains a public health burden in South Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. The study aimed to identify the risk factors for transmission of Schistosoma haematobium among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal. -
The impact of a nutrition education programme on feeding practices of caregivers with children aged 3 to 5 years in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lf Mushaphi --- Department of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, South Africa A Dannhauser --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions, South Africa Cm Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Allied Health Professions, South Africa Xg Mbhenyane --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, South Africa Fc van Rooyen --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaObjective: To determine the impact of nutrition education on feeding practices of caregivers with children aged 3 to 5 years at baseline and post intervention. -
Community acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) in children under five years of age in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nonhlanhla Ngwenya --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South Africa David Coplan --- Department of Anthropology, South Africa Susan Nzenze --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South Africa Nellie Myburgh --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South Africa Shabir Madhi --- Medical Research Council: Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, South AfricaThis interdisciplinary study, using qualitative and ethnographic research methods, collected data from 330 men and women in Soweto, South Africa, in order to understand the community acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) in children who died under five years of... -
Pseudohypoaldosteronism: report of three cases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Vesna Stojanović --- School of Medicine, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Serbia Slobodan Spasojević --- School of Medicine, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Serbia Tanja Radovanović --- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Serbia Aleksandra Doronjski --- School of Medicine, Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, SerbiaPrimary pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA-1) is a heterogeneous syndrome characterised by salt-wasting due to unresponsiveness of target organ to mineralocorticoids. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive or autosomal dominant pattern, and often is a result of the mutation de... -
Child deaths at National District Hospital, Free State: one a month is better than one a week
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The United Nations set a two-thirds reduction in child mortality between 1990 and 2015 in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000. The National Department of Health (NDoH) introduced strategies to achieve these MDGs, which included new vaccines, better... -
Fear of stigma, beliefs, and knowledge about HIV are barriers to early access to HIV testing and disclosure for perinatally infected children and adolescents in rural communities in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Sphiwe Madiba --- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, South Africa Mathildah Mokgatle --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: The majority of HIV-infected children in resource-limited countries are not aware of their HIV status because of the various reasons responsible for the delay in seeking HIV testing for children. The aim of the study was to determine the... -
“We have heard it together”: a qualitative analysis of couple HIV testing and counselling recruitment in Malawi’s Option B+ programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nora E Rosenberg --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Rebecca Gross --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Tiwonge Mtande --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Suzanne Maman --- School of Public Health, USA Carol E Golin --- School of Medicine, USA Friday Saidi --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Olivia Manthalu --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Irving Hoffman --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi Mina C Hosseinipour --- University of North Carolina Project, Malawi William C Miller --- University of North Carolina Project, MalawiEncouraging HIV-infected pregnant women to recruit male partners for couple HIV testing and counselling (CHTC) is promoted by the World Health Organization, but remains challenging. Formal strategies for recruiting the male partners of pregnant women have not been explored within... -
An assessment of the integrated nutrition programme for malnourished children aged six months to five years at primary healthcare facilities in Mangaung, Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Hanneke Brits --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Gina Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa Keshia Eyman --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Rosie De Vink --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Katleho Lesaoana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Sello Makhetha --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South Africa Katiso Moeketsi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malnutrition can be linked to 45% of deaths in children under the age of five years. The Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP) was introduced in 1994 to address malnutrition in South Africa. There... -
Pre-trial therapy for child witnesses in cases of sexual abuse: A scoping literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ansie Fouché --- Social Work Subject Group, Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Daniël F. Fouché --- Department of Legal Sciences, South AfricaGlobally, child complainants of sexual abuse are expected to testify in criminal proceedings and in some countries therapy is delayed until after the child testifies as not to contaminate the child’s version of events. We carried out a scoping review... -
Exploring the personal and social context of female youth sex offenders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South Africa Gloria da Costa --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South AfricaThis study explored the personal and social context of young female sex offenders, probing their risk profiles for prospective treatment interventions. A convenience sample of eight young South African female sexual offenders participated in the study (black = 88%, Indian... -
Mixed results: the protective role of schooling in the HIV epidemic in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Whiteside --- Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada Andriana Vinnitchok --- Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Tengetile Dlamini --- National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS, Switzerland Khanya Mabuza --- National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS, SwitzerlandSwaziland has the highest HIV prevalence in the world. It is recognised that young women, especially adolescents, are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection and bear a disproportionate burden of HIV incidence. The HIV data from Swaziland show the location of... -
A qualitative analysis of the barriers to antiretroviral therapy initiation among children 2 to 18 months of age in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Charisse V Ahmed --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Pauline Jolly --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Luz Padilla --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Musa Malinga --- Lusweti Institute for Health Development Communication, Kingdom of Swaziland Chantal Harris --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Nobuhle Mthethwa --- Swaziland National AIDS Program, Kingdom of Swaziland Inessa Ba --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Amy Styles --- Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Sarah Perry --- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Kingdom of Swaziland Raina Brooks --- Department of Epidemiology, USA Florence Naluyinda-Kitabire --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kingdom of Swaziland Makhosini Mamba --- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kingdom of Swaziland Peter Preko --- President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Kingdom of SwazilandHIV/AIDS remains one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years old in Swaziland. Although studies have shown that early initiation of infants and children diagnosed with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduces mortality, many children... -
Predictors of survival among HIV-positive children on ART in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Patrick Shabangu --- Institute for Health Measurement, Swaziland Andy Beke --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Samuel Manda --- South African Medical Research Council, Biostatics Unit, South Africa Nobuhle Mthethwa --- National Pediatric HIV Care & Treatment Office for Swaziland National AIDS Programme,The objective of the study was to determine predictors of survival among HIV-positive children (<15 years) in Swaziland. A retrospective cohort analysis of medical records for 4 167 children living with HIV who were initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART) between... -
The gendered experiences of children in child-headed households in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nozipho Mkhatshwa --- National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS (NERCHA) Swaziland – Response Leadership and Partnerships, SwazilandThis study investigated the gender dynamics of living in child-headed households (CHHs) in a rural area in Swaziland that experiences high levels of drought, poverty and HIV and AIDS. Using a qualitative research methodology, the study examined ways in which... -
‘Celibacy is certainly not for me!’: Transgressive Sexualities in Male Children in Moses Isegawa's Abyssinian Chronicles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Asante Lucy Mtenje --- English Department, South AfricaMoses Isegawa's representation of young male sexuality in Abyssinian Chronicles draws our attention to sexuality as a mobile process of relation, a provisional, contextually-informed construct which challenges more naturalised assumptions of sexuality as a monolithic biological given. Even though there... -
Teacher identified giftedness qualities in a Ghanaian school setting: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kingsley Nyarko --- Department of Teacher Education, Ghana Nuworza Kugbey --- Department of Family and Community Health, Ghana Christopher M. Amissah --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Michael Ansah-Nyarko --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Fred Boateng --- Department of Educational Leadership, GhanaThis study explored the nature and indicators of giftedness in school children from the perspective of Ghanaian school teachers (n = 30, females = 40%; age range = 24 to 60years). The teachers responded to semi-structured interviews. Results from thematic analysis of the data revealed that... -
Bullying experiences and literacy achievement amongst primary school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair, Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education,This study investigated the association between school bullying and literacy achievements in a sample of primary school children from Johannesburg, South Africa. The children (n = 443; females = 56%, males = 44%) attending six primary schools in the Soweto area suburbs, self-reported their experience of... -
Comorbidity of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and major depression in primary school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maria Mokobane --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Basil Pillay --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Anneke Meyer --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThe study investigated comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression in a sample of rural primary school children in Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 320 learners participated in this study of whom 160 learners had teacher and parent identified... -
‘Inhliziyo ekhombisa uthando’: Exploring children’s conceptions of spirituality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gugulethu M. Hlatshwayo --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South Africa Melanie Martin --- School of Education, College of Humanities, South AfricaIn this study we explored young isiZulu children’s conceptions of spirituality. The children (n = 8; females = 5; male = 3) were nine to eleven years old and attended a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They drew pictures... -
Community reintegrating former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A qualitative study on the road to recovery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James M. Van Leeuwen --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Laurie Miller --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Maira Zamir --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Ryan Grundy --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Jerry Amanya --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Clifford Chen --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Michael Feinberg --- Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USAThis study aimed to profile the qualities of a holistic community reintegration program for former child soldiers (FCS) in the Lira region of Northern Uganda. Informants were a convenience sample of 37 FCS (age range 17 to 34, mean age... -
The psychological experiences of foster mothers of adolescent children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Keolebogile Betty Mosimege --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Frederik Snyders --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe present study explored the psychological experiences of foster mothers who were fostering adolescents abandoned by their biological parents and whose parents had passed away. A purposive sample of 20 foster mothers (age range 25 to 83 years) was informants... -
Childhood sexual abuse trauma-causing dynamics experienced by women survivors: A scoping literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marinda Henning --- School of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Hayley J. Walker-Williams --- School of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Ansie Fouché --- School of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis scoping literature review reports on the major themes to emerge from 23 retrospective studies on the trauma-causing dynamics experienced by women survivors of a historical childhood sexual abuse (CSA) trauma. We identified the studies from searching the following data... -
Relationship between child development and nutritional status of under-five Nigerian children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Adenike Oluwayemisi Jimoh --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, Nigeria Jane Oowo Anyiam --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria Alhassan Mela Yakubu --- Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, NigeriaIntroduction: Nutrition is a major factor that can have long-term effects on the brain’s structural and functional capacity. The interplay between nutrition and child development cannot be overemphasised, especially in developing countries. -
Migration related malnutrition among war-instigated refugee children in the northern part of Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samuel Nambile Cumber --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Geraldine Sinyuy --- English Modern Letters Department, Cameroon Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Department of Nursing & Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaMigration is interwoven with the problems of health and nutrition. When people migrate, they are still in need of the most basic human needs including nutrition and health care. These two again are inter-related since they affect one another. The... -
Association of micronutrients and child growth in children aged 7-15 years from Qwa-Qwa, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Abdulkadir Egal --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, South Africa Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, South AfricaObjectives: This study investigated the possible associations between micronutrient deficiencies and child growth in the rural community of Qwa-Qwa in the Free State province of South Africa (SA). -
Women’s breast-feeding meanings in the context of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petro van der Merwe --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mapula Mojapelo-Batka --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored infant feeding practice meanings of HIV-positive mothers. Informants were eight black South African mothers (age range 18–29 years) enrolled in a mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) prevention programme. In-depth interviews on factors that influence exclusive breast-feeding were conducted with... -
Relationship between nutritional status and treatment-related neutropenia in children with nephroblastoma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kelly S Draper --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa GP Hadley --- Department of Paediatric Surgery, South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South Africa Nicola L Wiles --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, South AfricaBackground: Assessment of nutritional status of paediatric oncology patients is crucial, as it may influence treatment and clinical outcomes. Concurrent malnutrition and cancer in children may lead to reduced chemotherapy delivery due to impaired tolerance and increased toxicity. -
The impact of cerebrospinal fluid viral analysis on empiric antibiotic use in children admitted to Tygerberg Children’s hospital with suspected meningitis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Irma Kruger --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa Jean Maritz --- PathCare Reference Laboratory, South Africa Heather Finlayson --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South AfricaBackground: Viral meningitis is the most common form of aseptic meningitis and requires minimal investigation and treatment. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has become the ‘gold standard’ for identifying viruses in cerebrospinal fluid and can provide rapid results. The objective of... -
Paraglossal straight blade intubation in syndromic children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Michiel A du Toit --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa Rebecca M Gray --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, South AfricaSyndromic children have an increased association with difficult airways, which may lead to difficulties and dangers even when anticipated and planned for. Hypoxia, with its risk of brain injury, cardiac arrest and even death, may follow induction of anaesthesia with... -
Effect of peribulbar block on emergence agitation in children undergoing strabismus surgery under desflurane anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Jeetinder Kaur Makkar --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India Aswini Kuberan --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India Preet Mohinder Singh --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India Arun Magadi Gopinath --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India Kajal Jain --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, India Jaspreet Singh --- Department of Ophthalmology, India Narinder Pal Singh --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IndiaBackground: Strabismus surgery in children may be associated with a high incidence of emergence agitation that may be related to pain and visual disturbances. The objective was to evaluate the effect of peribulbar block on the incidence of emergence agitation... -
An interview with Paul Mason
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Efua Prah --- Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis is a book review that was generated, and is presented, as an interview with the author Paul Mason, a social science researcher involved in tuberculosis (TB) research. Mason has written and published a children’s book that acts as educational... -
“Posted home”: migration, tuberculosis and structural violence in Maphisa, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Min'enhle Ncube --- Social Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaStructural violence underscored by the political economy plays a pivotal role in the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Zimbabwe. Political and economic hardship make migration across the border for work necessary for rural locals in Zimbabwe in order to... -
Factors of regular sponsorship of African children: A cross-ethnic study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jae-kyeong Kim --- School of Management, South Korea June-hyuk Kwon --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Nam-hyun Lee --- Department of Performing Arts, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea Hyuck-jin Lee --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South KoreaThis study examined psychological well-being influences of personal factors on regular sponsorship of, or donation to, African children living in Africa. Study participants (N = 597) were 338 Koreans (50.3% female, n = 170) and 259 Chinese (56.8% female, n... -
Teacher reported types of sexual abuse of learners with intellectual disability in a South African school setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andile Alfred Mdikana --- Department of Inclusive Education, School of Educational Studies, South Africa Nareadi Tlakale Phasha --- Department of Inclusive Education, School of Educational Studies, South Africa Sibusiso Ntshangase --- Department of Inclusive Education, School of Educational Studies, South AfricaThis study investigated prevalent types of sexual abuse of learners with intellectual disability, as reported by teachers. Participants were 28 teachers from special educational needs schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa (females = 80%, age range = 30 to 55... -
Validation of age-based body mass estimation methods in toddlers and pre-school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Karin Booysen --- Private Practice, South Africa Johannes Marthinus Dippenaar --- Department of Maxillo-Oral-Facial Surgery, Oral Health Centre, South Africa Francois Jacobus Smith --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: Body mass is commonly used to determine medication dosages and equipment size. In emergency situations (including cases necessitating surgery) weighing paediatric patients can be impractical. Clinicians may use any of several body mass estimation techniques to surmount this obstacle... -
Parent sex education beliefs in a rural South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Motalenyane Alfred Modise --- School of Education, South AfricaThis study explored beliefs held by African community parents which are important in their children’s sexual health education. The informant parents (n = 30) were predominantly rural dwelling (female = 70%; black = 95%; rural = 80%; age range =... -
Parent-carer awareness and understanding of dyspraxia: Implications for child development support practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tessa Goldschmidt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Lito Daniels --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaDyspraxia manifests as difficulty in thinking, planning, and executing planned movements or tasks. Dyspraxia affects roughly 5–6% of school aged children. This study aimed to explore parent-carer’s awareness and understanding of dyspraxia and the resources they self-perceived to need to... -
Rickets mimicker: a report of two cases of primary hyperparathyroidism in adolescence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Imran M Paruk --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Fraser J Pirie --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South Africa Ayesha A Motala --- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, South AfricaThe presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in most Western countries has evolved from the classic description of ‘stones, bones, and groans’ to becoming increasingly asymptomatic as a result of more frequent serum calcium screening. However, many developing countries are still... -
The feasibility of the draw-and-write technique in exploring the resilience of children orphaned by AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nyika Machenjedze --- Save the Children South Africa, South Africa Macalane J Malindi --- School of Psychosocial Education, South Africa Fungai Mbengo --- School of Nursing and Midwifery,Worldwide, researchers routinely study children indirectly through adults who act as proxies for such children. The call for researchers to rather study children directly and adopt less intrusive child-friendly methodologies has become louder. The draw-and-write technique is regarded as a... -
Queer Subjects in Kenyan Cinema: Reflections on Rafiki
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Taiwo Adetunji Osinubi --- Department of English and Writing Studies, Canada -
Undernutrition among children under five in the Bandja village of Cameroon, Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Léonie Dapi Nzefa --- Department of Public Health, Cameroon Francisca Monebenimp --- Department of Public Health, Cameroon Christofer Äng --- Department of Clinical Medicine, Umeå, SwedenBackground: Sub-Saharan Africa has a long history of struggling with child undernutrition. The prevalence of undernutrition is still high and knowledge about this public health problem and the underlying causes is essential for children’s health. -
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... -
Iodine status of pregnant women and children age 6 to 12 years feeding from the same food basket in Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: E Mabasa --- School of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition, South Africa NS Mabapa --- School of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition, South Africa PL Jooste --- Iodine Global Network, Southern Africa XG Mbhenyane --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Interdisciplinary Health sciences, South AfricaObjectives: The aim of the study was to assess the iodine status of pregnant women and children age 6 to 12 years feeding from the same food basket in Mopani District. -
Infant and Young Child Feeding Policy: do primary health care nurses adhere to the HIV breastfeeding recommendations in Limpopo province?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: MH Mphasha --- Department of Public Health, South Africa L Skaal --- Department of Public Health, South AfricaBackground: The HIV and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) guidelines in the revised IYCF policy of 2013 encouraged HIV-positive mothers to breastfeed exclusively for six months. In the case of HIV, the 2013 recommendation was that breastfeeding should continue... -
Caregivers of children with diabetes mellitus: challenges of caring for and perceptions of consultations in a South African public sector context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BL Dhada --- Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, South Africa DR Blackbeard --- Department of Clinical Psychology, South AfricaBackground: Understanding caregivers’ challenges in caring for children with diabetes mellitus (DM) and their perceptions of consultations with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) may be valuable in assisting in achieving control. -
Mediated mutual reciprocity in the process of African children’s social ontogenesis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Therese Mungah Shalo Tchombe --- Center for Research in Child and Family Development and Education (CRCFDE), CameroonThe paper highlights Nsamenang’s social ontogenesis theoretical stance in explaining how participatory pedagogies in socialisation impact not only development but children’s capacity to assume responsibilities for their own development. A synoptic review is presented of widely discussed challenges faced by... -
Staying power: Remembering A. Bame Nsamenang
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alan Pence --- Centre for Global Studies, CanadaBame Nsamenang was an exceptional force for Africa’s children, seeking to have their lived experience be heard and appreciated globally. Bame identified early in his career a dearth in the African-led and African-conceptualized child development (CD) literature and commenced to... -
Inter- and intra-cultural variation in learning-through-participation among Hadza and BaYaka forager children and adolescents from Tanzania and the Republic of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheina Lew-Levy --- Department of Psychology, United Kingdom Alyssa N. Crittenden --- Department of Anthropology, USA Adam H. Boyette --- Thompson Writing Program, USA Ibrahim A. Mabulla --- Department of Archaeology and Heritage, Tanzania Barry S. Hewlett --- Department of Anthropology, USA Michael E. Lamb --- Department of Psychology, United KingdomWe examined cross-cultural variation in children’s learning-through-participation in economic work in two forager societies; the Hadza of Tanzania and the BaYaka of the Republic of Congo. We used observational data from 46 Hadza (41% female) and 65 BaYaka (48% female)... -
Body composition and intake of nutrients associated with bone metabolism in young adolescents in a peri-urban setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Fourie --- Department of Human Nutrition, School of Health Care Sciences, South Africa GJ Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, School of Health Care Sciences, South Africa MC Kruger --- School of Food and Nutrition, Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology, New ZealandObjective: The aim was to describe the anthropometry, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), dietary calcium intake and 25(OH)D3 levels in 11- and 12-year-old children in a peri-urban area. -
Integrating services for impact and sustainability: a proof-of-concept project in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Lyn Haskins --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa Sifiso A Phakathi --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa Merridy Grant --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa Christiane M Horwood --- Centre for Rural Health, South AfricaBackground: Integration of services in primary health care settings can provide mother/baby pairs with all required services at one visit. This study aimed to evaluate a proof of concept, quality improvement (QI) intervention to strengthen well-child service provision and integration... -
Early childhood socio-emotional development indicators: Pre-school teachers’ perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tessa Goldschmidt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored pre-school teachers’ classroom experiences of socio-emotional development in early childhood. Participants were twelve coloured/mixed race pre-school teachers from low-income communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The teachers completed semi-structured interviews focusing on their classroom experiences of socio-emotional... -
“Physiologically, I am hearing, but psychologically, I am Deaf.” Identity: Lived experiences of hearing children born in families with Deafness in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomfundo Moroe --- Speech Pathology and Audiology Department, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore hearing children of Deaf adult’s (CODAs) experiences of belonging and affiliation within the Deaf and hearing community. Respondents consisted of 10 CODAs between the ages 21 and 40 years of age, recruited... -
Breastfeeding practices among mothers of children aged 1–24 months in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: AO Atimati --- Department of Child Health, Nigeria VY Adam --- Department of Community Health, NigeriaObjective: The aim was to determine the breastfeeding practices of mothers of children two years and below in Egor Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State. -
Long-term outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and young adults on antiretroviral therapy: a review of South African and global literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kim Anderson --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa Rudzani Muloiwa --- Department of Paediatrics, South Africa Mary-Ann Davies --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South AfricaPaediatric antiretroviral programmes have been implemented globally for more than a decade, yet information on long-term treatment outcomes in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents is limited. Published literature on long-term treatment outcomes was reviewed, including virologic, immunologic and growth outcomes, as well... -
Healthcare workers’ perspectives on availability and accessibility of the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission programme in North West province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Debbie Habedi --- Department of Health Studies, South AfricaBackground: Despite the availability of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services, many factors and reasons prevent mothers from accessing these services. HIV prevalence is still high among South African women of reproductive age and mother-to-child-transmission... -
The relationship between perceived parenting dimensions, attachment, and pre-adolescent bullying
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariska Carter --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Karel Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the mediating and/or moderating role of pre-adolescent learners’ perception of their parent-child attachment on the relationships between perceived parenting dimensions (acceptance, firm control, and psychological control) and types of bullying experience (physical, verbal, social-relational, and cyber-bullying). We... -
South African pre-school teacher perceptions of socio-emotional development for school readiness: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tessa Goldschmidt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaWe aimed to explore pre-school teachers’ understanding of socio-emotional development in early childhood and the role it plays in school readiness. Informants were 12 pre-school teachers from Cape Town, South Africa (coloured/mixed race = 12). The teachers completed semi-structured interviews... -
Preliminary structural validation of the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Donnay Manuel --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Maria Florence --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Sabirah Adams --- Language Development Group, Centre for Higher Education Development, South Africa Mulalo Mpilo --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Anton Delport --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Mariska Pienaar --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Deborah Sinclair --- Child and Family Studies, South Africa Shazly Savahl --- Child and Family Studies, South AfricaThis study aimed to test the overall fit structure and reliability of scores from the Afrikaans version of the Children’s Hope Scale. The validation sample comprised of 899 adolescent learners selected from 12 schools located in the Western Cape province... -
Parent-carers of children with physical disabilities in a rural South African setting: Their cultural and social resourcing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marubini Christinah Sadiki --- , South Africa Israel Kibirige --- , South AfricaThis study explored lived parent-carer experiences of children with physical disabilities in a rural South African setting. Participants were eight parent-carers (female = 8; age range = 40 to 50 years). The parent-carers completed semi-structured face-to-face interviews on the lived... -
Risk factors associated with youth gang involvement: An exploratory criminological case study analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anni Hesselink --- , South Africa Nigel Bradley Bougard --- , South AfricaThis study explored risk factors for youth gang involvement in the South African setting. Participants were five youth male gang members (between 21 to 24 years) from Gauteng province, South Africa. We interviewed them on childhood experiences they perceived to... -
Prevalence and associated factors of child abuse and its effects on anxiety and depression among children in Sierra Leone: Results of the 2017 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , VietnamThe study aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with child abuse and its effects on anxiety and depression among children (5 to 14 years) in Sierra Leone. We analysed data from the 2017 Sierra Leone Multiple Indicator Cluster... -
Association of anthropometric status and residential locality factors with cognitive scores of 4–6-year-old children in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: OR Ajayi --- , South Africa G Matthews --- , South Africa M Taylor --- , South Africa JD Kvalsvig --- , South Africa LL Davidson --- , USA S Kauchali --- , South Africa C Mellins --- , USABackground: The Asenze study has the long-term goal of promoting better physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning of children in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, 50 km from Durban, with a view to planning interventions to promote growth and development for very... -
Nutritional status of children aged 0–60 months in two drought-prone areas of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Shimelis Beyene --- , USA Mary S Willis --- , USA Martha Mamo --- , USA Belaineh Legesse --- , Ethiopia Teshome Regassa --- , USA Tsegaye Tadesse --- , USA Yitbarek Wolde-Hawariat --- , Ethiopia Nur Firyal Roslan --- , USAObjectives: A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children under five in two drought-prone areas in Ethiopia. -
The predictors of different measures of dietary diversity among one-year-olds in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Daniela Casale --- , South Africa Gabriel Espi --- , South Africa Shane A Norris --- , South AfricaObjectives: A study was undertaken to compare a range of dietary diversity indicators and their predictors among one-year-olds. -
Parent caregiver perceptions of the behaviour of their children with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bronwyn R. Britz --- , South Africa Henry D. Mason --- , South AfricaThis study explored parent caregivers’ perspectives of the influence of context on the behaviour of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Applying interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), we collected and analysed in-depth interview data from four South African parent caregivers (females... -
Demography of remarriage and fertility desire among women receiving antiretroviral therapy in South West Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joshua O Akinyemi --- , Nigeria Rotimi F Afolabi --- , Nigeria Olutosin A Awolude --- , Nigeria E Afolabi Bamgboye --- , NigeriaBackground: In view of sociocultural norms surrounding marriage and childbearing in South West Nigeria, fertility desire may be stronger among remarried women living with HIV. This article describes the characteristics of remarriage and its relationship to fertility desire. -
Child learners of parents in employment sojourn: Their lived experiences in separation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ricanos Jaure --- , South Africa Alfred H. Makura --- , South AfricaThis study explored the lived experiences of adolescent learners of work sojourn parents. We interviewed six left-behind Zimbabwean learners (three boys and three girls; age range = 15 to 18 years) about their lived experiences with parental absence due to... -
Validation of the ADHD-Behaviour Rating Scale for early childhood teacher use in South African classrooms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Celeste Combrinck --- , South Africa Hannelie du Preez --- , South AfricaWe tested the construct validity of scores from the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Behaviour-Rating Scale (ADHD-BRS) within South African early childhood classrooms in three of the eleven official languages, English, Afrikaans, and isiXhosa. In-service teachers (n = 109) from 112... -
Young children’s conceptions of morality in a South African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melanie Y. Martin --- , South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- , South Africa Gugulethu M. Hlatshwayo --- , South AfricaThe aim of the study was to explore children’s conceptions of morality, specifically the meanings children assigned to situations of morality. The participants were eight to eleven-year-old children (n = 8; female = 5, male = 3) who attended a... -
Virtuality and subjective realities: A freedom-based ergon for the modern African parent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Thando Nkohla-Ramunenyiwa --- , South AfricaSchmidt introduces the Aristotelian term “koinonia” as denoting a political community which aims to achieve a common good for society as a whole. A good that promotes the flourishing of every party involved. In addition, Schmidt adopts further insight about... -
The impact of orphanage tourism on Bali
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rodney Westerlaken --- , the NetherlandsThis article deals with the phenomenon of orphanage tourism in Bali, Indonesia. Context is given based on a recent published report by the Dutch government on the impact of orphanage tourism. Findings are derived from larger-scale qualitative research based on... -
Mathematical calculation ability of primary school children: A comparative study between Ghana and China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hui Zhou --- , People’s Republic of China Deku Lawrence Aheto --- , People’s Republic of China Qiyang Gao --- , People’s Republic of China Wei Chen --- , People’s Republic of ChinaThe study explored the development characteristics of primary school children’s calculation ability in Ghana and China and compared the differences between the two countries. Participants included 128 pupils from primary schools in Shaoxing City of China (female = 46.88%; mean... -
Effectiveness of the Sista2Sista programme in improving HIV and other sexual and reproductive health outcomes among vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gemma Oberth --- , South Africa Tamisayi Chinhengo --- , South Africa Tendayi Katsande --- , Zimbabwe Rudo Mhonde --- , Zimbabwe Dagmar Hanisch --- , Zimbabwe Pennelope Kasere --- , Zimbabwe Beverley Chihumela --- , Zimbabwe Bernard Madzima --- , ZimbabweBackground: In Zimbabwe, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience high rates of HIV and other sexual and reproductive health challenges. In 2013, the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care partnered with the United Nations Population Fund to implement... -
Reflecting and Reflexing on Book Awards: A Case Study of the Burt Award
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Mpale Yvonne Mwansasu Silkiluwasha --- , Republic of TanzaniaThis paper studies the Burt Award, as a representation of Book awards, for the purpose of analysing complexities surrounding literary prizes as pointed by various scholars. Taking into consideration James English’s observation that prizes demonstrate how modes of capital are... -
Influence of ego resilience on school adaptability among primary school lower-grade children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruiqian Li --- , China Xia Wu --- , China Zeming Jin --- , China Hui Zhou --- , China Yuan Meng --- , ChinaWe explored the association between primary school children’s ego resilience, failure tolerance, and adaptability in a Chinese school setting. The participants were 231 primary school children (female = 45.9%; from two-parent families = 81%, from single parent families = 19%;... -
Adult attachment: Its mediation role on childhood trauma and mobile phone addiction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Han-Yu Liang --- , China Bin Zhang --- , China Huai-Bin Jiang --- , China Hui-Ling Zhou --- , ChinaThis study aimed to examine the extent to which adult attachment mediates the relationship between childhood trauma and mobile phone addiction. The sample consisted of 263 Chinese college students in Fujian (female = 65.4%; mean age = 19.45 years, SD... -
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among selected schoolchildren and adolescents in Cofimvaba, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Olufunmilola Otitoola --- , Nigeria Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- , South Africa Abdul Egal --- , South AfricaBackground: Childhood obesity has become a growing global epidemic. In South Africa, overweight and obesity during childhood and adolescence are rising. The objectives of this study were (i) to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among selected students in... -
Resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Promoting child and youth resilience and related mental health outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Linda Liebenberg --- , South Africa Vanessa Scherman --- , South AfricaThe core intent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to provide a framework to promote a more sustainable future for all, accounting for challenges faced globally. Consequently, these goals echo resilience and other research focused on child and youth... -
Sustainable early literacy outcomes for young children of poverty: Influences of attendance, social competence, and problem behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karen C. Stoiber --- , United States of America Maribeth Gettinger --- , United States of AmericaThis study examined the role of children’s early school attendance and social competency skills in their early literacy development. Participants were 286 African American pre-schoolers from low-income homes enrolled in Head Start classrooms in the Unites States of America (mean... -
Childhood traumatic grief counselling: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Phillipa Haine --- , South Africa Jan J. Knoetze --- , South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of a culturally adapted childhood traumatic grief counselling treatment with a 6-year- old South African male child who lost his mother to accidental electrocution. Based on data analysis of his case file, we discerned five... -
Overview of field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–5 years in the Western Cape and Mpumalanga, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa HE Koornhof --- , South Africa S Samuels --- , South Africa I Möller --- , South Africa S Röhrs --- , South AfricaBackground: This paper provides an overview of a series of studies undertaken to assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–5 years. Previous exposure to guidelines... -
Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–12 months in the Breede Valley sub-district, Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South Africa HE Koornhof --- , South Africa ZL Solomon --- , South Africa M Loftus --- , South Africa LC Babajee --- , South Africa C Ronquest --- , South Africa B Kleingeld --- , South Africa CM Greener --- , South Africa KJ Burn --- , South AfricaObjectives: To assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) amongst mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–12 months. Exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following of the guidelines were... -
Field testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children aged 12–36 months in the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: S Strydom --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South AfricaObjective: To assess the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDGs) among mothers/caregivers of children aged 12–36 months. Exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following of the guidelines were... -
Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among Siswati-speaking mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–36 months in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I Möller --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa LC Daniels --- , South AfricaObjectives: To determine the appropriateness and understanding of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (SA-PFBDG) among siSwati speaking mothers/caregivers of children aged 0–36 months. Previous exposure to guidelines with similar messages, barriers and enablers to following the... -
Field-testing of the revised, draft South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children between the ages of 3 and 5 years in the Northern Metropole, City of Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: SH Röhrs --- , South Africa LM du Plessis --- , South Africa -
HIV test coverage among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Aklilu Endalamaw --- , Ethiopia Demeke Geremew --- , Ethiopia Sisay Mulugeta Alemu --- , The Netherlands Sintayehu Ambachew --- , Ethiopia Hiwot Tesera --- , Ethiopia Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold --- , The NetherlandsIntroduction: A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test during pregnancy is the gateway to the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV. Estimating the national uptake of HIV tests among pregnant women is an important course of action. Thus, we pooled... -
Educational failure as a potential opening to real teaching – The case of teaching unaccompanied minors in Norway
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Wills Kalisha --- , Norway Tone Saevi --- , NorwayThis article explores the complexity of classroom interaction between teachers and unaccompanied teenagers seeking asylum in Norway. These teenagers find themselves within legal and political ‘grey areas’ where educational goals specific to their extreme situations are unavailable to them, and... -
Handwashing knowledge and practices among caregivers of pre-school children in underprivileged areas of Nelson Mandela Bay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Steenkamp --- , South Africa M Williams --- , South Africa J Ronaasen --- , A Feeley --- , I Truter --- , South Africa P Melariri --- , South AfricaObjectives: To explore and describe caregivers’ handwashing knowledge and practices in the context of underprivileged urban communities. -
Profile of mothers whose children are treated for malnutrition at a rural district hospital in the North West province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kebogile Mokwena --- , Jim Kachabe --- , -
Parental decision-making in infant and child male circumcision: a case study in two townships in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eurica Palmer --- , South Africa Lochner Marais --- , South Africa Michelle Engelbrecht --- , South AfricaParental decision-making in infant and child male circumcision is influenced by complex, interrelated factors on many levels. Several studies have highlighted reasons for the acceptance and non-acceptance of child male circumcision. This study investigates the factors that influence parental decision-making... -
Assessing infant and young child feeding priorities to inform the development of a nutrition social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) strategy during a pandemic threat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: T Turk --- , Pakistan A Poonawala --- , Switzerland S Shulman --- , USA P Sepoloane --- , Botswana -
Assessment of the realisation of the right to adequate food in the Blue Crane Route (Eastern Cape, South Africa)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: ML Marais --- , South Africa E Lessing --- , South Africa T Frank --- , South Africa -
Correlates of suicidal behaviour among adults in Guyana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Supa Pengpid --- , ThailandThis study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviour (SB) among adults in Guyana. Secondary data were analysed from the national cross-sectional 2016 Guyana STEPS survey, which sampled 2 662 adults aged 18-69 years (female = 59.9%;... -
Are fathers involved in diabetes management? A rapid review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Simphiwe Hope Mathole --- North-West University, South Africa Elmari Deacon --- North-West University, South Africa Esmé van Rensburg --- North-West University, South AfricaThis rapid review aimed to synthesise the evidence on father involvement in managing their child's type 1 diabetes. We identified eight articles from EBSCO, Science Direct, Academic Search Premier, Psyclnfo, PsycArticles, and Google Scholar. Studies were included if they provided... -
Hochschild cohomology of certain Koszul Sullivan Extensions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jean Baptiste Gatsinzi --- Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana Oteng Maphane --- Botswana International University of Science and Technology, BotswanaWe consider a totally non cohomologous to zero fibration , where B is an elliptic 2-stage Postnikov tower and a Koszul Sullivan model of p. In this paper, we show that the induced map in Hochschild cohomology HH*(f): HH*(∧V; ∧V... -
Preventing mother-to-child transmission: factors affecting mothers' choice of feeding — a case study from Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kenneth Ngwambokong Muko --- Catholic Health Service, Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon Koubitim Ginnette Tchangwe --- St Martin de Porres Hospital, Valentine Che Ngwa --- St James University Hospital, UK Laah Njoya --- Fundong District Hospital, CameroonThis paper reports on factors influencing the decision of mothers regarding the type of feeding method for their babies in a rural setting in Cameroon. The aim of the study was to ascertain the proportion of mothers choosing the different... -
Translating research into policy: the case of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Olive Shisana --- Human Sciences Research Council, Julia Louw --- University of the Western Cape,Policies are often developed without taking into account social science research findings and recommendations, despite the plethora of such research studies. This is largely because researchers and policy makers often work in isolation, yet if they worked synergistically they could... -
Assistance needed for the integration of orphaned and vulnerable children — views of South African family and community members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Melvyn Freeman --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme of the HSRC, Nkululeko Nkomo --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme of the HSRC,Guardianship within families is often regarded as the most viable and preferred option for orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC). However, this will place a considerably increased burden on the new caregivers of these children. This study examines whether assistance to... -
Considering childbearing in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): Views of HIV-positive couples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vezumuzi Ndlovu [CXX0001]Objectives: Based on a qualitative study conducted in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, this article examines how the availability of HAART since April 2004 may impact the views and choices of HIV-positive couples on childbearing. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 couples... -
Barriers and facilitators to antiretroviral medication adherence among HIV-infected paediatric patients in Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sibhatu Biadgilign --- John Hopkins University's Technical Support for the Ethiopian HIV/AIDS ART Initiative, Amare Deribew --- Department of Epidemiology, Jimma University, Alemayehu Amberbir --- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Kebede Deribe --- FIDA, EthiopiaMedication adherence is a complex behaviour with multiple determinants. Understanding the barriers and facilitators of adherence is invaluable for programme improvement, which assists the foundation of adherence intervention strategies. A qualitative study was conducted in six selected hospitals of Addis... -
Maternal HIV status and infant feeding practices among Ugandan women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pius Okong --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Praxedes Kituuka Namaganda --- Department of Paediatrics, St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Luciana Bassani --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Mary Mbidde Tabaro --- St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Francesca Zanetto --- St Joseph's Hospital, Edith Birungi Mwebaze --- Social Sector Planning and Management, Makerere University, Liliana Weimer --- Unit of Pharmacology and Therapy of Viral Diseases of the Department of Therapeutic Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (The Italian National Institute of Health), Lina Tomasoni --- Unit for Tropical and Imported Diseases, Spedali Civili General Hospital, Francesco Castelli --- Department for Mother and Child Care and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Brescia, Italy Marina Giuliano --- Unit of Pharmacology and Therapy of Viral Diseases of the Department of Therapeutic Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (The Italian National Institute of Health),To describe the infant feeding practices in the general population in Uganda, and to assess the impact of maternal HIV status on these practices, a questionnaire was administered to women attending the follow-up clinics for child vaccination. Among the mothers... -
The quality of material care provided by grandparents for their orphaned grandchildren in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty: a study of Kopanong municipality, Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Tsiliso Tamasane --- Human and Social Development Research Programmes, Human Sciences Research Council, Judith Head --- Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town,A pervasive argument in the literature on AIDS orphans in South Africa is that grandparents, who often care for their orphaned grandchildren, lack the material means to provide adequate care. This study investigated that claim in an area of ubiquitous... -
A qualitative exploration of resilience in pre-adolescent AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Anja Pienaar --- Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, Zendré Swanepoel --- Psychology of Education, University of the Free State, Hendrik van Rensburg --- CHSR&D (UFS), Christo Heunis --- CHSR&D (UFS),This article presents the findings of a study among a small group of South African AIDS orphans living in a residential care facility, Lebone Land. The research was conducted between June and September 2006. A qualitative, exploratory study consisting of... -
Factors underlying taking a child to HIV care: implications for reducing loss to follow-up among HIV-infected and -exposed children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Juddy Wachira [d221e18] Susan E Middlestadt Rachel Vreeman Paula BraitsteinObjective: With the aim of reducing pediatric loss to follow-up (LTFU) from HIV clinical care programs in sub-Saharan Africa, we sought to understand the personal and socio-cultural factors associated with the behavior of caregivers taking HIV-infected and -exposed children for... -
Parental HIV disclosure in Burkina Faso: Experiences and challenges in the era of HAART
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Georges Tiendrebeogo [d318e18] Fabienne Hejoaka Edwige Mireille Belem Pascal Louis Germain Compaoré Liezel Wolmarans André Soubeiga Nathalie OuangraouaIncreasingly parents living with HIV will have to confront the dilemmas of concealing their lifelong treatment or disclosing to their children exposed to their daily treatment practices. However, limited data are available regarding parental HIV disclosure to children in Burkina... -
Acceptabilité du test VIH proposé aux nourrissons dans les services pédiatriques, en Côte d'Ivoire, Significations pour la couverture du diagnostic pédiatrique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maxime Oga --- , Côte d'Ivoire Hermann Brou --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hortense Dago-Akribi --- , , Abidjan-Cocody Patrick Coffie --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Clarisse Amani-Bossé --- , Côte d'Ivoire Didier Ékouévi --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Vincent Yapo --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Hervé Menan --- , , Côte d'Ivoire Camille Ndondoki --- , , France M. Timité-Konan --- , Côte d'Ivoire Valériane Leroy --- , , FranceProblème: Le dépistage VIH chez les enfants a rarement été au centre des préoccupations des chercheurs. Quand le dépistage pédiatrique a retenu l'attention, cela a été pour éclairer seulement sur les performances diagnostiques en ignorant même que le test pédiatrique... -
Influence of the home environment on the prevention of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A. Sewnunan --- , , South Africa L.M. Modiba --- , , South AfricaThe human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still a ‘family crises’ which marks the beginning of the deterioration of the family unit and the trauma in the emotional, psychological and material lives of both the mother and... -
HIV status disclosure rate and reasons for non-disclosure among infected children and adolescents in Enugu, southeast Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A.C. Ubesie --- , , Nigeria K.K. Iloh --- , , Nigeria I.J. Emodi --- , , Nigeria N.S. Ibeziako --- , , Nigeria I.N. Obumneme-Anyim --- , , Nigeria O.N. Iloh --- , , Nigeria A.C. Ayuk --- , , Nigeria C.J. Anikene --- , , Nigeria J.E. Enemuo --- , , NigeriaAims: To determine the rate of HIV status disclosure, caregivers’ reasons for non-disclosure, and factors influencing disclosure among a sample of HIV-infected children in Enugu, southeast Nigeria. Methods: Data were collected prospectively via a questionnaire on HIV-infected children and their... -
Invisible work: Child work in households with a person living with HIV/AIDS in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julie Abimanyi-Ochom --- , , Australia Brett Inder --- , , Australia Bruce Hollingsworth --- , , UK Paula Lorgelly --- , , AustraliaBackground: HIV/AIDS has led to increased mortality and morbidity, negatively impacting adult labour especially in HIV/AIDS burdened Sub-Saharan Africa. There has been some exploration of the effects of HIV/AIDS on paid child labour, but little empirical work on children’s non-paid... -
On the periphery of HIV and AIDS: Reflections on stress as experienced by caregivers in a child residential care facility in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kesh Mohangi --- , , South Africa Chereen Pretorius --- , , South AfricaFew researchers have investigated how female caregivers of institutionalised children, especially those affected by HIV and AIDS, experience stress. The role played by caregivers cannot be overemphasised; yet caregivers who work in institutions caring for orphaned and/or abandoned children affected... -
Laughter therapy as an intervention to promote psychological well-being of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Irene Hatzipapas --- , , South Africa Maretha J. Visser --- , , South Africa Estie Janse van Rensburg --- , , South AfricaThe study explores the experiences of volunteer community care workers working with HIV-affected families, participating in laughter therapy. Laughter therapy is being used as an intervention to positively influence individuals experiencing various forms of emotional distress. Community care workers play... -
Effect of a multicomponent behavioural PMTCT cluster randomised controlled trial on HIV stigma reduction among perinatal HIV positive women in Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Suat Babayigit --- , , USA Violeta J. Rodriguez --- , , USA Jenny Jean --- , USA Sibusiso Sifunda --- , South Africa Deborah L. Jones --- , , USABackground: We evaluate the impact a multicomponent, behavioural, prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), cluster randomised controlled trial on HIV stigma reduction among perinatal HIV infected women in rural South Africa. Methods: In a cluster randomised controlled trial, twelve... -
How is becoming pregnant whilst HIV-positive? Voices of women at a selected rural clinic in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Livhuwani Muthelo --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Judith Prudence Mgwenya --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Rambelani Nancy Malema --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Tebogo Mothiba --- University of Limpopo, South Africa -
A model to understand HIV-related stigma and the psychosocial well-being of children orphaned by AIDS: a theory generative approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Z. Yassin --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa C. Erasmus --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa J. Frantz --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaHIV-related stigma has negatively impacted the psychosocial well-being of children who have been orphaned by AIDS-related causes. Response to reducing stigma and ensuring child well-being is hindered by the limited understanding of HIV-related stigma and how it affects the psychosocial... -
Nursing practices associated with diagnosis of malnutrition in children under 5 years in West Rand District primary healthcare facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: RP Dimo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa TK Madiba --- University of Pretoria, South Africa A Bhayat --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Psychosocial factors associated with physical injury among adults in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study aimed to examine the psychosocial factors associated with physical injury among adults in Eswatini. The investigation included 3 281 individuals (15 to 69 years) from the 2014 Eswatini cross-sectional STEPwise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS)... -
Parent and peer attachment in bullying experiences among pre-adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariska Carter --- University of the Free State, South Africa Ronél van der Watt --- University of the Free State, South Africa Karel Esterhuyse --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe study aimed to determine the mediating and/or moderating associations of perceived parent attachment and peer attachment dimensions (trust, communication, alienation) with bullying experiences (perpetration and/or victimisation). Data were collected from 465 Sesotho-speaking learners (10 – 12 years; female =... -
Father influences on child social adaptability: Mediation by peer communication ability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zeming Jin --- Shaoxing University, China Ruiqian Li --- Shaoxing University, China Yanyan Liu --- Shaoxing University, China Wenxiao Cui --- Shaoxing University, China Xiao Yang --- Shaoxing University, ChinaWe examined the relationship between fathers’ parenting attitudes and children’s social adaptability, as well as the mediating effect of children’s peer communication ability in that relationship. The participants were 228 young Chinese children (boys =54.3%, girls=45.7%; mean age =5 years,... -
Factors associated with breakup distress following a romantic relationship dissolution among emerging adult students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alberta SJ van der Watt --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Annerine Roos --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Elmien Lesch --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Soraya Seedat --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaRomantic relationship dissolutions (RRDs) frequently occur among emerging adult students and can lead to significant distress. Little information is available regarding the factors associated with increased breakup distress among emerging adult students in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed 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 -
Psychosocial support services to enhance well-being of orphaned and vulnerable learners in Eswatini early childhood centres and primary schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Patronella Bimha --- Institute of Distance Education, University of Eswatini, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- Durban University of Technology, South AfricaIn Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), the increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children due to HIV/AIDS has spurred demand for psychosocial support services. When the Ministry of Education and Training assumed responsibility for delivering psychosocial support, educators were burdened with the... -
Moving the Margins: Gender Inequality and Homelessness in Amma Darko’s Faceless
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Puleng Segalo --- University of South Africa, South Africa Theresah Patrine Ennin --- University of South Africa, South AfricaMany African women writers have engaged with issues of social justice, development and the need to pay attention to the persistent inequalities that eat away the fabric of many societies. To this day, they continue to be at the coalface... -
The first Hochschild cohomology as a Lie algebra
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Lleonard Rubio y Degrassi --- Universitgli Studi di Verona, Italy Sibylle Schroll --- University of Cologne, Germany Andrea Solotar --- FCEyN Universidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaIn this paper we study sufficient conditions for the solvability of the first Hochschild cohomology of a finite dimensional algebra as a Lie algebra in terms of its Ext-quiver in arbitrary characteristic. In particular, we show that if the quiver... -
Father–child relationship and children’s peer competence: Mediated by children’s emotional regulation and environmental adaptation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wenxiao Cui --- Shaoxing University, China Ruiqian Li --- Shaoxing University, China Xiao Yang --- Shaoxing University, China Xia Wu --- Shaoxing University, ChinaThis study aimed to explore father–child relationships and young children’s peer competence, as mediated by child emotional regulation and environmental adaptation. The children’s fathers and teachers completed peer competence, child emotional regulation and environmental adaptation measures on 216 Chinese children... -
How loneliness influences the city identity of Chinese migrant children: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanmei Tang --- Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Hong Zhou --- Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Shuangzhou Chen --- The University of Hong Kong, ChinaThis study explored the mediating role of resilience and the moderating role of social class on the relationship between loneliness and migrant children’s city identity. The participants were 479 Chinese migrant children (females = 52%, mean age = 10.07 years,... -
Challenges and coping strategies of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Fanele Nkonyane --- , Eswatini Thavanesi Gurayah --- , South Africa Thanalutchmy Lingah --- , South AfricaBackground: Research shows that the debilitating effects of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) not only have an impact on the child, but on the parents and caregivers as well. This study aimed to explore the challenges and coping strategies of parents... -
Family violence during COVID-19 and its impact on mental health of children: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Eslavath Rajkumar --- Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, India Jayashree Mitra --- Central University of Karnataka, India Reethika Yadav --- Central University of Karnataka, India P. V. Hareesh --- Central University of Karnataka, India Alakananda Gangadharan --- Central University of Karnataka, India M. C. Gopika --- Central University of Karnataka, India Anamika Ben Christa --- Central University of Karnataka, India Allen Joshua George --- Indian Institute of Management, India Aswathy Gopi --- Central University of Karnataka, India Romate John --- Central University of Karnataka, India S. Arya --- Amity Institute of English Studies & Research, India John Abraham --- St. Johns National Academy of Health Sciences, India L. Rajashekaran --- Central University of Karnataka, IndiaPurpose: The COVID-19 pandemic posed unanticipated challenges that could impact how the family system operates across the world. Restrictions imposed to control the rapid spread of the virus substantially increased violence in families. The current study aims to review violence... -
Exploration of witnessing community violence and recent death on child behavioural outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Doneila McIntosh --- University of Minnesota, Allan D. Tate --- University of Georgia, Jerica M. Berge --- University of Minnesota,Background: Researchers are increasingly interested in understanding potentially traumatic experiences in children’s lives, such as witnessing community violence (WCV) and the recent death of a close family member or friend. These experiences can be distressing and have adverse effects on... -
Father’s parenting attitude and teacher-child relationships: Mediating role of children’s self-regulation ability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, ChinaWe examined father’s parenting attitudes in association with teacher-child relationships and the mediating role of young children’s self-regulation ability in this relationship. Participant fathers (n = 211), age range (below 30 to over 41 years of age) and teachers (n... -
Childhood emotional abuse and gamebullying among Chinese youths: The mediating roles of mindfulness and Machiavellianism
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China --- Peking University, China --- Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ChinaThis study investigated the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and gamebullying among youths, and the roles of mindfulness and Machiavellianism in that relationship. The study sample comprised 504 Chinese youths (female = 51.2%) who completed the Childhood Emotional Abuse Scale,... -
A document analysis of the South African national guidelines for medical male circumcision and the implications for infant and child male circumcision decision-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eurica L Palmer --- University of the Free State, South Africa Steven Forsythe --- , USASouth Africa’s 2016 medical male circumcision (MMC) guidelines (“the guidelines”) provide direction for the MMC programme’s implementation in South Africa. The aim of our document analysis was to assess the guidelines, particularly in lieu of changing guidance from WHO and... -
Motor development and emotion recognition among young rural children: The mediating role of working memory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ping Ge --- Henan University, China Xin Wang --- Qingdao University, China Lingyuan Li --- Henan University, China Ge Song --- , China Qiaoling Li --- Henan University, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between motor development and emotion recognition among young rural children and the mediating role of working memory. A total of 187 children (girls= 41.71%) aged 3-6 years from rural kindergartens in the Henan Province in... -
Empathy and defender behaviour in bullying of young children: The mediating role of peer status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfang Zhou --- Shaoxing University, China Sihui Wang --- Ningbo University, China Xiaojie Deng --- Ningbo University, China Leishan Shi --- Shaoxing University, ChinaThe present study examined the relationship between empathy and defender behaviour in young children and the mediating role of peer status. Participants were 310 children (girls = 48.1%; mean age = 66.85 months, SD = 7.04 months, age range =... -
Parents’ environmental knowledge and perception of young children’s nature connectedness: The serial mediating role of parents’ environmental concern and parent–child engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zeng Xiaoying --- Nanjing Normal University, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between parents’ environmental knowledge and 3- to 6-year-old children’s nature connectedness, and the mediating role of parents’ environmental concern and parent–child engagement in that relationship. Participants were 427 parents from rural western China (female =... -
Exploring upbringing styles of highly resilient students in South Africa: A mixed methods study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Franco Musiello --- , South Africa Zaynab Essack --- , South Africa Alastair van Heerden --- , South AfricaParents play a critical role in supporting the development of resilience in childhood and early adolescence. Most South Africans lack basic resources, so research into and commitment to resilience is of great importance. This study investigated the styles of parenting... -
Post-traumatic growth in Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: Statuses and personal factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- , ChinaThis study aimed to characterise post-traumatic growth among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the related factors. Participants were 396 parents of children with autism from Guangdong Province, China (female = 65.15 %; mean age = 33.67... -
Parental attachment and subjective well-being in vocational college students: mediating roles for resilience and self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shuwei Hao --- School of Health Humanities, Peking University, China Honghong Xu --- School of Health Humanities, Peking University, ChinaThis study examined the mediating role of resilience and self-esteem in the relationship between parental attachment and subjective well-being of young adults. Utilising a cross-sectional design, the study sampled 964 students from five higher vocational colleges in Beijing (female =... -
On return to school: disorder symptoms, stress at home and evaluations of school COVID-19 measures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Virginia L. Lam --- University of Roehampton, United Kingdom Mandy F. O’Driscoll --- University of East London, United KingdomBackground: Social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of children. Yet, analyses on the mental health of younger children in the later course of the pandemic are scarce. The present study assessed 8-... -
Gender differences in the pathway of childhood trauma, impulsivity and adult eating behaviour: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Antônio Bonfada Collares Machado --- Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Katia Irie Teruya --- Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Rogério Friedman --- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Gibson Juliano Weydmann --- Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Eduardo Remor --- Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Lisiane Bizarro --- Institute of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilObjective: The current cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between childhood trauma, impulsivity, binge eating symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of males and females. We also aimed to investigate the indirect association of childhood trauma... -
Developing and validating a scale to measure trauma-informed practices used by teachers in inclusive schools in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Maxwell Peprah Opoku --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Hala Elhoweris --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ashraf Moustafa --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Daniel Miezah --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Haseena Shah --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ghadah Al Murshidi --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab EmiratesResearch on trauma-informed practices is common in Western countries, but non-Western countries have made minimal contributions in this regard. This study aimed to develop an instrument which could be used to measure perceived competence of teachers in the implementation of... -
Profiling the mental health fortitude of institutionalised children: A quantitative analysis of psychological resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adane K. Melese --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Athena Pedro --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Nceba Z. Somhlaba --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaNumerous studies on institutionalised children demonstrate the undesirable influence of care centres on the levels of positive mental health. Against the established body of literature, this study evaluates the positive psychological qualities of children living in care centres and sex... -
Family quality of life of Ghanaian families raising people with intellectual disability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Daniel Miezah --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Emmanuel Eshun --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Kenneth Owusu Ansah --- , GhanaThis study examined the family quality of life (FQOL) of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID). Participants were 176 Ghanaian parents of PWID (mothers = 71.6%). The mean age of the parents was 41.64 years (SD = 9.21 years). The parents... -
Children’s voices through teachers’ stories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Elisabetta Musi --- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy Margareth Eilifsen --- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, NorwayWe understand our lives through narratives, and the form of these narratives is appropriate for understanding the actions of others, writes MacIntyre (1981). Meanwhile, narratives and our understanding of them also inform our understanding of our own actions. In this... -
Childhood Trauma and Remembrance: Weaponised PTSD in Glaydah Namukasa’s The Deadly Ambition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Gabriel Kosiso Okonkwo --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDefining crime within the prism of personal responsibility without recourse to its triggers engenders post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in victims of unfair hearings. While literary studies interrogating blame for traumatic reactions on the basis of personal responsibility or choice abound,... -
Physical exercise and aggressive behaviour among rural children: Cognitive flexibility mediation and peer relationship quality moderation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kequn Chu --- Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China Jingyuan Cui --- Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, ChinaWe explored the relationship between physical exercise and aggressive behaviour among rural children and the mediating role of cognitive flexibility and the moderating role of peer relationship quality in that relationship. Upper-grade primary school students (n = 873, mean age... -
Infant and young child feeding practices of caregivers in Copesville, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Thobani Mzobe --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
A Critical Analysis of the Intersection between Masculinity and Sodomy in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Novels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Mohammad Irfan Ul Haq --- Lovely Professional University, India Rasleena Thakur --- Lovely Professional University, IndiaMasculinity Studies, also referred to as Critical Men’s Studies, is an evolving area of research that is gaining momentum within academia, particularly in contemporary African Studies. Critical Men’s Studies scrutinizes the roles and behaviours associated with being male. The locus... -
Perceptions on child feeding practices among mothers of children under five in Namibia: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: George W Mukisa --- Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia Andrit Lourens --- Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia Tonderai W Shumba --- University of Namibia (UNAM), Namibia -
Evaluating the implementation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Mwanza district hospital, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Bester Kalumbi --- Peking University, ChinaIntroduction: Globally, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV significantly contributes to paediatric HIV infections. Effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs aim to achieve the World Health Organization’s target of less than 5% transmission rates. This study evaluated the implementation of... -
Assessment of compliance level with the International Labor Organization child labour utilization regulation: Evidence from cassava farmers in Osogbo ADP Zone, Osun State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lateef Olatunbosun Jimoh --- Osun State University, Nigeria Timothy Olusola Agboola --- Osun State University, Nigeria Olaide Kamila Akintunde --- Osun State University, Nigeria Kaothar Modupe Idris-Adeniyi --- Osun State University, Nigeria Francis Oluwadamilare Ajayi --- Osun State University, Nigeria Festus Adelekan Oyeniyi --- Osun State University, NigeriaInvestigating the compliance level of International Labor Organization (ILO) regulation on child labour use among cassava farming households in Osogbo ADP Zone, Osun State, Nigeria, the study determines the factors influencing child labour usage among cassava farmers in the study... -
Developing and validating a training package for the provision of telephone crisis intervention services to children and adolescents at risk of suicide
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Maedeh Parvizi --- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Zahra Shahrivar --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Nasrin Dodangi --- Psychosis Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran Salman Ghaderi --- Social Emergency Center of the Welfare Organization, Iran Saeid Norouzi --- Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran Elham Salari --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Mojgan Khademi --- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran Fariba Arabgol --- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran Javad Mahmoudi-Gharaei --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, IranBackground: Telephone crisis intervention is a readily available and discreet method through which troubled youths can seek assistance. -
Validation of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-R) in rural contexts in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Huiming Ding --- Institute of Education, University College London, United Kingdom Patrick Callaghan --- London South Bank University, United Kingdom Qing Gu --- Institute of Education, University College London, United Kingdom Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaIntroduction: Resilience is central to young children’s healthy and happy development. The Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-R) has been widely used in several countries. However, its construct validity among young children in rural South Africa has not been examined... -
Trajectories of maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and child developmental milestones at 24 months
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira --- School of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States of America Simoní Saraiva Bordignon --- School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Rafaela Costa Martins --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Cauane Blumenberg --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Thais Martins-Silva --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Francine Costa --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Juraci Cesar --- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Paul Springer --- Virginia Tech University, United States of Ameerica Christian Loret de Mola --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, BrazilBackground: Literature suggests a link between maternal mental health and adverse child developmental outcomes. However, we do not know to what extent this is true in low and middle-income settings, and most studies do not explore mental health longitudinally since... -
II. Complementary feeding: a critical window of opportunity from six months onwards
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Du Plessis LM [cor1] Kruger HS --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Sweet L --- Consultant Dietitian,This paper aims to propose evidence-based, paediatric food-based dietary guidelines on the complementary feeding period, from six to 24 months, of South Africa. A growing body of evidence supports the World Health Organization recommendation that, following six months of exclusive... -
IV. Oral health and nutrition for children under five years of age: a paediatric food-based dietary guideline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Naidoo S --- Department of Community Oral Health, University of the Western Cape,Good nutrition is essential for good health and the development and integrity of the oral cavity. Oral health is integral to general health and essential to well-being. Dental caries is the most common oral disease in children under five years... -
V. Food hygiene and sanitation in infants and young children: a paediatric food-based dietary guideline
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Bourne LT [cor1] Pilime N --- United States Agency for International Development, Sambo M --- Environment and Health Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Behr A --- National Department of Health,This paper has three related aims. Firstly, it aims to profile the current food hygiene and safety needs of children under the age of five in South Africa. Secondly, to reflect the importance of domestic hygiene, access to water and... -
Longitudinal associations between lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and distress among children and adolescents in Montréal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Adrien Saucier --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Katia Charland --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Britt McKinnon --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Florence Dupont --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Isabelle Laurin --- University of Montreal, Canada Cat Tuong Nguyen --- University of Montreal, Canada Laura Pierce --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Margot Barbosa Da Torre --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Islem Cheriet --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Canada Caroline Quach --- University of Montreal, Canada Kate Zinszer --- Centre for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, CanadaBackground: COVID-19 mitigation measures disrupted many youths’ lives. The burden that pandemic changes induced on children and adolescent’s mental health requires further research. -
“We wait to become”: The politics of selfhood, culture and control in waiting mothers’ shelters
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Brenda Muchabveyo --- University of Free State, South AfricaIn this article, I explore how cultural norms, bodily autonomy and institutional control intersect in shaping maternal care in a waiting mothers’ shelter (WMS) in Mawadza, a rural community in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe. Looking through a symbolic interactionist lens, I...
