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The Changing Landscape—is there Room for Forestry in the New South Africa?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: GuyA. Cellier --- Mondi Forests,

South Africa is going through a period of radical change, and traditionally disadvantaged people are expecting access to resources and opportunities that have thus far been denied them.

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Communal land use and the ‘tragedy of the commons’: Some problems and development perspectives with specific reference to semi‐arid regions of southern Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa • Authors: E.A. Boonzaier --- Department of Social Anthropology, Republic of South Africa M.T. Hoffman --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa FionaM. Archer --- Department of Botany, Republic of South Africa A.B. Smith --- Department of Archaeology, Republic of South Africa

Traditional communal farming in southern Africa has often been described as unproductive and directly responsible for regional poverty and vegetation degradation. Each aspect of this argument rests on a set of unchallenged assumptions concerning the nature of communal farming. Studies...

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Mixed livestock grazing in diverse temperate and semi-arid environments

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: T. Nolan J. Connolly C. Sall J. Cesar

The need for an annual increase of 2% in global food production demands knowledge on how best to use natural grazing land resources. Taken with the requirement to protect resources, this need creates conflicting demands on grazing land management. Concerns...

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Socio-economic transitions influence vegetation change in the communal rangelands of the South African lowveld

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: W C Twine

The importance of the human dimensions of vegetation change in rangelands is increasingly being acknowledged. However, surprisingly little research is directed at advancing our understanding of the relationships between socio-economic factors and state of the vegetation in these systems. There...

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Research note: Evaluation of the reliability of local farmer knowledge in Namaqualand, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: H.H. Hendricks --- Botany Department, Republic of South Africa F. van der Heyden --- , Republic of South Africa

Local farmer knowledge of species distribution patterns and plant palatability in Namaqualand, South Africa, was assessed using Participatory Rural Appraisal techniques. These findings were compared with the results obtained using phytosociological techniques (species distribution), and with palatability indices published in...

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Bullying at Rural High Schools in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: Prevalence, and Risk and Protective Factors at School and in the Family

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: L. Nomfundo Mlisa --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Catherine L. Ward --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Alan J. Flisher --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Carl J. Lombard --- Medical Research Council, South Africa

This study examined bullying and risk and protective factors in school and family domains, in a sample of 1,565 Grade 11 students in 41 high schools in two rural school districts in South Africa. The questionnaire included two questions to...

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Traditionally-Grounded Strategies for Sexual Abuse Prevention among Children of African Descent in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nareadi Phasha --- University of Johannesburg,

THIS article attempts to strike the balance between different worldviews in strengthening the existing anti-sexual abuse efforts so as to maximise their effectiveness and relevance to all people in South Africa. It discusses some of the practices associated with African...

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Sexual Behaviour of High School Students in Two Rural South African Communities

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lauren G. Wild --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Alan J. Flisher --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Carl F. Lombard --- Medical Research Council, South Africa

This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of sexual risk behaviour among high school students in two rural settings in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, using a cross-sectional survey design. One thousand six hundred and thirteen randomly-selected adolescents (58% female)...

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Psychological Implications of Participatory Community Development Projects and their Relevance for Poverty Alleviation in Rural Communities in Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nana Adu-Pipim Boaduo --- Walter Sisulu University,

This article addresses the psychological foundations of participatory and effective community development projects in rural communities in Africa aiming at poverty alleviation. Psychological implications of such projects include improved collective self-esteem of individuals and groups in those communities. Positive community...

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Psychosocial Health of an African Group before Awareness of HIV Status: A Comparative Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lanél Maré --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Mada J. Watson --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Suria M. Ellis --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa

This study aimed to explore the psychosocial health profiles of people with and without HIV before they learned their infection status. A total of 1,025 participants (males = 386, females = 639, age range = between 32 and 87, infected...

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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 Africa

There 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...

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The Effect of the Lifeplan® Programme on the Psychological Wellbeing of a Rural Community in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Karel F. H. Botha --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Fazel E. Freeks --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa

This study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme on a rural South African community's psychological wellbeing. Participants were adult individuals (N=99) between 20 and 83 years (mean age = 43 years, SD=13.28). A mixed method sequential explanatory research design...

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Influences on Fertility Control and Early Parenthood in a Rural District of Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nyengeterai Chemhuru --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Jephias Matunhu --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Winifrida S. Nyamande --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Janet P. Mahlatini --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe

This study investigated influences on fertility control and early parenthood among teenage learners from a rural district in Zimbabwe. Data on perceived influences on risks for early parenthood were collected from 1320 female secondary school learners (mean age=16 years, SD=1.35)...

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Young Women who Have Experienced Unwanted Pregnancy: A Multiple Case Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thandokazi T. Khethiwe --- University of Zululand, South Africa David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa Jabulani D. Thwala --- University of Zululand, South Africa

Qualitative approaches were used to understand the experience of pregnancy in a group of young Xhosa women (N =10, M age = 19.70, SD = 3.20). Data is provided on their retrospective accounts of factors which contributed towards unwanted pregnancy...

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Cancer Treatment in South Africa: A Narrative Literature Review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariska Venter --- North-West University, Chris Venter --- North-West University, Karel Botha --- North-West University,

Due to the advances in cancer treatment, there are a growing number of cancer survivors. Finishing treatment rarely indicates the end of the cancer experience. As a result, cancer management has shifted from an acute care model to one that...

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Sexual Activity Among Rural High School Students in Zimbabwe: Results and Implications for HIV Prevention

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Taruvinga Mushoriwa --- University of Fort Hare,

This study surveyed sexual activity among Zimbabwean teenagers with a view to assisting them adopt safe sexual practices in the face of the HIV\AIDS pandemic. Participants were 200 high school students (females = 50%; mean age = 16.7%, SD =...

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'Kusvika taparadzaniswa nerufu' (Until death do us part)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: N Spark-du Preez B Zaba C Nyamukapa M Mlilo S Gregson

A cross-sectional study of 7 667 non-virgins between 15 and 54 years of age was carried out to assess the protective effect of marriage against HIV acquisition in a rural population in Zimbabwe, whilst taking into account gender-differentials in risk...

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The power of AIDS: kinship, mobility and the valuing of social and ritual relationships in Tanzania

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hansjörg Dilger

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa has become a test case of the effects of globalisation, in that it demonstrates how international processes may affect regional life situations and how 'the local' can simultaneously develop in its own way, through the...

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Urban and rural differences in HIV/AIDS stigma in five African countries

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JoanneR Naidoo LeanaR Uys Minrie Greeff WilliamL Holzemer Lucy Makoae Priscilla Dlamini RenéD Phetlhu Maureen Chirwa Thecla Kohi

Stigma and discrimination have been widely researched, especially within the context of health. In the context of HIV/AIDS, studies have shown that stigma variously impacts on prevention, on accessing treatment, and on care programmes. Decreasing stigma is therefore an important...

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Reconceptualising vulnerable children by acknowledging their assets

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Irma Eloff Liesel Ebersöhn Jeandré Viljoen

We 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...

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Mismatches between youth aspirations and participatory HIV/AIDSprogrammes in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Andrew Gibbs --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Catherine Campbell --- , United Kingdom Sbongile Maimane --- Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN), South Africa Yugi Nair --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa

Although youth participation is a pillar of international HIV/AIDS policy, it is notoriously difficult to facilitate. We explore this challenge through a case study of a community-led HIV/AIDS management project in a South African rural area, in which anticipated youth...

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Extraction of non-timber forest products as a coping strategy for HIV/AIDS-afflicted rural households in south-eastern Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MunyaradziJ Mutenje --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa GeraldF Ortmann --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa StuartRD Ferrer --- School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, South Africa

This article examines the role of the extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) as a coping strategy in response to HIV/AIDS-related economic shocks among rural households in the semi-arid Sengwe communal lands in south-eastern Zimbabwe. Using panel data for 200...

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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 Netherlands

We 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...

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Does accessibility to antiretroviral care improve after down-referral of patients from hospitals to health centres in rural South Africa?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mosa Moshabela --- , Helen Schneider --- , South Africa SusanM Cleary --- Health Economics Unit, South Africa PaulM Pronyk --- , John Eyles --- School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Canada

We conducted an evaluation of healthcare accessibility among patients taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) after they were ‘down-referred’ from hospital-based programmes to primary healthcare (PHC) centres in a rural South African setting. A cross-sectional design was used to study 109 PHC...

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Health-promoting practices and the factors associated with self-reported poor health in caregivers of children orphaned by AIDS in southwest Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rhoda Suubi Muliira --- , Oman Joshua Kanaabi Muliira --- , Oman

Informal caregivers worldwide are faced with the dilemma of maintaining their health and meeting the caregiving demands of their loved ones. This study explores the health outcomes of caregiving, caregivers’ health-promoting practices and the challenges to providing care among caregivers...

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Children's caregiving of HIV-infected parents accessing treatment in western Kenya: challenges and coping strategies

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Louise Buhl Andersen --- London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

This article describes qualitative research carried out in rural western Kenya in a setting characterised by poverty and high HIV prevalence. It discusses the responsibilities and challenges that children face when becoming the primary caregiver to an HIV-infected parent enrolled...

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Schoolchildren affected by HIV in rural South Africa: schools as environments that enable or limit coping

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Fumane Khanare --- School of Education, South Africa

The importance of psychosocial support for the wellbeing of children made vulnerable by HIV is a frequently discussed topic in the fields of education and HIV-related social science research. For children to juggle both the demands of education and the...

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HIV/AIDS, the erosion of social capital and the collapse of rural livelihoods in the Nkomazi district of South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hannah Dawson --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa

HIV/AIDS is a major driver of livelihood insecurity. The AIDS epidemic, through the death or disability of economically productive adults, destabilises and erodes the social networks which sustain the livelihoods of vulnerable households. This paper draws upon research with home-based...

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Fish as a resource in a rural river catchment in the Northern Province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BCW van der Waal

The rural population in the Mutshindudi River valley, in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Province, accept locally-caught freshwater fish as food (85%), but tinned pilchards are the most commonly eaten fish. Fishing gear was recorded in 70% of the...

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Can small-scale fisheries contribute to poverty alleviation in traditionally non-fishing communities in South Africa?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TG Andrew QA Rouhani SJ Seti

There has been considerable debate as to the contribution that fishing activities can make to food security and income generation in rural areas of South Africa where fishing has not traditionally been practised. The rural areas in the eastern half...

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Extent of Access to Information and Communications Technology by the Rural Population of South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Mefika Sithole --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), South Africa Cheryl Moses --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Yul Derek Davids --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation (PHHSI), Saahier Parker --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Julien Rumbelow --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Neo Molotja --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Demetre Labadarios --- Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII),

This paper investigates the trends in access to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in rural compared to the urban areas of South Africa. Using data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) covering the period from 2003 to 2009,...

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Solar Energy Industry Future Uncertainty – An Opportunity for New Markets and Refocusing

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hattie Carwell --- , USA

The 2012 solar panel pricing war between manufacturers in China, Europe and the USA, accompanied by the sales market slowdown due to government subsidy cuts, has produced uncertainty in the future of the growth of the solar industry. A solar...

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Knowledge on Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra with emphasis on its importance as a non-timber forest product in South and southern Mrica: A Summary

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: SheonaE. Shackleton --- , South Africa CharlieM. Shackleton --- , South Africa Tony Cunningham --- , Australia Cyril Lombard --- , Namibia CarolineA. Sullivan --- , England ThiambiR. Netshiluvhi --- Environmentek, CSIR, South Africa

Sclerocarya birrea (marula) is a widespread species throughout the semi-arid, deciduous savannas of much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is widely used by rural populations in most countries in which it is found. It has multiple uses, including the fruits, kernels,...

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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 Lende

This 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...

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Fostering children affected by AIDS in Richards Bay, South Africa: a qualitative study of grandparents' experiences

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Evalyne Nyasani --- , United Kingdom Erna Sterberg --- , South Africa Helen Smith --- , United Kingdom

Grandparents are increasingly becoming the primary carers of children orphaned by the HIV epidemic in South Africa. Traditional family roles are being reversed as aging family members take responsibility for the physical and psychosocial needs of children. This study uses...

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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 Netherlands

More 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...

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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 Netherlands

This 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...

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Mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) as indicators of heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria, Uganda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ochieng ED de Ruyter van Steveninck FM Wanda

Due to the absence of appropriate and sensitive tools for monitoring heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria (Uganda), this study investigated mouthpart deformities in chironomid larvae (Diptera) in relation to concentrations of lead, copper, cadmium and zinc in lake...

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Perceptions of forest resource use and management in two village communities in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: NM Gugushe IM Grundy F Theron PW Chirwa

Rural communities in South Africa are similar to communities in other parts of the developing world in terms of their use and management of natural forest resources as a means of sustaining their livelihoods. Participatory surveys were conducted with communities...

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RURAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES A solution to the human resource crisis in rural district hospitals?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, ID Couper --- Faculty of Health Sciences,

Recruiting sufficient health personnel for rural hospitals is an ongoing problem. The Friends of Mosvold Scholarship Scheme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is a locally based scholarship scheme that offers the local community a chance to develop its own human resources for...

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The perceptions of rural women doctors about their work

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EM De Vries --- Mitchell's Plain Community Health Centre, Community Health Services Organisation Division of Family Medicine, GM Marincowitz --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care,

Background: Recruitment and retention of medical staff are important issues in rural health. The aim of this study was to describe and understand the perceptions of women doctors working in rural hospitals in South Africa about their work.

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Management of snakebites at a rural South African hospital

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South Africa

Background: Snakebites remain a source of considerable morbidity and mortality in many countries, with an estimated global true incidence of envenomation exceeding five million a year, with about 100 000 of these cases developing severe sequelae. Despite the availability of...

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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the rural southern Free State

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AJ Groenewald --- Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, HJ van Wyk --- Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, CM Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, S van Zyl --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, LJ van der Merwe --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences,

Background: A worldwide increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported and an even further increase is expected as a result of lifestyle changes. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of DM in...

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Factors and outcomes in primary care physician retention in rural areas

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Glasser --- National Center for Rural Health Professions, United States of America M MacDowell --- National Center for Rural Health Professions, United States of America M Hunsaker --- National Center for Rural Health Professions, United States of America B Salafsky --- National Center for Rural Health Professions, United States of America K Nielsen --- National Center for Rural Health Professions, United States of America K Peters --- National Center for Rural Health Professions, United States of America M Meurer --- National Center for Rural Health Professions, United States of America

Background: This paper examines factors influencing physicians' decisions to practise in rural communities as well as the results of a programme focused on rural recruitment and retention.

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A qualitative exploratory study: Using medical students' experiences to review the role of a rural clinical attachment in KwaZulu-Natal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PD Mc Neill --- Facilitator at the Centre for Rural Health, LM Campbell --- School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal,

Objectives: There are challenges when it is considered that a main role of a rural clinical attachment for medical students is to encourage students to return after graduation to practise in rural areas. This view may lead to the relative...

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Evaluating the rural health placements of the Rural Support Network at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CS Naidu --- Primary Healthcare Directorate, Faculty of Health Sciences, J Irlam --- Primary Healthcare Directorate, Faculty of Health Sciences,

Objectives: The Rural Support Network (RSN) is an undergraduate student society that aims to raise awareness among the student body of the plight of rural health in South Africa, and organises individual and group placements in rural hospitals during vacations...

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Prevalence of raised body mass indices and the association with high blood pressure and hyperglycaemia in the rural black population of Ga-Mothapo village, Capricorn District of Limpopo province

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DG Sengwayo --- Department of Biomedical Sciences, MM Moraba --- Department of Medical Science, SCKM Motaung --- Department of Biomedical Sciences,

Objective: To assess the prevalence of elevated body mass index and to establish whether there was an association between raised body mass index (BMI) and high blood pressure (BP) and hyperglycaemia in the rural population of Ga-Mothapo village, Limpopo province.

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Review of final-year medical students' rural attachment at district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: student perspectives

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Diab --- Department of Rural Health, PD McNeill --- Centre for Rural Health, AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine,

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the views of students involved in rural community-based medical attachments during their final year at medical school. The programme has been in existence for some time, but no formal evaluation thereof has yet taken...

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Sexuality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus at Embhuleni Hospital in Mpumalanga province

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E De Vries --- Mitchell's Plain District Hospital; Metro District Health Services, Cape Town School of Public Health and Family Medicine; University of Cape Town, L Gwyther --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine; University of Cape Town Mkhabela M, M Mkhabela --- ,

Objectives: This study explored issues of sexuality in people living with AIDS who were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

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The practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending a postnatal clinic in Tswaing subdistrict, North West province

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: UA Ahmadu-Ali --- Department of Health Tswaing Subdistrict, North West Department of Health, ID Couper --- Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences,

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine reported infant feeding practice with reference to exclusive breastfeeding, exclusive formula feeding and mixed feeding at six weeks postpartum among women attending a postnatal clinic in the Tswaing subdistrict of North...

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Metal bioaccumulation in the fish of the Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa, and the associated human health risk: a case study of rednose labeo Labeo rosae from two impoundments

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Jooste --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa SM Marr --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa A Addo-Bediako --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa WJ Luus-Powell --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa

The Olifants River, Limpopo River system, is now one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa. The concentrations of metals in fish muscle tissue from two impoundments on the Olifants River, Flag Boshielo Dam and Phalaborwa Barrage, were measured...

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Institutional barriers to successful innovations: Perceptions of rural farmers and key stakeholders in southwest Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun Kolade --- Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, UK Trudy Harpham --- Department of Social Sciences, UK Gaim Kibreab --- Department of Social Sciences, UK

Diffusion studies in sub-Saharan Africa have typically focused on the impact of traditional adoption factors on uptake of technological innovations. This study draws on semi-structured interviews of rural farmers and in-depth interviews of stakeholders in southwest Nigeria to examine the...

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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 Africa

Background: 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...

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The role of community health workers in the re-engineering of primary health care in rural Eastern Cape

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Karl le Roux --- Zithulele Hospital, South Africa Ingrid M le Roux --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Nokwanele Mbewu --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Emily Davis --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, USA

Background: Primary Health Care in South Africa is being re-engineered to create a model of integrated care across different levels of the health care system. From hospitals to clinics, in the community and in the home, health care will focus...

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A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Randjelovic --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway SG Frønæs --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway M Munsami --- The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health, South Africa JD Kvalsvig --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa SG Zulu --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa S Gagai --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa A Maphumulo --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa L Sandvik --- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Norway SG Gundersen --- Research Department, Norway EF Kjetland --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa M Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa

Background: It has been estimated that 700 million people worldwide and 5.2 million people in South Africa are in need of annual treatment for schistosomiasis. In accordance with the current policy the Department of Health (DoH) in KwaZulu-Natal province, South...

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Caregiving for people with dementia in a rural context in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Thavanesi Gurayah --- Department of Occupational Therapy, South Africa

Background: This research is an exploratory pilot study into the phenomenon of caregiving for people with dementia in a rural context in South Africa.

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Risk taking behaviour among urban and rural adolescents in two selected districts in Malaysia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mohd Nawi Azmawati --- Department of Community Health, Malaysia Abdul Hamid Siti Hazariah --- Kulliyyah of Nursing, Malaysia Azhar Shah Shamsul --- Department of Community Health, Malaysia Ahmad Norfazilah --- Department of Community Health, Malaysia Noor Aizuddin Azimatun --- Department of Community Health, Malaysia Hod Rozita --- Department of Community Health, Malaysia

Background: Risk taking behaviour refers to the tendency to engage in behaviours that have the potential to be harmful or dangerous, which has become a major concern and is rated as one of the public health issues that need special...

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Intern to independent doctor: basic surgical skills required for South African practice and interns’ reports on their competence

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Frank Peters --- Department of Family Medicine,, South Africa Jacky van Wyk --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Marietjie van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine,, South Africa

Background: The role and scope of general practitioners in semi-urban and rural areas is poorly understood and documented. An absence of specialist support results in generalists being called to perform surgical procedures. It is imperative that they competently and confidently...

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Remote clinical support by telephone for rural district hospital medical officers in the Eastern Cape

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MO Nqala --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa CM Aldous --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa

Background: Rural district hospitals are frequently understaffed and inexperienced medical officers must make clinical decisions with no supervision. Medical officers from rural district hospitals in the Eastern Cape attending a two-week ‘in-reach’ anaesthesia training course at the Port Elizabeth academic...

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From rural scholar to health care professional

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A. Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa

Background: International studies have shown that the best strategy for the long-term staffing of rural facilities is the recruitment and training of students of rural origin. However, the crisis in education in South Africa means that these rural students are...

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Stakeholders and stickholders: power and paradigms in a South African development context

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Sarah A. Bologna --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa

The alluring vision that ecotourism can drive both rural development and ecological objectives has taken deep root in post-apartheid South Africa where severe economic inequalities persist as a result of dispossession and grossly restricted access to resources during the colonial...

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ICT4D and the Siyakhula Living Lab: an anthropological contribution to digital development

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robin Palmer --- Rhodes University, South Africa

Anthropologists are increasingly interested in the reception and adaptation of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) at the local level, especially when these are intended or adapted for social change in the kinds of societies and communities anthropologists study. The process...

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Not everyone can afford an apple a day: stigma and food insecurity in rural South African young adults

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rebecca Fielding-Miller --- Department of Medicine, Division of Global Public Health, Kristin L Dunkle --- South African Medical Research Council, Daniel Murdock --- Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Georgia

The HIV epidemic in South Africa has created a generation of orphaned and vulnerable children (OVCs). Little is known about the experiences of these “former” OVCs once they pass their 18th birthday. We conducted a qualitative study to understand the...

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Speaking the language of the patient: indigenous language policy and practice

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Margaret Matthews --- University Language Board, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Republic of South Africa Jacqueline Van Wyk --- Clinical and Pedagogical Education, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Republic of South Africa

South Africa faces numerous challenges in healthcare, with the result that communities in many rural provinces are grossly underserved. These problems are compounded when doctors are unable to communicate with their patients. IsiZulu is spoken by most people in KwaZulu-Natal...

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Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEP-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Chege --- Department of Family Medicine, Kenya

Background: To describe the distribution of obesity, hypertension, dysglycaemia and dyslipidaemia (which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease) using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in western Kenya.

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Understanding the role of forests in rural household economies: experiences from the Northern and Western provinces of Rwanda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Edward Mutandwa --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Rwanda Richard Kanyarukiga --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Rwanda

Forests have conventionally been seen as a source of products for sustaining resource-poor households. Nonetheless, forest management strategies have often not been designed to meet these pressing needs. The objectives of this research were to examine the contribution of forest...

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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.

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African leafy vegetables consumed by households in the Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa A Oelofse --- Centre for Nutrition, South Africa Pj Van Jaarsveld --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa Fam Wenhold --- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Ws Jansen van Rensburg --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the availability of, access to and nutrition-related uses of African leafy vegetables in rural and urban households; and to determine the β-carotene content of the dominant African leafy vegetable.

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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 Africa

Objective: 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.

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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 Africa

Objectives: Factors associated with children’s anthropometric status were determined.

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Exploratory survey of informal vendor-sold fast food in rural South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Abb Feeley --- Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, K. Kahn --- Health and Population Division, R. Twine --- Rural Public Health and Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Sa Norris --- Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit,

Background: South Africa is experiencing a dramatic increase in obesity in both urban and rural areas. It is important to understand access to food better and how this influences food choice in rural environments. This study aimed to explore the...

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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.

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An evaluation of the Mental Health Facilitator programme in rural Uganda: Successes and recommendations for future implementation

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James M. Van Leeuwen --- Global Livingston Institute, Sara Adkins --- Colorado School of Public Health, Tavia Mirassou-Wolf --- Colorado School of Public Health, Wendi K. Schweiger --- NBCC International, Ryan Grundy --- Global Livingston Institute,

This study evaluated the impact of a Mental Health Facilitator training protocol conducted with individuals from a local community in rural Uganda. The training programme is designed to facilitate the development and delivery of basic mental health services in under-served...

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Subjects’ experiences of a nutrition education programme: a qualitative study of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in a rural resource-limited setting in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane Muchiri --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa Gerda Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa

Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the views and experiences of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus on a nutrition education programme.

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Rural hometown construction among the youth in Nigeria: Agencies of significant others and media

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olayinka Akanle --- College of Graduate Studies, South Africa Jimi O. Adesina --- College of Graduate Studies, South Africa Uchendu Stella Chiamaka --- Department of Sociology, Nigeria

Youths as a critical socio-demographic cohort represent the gauge of societies relative to the present and future. Youths’ construction(s) of the rural thus present(s) a veritable corridor through which powerful socioeconomic and ideological contestations emergent in the rural-urban divide debates...

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Specialist physician-led public sector health services in rural KwaZulu-Natal: positive signs

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Poobalan Naidoo --- Boehringer-Ingelheim, South Africa Diana Pillay --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Selvarajah Saman --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa

Medical practice in public sector rural areas in South Africa has many challenges. This paper demonstrates the benefits of having specialist led medical services in rural medical facilities.

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Heavy episodic alcohol drinking among students from a rural South African university: Correlates with personal-social variables

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shai Nkoana --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Timotheus B. Darikwa --- Department of Statistics and Operations Research, South Africa

The aim of the study was to explore the personal and social factors contributing to heavy episodic alcohol drinking (HEAD) in a sample of students from a rural South African university. A sample of 837 undergraduate students (females = 56.6%;...

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‘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 Africa

This 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...

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Sorghum production systems and constraints, and coping strategies under drought-prone agro-ecologies of Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Beyene A Amelework --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Hussein A Shimelis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Pangirayi Tongoona --- West African Centre for Crop Improvement, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Ghana Fentahun Mengistu --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia Mark D Laing --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, South Africa Dawit Getnet Ayele --- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, South Africa

Sorghum is one of the most important cereal crops worldwide after wheat, rice, maize and barley. Examining the present socio-economic conditions of sorghum-producing farmers in different agro-ecologies in Ethiopia is of importance for the design of improvement strategies. The objectives...

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Characteristics of tuberculosis patients and the evaluation of compliance to the national TB management guidelines at clinics in a rural community from Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Jolly Musoke --- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, South Africa Anita L. Michel --- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, South Africa

This study serves as baseline investigation into tuberculosis (TB) patient population characteristics and the compliance of clinics in rural settings to the national TB guidelines in terms of diagnosing the disease. A total of 62 TB positive patients’ files were reviewed...

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Impact of fuelwood quality and quantity on the energy use of rural households in the Omusati Region, north-central Namibia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Feliciana N Hainduwa --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Cori Ham --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Martina Meincken --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa

The relation between fuelwood use and fuelwood quality and quantity was studied in two northern Namibian rural communities with different levels of fuelwood availability. Household surveys were conducted and fuelwood quality was assessed through laboratory studies. The study found differences...

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The relationship between HIV and AIDS and water scarcity in Nyamakate resettlements land, north-central Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alexio Mbereko --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dianne Scott --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Moses John Chimbari --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

HIV and AIDS and water variability have been studied separately, yet, they impact on rural households simultaneously in an interactive manner. The study provide narratives on various realities from a study in the Nyamakate community that illustrates the dialectical relationship...

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Understanding and management of epilepsy in a rural community in South Africa: An exploratory study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rudzani Marry Mhlari --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

The aim of the study was to explore how people living with epilepsy in an indigenous rural South African community understood and managed their epilepsy. Six people with epilepsy were informants (male = 3, female = 3; age range =...

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A new health care profession in rural district hospitals: a case study of the introduction of Clinical Associates in Shongwe hospital

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Bac --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa JMA Hamm --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa PC van Bodegraven --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa B Pater --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa JM Louw --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa

Background: One of the reasons to develop training courses for medical mid-level workers in South Africa is a shortage of doctors. The introduction of this new profession has led to task sharing and redefining of professional boundaries. The primary aim...

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HIV risk and prevention among men who have sex with men in rural South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kabelo Maleke --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Nosipho Makhakhe --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Remco PH Peters --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Geoffrey Jobson --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Glenn De Swardt --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Joseph Daniels --- Program in Global Health, Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, USA Timothy Lane --- Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, USA James A McIntyre --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa John Imrie --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Helen Struthers --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa

Rural South African men who have sex with men (MSM) are likely to be underserved in terms of access to relevant healthcare and HIV prevention services. While research in urban and peri-urban MSM populations has identified a range of factors...

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Creating the perfect intern anaesthesia rotation: a survey using feedback from past interns

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Anaesthesia, South Africa Zane Farina --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Department of Postgraduate Research, South Africa

Background: Community service doctors (CSDs) are often expected to administer anaesthesia after minimal training and with very little support, especially in rural hospitals. This leads to unnecessary stress on these junior doctors and may lead to poor anaesthesia outcomes.

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Socio-economic factors influencing household dependence on forests and its implication for forest-based climate change interventions

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Chidiebere Ofoegbu --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Paxie W Chirwa --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Joseph Francis --- Institute for Rural Development, University of Venda, South Africa Folarannmi D Babalola --- Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa

In most African countries, forest-based climate change intervention initiatives such as nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) and national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) are widely accepted. This is mainly due to the fact that they are relevant in addressing multiple...

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Rural realities in service provision for substance abuse: a qualitative study in uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DM Mpanza --- School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, South Africa P Govender --- School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, South Africa

Background: Substance abuse is recognised as a worldwide concern, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality in South Africa. There is minimal research that has considered influences in mental health care service delivery in rural and disadvantaged communities in South Africa.

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Experiences of the health care delivery system in a rural South African setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joan E. Stoyanov --- Psychology Department, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South Africa

This exploratory study aimed to examine health care provider work-related experiences in a rural South African context. Participants were a convenient sample of 12 medical practitioners (private sector = 55%). The practitioners responded to an open-ended question on their health...

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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 Africa

Background: 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...

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Deforestation since independence: a quantitative assessment of four decades of land-cover change in Malawi

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Rachel A Bone --- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, UK Kate E Parks --- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, UK Malcolm D Hudson --- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, UK Mathews Tsirinzeni --- LEAD Southern and Eastern Africa, Chancellor College, Malawi Simon Willcock --- Centre for Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, UK

Land cover has changed rapidly across the tropics over the past century; however, detailed historical information describing the extent and possible drivers of such change is widely lacking. Here, we constructed a history of land-cover change at the district level...

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Exploring dual disclosures for men who have sex with men in Mpumalanga, South Africa: a report from the field

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Daniels --- Lehman College, USA Tim Lane --- University of California San Francisco, USA Kabelo Maleke --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Wini Mogos --- University of California Irvine, USA Ryan Assaf --- University of California Irvine, USA Helen Struthers --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa James McIntyre --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Tom Coates --- University of California Los Angeles, USA

We explored to whom rural men who have sex with men (MSM) disclose their sexual identity and HIV status in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were recruited using a modified snowball sampling method in order to complete a questionnaire. Descriptive and...

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Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices in a rural northern Nigerian setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: AO Jimoh --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria SE Adaji --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria HA Adelaiye --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria AA Olorukooba --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria C Garba --- Community midwife, CBS Research Group, Nigeria AL Mfuh --- Department of Nursing Sciences, Nigeria U Bawa --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria S Idris --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria OS Shittu --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria

Introduction: Prelacteal feeding practice contravenes the recommendation of World Health Organisation that breastfeeding be initiated within an hour of childbirth. Consequently, the health, social, emotional and economic benefits of optimal breastfeeding are limited. Therefore, to break this vicious cycle of...

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An appraisal of the coloniality of the proposed rural property tax in Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Goemeone E.J. Mogomotsi --- Department of Legal Services, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Botswana Patricia Kefilwe Mogomotsi --- Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, Botswana

The government of Botswana has recently announced the introduction of property rates in order to generate revenue to address rural-urban migrations. The revenue base is intended for local authorities to generate employment in their areas of administration. This article probes...

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Rural medicine and ‘home stay’: a medical student’s experience

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Reabetswe Ntshabele --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Rubeshan Perumal --- Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Nesri Padayatchi --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)—MRC TB HIV Pathogenesis Unit, South Africa

Medical education is evolving from a heavily hierarchical and paternalistic approach to a more developmental and student-centred paradigm. In addition, there has been a greater focus on decentralised medical education, taking medical students closer to the lowest tiers of the...

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Attribution style and post-traumatic stress severity in the Central Region of Kenya: Influences of dwelling location

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jane W. Ndungu --- Department of Psychology, South Africa David M. Ndetei --- Africa Mental Health Foundation, Kenya Johan Cronje --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Kempie van Rooyen --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

This study investigated the influence of attribution styles as predictors of post-traumatic stress severity (PTSS) by dwelling in Kenya. A non-clinical convenience sample of 354 rural (n = 178) and urban (n = 176) Kenyans from the Central Region of...

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Acquired physical disability: Personal meanings in a rural South African setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marubini Christinah Sadiki --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Makondelele Radzilani-Makatu --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Marty Prudence Zikhali --- Department of Sociology, South Africa

This study explored personal meanings attached to acquired physical disabilities in a rural South African community. Informants were seven adults with disability (females = 4; age range = 18 to 55 years). They responded to semi-structured face-to-face interviews on the meanings they attached to...

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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 Africa

This 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 =...

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Diabetes-related amputations in the public healthcare sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a five-year perspective. Are we winning?

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Pillay Somasundram --- Edendale Hospital, Pietermartizburg, South Africa Pillay Davashni --- Star College Girls Durban Scholar, South Africa Singh Deepak --- Department of Physics, South Africa Pillay Romashan --- Athlone Park Durban Scholar, South Africa

Background: Diabetes-related complications in the form of lower limb amputations (LLA) remain a major concern globally in the form of both human suffering and increased fiscal burden. Studies conducted in developed countries have demonstrated that the burden of diabetes-related amputations...

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Knowledge, awareness and attitude towards human papilloma virus vaccine in a resource-constrained setting: a comparison between an urban and rural population in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Lwangila W Shabani --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar, Greys Hospital, South Africa Manivasan Moodley --- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, South Africa Thinagrin Dhasarathun Naidoo --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa

Objectives: This study compared the knowledge, awareness and attitude towards the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine between urban and rural population groups.

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The socioeconomic impact of rural-origin graduates working as healthcare professionals in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Richard Gavin McGregor --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa Andrew John Ross --- College of Health Sciences Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa Ganzamungu Zihindula --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa

Background: Studies documenting the socioeconomic impact of education leading to employment of rural youth, specifically in the healthcare professions, are lacking. The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) is an NGO that provides financial support for rural students to train as...

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An evaluation of male learners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal province

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mampho Mochaoa Rogers --- Bethesda Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew Ross --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa

Background: With a disparate HIV prevalence among young men and women, high rates of teenage pregnancies and a lack of responsible fatherhood, issues of reproductive health among young people need to be urgently addressed. The aim of this research was...

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Gender appropriateness of field days in knowledge generation and adoption of push-pull technology in eastern Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: AW Murage --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), JO Pittchar --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya CAO Midega --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya CO Onyango --- Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (ADRDC), JA Pickett --- Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom ZR Khan --- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya

Adoption studies have identified gender as one of the factors that determine technology uptake and this has been linked to women’s access to farming information or lack of it. Technology scaling up systems should utilise pathways that are compatible with...

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Land tenure system innovation and agricultural technology adoption in Burkina Faso: Comparing empirical evidence to the worsening situation of both rural people vulnerability and vulnerable groups’ access to land

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Windinkonté Séogo --- Centre Universitaire Polytechnique de Kaya, Universite Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Pam Zahonogo --- Economics Department, Burkina Faso

The crucial need for land ownership security to structurally transform the agricultural sector motivated Burkina Faso authorities to run a land reform programme in 2009, allowing producers to acquire formal land property rights. Our study aims to highlight how this...

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Market orientation and poverty reduction: A study of rural microentrepreneurs in Ghana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Charles Blankson --- Department of Marketing, Logistics and Operations Management, G. Brint Ryan College of Business, USA Julius A. Nukpezah --- Department of Political Science and Public Administration, USA

We draw on the quality of life theory and government economic development policies that focus on entrepreneurship for a theoretical backdrop to investigate the consequences of market orientation among microentrepreneurs in Ghana. We use qualitative data from 28 microentrepreneurs involving...

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The relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness amongst adults in rural Ranaka village, Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: H Salome Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Tumelo Seru --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa Zandile J Mchiza --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa John R Speakman --- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, UK

Objective: The aim was to assess the relationship between female adiposity and physical attractiveness among men and women in Botswana.

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Comparing beverage consumption, physical activity and anthropometry among young adult urban- and rural-dwelling African women

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Philippe Jean-Luc Gradidge --- Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Herculina Salome Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, South Africa

Beverage consumption, physical activity, body mass index and waist circumference were compared in age-matched (aged 18–30 years) groups of young South African women from urban (n = 78) and rural (n = 94) settings. Obesity was higher in the rural group, driven by a...

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Grieving widows’ lived experiences in a rural South African setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molefi Motsoeneng --- , South Africa Motalenyane Alfred Modise --- , South Africa

The study explored widows’ social isolation and the stigma experienced in a rural South Africa setting. Participants were a purposive sample of 10 widows (black = 95%; age range 30 to 60 years old). The widows completed semi-structured individual interviews...

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Regional efficiency disparities in rural and community banks in Ghana: A data envelopment analysis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joy Say --- , China Hongjiang Zhao --- , China Francisca Sena Agbenyegah --- , Ghana Angela Abena Nusenu --- , China Evans Asante Boadi --- , China Samuel Morkporkpor Egbadewoe --- , USA

This study measured the level of rural and community banks’ (RCBs) efficiency in Ghana to ascertain whether there were regional disparities in the levels of efficiency using Charnes-Cooper-Rhodes (CCR) and Barker-Charnes-Cooper (BCC) models. We collected data from 127 banks over...

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Mental morbidity and its associations with socio-behavioural factors and chronic conditions in rural middle- and older-aged adults in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , Vietnam

This study investigated mental morbidity and its association with socio-behavioural health and chronic health conditions among rural middle-older persons in South African (N = 5 059 adults; females = 53.6%; mean age = 62.4 years, SD = 13.1 years). We...

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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 Africa

This 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...

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Exploring Basotho teenage fathers’ experiences of early fatherhood at South African rural high schools

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Robert Kananga Mukuna --- , South Africa

This study explored the early fatherhood experiences of school-going teenage fathers. Informants were four South African Sesotho speaking teenage fathers, aged 17 to 20 years. They responded to semi-structured interviews on their experiences during schooling. Following thematic analysis, results revealed...

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Income poverty versus multidimensional poverty: Empirical insight from Qwaqwa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rachel Nishimwe-Niyimbanira --- , South Africa

Poverty has numerous dimensions that affect people’s well-being. The literature on the concept and measurement of poverty has significantly improved from the traditional unidimensional (income/expenditure) analysis to the multidimensional concept of poverty and well-being. This paper critically compared the monetary...

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A systems-based R&D management model for the road and transport engineering sector applied to a community access roads and transport research programme

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Frederik Christoffel Rust --- , South Africa Leslie Roy Sampson --- , South Africa

A conceptual non-linear, systems-based R&D management model for the road and transport sector was developed to address the associated complexities of transport and road research. It takes account of all the elements of the innovation value chain as well as...

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Exploring information and communication technology among rural dwellers in sub-Saharan African communities

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Naeem Atanda Balogun --- , Nigeria Fabian Aiterebhe Ehikhamenor --- , Nigeria Omenogo Veronica Mejabi --- , Nigeria Rafiat Ajibade Oyekunle --- , Nigeria Olayiwola Wasiu Bello --- , Nigeria Oluyinka Titilope Afolayan --- , Nigeria

The study used survey design and collected data using a questionnaire. Stratified random sampling was employed to identify 12 rural communities evenly spread across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State, Nigeria. From each community, 125 respondents were purposively sampled,...

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Assessment of biomass energy use pattern and biogas technology domestication programme in Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Getachew Sime --- , Ethiopia Girma Tilahun --- , Ethiopia Mulugeta Kebede --- , Ethiopia

Biogas is an energy-efficient and environmentally beneficial technology used as an alternative to biomass energy sources. The objective of this study was to evaluate the traditional biomass energy system in Ethiopia and the National Biogas Program of Ethiopia (NBPE) as...

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Strategies of coping with the effects of HIV/AIDS in Chinamhora communal lands, Goromonzi rural district, Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wilberforce Kurevakwesu --- , Zimbabwe

This qualitative study assesses the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural households in Chinamhora communal lands, explores the coping strategies of these rural households and establishes possible interventions towards improving their coping strategies. The study comes at a time when deaths...

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Value co-creation intention among consumers at the bottom of the pyramid: A study of rural and community banks in Ghana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Angela Abena Nusenu --- , China Wen Xiao --- , China Joy Say --- , China Christian Narh Opata --- , Ghana

We investigated the relationship between consumer satisfaction, trust in firm, interaction, and perceived service quality on value co-creation intention among rural and community bank consumers in Ghana. Participants were a purposive sample of 315 (female = 49. 52%; mean age...

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Mobile money adoption in rural Rwanda: A domestication perspective

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Marthe Uwamariya --- , Germany Claudia Loebbecke --- , Germany Stefan Cremer --- , Germany

With this explorative research, we investigate if and how farmers in Rwanda adopt mobile money, or m-money, and integrate it into their everyday life to foster their economic development and social well-being. To this end, we adapt a domestication perspective...

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Determinants of adoption of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) based technology in handicrafts among rural women of Amathole, South Africa: A double hurdle model approach

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Raphael Mudemba --- , South Africa Amon Taruvinga --- , South Africa Leocadia Zhou --- , South Africa

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) based technologies and skills have been central to rural livelihoods for ages. Women apply these techniques in a wide range of livelihood activities both on-farm and off-farm. Despite, growing scholarly work on adoption of technologies in rural...

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Agricultural advisory and extension service approaches and inclusion in reaching out to Kenyan rural farmers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ann N. Kingiri --- , Kenya

Efficient agricultural advisory and extension service (AES) is poised to lead to improved agricultural productivity as farmers utilize information and knowledge to optimize their use of limited resources. However, the role of AES has progressively evolved due to the changing...

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Households’ nonfarm livelihood participation and agricultural inputs investment: Evidence from northern Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Haile Tewele Berhe --- , Ethiopia

Evidence shows that nonfarm livelihood activities are an important source of income for rural households and they may interact with farm activities in different ways. This article attempts to examine the investment linkage in which evidence is scarce in the...

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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 --- ,

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Adoption and perceptions of biogas: Empirical evidence from rural households of Melani village in Raymond Mhlaba municipality

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lindiwe Ngcobo --- , South Africa Ajuruchukwu Obi --- , South Africa Sampson Mamphweli --- , South Africa Siphe Zantsi --- , South Africa

Renewable energies, which include biogas, have been identified as a possible panacea for the energy challenges faced by the poor and can potentially ensure that they obtain cheaper energy that is more accessible and environmentally sustainable. However, its adoption and...

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Impact of entrepreneurship development programmes on economic aspects of trainees: Evidence from training centres in India

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Santhosha Shetty G --- , India Vikram Baliga --- , India Mathew Thomas Gil --- , India Ren Trevor Dias --- , India Sandeep S. Shenoy --- , India

The aim of this research work was to analyze the impact of entrepreneurship development programmes (EDPs) offered by Rural Development and Self-Employment Training Institutes (RUDSETIs) on the economic aspects of trainees of these institutes. The researchers collected data from 386...

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Determinants of ICT adoption and uptake at a rural public-access ICT centre: A South African case study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Cecilia Frans --- , Shaun Pather --- ,

The global Covid-19 pandemic has created a heightened sense of awareness of the inequalities that prevail in society. Access to real-time information delivered via broadband internet has become critical for survival. However, the reality of the digital divide implies that...

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Smallholder vegetable farmers’ commercialization to enhance rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lelethu Mdoda --- , South Africa Mzuyanda Christian --- , South Africa

This study aims at establishing how vegetables can be commercialized to improve rural livelihoods in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain primary data from 120 multi-purposive selected smallholder vegetable farmers. Descriptive statistics,...

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Technical feasibility of producing binder-free water hyacinth briquettes for domestic energy use

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thawani Sanjika* --- , Malawi Grivin Chipula --- , Malawi

Production of biomass briquettes of good strength and combustion characteristics usually requires the addition of a binder material to the feedstock. This study was aimed at developing a methodology for producing briquettes from water hyacinth at low compression pressures without...

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uMama wekhaya: local subjectivities, water infrastructures and grounded perceptions of development in Agnes Rest, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Zikhona N. Ngqula --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

This article provides a window into the lives of the residents of Agnes Rest, a rural village in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Using water infrastructures, I explore how two local terms umama wekhaya and abuntu babelungu, express...

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Prevention of HIV and other STIs in rural Senegal: a study of prevention-related events collected by sentinel observers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Abdoulaye Sidibé Wade --- Division SIDA, Senegalese Ministry of Health, Catherine Enel [B0002] Emmanuel Lagarde --- French National Institute for Health research (INSERM),

We conducted a study of AIDS/STI prevention-related events based on a network of sentinel observers over a 35-month period in three rural communities of Senegal (May 2000 – March 2003). In one of these communities we also conducted a population-based...

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Social support and health behaviour in women living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Bernhard Gaede --- Emmaus Hospital, Sisana Majeke --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Rugira Regis Marie Modeste --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Joanne Rachel Naidoo --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mokete Joseph Titus --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, Leana R Uys --- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,

The article explores the relationship between social support and health behaviour of rural and urban women who are living with HIV in South Africa. Our study was a descriptive survey of a group of pregnant and non-pregnant women living with...

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AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviour among married and previously married persons in rural central Mozambique

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Bruce H Noden --- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Aurelio Gomes --- Division of Infectious Diseases of the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Aldina Ferreira --- Centre for Medical Research, Catholic University of Mozambique,

HIV prevalence in central Mozambique is the highest in the country with high urban rates impacting on the rural areas. To identify potential factors influencing the spread of HIV in three sparsely populated districts in southern Sofala province, 847 married...

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HIV knowledge and health-seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Carolyn M. Audet [d209e19] Mohsin Sidat Meridith Blevins Troy D. Moon Alfredo Vergara Sten H. Vermund

HIV prevalence rates in Zambézia Province were estimated to be 12.6% in 2009. A number of educational campaigns have been aimed at improving HIV transmission and prevention knowledge among community members in an effort to reduce infection rates. These campaigns...

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The constraints of antiretroviral uptake in rural areas: the case of Thamaga and surrounding villages, Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Matlhogonolo Bene --- , , Botswana Michael B.K. Darkoh --- , , Botswana

This article examines the constraints of antiretroviral (ARV) uptake in the villages of Thamaga, Kumakwane, Mankgodi and Gakgatla which are in the Kweneng District of Botswana. The social interactionist approach and theories of health behaviour provided the theoretical basis of...

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The lived experiences of rural women diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus in the antenatal period

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Genevieve Marion Fords --- , , South Africa Talitha Crowley --- , , South Africa Anita S van der Merwe --- , , South Africa

Background: In South Africa, pregnant women are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at antenatal clinics and simultaneously initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART). An HIV diagnosis together with the initiation of ART has an emotional impact that may influence how...

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Understanding the role played by parents, culture and the school curriculum in socializing young women on sexual health issues in rural South African communities

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Feziwe Mpondo --- , , Netherlands Robert A.C. Ruiter --- , , Netherlands Dilana Schaafsma --- , Netherlands Bart van den Borne --- , , Netherlands Priscilla S. Reddy --- , , South Africa

Background: the decline in South Africa’s HIV infection rates especially among young women is encouraging. However, studies show that the 15–24-year-old cohort remains vulnerable. As they still report early sexual debut, being involved in sexual partnerships with older men as...

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Exploring the acceptability of Option B plus among HIV-positive Nigerian women engaged and not engaged in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade: a qualitative study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Salome C. Erekaha --- , Nigeria Llewellyn J. Cornelius --- , , USA Melissa L. Bessaha --- , , USA Abdulmumin Ibrahim --- , , Nigeria Gabriel D. Adeyemo --- , Nigeria Mofoluwake Fadare --- , Nigeria Manhattan Charurat --- , , USA Echezona E. Ezeanolue --- , USA Nadia A. Sam-Agudu --- , Nigeria

The acceptability of lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-positive women in high-burden Nigeria, is not well-known. We explored readiness of users and providers of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services to accept lifelong ART -before Option B plus...

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Fighting against HIV and AIDS within a resource constrained rural setting: a case study of the Ruvheneko Programme in Chirumhanzu, Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christina Tafadzwa Dzimiri --- , , South Africa Patrick Dzimiri --- , , South Africa Kezia Batisai --- , , South Africa

Since reports of the first incidence of the HIV virus in Zimbabwe in 1985, the epidemic has negatively impacted on every facet of human security. Rural areas, by virtue of being the periphery and constrained in terms of resources and...

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Patterns of rural innovation processes along agro-processing value chains: The case of Mopani district, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kgabo Hector Ramoroka --- , South Africa

Innovation is recognized as a critical driver and component of economic growth and development. While innovation is considered crucial to solve societal problems and create opportunities in rural areas, insufficient effort has gone into examining the nature of innovation processes...

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Self-consciousness and grit in rural adolescents: Moderation by self-esteem and mediation by achievement motivation

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shi Zhenrong --- Mental Health Centre of Hunan Women’s University, China Yang Yuntong --- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China Luo Yanhong --- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China Zhang Bin --- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China

This study set out to explore the mediating role of achievement motivation and the moderating role of self-esteem in the association between self-consciousness and grit of adolescents. Participants were adolescent students from a Chinese rural middle school (n = 422;...

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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 Africa

In 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...

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District analysis of poverty dynamics in rural South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Manana Mamabolo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Petronella Chaminuka --- Agricultural Research Council, South Africa Charles Machethe --- University of Pretoria, South Africa

Persistent poverty is a major developmental challenge for South Africa and has multifaceted dimensions. This paper profiled and investigated poverty transitions among rural households in 22 district municipalities in South Africa. Foster-Greer-Thorbecke indices were applied to panel data from the...

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Gender disparity in livelihood diversification among rural households in Osogbo Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) Zone of Osun State, Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Olaide K. Akintunde --- , Nigeria Khadijat O. Olanrewaju --- , Nigeria Timothy O. Agboola --- , Nigeria Ahmed O. Busari --- , Nigeria

Livelihood diversification is a coping strategy that functions as a cushioning effect owing to dwindling income from agriculture. This study examined the significant differences in income between males and females before and after livelihood diversification. The multi-stage sampling procedure was...

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Impact of income diversification on rural household food security in Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Girma Gezimu Gebre --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia Aneteneh Ashebir --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia Tibebu Legesse --- Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Using primary data collected from 462 farm households, this paper aims to examine the impact of income diversification on rural household food security in Ethiopia. A propensity score matching model was employed to analyze the impact of participation in both...

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Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices: a comparison of urban and rural adults in the Free State province of South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Wasiuddin Najam --- Texas Tech University, United States of America Corinna Walsh --- University of the Free State, South Africa Wilna Oldewage-Theron --- Texas Tech University, United States of America

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Interventions to improve young men’s utilisation of HIV-testing services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: perspectives of young men and health care providers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sithembiso Ndlovu --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Andrew Ross --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Mutshidzi Mulondo --- University of the Free State, South Africa

Introduction: HIV-testing services (HTS) are an important point of entry to prevention and treatment of HIV in South Africa. Despite the availability of HTS across the region and in SA, the uptake among men remains low, especially young men residing...

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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, China

This 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...

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Analysis of rural women’s access to financial services and corporate social responsibility in Nigeria’s Niger delta region

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of multinational oil companies (MOCs) in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on enhancing rural...

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Mobile money and intra-household employment diversification: Empirical evidence from Ghana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Richmond Atta-Ankomah --- University of Ghana, Ghana

This study investigates the effect of mobile money on intra-household employment diversification in Ghana using data from the seventh round of the Ghana Living Standards Surveys. The study relies on several econometric models including instrumental variables and shows that mobile...

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Market participation as livelihood and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage: A case of Chăm ethnic minority pottery households in Vietnam

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nguyen Bach Dang --- Nong Lam University, Vietnam Pham Thi Hong Nhung --- Nong Lam University, Vietnam Cao Thai Bao --- Nong Lam University, Vietnam Nguyen Ly Bang --- , Vietnam

This study examines the extent of market participation among Chăm pottery producers in Vietnam and the factors that influence this extent. The research utilized the total market participation index to assess the level of market participation and Tobit regression to...

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Determinants of rural women economic empowerment: the Case of Bahir Dar Zuria Woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abate Yesigat --- Department of Economics, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia, Walelign Awoke --- Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Expert, Department of Project Management and Monitoring, Amhara Region Bureau of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia,

The issue of women's empowerment has been a topic of ongoing discussion in developing countries, considering the complex socio-demographic and cultural factors at play. Women tend to face disadvantages compared to men across various human development indicators. Therefore, it is...

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The quest for social justice through ICT access and inclusion for rural schools and communities: The South African case of Urglobal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Luleka Mkuzo --- , Ivan Govender --- Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa

Mobile technology has been recognized as a tool in reducing the inequality gap, especially for those in developing communities. With a Gini score of 63 in 2014, South Africa is regarded as one of the most unequal countries in the...

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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, China

We 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...

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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 Africa

Bank 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...

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Solar energy, the silver bullet to tackle perennial energy access challenges in Nigeria rural households: A case study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kesiena Owebor --- Delta State University, Nigeria Kesiena Ezewu --- Delta State University, Nigeria Justus Iroro Oboh --- Delta State University, Nigeria Jude Ebieladoh Sinebe --- Delta State University, Nigeria Ogheneakpobo Jonathan Eyenubo --- Delta State University, Nigeria Smith Orode Otuagoma --- Delta State University, Nigeria Esiri Monday Amagre --- Delta State University, Nigeria

Poor access to clean energy impacts the livelihood of the Nigeria rural population. This study investigated the use of solar energy in tackling the recurrent energy access challenges in Isoko South, Nigeria. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied to...

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The economic contribution of wild edible mushrooms as a non-timber forest product in the Copperbelt province of Zambia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Anthony Sinyangwe --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Dayoung Kim --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Gihyun Park --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Gayoung Won --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Hyungsik Jeong --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Joongwon You --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Hee Han --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Joosang Chung --- Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Wild edible mushrooms (WEMs) are an important non-timber forest product (NTFP) that contributes significantly to rural livelihoods in many parts of the world. However, information on their utilisation, economic importance and the factors affecting their availability is often limited. This...

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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 Africa

Introduction: 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...

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Describing the triple burden of malnutrition in adolescents in rural and urban South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: SH Crouch --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa DE Mathatha --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa LK Micklesfield --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa NJ Christofides --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa C Desmond --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa SJ Sharp --- Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom KK Ong --- Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom SM Tollman --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa K Kahn --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa SA Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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The role of digital inclusive finance in rural revitalization: Mediating effects of infrastructure and education

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yingying Li --- Kunming University of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China Zhao Rui Feng --- Kunming University of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China Muhammad Dawood --- Yunnan Technology and Business University, People’s Republic of China Xiang Long --- Yunnan Provincial Government Development Research Center, People’s Republic of China

To explore in depth the impact of digital inclusive finance (DIF) on rural revitalization, this study employs the entropy method to measure the level of rural revitalization across 30 provincial-level administrative regions in mainland China from 2014 to 2023. It...

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