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Web-based teaching, learning and research using accessible real-time data obtained from field-based agrometeorological measurement systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael J Savage --- Agrometeorology Discipline, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Research Unit, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Michael G Abraha --- Agrometeorology Discipline, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Research Unit, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Nicholas C Moyo --- Agrometeorology Discipline, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Research Unit, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Nile Babikir --- Agrometeorology Discipline, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Research Unit, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaTo enhance teaching and learning in agrometeorology and allied disciplines, a Web-based data and information system was developed. The system uses field-based agrometeorologcial measurements, from automatic weather, radiation and temperature stations, to collect and display near real-time and previous data... -
HIV disclosure and other factors that impact on adherence to antiretroviral therapy: the case of Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: NokuthulaL Skhosana Helen Struthers GlendaE Gray JamesA McIntyreSome authors argue that there are no predictors of adherence to medication, while others proffer indicators of likely adherence. These contextual factors are wide-ranging and may be interdependent. There are few studies of adherence in resource-poor settings. Of these, many... -
Developing visual images for communicating information aboutantiretroviral side effects to a low-literate population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ros Dowse --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Thato Ramela --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Kirsty-Lee Barford --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Sara Browne --- , United StatesThe side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy are linked to altered quality of life and adherence. Poor adherence has also been associated with low health-literacy skills, with an uninformed patient more likely to make ARV-related decisions that compromise the efficacy... -
HIV-prevention knowledge among illiterate and low-literate women in rural Amhara, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: GebeyehuW Bogale --- , Ethiopia Henk Boer --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The Netherlands ErwinR Seydel --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The NetherlandsMore than 85% of Ethiopia's population lives in rural areas and literacy levels in the country are relatively low. Despite this, little is known about levels of knowledge in regard to HIV/AIDS and condom use among illiterate and low-literate rural... -
Assessing maths literacy skills in type 1 diabetic children and their caregivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: FY Moosa --- Department of Paediatrics, D Segal --- Department of Paediatrics,Background: It is essential that children have adequate numeracy and literacy skills in order to manage their diabetes effectively. The objective was to undertake a pilot study to assess the level of numeracy skills in type 1 diabetic children and... -
Tangible skill building and HIV youth prevention intervention in rural South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jill Hanass-Hancock --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South AfricaThere have been countless youth programmes throughout Africa resulting in increased knowledge of HIV, but all too often there is a discrepancy between knowledge and behaviour change. According to available literature, successful projects need to consider the context in which... -
Contextual analysis of home environment factors influencing the acquisition of early reading skills in Zambian families
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tamara Chansa-Kabali --- Department of Psychology, Zambia Robert Serpell --- Department of Psychology, Zambia Heikki Lyytinen --- University of Jyväskylä, FinlandThis study examined the effect of home environment factors in the acquisition of early reading skills (orthographic awareness and decoding competence). To assess these factors, a sample of seventy-two (72) first grade learners (females = 55%; age range = 7–8 years) and their maternal... -
Reducing the overall HIV-burden in South Africa: is ‘reviving ABC’ an appropriate fit for a complex, adaptive epidemiological HIV landscape?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christopher J Burman --- The Rural Development and Innovation Hub, South Africa Marota Aphane --- The Rural Development and Innovation Hub, South Africa Peter Delobelle --- School of Public Health, South AfricaThis article questions the recommendations to ‘revive ABC (abstain, be faithful, condomise)’ as a mechanism to ‘educate’ people in South Africa about HIV prevention as the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey, 2012, suggests. We argue that... -
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... -
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... -
Construct validity of a financial literacy instrument
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nico Keyser --- Department of Economics and Finance, South Africa Cecile Duvenhage --- Department of Economics and Finance, South AfricaThe aim of the present study was to validate the factorial structure and psychometric properties of a financial literacy instrument in a South African student sample. A total of 265 students completed the measure (58.5% = female; 58.62% = black,... -
Capitalizing on digital literacy skills for capacity development of people who are not in education, employment or training in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Walter Matli --- Department of Information and Communication Technology, South Africa Mpho Ngoepe --- Department of Information Sciences, South AfricaMost people from rural and township areas in South Africa do not have skills in utilizing information and communication technology (ICT), particularly those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Addressing the gap of ICT skills is one... -
Critical Literary Arts in Action: The Decolonial Project of Ba re e ne re within and beyond Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Lineo Segoete --- , Lesotho Zachary Rosen --- , LesothoIn this article we explore the historical construction of literary infrastructure established in Lesotho. Building on an analysis of Sesotho language orthography by Dr Litšepiso Matlosa, we recall the colonial genesis of written Sesotho by Swiss and French missionaries. As... -
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... -
Face validity and content assessment of a diabetes nutrition education DVD for low literacy adults living with diabetes: a mixed-method study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Dianré Kapp --- , South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- , South Africa Jane W Muchiri --- , South AfricaAim: A study was undertaken to assess the face validity and content correctness of a diabetes nutrition education (DNE)-DVD developed for low literacy adults living with diabetes. -
Empirical investigation of the Fintech and financial literacy nexus: Small business managers’ insights in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prince Hikouatcha --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Alain Gilles Tagne Foka --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Armand Depesquidoux Fossi --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Simplice A Asongu --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaRecent and ongoing advancements in the field of ICT have led to the introduction of increasingly diversified financial products, and their use is improving people’s level of financial knowledge and skills. This article aims at assessing the effect of Fintech... -
Emerging trends in FinTech and financial inclusion: A review and bibliometric analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prihana Vasishta --- Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be Univerisity), India Anju Singla --- Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be Univerisity), IndiaFinTech has enabled various financial institutions to reach a larger and more diverse customer base, thus making the unbanked population financially inclusive. This paper aims to systematically review academic papers on Financial Inclusion and FinTech. A combination of these two... -
Digital financial management skill training for women’s informal saving groups in Dodoma, Tanzania: Mapping user requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Madina Hamisi Juma --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Nasibu Rajabu Mramba --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Alsen Florian Kapinga --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Matti Tedre --- The University of Eastern Finland, FinlandFinancial management skills are important for the performance of informal saving groups (ISGs) for making informed financial decision-making. Digital training solutions present a convenient, ubiquitous, and relatively affordable skills development mechanism. Despite the importance of digital financial management skills to... -
Historical trajectories and current perspectives on sub-Saharan wildland fire science and management in select scientific literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Devan Allen McGranahan --- Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, USA Kevin P Kirkman --- Grassland Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaFire has long been a fixture on African landscapes to which ecosystems, wildlife and people have adapted. Not surprisingly, wildland fire science in Africa has also undergone substantial change and development. Three broad eras of wildland fire science and management... -
Does financial literacy enhance banking transactions among rural people with access to bank accounts? Insights from a field experiment in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Yaa Afi Osei --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Helena Barnard --- University of Pretoria, South Africa William Derban --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Dominic Essuman --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaBank account usage is a fundamental indicator of financial inclusion. Across sub-Saharan Africa, various stakeholders actively work to improve access to banking. This study uses motivation, opportunity and ability theory, with self-efficacy as a boundary condition, to theorize the relationship... -
Exploring mental health literacy and its intersection with help-seeking behaviours and gender in adolescents in the Western Cape.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Michelle Scher --- University of South Africa, South Africa Naiema Taliep --- Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa Ghouwa Ismail --- Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, South AfricaBackground: Adolescent mental illness contributes significantly to both the global and South African burden of mental health. Mental health literacy (MHL) promotes early recognition and intervention and consequently, determines mental health-promoting behaviours. We aimed to explore adolescent MHL and its...