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The Role and Function of Criminologists within the Criminal Justice and Private Sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Friedo Johann Willem Herbig --- University of South Africa, Ann-Mari Elizabeth Hesselink --- University of South Africa,Criminology gained prominence as an academic area of study because of the constant threat of crime and the social problems it highlights. Nonetheless, much doubt and criticism exists among professionals within social and human sciences regarding the role, application, value... -
A model for understanding the relationship between stigma and healthcare-seeking behaviour among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: NgoziC Mbonu --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands Bart Van den Borne --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands NanneK De Vries --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The NetherlandsPeople living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa sometimes have care-seeking behaviours that result in a suboptimal quality of life. This paper seeks to examine the role of stigma in the care-seeking behaviour of PLHIV. We hypothesise that... -
Ethnographic experiences of HIV-positive nurses in managing stigma at a clinic in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Margaret Kyakuwa --- Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, The NetherlandsThis paper explores the workplace experiences of HIV-positive nurses and their attempts to manage HIV/AIDS stigma. An HIV diagnosis can have a major impact on an individual's psychological and emotional wellbeing. Moreover, caring for those suffering from chronic HIV-related illnesses... -
Nutritional status of undergraduate healthcare students at the University of the Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VL Van den Berg --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, BMM Abera --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, M Nel --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, CM Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics,Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle habits of South African students preparing for careers in health care that could influence the efficacy of their counselling practices on risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as future healthcare professionals. -
Healthcare professionals' perceptions of alcohol-intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for healthcare delivery at South Rand Hospital Emergency Department
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BMI Kabale --- Department of Medicine, L Nkombua --- Department of Family Medicine, P Matthews --- Department of Family Medicine, BE Offiong --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore healthcare professionals' (HCPs) perceptions about patients who had been assaulted, who consult under the influence of alcohol, and to make them aware of their attitudes towards these patients, with a view... -
Resilience and coping experiences among master's professional psychology students in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David John Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Humphrey Siphiwe B. Ngcobo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Stephen David Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA longitudinal, five year study, with a qualitative, phenomenological approach, investigated resilience and coping experiences of 47 professional psychology master's degree students in their first year of training in South Africa. There were 12 men and 31 women, with a... -
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... -
The factors that attract healthcare professionals to and retain them in rural areas in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Rose --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Community Health, South Africa E Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaBackground: Attracting healthcare professionals (HCPs) to rural areas and retaining them there remains a challenge. Current retention strategies focus on the factors that cause people to leave rural areas, but these strategies continue to fail to retain HCPs in these... -
Educating accounting professionals: Development of a theoretical framework as a language of description of accounting knowledge production and its implications for accounting academics at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: I Lubbe --- University of Cape Town,Many accounting academics in South Africa encounter tension between the core academic requirements of research and teaching. A range of factors identified by this study contributes to the existence of this tension. These include the South African Institute of Chartered... -
Key Information Technologies in the mid-1990s as Perceived by the Accounting Profession and Business Managers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Dan Remenyi --- University of the Witwatersrand, Frances Sutherland --- University of the Witwatersrand,As information technology is playing a bigger ro!e in all business, professional and government organisations than ever before, it has become increasingly important to be able to forecast the direction of the use of this technology. -
Employability capacities and organisational commitment foci of human resource professionals: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, Pretoria Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management,This study explored the relationship between employees’ employability capacities and their organisational commitment foci. A convenience sample of 196 South African human resource professionals participated in the study, consisting of 73% females and 88% black African people, predominantly within their... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices of South African healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema – a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Yasmeen Thandar --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Heath Sciences, South Africa Julia Botha --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Anisa Mosam --- Department of Dermatology, South AfricaBackground: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are used widely for treating atopic eczema (AE), commonly in conjunction with conventional medicines prescribed by mainstream healthcare professionals (HCPs). This cross-sectional survey evaluated the knowledge, general attitudes and practices regarding CAM among dermatologists,... -
Dairy intake-related intentions, attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control of South African nutrition professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Friedeburg AM Wenhold --- Department Human Nutrition, South Africa Zelda White --- Department Human Nutrition, South AfricaBackground: Intake of dairy-related nutrients of South Africans is low. Nutrition professionals may influence dietary behaviour. Their own disposition related to dairy is unknown, yet important in promoting the “have milk, maas or yoghurt every day” guideline. Aim: Guided by... -
HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in two referral hospitals in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Befekadu S Wodajo --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneagae --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, Oluwaseyi A Akpor --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences,The aim of the study was to determine the magnitude of HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination (SAD) and its associated factors in healthcare settings. Primary data were collected from June to September 2014 from two referral hospitals located in... -
Factors that positively influence e-commerce adoption among professionals in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chioma Scholastica Ezennia --- , KZN, South Africa Mudaray Marimuthu --- , KZN, South AfricaNigeria has a large population and growing consumer class, which makes it an attractive market for e-commerce. Despite the growing appetite for e-commerce in Nigeria, data shows that most Nigerians are still lagging in e-commerce evolution by continuing to dwell... -
Unintended consequences of technology-enabled work activities experienced by healthcare professionals in tertiary hospitals of sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwamayowa Ogundaini --- , South Africa Retha de la Harpe --- , South Africa Nyx McLean --- , South AfricaThe unintended consequences experienced by healthcare professionals while using health ICTs at points-of-care are disruptive to their work activities. Failure to address these consequences inhibits efforts to support the delivery of quality healthcare services in hospital settings. Hence, the aim... -
Practical aspects of insulin administration: what the healthcare provider knows
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Nousheen Parker --- , South Africa Ankia Coetzee --- , South Africa Lourentia van Wyk --- , South Africa Magda Conradie --- , South Africa -
An empirical study on the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART): A Nigerian construction industry context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke --- , Nigeria Victor Adetunji Arowoiya --- , Nigeria Damilola Ekundayo --- , UKAugmented reality (AR) is the combination of real and computer-based images and scenes to bring about a unified and improved view of the world. This study assesses the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART) to the construction industry so that... -
Perceptions of acceptability and utility of microbicides in Ghana, West Africa: A qualitative, exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Amanda E Tanner --- Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine,Vaginal microbicides, substances that may substantially decrease transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are currently in clinical trials. They are being presented as woman-initiated prevention methods that have the potential to be used without partners'... -
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... -
Patients-to-healthcare workers HIV transmission risk from sharp injuries, Southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Biruck Desalegn [d204e18] Hunachew Beyene Ryo YamadaBackground: Accidental needlestick injury rate among healthcare workers in Hawassa is extremely high. Epidemiological findings proved the infectious potential of this injury contaminated with a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected patient's blood. -
Brain drain in African healthcare: A systematic review and policy implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Gregory N. Orewa --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Nero Edevbie --- Sam Houston State University, Ifeyimika O. Ajaiyeoba --- University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA Sofia Smeigh --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Juliet O. Osuji --- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USAThe migration of highly educated and working professionals from Africa to more developed regions – commonly referred to as “brain drain” – is a significant issue that undermines the continent's socioeconomic progress. This paper provides a systematic literature review of... -
The perceptions of South African dietetic and nutrition professionals on sponsorship and funding of scientific education opportunities by Big Food
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tegan Kerry Scorgie --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Jane Badham --- JB Consultancy, South Africa Lisanne Monica du Plessis --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
