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   The future of AIDS in Africa: lessons from two scenario projects

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pieter Fourie

   Scenario planning or futures studies have their origin in military planning, but have also been used with great success in the private sector, most notably in the energy industry. UNAIDS and the South African financial services group Metropolitan each recently...

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   Prevalence and factors associated with tobacco use among adults attending selected healthcare facilities in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EO Owolabi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South Africa DT Goon --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South Africa OV Adeniyi --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa E Seekoe --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South Africa AO Adedokun --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, South Africa

   Aim: Tobacco use increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, premature death and certain cancers. This study investigated the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among adults in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM), South Africa.

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   Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Alan Tristram Kenneth Lee --- , South Africa Ulf Ottosson --- , Nigeria Colin Jackson --- , Kenya Sidney Shema --- , Kenya Chevonne Reynolds --- , South Africa

   High human population growth and rapid urbanisation, particularly in Africa, have led to an increased interest in the impacts of this land-use change on bird communities. The African Bird Atlas Project, where species presence lists are collected in pentads, is...

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   A qualitative evaluation of a stress management programme for HIV and AIDS home-based care workers in Tshwane, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: P. M. Kupa --- Department of Social Work & Criminology, University of Pretoria, South Africa L. S. Geyer --- Department of Social Work & Criminology, University of Pretoria, South Africa

   The HIV and AIDS pandemic resulted in increased demands on the South African healthcare system and contributed to elevated stress levels among healthcare workers, including home-based care workers. The goal of the study was to evaluate a stress management programme...

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