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The contribution and direct-use value of livestock to rural livelihoods in the Sand River catchment, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: CM Shackleton SE Shackleton TR Netshiluvhi FR MathabelaThe productive functions of livestock ownership in communal areas are multipurpose in character, comprising a mix of stock types and a range of goods and services used. When all these multiple uses are accounted for, the cash and direct-use returns... -
Responsible Alcoholic Beverages Sales and Services Training Intervention in Cape Town: A Pilot Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council & University of Limpopo, Shandir Ramlagan --- Human Sciences Research Council, Louis Gliksman --- Center for Addiction & Mental Health,The aim of this study was to pilot a responsible beverage service intervention in order to reduce alcohol-impaired road use. The sample included 20 shebeens including 10 licensed and 10 unlicensed establishments chosen from a list of alcohol serving establishments... -
Guidance and Counseling Services in South African Schools: Issues and Challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry Nkhanedzeni Muribwathoho --- School of Education Studies, Almon Shumba --- School of Education Studies,This study seeks to determine if guidance and counseling: (a) lessons are provided to students; (b) services provided are adequate; (c) students are aware of guidance and counseling services provided; and (d) difficulties that counselors face in implementing the programme... -
Community Psychology in Zimbabwe: Past, Present and Future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Masvingo State University, Zimbabwe Joseph M. Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Pilot Mudhovozi --- Masvingo State University, Zimbabwe John Mapfumo --- Africa University, Zimbabwe Calvin Gwandure --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe study describes and evaluates community psychology in Zimbabwe. We distinguish between a professional with the title ‘community psychologist’ and the practice of the field of community psychology in Zimbabwe. Community psychology services in Zimbabwe include the provision of education... -
Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatric Disorders in Africa: Implications for Psychological Interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alan J. Flisher --- University of Cape Town, Crick Lund --- University of Cape Town, Leslie Swartz --- University of Stellenbosch,The authors start by critically discussing some core features of Western psychiatric diagnosis, and present the cultural formulation as one approach to ensure that the cultural aspects of the diagnostic process are addressed, followed by a summary of what is... -
Emotional Intelligence, Work, and Psychological Outcomes in a Public Service Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shelley-Ann Williams --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study examines the role of emotional intelligence in the relationship between work context (conceptualised as job demands and job resources) and psychological outcomes (conceptualised as engagement and psychological well-being) in a sample of public sector employees (N=459). The Job... -
South African Educators' Voice on the Potential Role of Traditional Healers (THs) in Education Support Services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johanna L. Geldenhuys --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe aim of this qualitative research was to explore and describe perceptions of the potential role of traditional healers in education support services. Participants were 42 teachers (males = 13, females = 29) from a school district in the Eastern... -
Self-efficacy, Work, and Psychological Outcomes in a Public Service Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shelley-Ann Williams --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThe study examined the prediction of psychological outcomes (conceptualized as psychological well-being and engagement) by general self-efficacy (GSE) and work context (conceptualized as job demands and job resources). The role of GSE as a moderator between work context and psychological... -
Your Culture or Mine? Changes in Cultural Sensitivity in a Service-Learning Class
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Luzelle Naudé --- University of the Free State,This study investigated patterns of attitudinal change in students following a service-learning experience. The data for this study was collected from psychology students in their third and fourth years of study at the University of the Free State. All these... -
Online Support Service via Mobile Technology—a Pilot Study at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Birgit Schreiber --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Kjersti Aartun --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis study describes the findings of a pilot study of an online support service via mobile technology using chat facilities at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa. The online support service, accessible via cell phone chat and computer chat... -
Victim Empowerment Programme in a Selected Municipality of the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Service Provider Perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Mlambo --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Seth Mkhonto --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Cily Tabane --- University of the Witwatersrand,An exploratory qualitative study was conducted to assess service providers' perceptions of the Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP) with a focus on VEP knowledge, management, communication, empowerment, utilization and accessibility of services in a selected district of the Eastern Cape of... -
Counselling on Rails: Social Accountability Learning Among South African Psychology Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- North-West University, Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, Lynette Flusk --- Transnet-Phelophepa Health-Care Train,This study investigated the utility of train transportation health care service in a North Eastern South African region. Participants were seven psychology graduate students at a South African university. They completed reflective journals on their subjective experience and objective reporting... -
AIDS as chronic illness: epidemiological transition and health care in south-eastern Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Julie LivingstonThis paper suggests that people in south-eastern Botswana experience the AIDS epidemic as part of a recent epidemiological transition in which rates of chronic debilitating illness have risen, even as the degree of acute infectious disease has fallen (HIV/AIDS aside)... -
Responses to VCT for HIV among young people in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eva-Britta Råssjö Elisabeth Darj Joseph Konde-Lule Pia OlssonAttitudes to voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV among young men and women in a slum area of Kampala, Uganda, were studied through 22 individual semi-structured interviews and 5 focus group discussions. Attitudes to VCT ranged from having no... -
Fertility desire and family-planning demand among HIV-positive women and men undergoing antiretroviral treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wossenyelesh Tamene Mesganaw FantahunLittle information exists about desire to have children and family-planning use among HIV-positive individuals and how this may vary according to individual, social, health and demographic characteristics, especially in developing countries. To assess these topics in Ethiopia, a facility-based cross-sectional... -
Implementation of the national programme for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a rapid assessment in Cacadu district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- , South Africa Rendani Ladzani --- , South AfricaTo conduct a rapid assessment of the prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV (PMTCT) programme in two of the three local service areas in Cacadu district, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, we designed an exploratory study using a mixed-methods approach. Quantitative and qualitative data on... -
Positive care? HIV and residential care for children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susan Moses --- , South Africa Helen Meintjes --- , South AfricaResponses to the HIV epidemic leading to an increase in the number of residential care facilities for children across sub-Saharan Africa have prompted concerns that large numbers of orphaned children are being placed in institutional care. There is little empirical... -
Personal coping strategies for managing the side effects of antiretroviral therapy among patients at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rogers Kyajja --- , Uganda Joshua Kanaabi Muliira --- , Uganda Elizabeth Ayebare --- , UgandaThe side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) medications negatively impact patients’ quality of life and adherence to treatment. This study describes the burden of side effects from ARV treatment as experienced by a sample of HIV/AIDS patients and identifies the personal... -
Treatment adherence following national antiretroviral rollout in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC. Van Dyk --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe national antiretroviral (ARV) programme in South Africa commenced in 2004. ARV drugs became readily available to all South Africans due to the concerted efforts of ‘access to all’ campaigns. This study investigates medication adherence among a sample of South... -
Clinics and home-based care organisations: an interface between theformal and informal health sectors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adam Kenneth Boros --- , South AfricaThe article outlines the findings of a study designed to explore the working relationship between home-based caregivers and clinic nurses at locations in two informal settlements in Johannesburg, South Africa. By considering the views and experiences of both sponsored and... -
Religion, authority and their interplay in the shaping of antiretroviraltreatment in western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AlexanderMJ Leusenkamp --- , The NetherlandsThe article explores how religious actors have increasingly shaped the nature of antiretroviral treatment (ART) services in Kabarole district, western Uganda. As have the regular health services, Christian donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and churches in the district have also stepped... -
Use of a simulation game for HIV/AIDS education with pre-service teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nadine Petersen --- Department of Education Studies, South Africa Josef de Beer --- Department of Education Studies, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Education Studies, South AfricaThe article describes the use of a simulation game in HIV/AIDS education with pre-service teachers in Johannesburg, South Africa. The use of a simulation game, as novel experiential pedagogy, was an attempt to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and... -
Pre- and post-intervention assessment of a PMTCT-programme-strengthening initiative in a rural area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- , South Africa Karl Peltzer --- , South Africa Rendani Ladzani --- , South Africa Gladys Mlambo --- , South Africa Adlai Davids --- , South Africa Khanyisa Phaweni --- , South Africa Pelisa Dana --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mandisa Ndabula --- , South AfricaThe research assesses prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV (PMTCT) services following implementation of programme-strengthening activities in a municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A pre-intervention and post-intervention design was used to conduct facility assessments and client exit interviews at baseline and after... -
Barriers to initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy: a qualitative study of women attending services in Cape Town, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kathryn Stinson --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South Africa Landon Myer --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, South AfricaDespite the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes, uptake of ART in pregnancy remains suboptimal. Little is known about the barriers to initiating lifelong ART in pregnancy and the challenges to postpartum retention in HIV care, particularly in sub-Saharan... -
A framework to expand public services to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in the Free State, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marianne Reid --- , South Africa Yvonne Botma --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, South AfricaThe study undertook the development of a framework for expanding the public services available to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in South Africa. The study consisted of various component projects which were depicted as phases. The first... -
South African ecotoxicology — present status and future prognosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: V Wepener --- Water Research Group, School of Environmental Sciences and Development, South Africa PM Chapman --- , CanadaToxicology studies the interactions of a chemical substance with individual organisms, whereas ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary approach incorporating ecology and other disciplines, e.g. chemistry, microbiology, etc., to determine responses of individuals, populations and whole ecosystems to stressors such as chemicals... -
CCA—treated Laminated Railway Sleepers and Telephone Cross-arms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.E. Conradie --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,A non-conventional process for the manufacturing of laminated pine railway sleepers and telephone cross-arms, involving the treatment of laminations with copper-chrome-arsenic (CCA) preservatives before gluing and assembly, was investigated. -
Factors that Affect Municipal Service Delivery in Gauteng and North West Provinces of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Solomon Khale --- , South Africa Zeleke Worku --- , South AfricaThis study attempts to identify and quantify factors that affect service delivery by local government counsellors in the Gauteng and North-West provinces. The study is based on a stratified random sample of size n=300 respondents. Both quantitative and qualitative research... -
Conceptual View of Mobile Business Models for Rural Consumers in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kasina V. Rao --- , India Rajendra M. Sonar --- , IndiaRendering value for users through mobile services is key for mobile business models anywhere. Through mobiles, for the first time ever, many public and private services have now reached poor households and communities. The demand for mobile applications is fast... -
Integrated Marketing Communication and Technology Adoption: A Case of Safaricom's M-PESA Mobile Money Transfer Services in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martina Mulwa --- Africa Mobile Money Research, Kenya Ndeti Ndati --- Multimedia University of Kenya, KenyaIntegrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is an aggressive marketing plan that captures and uses an extensive amount of customer information in setting and tracking marketing strategy. This study sought to investigate the IMC strategies used with the M-PESA money transfer services... -
Uptake of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV by pregnant women in a prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission programme at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: HadizaS Galadanci Zubairu Iliyasu Jamilu Tukur Mariya Muktar-Yola SolomonI AdelekeMother-to-child transmission is the main mode of HIV infection among children in developing countries. In 2003, as a result of government policy, a prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) programme was introduced at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Nigeria. The aim of this study... -
The role of pregnancy intention in HIV prevention in South Africa: a proposed model for policy and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MarjorieR Sable KayM Libbus Debra Jackson Harry HauslerMother-to-child transmission is a continuing source of new HIV infections in South Africa. The paper posits that insight into the socio-cultural, behavioural, environmental and economic factors that sustain the HIV epidemic is as important as understanding the biological causes of... -
Community approaches to preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission: perspectives from rural Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Megan Towle DanielH LendeThis paper examines the cultural and structural difficulties surrounding effective prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in rural Lesotho. We argue for three strategies to improve PMTCT interventions: community-based research and outreach, addressing cultural and structural dynamics, and working with... -
Migration, access to ART, and survivalist livelihood strategies in Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joanna VeareySince the end of apartheid, patterns of migration into South Africa have shifted, and South Africa has become a destination for people from across the African continent and beyond — a small but important number of whom are refugees and... -
Traditional healers, HIV/AIDS and company programmes in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David DickinsonThis paper explores the organisational structures of traditional healers, outlines their explanations of HIV/AIDS, and discusses how they can be integrated with company programmes. The South African Traditional Health Practitioners Act seeks to register, regulate and promote traditional healers, but... -
Workplace peer educators and stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson Kabelo Duncan KgateaPeer educators form an important component of company responses to HIV and AIDS. Based on interviews with peer educators working in and around a mining company in South Africa's North-West Province, the study examines the relationship between involvement in peer... -
Sex differentials in the use of centres for voluntary counselling and testing for HIV in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi Hude QuanPart of the strategic response to HIV in Cameroon, West Africa, has been the institutionalisation of voluntary testing and counselling (VCT) for HIV services across the country. The study addresses the general level of awareness and use of VCT centres... -
HIV/AIDS and family planning services integration: review of prospects for a comprehensive approach in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gisele Maynard-Tucker --- , United StatesIn most parts of the world, family planning and HIV-related services are usually offered separately. Family planning services, especially those that are government-supported, primarily serve married women and couples of reproductive age, while HIV-related services target individuals at higher-risk of... -
Artistic activities and cultural activism as responses to HIV/AIDS in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susan Pietrzyk --- Department of Anthropology, United StatesOver the last two decades both the number and types of civil-society-led organisations involved in addressing HIV and AIDS have increased dramatically. In many cases, the work undertaken is thoughtfully researched, appropriately focused, and as a result produces positive outcomes... -
The relation of HIV testing and treatment to identity formation in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emily Frank --- Anthropology Department, United StatesWhy would many Zambians be reluctant to access lifesaving antiretroviral treatment? Does the process of accessing an HIV test in Zambia promote an identity that can change individuals' livelihood strategies? What happens to individuals when people access treatment? Voluntary testing... -
Syndromes of dryland degradation in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: RJ Scholes --- Natural Resources and the Environment, South AfricaDryland degradation (in other words, desertification) is defined for the purposes of this paper as a persistent decrease in the capacity of an arid or semiarid ecosystem to supply a range of services, including (but not restricted to) forage, fuel,... -
Diabetes mellitus: preliminary health-promotion activity based on service-learning principles at a South African national science festival
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: SC Srinivas --- Faculty of Pharmacy, WM Wrench --- Faculty of Pharmacy, K Bradshaw --- Department of Computer Science, N Dukhi --- Faculty of Pharmacy,Objectives: To investigate the effects of a service-learning-based health promotion elective in influencing knowledge of diabetes mellitus (DM) and ways to prevent it. -
Perceptions of hospital managers regarding the impact of doctors' community service
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OB Omole --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, South Africa G Marincowitz --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, South AfricaBackground: In South Africa, the distribution of doctors is skewed in favour of the urban areas, but it is not uncommon to find many peri-urban facilities in short supply of doctors. In 1997, the South African government introduced compulsory community... -
Health risk behaviours of high school learners and their perceptions of preventive services offered by general practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Thomas --- Private Practice and Department of Family Medicine,Background: Adolescence spans nearly a decade in which young people may initiate health risk behaviours such as unsafe sexual practices and the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD use). Most adolescent mortality and morbidity, attributable to such health... -
The retention of community service officers for an additional year at district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, S Reid --- Centre for Rural Health,Background: Community service (CS) is an effective recruitment strategy for underserved areas, using legislation as the driver; however, it is not a retention strategy. By the end of each year, most CS officers working in district hospitals (DHs) are skilled,... -
An audit of PMTCT services at a regional hospital in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EF Orie --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa PP Songca --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa J Moodley --- Women's Health and HIV Research Group, South AfricaPrevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is a major intervention world-wide in the fight against the HIV pandemic, and has resulted in markedly reduced rates of mother-to-child transmission rates in well-resourced countries. -
Barriers to the successful implementation of school health services in the Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DR Mohlabi --- University of Limpopo, Medunsa campus, EJ Van Aswegen --- University of Limpopo, Medunsa campus, JD Mokoena --- University of Limpopo, Medunsa campus,Background: The level of development of a country is measured by the health status of its children. The higher the mortality and morbidity rates in children, the more the country is challenged to improve its health care system. Although South... -
Description of surgical and anaesthetic services provided at two district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal in relation to the surgical norms and standards outlined in the Service Package for District Hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MI Siddique --- Department of Family Medicine, AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Provision of surgical services at district hospitals (DHS) is cost effective and important. The District Hospital Service Package for South Africa (package of services) specifies the services that a district hospital should provide. The aim of this study was... -
Circumcision weeks: making circumcision part of routine training and service delivery at district-level hospitals in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: F Peters --- Pretoria West Hospital, TS Marcus --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Medically safe, elective male circumcision supports traditional and cultural rites of passage by reducing the risk of adverse events and death among men undergoing initiation. It is a way of preventing penile conditions that arise from being uncircumcised. It... -
Medical student participation in community-based experiential learning: reflections from first exposure to making the diagnosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Cameron --- Department of Family Medicine, L Wolvaardt --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, M Van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine, J Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine, J Blitz --- Department of Family Medicine, A-M Bergh --- MRC Unit for Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies,Background: Fifth-year medical students from the University of Pretoria participated in a four-week rotation in the primary care clinics of a large metropolitan centre. An academic service-learning (ASL) approach was introduced into this rotation to improve the integration of theoretical... -
Challenges faced by older women in Botswana in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health, and family planning needs, in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NO Ama --- Department of Statistics, E Ngome --- Department of Population Studies,Objective: This study explored the challenges that older women from selected sites in Botswana face in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and family planning (FP) needs. -
Knowledge of primary school teachers about asthma: a cross-sectional survey in the Umdoni sub-district, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Govender --- Physiotherapy Department, A Gray --- Department of Therapeutics and Medicines Management,Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory conditions affecting young children. It is estimated that asthma affects 20% of schoolchildren in South Africa. The school setting represents “home” for most children, and teachers are recognised as in... -
Closing the prevention of mother-to-child transmission gap in Nigeria: an evaluation of service improvement intervention in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ON Chabikuli --- Family Health International 360, U Gwarzo --- Family Health International 360, Nigeria A Olufunso --- Family Health International 360, Nigeria D Reidpath --- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Services, Monash University, Malaysia P Allotey --- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia M Ibrahim --- Family Health International 360, Nigeria C Hamelmann --- United Nations Development Program,Objectives: The objective was to assess improvement, or lack thereof, in the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) services at selected sites supported sites by the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria (GHAIN). -
A focus group study on primary health care in Johannesburg Health District: “We are just pushing numbers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Moosa --- Department of Family Medicine, A Gibbs --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: South Africa is striving towards a strong primary healthcare system. Since 2007, departments of family medicine have been established in Gauteng to improve quality of care through improved access to doctors, the coordination of health services and better referrals... -
An assessment of quality of care service provided to people living with HIV/AIDS by a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SA Olowookere --- Community Health, Nigeria JO Olaitan --- Biological Sciences, Nigeria NA Adeleke --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria PB Olaitan --- Surgery Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Nigeria EG Adepoju --- Preventive Services, NigeriaObjective: The objective of this study was to assess the quality of service provided to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) at a secondary healthcare centre at Osogbo, Nigeria. -
Resilience and coping experiences among master's professional psychology students in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David John Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Humphrey Siphiwe B. Ngcobo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Stephen David Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA longitudinal, five year study, with a qualitative, phenomenological approach, investigated resilience and coping experiences of 47 professional psychology master's degree students in their first year of training in South Africa. There were 12 men and 31 women, with a... -
Communication and quality service delivery in Uganda's local government: the mediating influence of total quality management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibrahim A. Musenze --- Makerere University Business School, J.C. Munene --- Makerere University Business School, Joseph M. Ntayi --- Makerere University Business School, Waswa Balunywa --- Makerere University Business School,The study aimed at understanding the role of total quality management (TQM) as a mediator between communication and quality service delivery (QSD) in Uganda's local government (LGs). Data were collected using a cross-sectional research design from 212 LGs whose heads... -
Assessment of the long-term response to rehabilitation of two wetlands in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Cowden --- GroundTruth CC, South Africa DC Kotze --- Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Environment, Agriculture and Earth Sciences, South Africa WN Ellery --- Geography Department, South Africa EJJ Sieben --- Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaAssessing the ecological outcomes of wetland rehabilitation activities is an important need recognised by the ‘Working for Wetlands’ programme in South Africa. An assessment of ecological response was conducted in the Killarney and Kruisfontein wetlands, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2005 prior to... -
Approaches to learning by pre-service science students of an institution of higher learning: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti --- Department of Educational and Professional Studies, South AfricaThis case study explored pre-service science students’ approaches to studying and learning. The participants were 65 undergraduate students (females = 47%; age range 18 to 25 years) at a university of technology in South Africa. Students’ preferences for deep or surface learning... -
The after-hours case mix of patients attending the George Provincial Hospital Emergency Centre
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Patricia S van Wyk --- Western Cape Department of Health, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Louis Jenkins --- Western Cape Department of Health, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBackground: The emergency care of patients in South Africa has improved with the establishment of Emergency and Family Medicine as specialities, the introduction of the Cape Triage Scoring (CTS), and the upgrading of emergency care services. The Western Cape Comprehensive... -
Home range and diving behaviour of Heaviside's dolphins monitored by satellite off the west coast of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: RW Davis --- Department of Marine Biology, USA JHM David --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa MA Meÿer --- Branch: Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa K Sekiguchi --- International Christian University, Japan PB Best --- Mammal Research Institute, South Africa M Dassis --- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Argentina DH Rodríguez --- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, ArgentinaThree Heaviside's dolphins Cephalorhynchus heavisidii were fitted with satellite depth recorders off the west coast of South Africa during February–April 1997 and monitored for 51, 73 and 130 days, respectively. In total, 345 locations were received from the three animals,... -
Small mammal diversity and density on the Bokkeveld escarpment, South Africa – implications for conservation and livestock predation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P. J. O‘Farrell --- Botany Department, South Africa J. S. Donaldson --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa M. T. Hoffman --- Botany Department, South Africa A. D. Mader --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South AfricaA preliminary investigation of the diversity and density of small mammals in four structurally distinct habitat types in an actively-utilized farming landscape was carried out. We sought to understand how diversity and density are influenced by landscape structure, habitat structure... -
Service learning in custodial settings in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South AfricaThis study describes the findings of a community engaged service learning program in which nine female and three male students ranging between 22 and 31 years of age from a large South African university participated in a study conducted in... -
Exploring the impact of the constructs of the three-domain approach on private social and commercial hospitality provision
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Barry O’Mahony --- Department of Marketing, Tourism and Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, AustraliaThis article explores the constructs of private social and commercial hospitality in a panoramic examination of the impact and potential future development of the three-domain approach. Focused primarily (but not exclusively) on the books In Search of Hospitality: theoretical perspectives... -
An empirical analysis of the external audit fee in the “new” South Africa: The basic model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Firer --- School of Accountancy, Johannesburg G Swartz --- School of Accountancy, JohannesburgThis paper studies the audit services market in Post Apartheid South Africa. The similarity of audit fee determinants between South Africa and other countries is analysed and the extent to which the large audit fee premium documented in other countries... -
The appropriateness of performance measurement in the service sector: A case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K Sartorius --- School of Accountancy, C Eitzen --- School of Accountancy, C Nicholson --- School of Accountancy,The development of performance measures in service companies has not kept abreast with their manufacturing counterparts despite the unprecedented growth of this sector in recent decades. The objective of this paper is to contribute towards a better understanding of the... -
Quality assessment in small businesses: the case of Dutch culinary restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Rengerslaan 8, 8917 DD Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Berry Dumont --- Fletcher Hotel and Restaurant Kasteel Ehrenstein, Oud-Erensteinerweg 10, 6468 PC Kerkrade, The NetherlandsResearch material on quality definitions in the specific small business segment of culinary restaurants is scarce. Defining quality in culinary restaurant small businesses deserves increased attention in order to further develop professionalism within this segment. For this research nine Dutch... -
Pathways to mental health care by members of a rural community in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mmatlou Shai --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored mental health help seeking pathways followed by Black South African rural community dwellers in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Ten participants (5 females and 5 males) aged between 18 and 59 years receiving services from a... -
The impact of the global economic crisis on HIV and AIDS programmes directed at women and children in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Serieux --- Department of Economics, Mwansa Njelesani --- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) at UNESCO, South Africa Abson Chompolola --- Department of Economics, Zambia Ardeshir Sepehri --- Department of Economics, Harminder Guliani --- University of Regina, CanadaThis investigation sought to ascertain the extent to which the global economic crisis of 2008–2009 affected the delivery of HIV/AIDS-related services directed at pregnant and lactating mothers, children living with HIV and children orphaned through HIV in Zambia. Using a... -
Who Offers Veterinary Services to Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya? Lessons from Kakamega County
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. O. K'Oloo --- Dairy Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya E. D. Ilatsia --- Dairy Research Institute, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaLiberalization of both clinical and artificial insemination services in Kenya allowed many players into the livestock service sector. This study examines key providers of veterinary services and the factors that influence the delivery of veterinary services among smallholder dairy farmers... -
Knowledge and utilisation of expanded functions of oral hygiene and barriers to successful implementation in public healthcare services in Gauteng
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Veli Lukhozi --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Muhammad Hoque --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Hendry Heever --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences,Dental hygiene continues to evolve as a profession. It needs greater regulation and autonomy. Since the burden of disease and demand for treatment is increasing, there is a great need for existing oral hygiene services to be utilised effectively and... -
Influence of energy saving on the quality of lighting services on selected hotels in Mpumalanga, Republic of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: F. Machete --- Department of Environmental Health, South Africa C. Hongoro --- Health Research and Policy, South Africa G. Nhamo --- Institute of Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa, South Africa K. Mearns --- Department of Environmental Sciences, South AfricaThis paper presents the results of an investigation undertaken on the influence of energy saving on the quality of lighting services on selected hotels in Mpumalanga, one of the nine provinces of the Republic of South Africa. This paper adopted... -
Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Thomas Landen --- Revinate, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThis research looks into the experience as perceived in 2014 by hotel guests in 15 bigger Dutch cities. The hotel reviews of Leeuwarden (Capital of Culture 2018) are compared to those of hotels in the other cities to provide an initial... -
Pining for home: Studying crew homesickness aboard a cruise liner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Carolina Bardelle --- International Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsMost people can experience homesickness at some time, when they move away from their home base. The experience of working onboard a cruise liner can intensify these feelings, because of the enclosed and controlled nature of work and living space. This study... -
Strategies for community focused postal service development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: John Trimble --- Computer Science Department, Zimbabwe Khesani R. Chilumani --- Computer Science Department, Zimbabwe Ngwenya Sibangiso --- Computer Science Department, ZimbabweTo maintain its relevance, the postal system must look at ways to innovate and optimize. It must optimize its use of resources and delivery of current services. It must employ innovation to develop new opportunities and services. The key will... -
The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two subjective career success instruments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eileen Koekemoer --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Audine du Toit --- WorkWell Research Unit, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of two subjective career success instruments within the South African context: Perceived Career Success (PCSS: Gattiker & Larwood, 1986) and Life Success Measures Scale (LSMS: Parker & Chusmir, 1992). Data were collected via a... -
Factors influencing career maturity in the South African National Defence Force: A diagnostic approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carien van't Wout --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa Gideon van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South AfricaThis study investigated factors influencing the career maturity of young members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). A sample of 310 young SANDF members (females=35%, blacks=90%) completed the following measures: career maturity inventory-revised, the career decision self-efficacy scale,... -
Studying the Logone floodplain, Cameroon, as a coupled human and natural system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Moritz --- Department of Anthropology, USA S Laborde --- Department of Anthropology, USA SC Phang --- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, USA M Ahmadou --- University of Maroua, Cameroon M Durand --- Byrd Polar Research Center, USA A Fernandez --- Byrd Polar Research Center, USA IM Hamilton --- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, USA S Kari --- Centre d'Appui a la Recherche et au Pastoralisme (CARPA), Cameroon B Mark --- Byrd Polar Research Center, USA P Scholte --- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Cameroon N Xiao --- Department of Geography, USA R Ziebe --- University of Maroua, CameroonAfrican floodplains are an excellent example of coupled human–natural systems because they exhibit strong interactions among multiple social, ecological, and hydrological systems. The intra-annual and interannual variations in seasonal flooding have direct and indirect impacts on ecosystems and human lives... -
Mangrove reforestation: greening or grabbing coastal zones and deltas? Case studies in Senegal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MC Cormier-Salem --- IRD, UMR PALOC, Senegal J Panfili --- IRD, UMR MARBEC, FranceBesides their important contribution to global biodiversity, mangroves provide many services. Nevertheless, due to an increase of human activities and to climate change, in less than 20 years these ecosystems have lost one fifth of their global surface area. In... -
Who is the nutrition workforce in the Western Cape?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: H Goeiman --- Department of Health, D Labadarios --- Health Systems and Innovation, Np Steyn --- Centre for the Study of the Social and Environmental Determinants of Nutrition,Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the current nutrition staffing profile of the Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP) in Department of Health in the Western Cape, and establish whether it is adequate to meet the objectives of... -
Patient experiences with designated service provider medication delivery in a rural general practice in KwaZulu-Natal: a cross-sectional study on HIV patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VV Reddy --- General practitioner in independent private practice , OH Mahomed --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Healthcare funders (medical schemes) have established disease management programmes (DMPs) and designated service providers (DSPs) to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes to meet legislative requirements. However, there is a paucity of studies that have researched patient experiences and... -
Sources of anxiety among pre-service teachers on field placement experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Motshidisi A. Lekhu --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThis study examined pre-service students’ perceptions of their sources of anxiety during field experience. A sample of 85 undergraduate education students participated in the study (females = 52.9%). The students completed a survey on their perceptions of sources of anxiety... -
Workplace Family Resources and Service Performance: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Samuel Aryee --- King's College London, United Kingdom Fred O. Walumbwa --- Florida International University, United States of America Hazel Gachunga --- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Chad A. Hartnell --- Georgia State University, United States of AmericaDrawing on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this study examined processes through which informal workplace family resources influence service performance. Our findings reveal that family supportive supervisor behavior (FSSB) and perceived organizational family support (POFS) relate to work engagement directly... -
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 AfricaMedical 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. -
Quality assessment in small businesses: the case of Dutch culinary restaurants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Berry Dumont --- Fletcher Hotel and Restaurant Kasteel Ehrenstein, The NetherlandsResearch material on quality definitions in the specific small business segment of culinary restaurants is scarce. Defining quality in culinary restaurant small businesses deserves increased attention in order to further develop professionalism within this segment. For this research nine Dutch... -
Exploring the impact of the constructs of the three-domain approach on private social and commercial hospitality provision
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Barry O'Mahony --- Department of Marketing, Tourism and Social Impact, AustraliaThis article explores the constructs of private social and commercial hospitality in a panoramic examination of the impact and potential future development of the three-domain approach. Focused primarily (but not exclusively) on the books In Search of Hospitality: theoretical perspectives... -
Hotel quality in the European Capital of Culture: Leeuwarden 2018
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, The Netherlands Thomas Landen --- , The NetherlandsThis research looks into the experience as perceived in 2014 by hotel guests in 15 bigger Dutch cities. The hotel reviews of Leeuwarden (Capital of Culture 2018) are compared to those of hotels in the other cities to provide an... -
Pining for home: Studying crew homesickness aboard a cruise liner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Carolina Bardelle --- International Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsMost people can experience homesickness at some time, when they move away from their home base. The experience of working onboard a cruise liner can intensify these feelings, because of the enclosed and controlled nature of work and living space... -
Real-world lessons from the hospitality expert
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Robert Bosma --- Mind Your Guest, and Mind Your Brand, The NetherlandsThis article by Robert Bosma gives an insight in the world of hospitality in the real world and his vision about what hospitality is, how it works successfully and why people find it so important to be treated in a... -
Employees’ perspectives of service quality in hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mukhles M. Al-Ababneh --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, JordanAlthough the importance of service quality has been recognised, few studies have addressed service quality in hotels from the perspective of employees. Therefore, this study aims to measure the service quality of four and five-star hotels in Jordan from the... -
A critical analysis of whether research activities performed by universities fall within the meaning and scope of the term ‘educational services’ as intended by section 12(h) of the Value-Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: A. Herron --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaAccording to section 12(h) of the Value-Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991, ‘educational services’ are exempt from the levying of value-added tax as imposed by section 7(1)(a) of the Act. The Value-Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991 does... -
Public sector inefficiencies: Are we addressing the root causes?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: David Fourie --- School of Public Management and Administration, Wayne Poggenpoel --- Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaPublic sectors all over the world face challenges and, thus far, public sector reforms have not been very successful. The public sector, as a key component of any economy, needs to address its challenges adequately to prevent economic growth and... -
Practising anaesthesia as a community service doctor: a survey-based assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa Zane Farina --- Clinical Department, Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Postgraduate Research, UKZN, South AfricaBackground: Anaesthesia-related maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, especially in district hospitals. Community service doctors (CSDs) play an important role in the provision of anaesthesia in these hospitals. The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of doctors providing... -
Use of the partogram by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OM Maphasha --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa DP Motloba --- Department of Community Dentistry, South Africa C Barua --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: There is scientific evidence that using the partogram reduces maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. The use of partograms by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital has been reported as inadequate by external audits. The level of knowledge... -
Land use change and its drivers in Kurt Bahir wetland, north-western Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: G Shewit --- Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Ethiopia M Minwyelet --- Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Ethiopia M Tesfaye --- Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Ethiopia T Lewoye --- Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Ethiopia M Ferehiwot --- Bahir Dar University, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, EthiopiaThe effects of land-use change on ecosystem services in Kurt Bahir wetland were investigated during 2013 to 2014 using LANDSAT satellite images from 1973, 1986, 2002 and 2013 to identify and map changes in land-use classes over time. To understand... -
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 AfricaBackground: 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. -
A pilot of the use of Short Message Service (SMS) as a training tool for anaesthesia nurses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Duys --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa S Duma --- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa R Dyer --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Anaesthesia nurses form a critical part of the team providing perioperative care to patients, but no accredited training exists for them in South Africa. In this setting, short in-service training interventions are a pragmatic attempt at improving nurse performance... -
Changes in vegetation structure and aboveground biomass in response to traditional rangeland management practices in Borana, southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Bikila Negasa Gilo --- Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Ethiopia Tessema Zewdu Kelkay --- Rangeland Ecology and Biodiversity Program, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, EthiopiaThis study aimed to determine vegetation structure, species diversity and aboveground herbaceous biomass and browse yields in Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia. Sampling through random allocation of quadrats within replicated sample plots was undertaken in communally grazed areas, grazing enclosures... -
Cultural competence: a framework for promoting voluntary medical male circumcision among VaRemba communities in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kemist Shumba --- Department of Science and Technology (DST)\-National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence, Human Development, South Africa Musara Lubombo --- Centre for Communication, Media & Society, South AfricaAlmost a decade after the formal introduction of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an important technology for HIV prevention, its implementation is still fraught with acceptability challenges. This is especially true among ethnic groups where male circumcision is conducted... -
Appropriate technology and ethical obligations of the university: W.E.B. Du Bois on the Africana university mission
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: C. Verharen --- Department of Philosophy, USA G. Kadoda --- Independent Researcher, Sudan F. Bugarin --- Department of African Studies, USA J. Fortunak --- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA J. Tharakan --- Department of Chemical Engineering, USA D. Schwartzman --- Department of Biology (Professor Emeritus), USA E. Wensing --- Department of Human Development, USA G. Middendorf --- Department of Biology, USAWorking on the Encyclopedia Africana under the sponsorship of Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana, W.E.B. Du Bois reversed his conviction that only the ‘talented tenth’ could profit from a university education. He proposed that virtually all humans have a right to... -
Grazing management that regenerates ecosystem function and grazingland livelihoods
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Richard Teague --- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, USA Matt Barnes --- Shining Horizons Land Management LLC, USAAdopting a systems view and regenerative philosophy can indicate how to regenerate ecosystem function on commercial-scale agro-ecological landscapes. Adaptive multi-paddock grazing management is an example of an approach for grazinglands. Leading conservation farmers have achieved superior results in ecosystem improvement,... -
The benefit of guest loyalty programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Fleur La Rose --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThe aim of this research is to find out what kind of guest loyalty programme Apollo Hotels and Resorts should implement for their individual leisure guests in order to gain more loyal leisure guests. In the literature review of this... -
Factors associated with the take-up of voluntary medical male circumcision amongst learners in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Sean Beckett --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa Carl Montague --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South Africa Janet Frohlich --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), South AfricaVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an integral part of South Africa’s HIV prevention programme. School-going males, in particular, are considered a cost-effective target population. However, ambitious policy targets have not been achieved due to the plateau in demand for... -
Pattern and correlates of obesity among public service workers in Ondo State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Isaac Aladeniyi --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Nigeria Oladele Vincent Adeniyi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Olufunmilayo Fawole --- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Nigeria Mary Adeolu --- Nigeria State Health Investment Project, Nigeria Daniel Ter Goon --- Department of Health Sciences, South Africa Anthony Idowu Ajayi --- Department of Sociology, South Africa Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi --- Department of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Obesity is the third leading cause of mortality and has become a global epidemic. There is a continuous increase in its prevalence both in the developed and in developing countries. Obesity is closely associated with chronic health conditions, thus... -
Community service for misdemeanours in Accra: Preferences of offenders, victims, judiciary, and community members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Feikoab Parimah --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Joseph Osafo --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Kingsley Nyarko --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Nkansah Anakwah --- Department of Psychology, GhanaTaking religiosity into account, the study explored preferences for community service sentencing by victims, offenders, judiciary, and community members from Accra, Ghana. One hundred and ninety respondents were sampled (females = 38.42%, offenders = 5.26%, victims = 58.95%, law enforcement... -
Predictors of survival among HIV-positive children on ART in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Patrick Shabangu --- Institute for Health Measurement, Swaziland Andy Beke --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Samuel Manda --- South African Medical Research Council, Biostatics Unit, South Africa Nobuhle Mthethwa --- National Pediatric HIV Care & Treatment Office for Swaziland National AIDS Programme,The objective of the study was to determine predictors of survival among HIV-positive children (<15 years) in Swaziland. A retrospective cohort analysis of medical records for 4 167 children living with HIV who were initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART) between... -
Medico-legal documentation of rape or sexual assault: are community-service doctors equipped for the task?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Fouché --- Division of Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South Africa J Bezuidenhout --- Division of Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South Africa C Liebenberg --- Department of Forensic Medicine, South Africa AO Adefuye --- Division of Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South AfricaBackground: Following upon two-year internship, community-service doctors make mistakes when they deal with evidence of medico-legal examinations in various settings. These mistakes result in alleged perpetrators being released by courts. This study investigated undergraduate clinical forensic medicine training, based on... -
Primary Health Care in South West Nigeria: Evaluating service quality and patients' satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Omoseni O. Adepoju --- School of Management Technology, Nigeria Zacheus Opafunso --- School of Management Technology, Nigeria Modupe Ajayi --- School of Management Technology, NigeriaPrimary health care (PHC) is a fundamental, cost-effective approach in delivering essential healthcare services to achieve quality life for all. This study assesses service quality and patient satisfaction in the PHC sector in South West Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling approach... -
Medico-legal aspects regarding drunk driving: experience and competency in practice of community service doctors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Fouché --- Division Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South Africa J Bezuidenhout --- Division Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South Africa C Liebenberg --- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa AO Adefuye --- Division Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South AfricaBackground: Drunk driving has been reported to increase the risk of road traffic accidents associated with death and severe injury. In South Africa, an increase in blood alcohol concentration of as little as 0.01 g per 100 ml above the legal limit... -
Teenage pregnancies in Mozambique: the experience of “Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes” clinics in Beira
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Damiano Pizzol --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Francesco Di Gennaro --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Chiara Boscardin --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Giovanni Putoto --- Operational Research Unit, Italy Elena Cuppini --- District Health Department, Mozambique Graciana Pita --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Alexandra George --- District Health Department, Mozambique Laura Monno --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Annalisa Saracino --- Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Italy Liviana Da Dalt --- Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, Italy Angela De Palma --- Section of Thoracic Surgery, ItalyThe purpose of this article is to provide insights into the demand for pregnancy-related health services by adolescent girls and young women in Mozambique. We analysed the patient registers for the first year of operation (2014) of the Servicios Amigos... -
Jail duration, demographic characteristics of offenders, and acquired suicide capability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ajiboye Isaac Oyeleke1 --- Department of Social Work / Social Development, South Africa Pius TangweTanga --- Department of Social Work / Social Development, South Africa Ajibola Abdulrahamon Ishola --- Department of Psychology, NigeriaThe study sought to predict the acquired capability for suicide from length of sentence and socio-demographic characteristics of offenders in a Nigerian prison population. Participants were 139 inmates (mean age = 33.67, SD = 9.24years; mean length of stay = 6.25 years, SD = 5.02years), males (95.7%), They... -
Addiction treatment providers’ perceptions of publicly-funded treatment services in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Deborah Isobell --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Kamal Kamaloodien --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Shazly Savahl --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored addiction treatment implementation effectiveness of publicly-funded services in the Western Cape, South Africa, as perceived by service providers. Informants were six service providers from state-subsidised and public outpatient treatment services for substance use disorders (SUDs) (social workers... -
Competitive factors of electronic dance music festivals with Social Networking Service (SNS) citizenship behaviour of international tourists
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Ki-tai Lee --- Department of Tourism Events and International Conferences, South Korea Bong-ihn Seok --- Commercialization Planning Team, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South KoreaThis study examined the comparative advantages of prestige service labelling (VIP), online marketing, and image differentiation when applied as marketing strategies to build tourist loyalty as a component of citizenship behaviour. The participants were 220 African tourists attending the World... -
Poverty as a barrier to antiretroviral therapy access for people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Markus Haacker --- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, USA Charles Birungi --- UNAIDS, BotswanaUnderstanding barriers to access to essential health services is critical for devising effective strategies to improve access and align such strategies with national health and development policy objectives. However, while considerable empirical evidence exists on correlates of HIV prevalence and... -
A critical participatory pedagogical approach to enabling life orientation students to develop social literacy through HIV education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anthony Brown --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, South Africa Lesley Wood --- COMBER, Faculty of Education Sciences, South AfricaHIV education is an important component of the life orientation curriculum, since an intersectional understanding of HIV provides an entry point to appreciate the interrelatedness of various social injustices. Yet, our interaction with predominantly white and privileged pre-service life orientation... -
Provider understandings of and attitudes towards integration: Implementing an HIV and sexual and reproductive health service integration model, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Letitia Rambally Greener --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Mags Beksinska --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Ross Greener --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Zonke Mabude --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Jenni Smit --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaIn South Africa, a lack of integration between sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services has led to lost opportunities in the treatment cascade. In a context of high HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and unplanned pregnancies, a model for integrating... -
The impact of internal service quality on job satisfaction in the hotel industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mukhles M. Al-Ababneh --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Jordan Mousa A. Masadeh --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Jordan Firas J. Al-Shakhsheer --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Jordan Ma’moun A. Habiballah --- Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, JordanService quality is a key factor for success in any hotel. Many researchers have conducted studies on service quality, but only a few studies have been conducted on internal service quality (ISQ) in general, and in the hotel industry in... -
Towards a core curriculum for civic engagement on appropriate technology: Characterizing, optimizing and mobilizing youth community service learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexia J. Wensing --- Social Psychology, Canada Enrico J. Wensing --- Teachers College, Columbia University, USA Michelle Virgo --- Independent Scholar Practitioner, UKYoung learners represent a source of renewable energy that could benefit communities worldwide. While there are a growing number of isolated case examples of successful community engagement projects led by youth and their educators from around the world, a gap... -
The profile of deliberate self-poisoning cases presenting at the emergency department of Pelonomi Regional Hospital, Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MOA Benedict --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa CJ van Loggerenberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: A common method engaged in suicide is deliberate self-poisoning (DSP). Substances implicated in DSP include prescription and over-the-counter medicines, drugs, household chemicals, agrochemicals and herbal mixtures. Few studies have been conducted on DSP in South Africa, despite its occurrence... -
Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AT Masango Makgobela --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, South Africa G Ogunbanjo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa T Bongongo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaIntroduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary health care services at the level of households, by utilising community health workers, has led to a good healthcare system... -
Evaluating the performance of South African primary care: a cross-sectional descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Graham Bresick --- Division of Family Medicine, Klaus B von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Introduction: In 2018 governments reaffirmed their commitment to implementing primary health care (PHC) in the Astana Declaration. South Africa has introduced a number of health reforms to strengthen PHC and enable universal health coverage (UHC). UHC requires access to quality... -
South African Value-Added Tax: Place of supply rules for cross border supplies of consulting services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Riette Zulch Lombard --- PricewaterhouseCoopers, South Africa Linda van Heerden --- Department of Economics, South AfricaThe South African Value-Added Tax Act, 89 of 1991 does not contain any explicit place of supply rules to determine the jurisdiction where a cross border supply of services should be taxed, except in respect of foreign electronic service providers... -
Management of the Global Fund aid programme in Botswana: challenges and prospects for health services delivery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dintle Molosiwa --- Chemonics International Inc., Botswana Tyanai Masiya --- School of Public Management and Administration, South Africa Godfrey Maringira --- School of Humanities, Anthropology, South AfricaThis paper examines the institutional management of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) in Botswana. We analyse the often contested roles of the state and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as recipients of GFATM and partners in extending... -
Exploring procedural justice and police legitimacy in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology, South AfricaPerceptions of legitimacy are at the foundation of public mandates underlying criminal justice institutions, their legal authority, and public cooperation. This study explored perceptions of South African policing by members of a historically disadvantaged community, in terms of the procedural... -
Developing pathways to improve smallholder agricultural productivity through ecological intensification technologies in semi-arid Limpopo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Farirai Rusere --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Siyabusa Mkuhlani --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Olivier Crespo --- Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Africa Lynn V. Dicks --- School of Biological Sciences, UKAgriculture faces an enormous global challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050. This means a comprehensive intensification of agriculture is required. Ecological intensification is gaining momentum as a clearly defined vision for increasing agriculture productivity and sustainability. How ecological... -
Homicide–suicide: practical implications for risk reduction and support services at primary care level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Kotzé --- Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital/Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, South Africa JL Roos --- Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital/Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, South AfricaHomicide–suicide (HS) has been defined as homicide committed by a person who subsequently commits suicide within one week of the homicide. In most cases it occurs within 24 hours. HS is a public health problem, victimising not only those directly... -
Perceptions and attitudes towards acceptability of HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Selibe Phikwe, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Onkgopotse Kgomotso Oduetse --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Bonaparte Nkomo --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Nokuthula Majingo --- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana Yohana Mashalla --- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Botswana Ester Seloilwe --- School of Nursing, BotswanaBackground: Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 71% of the global burden of HIV infection. For the general population of Botswana, the estimated HIV prevalence is 18.5%; for female sex workers it is 61.9%. This study explored and documented female sex workers’... -
Assessing clients’ satisfaction with the service quality of construction consultants in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwaseun Sunday Dosumu --- Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, South Africa Clinton Aigbavboa --- Department of Construction Management, College of Science and Technology, RwandaThe service quality of consultants plays an important role in enhancing the success of construction projects. The study aims to determine the gaps between the clients’ observed and expected service quality of construction consultants. The 20-service quality (SERVQUAL) criteria of... -
HIV treatment support services in Tanzania: a cost and efficiency analysis at facility and community levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Steven Forsythe --- Avenir Health, United States of America Bryant Lee --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Kuki Tarimo --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Boniface Silvan --- Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania Marianna Balampama --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Julie Chitty --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of America Sara Bowsky --- Palladium Group Inc., United States of AmericaDifferentiated service delivery models provide an opportunity to reduce the cost of HIV treatment while increasing the focus on advanced patients. Also, stable patients who need less attention can visit facilities less frequently, saving time and money and reducing overcrowding... -
Post COVID-19 online shopping in South Africa: A mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matolwandile M. Mtotywa --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Charles Kekana --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThe study investigated the dynamics of online shopping focusing on mediation analysis of customer satisfaction on e-service quality and purchase intention. The study used a cross-sectional quantitative method where 324 responses were collected through a self-administered online survey questionnaire from... -
Effects of social network services (SNS) subjective norms on SNS addiction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- The Cultural Policy Network, South Korea Goon-ju Kim --- Department of Future Strategy, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Bong-ihn Seok --- Commercialization Finance Team, South Korea Nam-hyun Lee --- Department of Performing Arts, South KoreaWe examined social network services (SNS) influence on SNS subjective norms for connectivity, perceived pleasure, and addiction. Utilising survey data of ordinary South Africans (N = 927; female = 393), collected by a global research institution (Entrust Survey) between 1... -
Animal rights/Plant rights
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- Masters & Research Unit at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article sketches the rise of the concept of animal rights, especially in the late 20th century, mainly due to the work of Peter Singer. Considering the increase in evidence of plant intelligence, the question is discussed of whether plants... -
Organisational commitment influences on the relationship between transactional and laissez- faire leadership styles and employee performance in the Ghanaian public service environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Francis Donkor --- School of Management and Economics, China Dongmei Zhou --- School of Management and Economics, ChinaThis study explored organisational commitment influences on the relationship between leadership style and employee performance in a developing country’s public sector enterprises. The study participants were 330 full-time employees in ten units in the Ghanaian public sector commission (female =... -
Continuous intention to use mobile money (MM) services: Driving factors among small and medium-sized tourism and hospitality enterprises (SMTHEs)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Frederick Dayour --- , Ghana Charles A. Adongo --- , Ghana Elizabeth Agyeiwaah --- , People’s Republic of ChinaMobile money (known popularly as “MOMO” in Ghana) usage has become common in Africa. However, the driving factors explaining the continuous use of such services among small and medium-sized tourism and hospitality enterprises (SMTHEs) is still unknown. This study examines... -
Exploring the key components of a contemporary hospitality servicescape: Architecture, theology and community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Peter Singleton --- , The Netherlands Erwin Losekoot --- , The NetherlandsThis article aims to contribute to the theoretical understanding of the hospitality servicescape. Through this analysis this article makes recommendations to managers on how they can set about creating a genuine sense of welcome and hospitality in a contemporary setting... -
HIV-prevention measures on a university campus in South Africa – perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Willem Kruger --- , South Africa Neo Lebesa --- , South Africa Katlego Lephalo --- , South Africa Dumenzile Mahlangu --- , South Africa Mpumelelo Mkhosana --- , South Africa Motlhoboga Molise --- , South Africa Pretty Segopa --- , South Africa Gina Joubert --- , South AfricaBackground: Young adults such as university students are considered to be a key population for HIV-prevention efforts. This study aimed to determine the perceptions, practices and needs of undergraduate medical students regarding HIV-prevention measures available on campus. -
Abusive supervision and work engagement in the Nigerian public service sector: Do strengths use, and promotion focus matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adeline N. Idike --- , Nigeria Okechukwu Ibiam Egwu --- , Nigeria Fabian O. Ugwu --- , Nigeria Cornelius O. Okorie --- , Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- , NigeriaThis study examined experiences of abuse and work engagement behaviours of general employees in the Nigerian public service sector. Cross-lagged survey data were collected from 219 workers (female = 57.3%; age range = 24 – 59 years, mean age =... -
Utilising counselling services by law enforcement: An exploratory case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maximus Monaheng Sefotho --- , South Africa Cecilia Tlaleng Seema --- , BotswanaThis study explored police officers’ dispositions to utilise counselling services. Informants were 20 offers of the Lesotho Mounted Police Services (females = 42.5 %; constables = 57.5 %, age range 21 to 50+). The officers completed the Workplace Counselling Service... -
Trends in chemical pollution and ecological status of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia: a review focussing on nutrients, metals and pesticides
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LB Merga --- , The Netherlands AA Mengistie --- , Ethiopia JH Faber --- , The Netherlands PJ Van den Brink --- , The NetherlandsAquatic ecosystems contribute to human well-being by delivering ecosystem services, but their protection has been given low priority in Africa. Lake Ziway in the Ethiopian Rift Valley basin provides services including irrigation, drinking water and fish food in the region... -
How do HIV/AIDS policies address access to HIV services among men who have sex with men in Botswana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kgosiekae Maxwell Matlapeng --- , South Africa Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South AfricaThe study assessed Botswana government policies related to HIV/AIDS and international policy documents that were adopted to address the HIV epidemic. Studies have indicated that HIV surveillance among men who have sex with men (MSM) is poor and that they... -
The initiation of human immunodeficiency virus treatment for children at different levels of care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Wayne Sheldon Rajah --- , South Africa Kevin Bryant Spicer --- , South Africa Tyrone Nicholas Rajah --- , South Africa Jaques Johan van Heerden --- , South AfricaBackground: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic increased the demand for health care resources in South Africa. To decrease the burden on specialised facilities, the Department of Health decentralised antiretroviral (ARV) management. In the uMgungundlovu district, adult HIV primary care... -
Lobbyscape: A framework about the effect of hotel lobbies’ atmospheric elements on customer satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Minoas Pytharoulakis --- , Greece Georgia Zouni --- , GreeceThis article aims to present a new conceptual model about the “lobbyscape” (i.e. the “servicescape” of hotel lobbies or foyers). A review of the existing literature, along with the authors’ expertise, provided four dimensions and 25 atmospheric elements for the... -
Customer behavioural analysis: The impact of internet addiction, interpersonal competencies and service orientation on customers’ online complaint behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Seonjeong Ally --- , USA Aryn C. Karpinski --- , USA Aviad A. Israeli --- , USACustomers share their service experiences on social media. However, prior research has not investigated the role of customers’ traits on their complaining behaviour. This study focuses on a hospitality setting to explore relationships among customers’ interpersonal competencies, internet addiction, service... -
Procedural justice, police legitimacy, and performance: Perspectives of South African students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Oluwatosin Bello --- , South Africa Thabiso Donald Matshaba --- , South AfricaThis study explored notions of procedural justice and police legitimacy among university students in South Africa. We surveyed 482 South African university students (female =77.6%; black = 91.7%; mean age = 23.0 years, SD = 1.05 years) on the effect... -
The service semiotics of luxury events: An exploration for future research and events management industry practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Charles Bladen --- , UKThis article discusses the implications of the role of semiotics in the design and delivery of luxury event-attendees’ experience. Within the contemporary industry and sector, the place of semiotics within the field of design will be established and its importance... -
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 --- , GhanaWe 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... -
Effects of fragmented mangroves on macrozoobenthos: a case study of mangrove clearance for powerline right-of-way at Oproama Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: N Zabbey --- , Nigeria IG Ekpenyong --- , Nigeria GN Nwipie --- , Nigeria IC Davies --- , Nigeria K Sam --- , NigeriaMangroves are vulnerable to varying magnitudes of degrading impact by human activities. Despite the many benefits of mangrove ecosystems, mangroves in the Niger Delta region are often cleared for electric powerline and oil pipeline rights-of-way, recreation, road construction, housing and... -
Exploring hotel identity by focusing on customer experience analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Javed Suleri --- , The Netherlands Roos Meijer --- , The Netherlands Edwin Tarus --- , The NetherlandsChanging customer demands in the 21st century have led hotels to rethink their way of doing business. While most hotels operate with an internal focus, it is essential to examine interactions from the customer’s perspective. This study explored what makes... -
A study on the use of mobile computing technologies for improving the mobility of Windhoek residents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Julius Silaa --- , Namibia Husin Jazri --- , Malaysia Hippolyte Muyingi --- , NamibiaThe aim of this study was to investigate the use of mobile computing technologies for improving the mobility of Windhoek residents, through exploring the perceptions and attitudes of Windhoek taxi drivers and passengers subjected to a real time experiment of... -
Topo-edaphic environment and forestry plantation disturbance affect the distribution of grassland forage and non-forage resources, Maputaland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AP Starke --- , South Africa TG O’Connor --- , South Africa CS Everson --- , South AfricaGrasslands are integral to rural livelihoods in southern Africa, because they provide hydrological regulation services and a variety of plant resources, including livestock fodder, medicines, and food products. To ensure ongoing provision of these resources in rapidly developing rural landscapes,... -
Contractor commitment and the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda: A practitioner perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Andrew Emejeit --- , Uganda Oluka Pross Nagitta --- , Uganda Michael Okoche --- , Uganda Marcia Mkansi --- , South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between commitment (specifically the affective, continuance and normative aspects of commitment) and the delivery of road infrastructure in Uganda. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 266 that was purposively selected... -
Investigating climate change awareness and adaptation strategies among female farmers in the Lephalale municipal area in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael Obisesan --- , South Africa Munyaradzi Chitakira --- , South AfricaThis study evaluated climate change awareness and adaptation strategies among female farmers in the Lephalale municipal area in the Limpopo province of South Africa. A concurrent mixed method research approach was undertaken. Qualitative data were obtained through five focus group... -
An innovation intermediary for Nairobi, Kenya: Designing student-centric services for university-industry collaboration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mikko Koria --- , United Kingdom Roberto Hinojosa Osorno --- , Mexico Ida Telalbasic --- , United Kingdom Delia del Carmen Ramírez Vázquez --- , Mexico Emmy Chirchir --- , KenyaEngaging students as partners in university-industry collaboration (UIC) through challenge-based and real-life projects creates significant value for all participants through novel educational approaches, talent recruitment, user-driven innovation, new resources, and research-related opportunities. However, as these practices have developed iteratively over... -
Organisational trust and commitment among South African public service employees: Influence of socio-demographics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- , South Africa Kelebogile Mathonsi --- , South AfricaThis study examined the influence of socio-demographics on the relationship between employee organisational trust and organisational commitment. The study’s participants were 255 South African public service employees (female = 58%; black = 82%; permanently employed = 84%), between the ages... -
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 --- , KenyaEfficient 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... -
Hospitality in a theatre: The role of physical warmth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ruth Pijls --- , The Netherlands Mirjam Galetzka --- , The Netherlands Brenda H Groen --- , The Netherlands Ad T H Pruyn --- , The NetherlandsInsight into psychological mechanisms offers service organisations the opportunity to increase their hospitality performance. The present research shows that physical warmth positively contributes to people’s experience of hospitality. In a field experiment among 127 visitors to a theatre, the effects... -
The role of external information sources in organizational innovation in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: David Adeyeye --- , Nigeria Adekemi Oluwadare --- , Nigeria Omolayo Oluwatope --- , NigeriaTraditionally, the focus of strategic management studies has been on technological innovation. However, recent studies have shown rising importance of non-technological innovation to firms’ productivity, especially in developing country contexts. One limitation in empirical firm innovation analyses this study attempts... -
Battle for digital customer ownership between the Telcos and Over-the-Top (OTT) players: Emerging markets perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adeolu Dairo --- , Hungary Krisztián Szűcs --- , HungaryToday’s Telcos are confronted with digital evolution and innovation that are forcing them to rethink their traditional business models. In many domains, the global Over-the-Top (OTT) players have established scales across their business models, thereby putting enormous pressure on the... -
Bed and Breakfast (B&B) social servicescape and customer satisfaction: Positive emotion mediation and sex moderation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Juan Liu --- , China Xi Li --- , China Hong Chen --- , China Xinwei Su --- , China Runzhe Yu --- , ChinaWe investigated the influence of bed and breakfast (B&B) social servicescape on customer satisfaction, as well as the mediating effect of customer positive emotion and the moderating role of sex. Participants were a convenience sample of 305 B&B customers from... -
The role of innovation for employment growth among firms in developing countries: Evidence from Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen Kehinde Medase --- , South Africa Michael Wyrwich --- , The NetherlandsThis paper examines the nexus between innovation and employment growth. In contrast to most studies that employ data from technologically advanced economies, the study uses well-documented data from a leapfrogging and catching-up economy in sub-Saharan Africa. We find a positive... -
Work stressors and vicarious trauma among South African Police Service members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Masefako Andronica Gumani --- , South AfricaThis study explored vicarious stress experiences of South African Police Service members from a rural district serving victims of trauma. Informants were 19 police members (female = 26.3%; constables = 21%; age range = 27 to 55). The police members... -
Utilisation of HIV services by female sex workers in Zimbabwe during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive phenomenological study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Idah Moyo --- , Zimbabwe Livhuwani Tshivhase --- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi --- University of South Africa,This study focuses on female sex workers as a key population group that suffers a degree of vulnerability according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Key populations refer to people at heightened risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)... -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with HIV in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Madzima --- , Zimbabwe Tatenda Makoni --- , Zimbabwe Owen Mugurungi --- , Zimbabwe Godfrey Mudariki --- , Zimbabwe Amon Mpofu --- , Zimbabwe Freeman Dube --- , Zimbabwe Lameck Munangaidzwa --- , Zimbabwe Isaac Taramusi --- , ZimbabweThe COVID-19 pandemic was reported from March 2020 in Zimbabwe. COVID-19 containment measures which included repeated lockdowns have disrupted community interactions, reduced working hours, restricted travel and restricted HIV services for people living with HIV (PLHIV), among others. The study... -
Factors associated with poor access to HIV and sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria for women and girls living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Olujide Arije --- Institute of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Amaka Enemo --- , Nigeria Aaron Sunday --- , Nigeria Amira Muhammad --- Northern Nigerian Transgender Initiative, Nigeria Hasiya yunusa Nyako --- , Nigeria Rilwan Mohammed Abdullah --- , Nigeria Henry Okiwu --- , Nigeria Veronica Akwenabuaye Undelikwo --- University of Calabar, Nigeria Pamela Adaobi Ogbozor --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria Oluwaranmilowo Amusan --- , Nigeria Oluwatoyin Adedoyin Alaba --- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Erik Lamontagne --- , SwitzerlandAim: To determine the proportion of women and girls living with HIV (WGLHIV) who had poor access to HIV, tuberculosis and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors. -
Mobile broadband quality of service analysis using host-based performance measurements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayokunle Ayoyemi Akinlabi --- , Owo, Nigeria Folasade Mojisola Dahunsi --- , Akure, NigeriaMobile broadband since its adoption in Africa has been able to deliver both social and economical dividends to the African people. The increased migration to mobile broadband services in Africa is due to accelerated smartphone adoption rate, increased network roll-out... -
Servant leadership and work performance of public servants: Exploring the mediating role of public service motivation and job satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wei Liu --- , China Lianrong Zhao --- , ChinaWe investigated servant leadership influences on work performance in public sector employees, and the mediating influence of public service motivation and job satisfaction in that relationship. The sample comprised 206 Chinese public service employees (female = 46%; mean age = 3.16 years, SD = 35.28 years)... -
Extension services in Ethiopia: First adoption of chemical fertilizers in rural villages
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexander Jordan --- Thuringian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Germany Marco Guerzoni --- University of Milan-Bicocca, ItalyIn this paper we evaluate the efficiency of extension programmes in the adoption of chemical fertilizers in Ethiopia between 1994 and 2004 using matching techniques in a quasi-experimental setting. In addition to common factors, measures of culture, proxied by ethnicity... -
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Clément Daboné --- University Centre of Tenkodogo/University Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso Adama Ouéda --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Lindy J Thompson --- , South Africa Jacques Boco Adjakpa --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Peter DM Weesie --- University of Groningen, The NetherlandsHooded Vultures have suffered from dramatic population declines in recent decades owing to anthropogenic pressures. To properly address this threat, the sociocultural perspectives towards this species should be considered. We examined peoples' perceptions, knowledge and beliefs on Hooded Vulture's sociocultural... -
Exploring how outreach team leaders perceive community health workers’ experiences of providing HIV services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gugulethu E Khumalo --- , South Africa Elizabeth Lutge --- , South Africa Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson --- , South AfricaObjectives: In 2018, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health launched the ward-based primary health care outreach teams policy framework which sought to expand the community health worker (CHW) programme’s provision of longitudinal patient support, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services in... -
HIV renaissance in Ghana: an opinion piece on further measures to address HIV among Ghanaian youth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Katey --- , Ghana Abigail Akua Addo --- , GhanaThis article sought to provide insight into further measures to address the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among young Ghanaians, aged 15–24 years. An extensive literature review was carried out to ascertain the dynamics of the disease in... -
Acceptability and accessibility of HIV testing and treatment among men who have sex with men in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kgosiekae Maxwell Matlapeng --- , South Africa Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South AfricaBackground: Although HIV testing and treatment are the cornerstones of a comprehensive prevention strategy, their acceptability and accessibility are complex within the healthcare system. -
Determinants of customer satisfaction in a high-contact service environment: a study of selected hotels in Abakaliki metropolis, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maria-Friday C Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Ike-Elechi Ogba --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Friday E Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, NigeriaThis article explores the factors that lead to customer satisfaction, with a particular interest in the hospitality industry of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. In a high-contact service industry such as hospitality, service providers and customers usually have an intimate and... -
Disrupted dining: decline of the premium food services segment in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Kishore Thomas John --- Indian Institute of Technology, India Rejikumar Gopalakrishnan --- , IndiaThis review article analyses the premium “fine dining” segment of the Indian food services sector, examining trends during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we discuss the challenges encountered and initiatives taken in response to the global coronavirus outbreak. Using secondary data... -
Patients in public hospitals received insufficient food to meet daily protein and energy requirements: Cape Town Metropole, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Marieke Theron --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Siobhan O’Halloran --- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway -
Estimating the cost and efficiency gain of rolling out a multi-month dispensing programme for antiretroviral treatment in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: George Ruhago --- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Steven Forsythe --- , USA Roland Van de Ven --- , USA Louis Apicella --- , USABackground: Globally, efforts to curtail the HIV pandemic are growing. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) and partners set the 95-95-95 targets to be achieved by 2025. Tanzania’s ongoing transition from single-month ARV to longer multi-month... -
Exploring preferences of market traders of the type and delivery methods of HIV services in Lilongwe, Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: James Jere --- , Malawi Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando --- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, MalawiBackground: Reaching all people with HIV services, including traders in the informal economy, is critical to meeting UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 goals. However, traders prioritise their business over attendance at health facilities. This limits their access to health services. This study explores... -
Empirical analysis of innovation and productivity in services firms: The case of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Atoko Kasongo --- Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Science Research Council, South Africa Moses Sithole --- Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Science Research Council, South Africa Yasser Buchana --- Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators, Human Science Research Council, South AfricaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of innovation on productivity in the services sector firms in South Africa. Using a three-stage econometric model we find that service sector firms are innovative. We show that firm size,... -
Assessment of utilisation of PMTCT services at Nyanza Provincial Hospital, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Iscah Akoth Moth --- Great Lakes University, Democratic Republic of Congo, A.B.C.O. Ayayo --- University of Nairobi, Dan Kaseje --- Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development (TICH), AfricaThe main objective of the study was to assess the utilisation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services among mothers registered for services at Nyanza Provincial Hospital in Kenya. A cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted, using both quantitative and qualitative... -
HIV counselling and testing utilisation and attitudes of male inmates in a South African prison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lelaka C Motshabi [B0001] Supa Pengpid --- Department of Health System Management and Policy, University of Limpopo, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe Department of Correctional Services Policy on the management of HIV and AIDS for offenders include voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV as one of the priorities in the rehabilitation of inmates. The aim of this study was to... -
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. VermundHIV 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... -
Using HIV&AIDS statistics in pre-service Mathematics Education to integrate HIV&AIDS education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Linda van Laren [d85e14]In South Africa, the HIV&AIDS education policy documents indicate opportunities for integration across disciplines/subjects. There are different interpretations of integration/inclusion and mainstreaming HIV&AIDS education, and numerous levels of integration. Integration ensures that learners experience the disciplines/subjects as being linked and... -
Monitoring and evaluation of sport-based HIV/AIDS awareness programmes: Strengthening outcome indicators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elma Nelisiwe Maleka --- , South AfricaThere are number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in South Africa that use sport as a tool to respond to Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), however, little is reported about the outcomes and impact of these programmes. The aim of... -
Effect of multi-month antiretroviral dispensing on HIV clinic attendance at 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nkechinyere Harrison --- , Lagos Nigeria Ismail Lawal --- , Nigeria Kehinde Aribisala --- , Lagos Nigeria Kenneth Oruka --- , Lagos Nigeria Yakubu Adamu --- , Nigeria Patricia Agaba --- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA Elizabeth Lee --- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA Laura Chittenden --- , Nigeria Nathan Okeji --- , NigeriaBackground: Multi-month dispensing (MMD) of antiretroviral therapy has demonstrated benefits for HIV patients and health service delivery systems, including reduced frequency of hospital visits and improved retention. We evaluated the effect of 6-monthly dispensing (MMD6) on patient clinic attendance at... -
How can event locations exceed the expectations of visually-impaired theatre guests for accessibility and service?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maud Blok --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the NetherlandsThis research focuses on identifying barriers for and needs of visually impaired theatre guests (VITG). The focus lies on exceeding expectations by offering services before and during an event, ensuring an accessible venue, and providing excellent service for VITGs. A... -
Generation Z’s perspective on restaurant service quality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maike Nuyken --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Doron Zilbershtein --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Abdul Rauf --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsWhen it comes to dining, Generation Z (Gen Z) consumers bring their own set of expectations that challenge conventional perspectives of restaurant service quality. The purpose of this research was to explore the relevance of DINESERV to the evaluation of... -
Sources of agricultural extension information and farmers’ willingness to pay for the information: Evidence from small-scale pineapple farmers in south-eastern Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: S. A. Manteaw --- CSIR – Institute for Scientific & Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI), Ghana B. Y. Folitse --- CSIR – Institute for Scientific & Technological Information (CSIR-INSTI), Ghana S. Mahama --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana E. Wahaga --- CSIR-Food Research Institute (CSIR-FRI), GhanaThis paper examines sources, preferred format and language of agricultural extension information and the willingness of pineapple farmers to pay for the information. It is based on analysis of data collected using the structured interview schedule method administered on 132... -
Context-based factors that influence healthcare information system implementation in resource-constrained public hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mourine Achieng --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ephias Ruhode --- University of the West of Scotland, ScotlandTechnology-based interventions in healthcare are often anticipated to improve the quality of healthcare services. These expectations are based on a perceived belief in the ability of technology to alleviate some of the challenges associated with manual, paper-based healthcare service delivery... -
Assessment of retrained public service employees for effective performance: a professional development myth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Emmanuel Selemani Shindika --- President’s Office, Public Service Management, Tanzania Public Service College, Tanzania Priviledge Cheteni --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThe public sector necessitates the development of public service managers’ competencies. However, this need has received far too little attention, particularly in terms of stakeholder management and service delivery. The case study method was used to interview seven public managers... -
Contemporary dining room professionals: towards a “hip” style of hospitality identity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Kajsa Hult --- Culinary Arts & Meal Science, Örebro University, Sweden Henrik Scander --- Culinary Arts & Meal Science, Örebro University, Sweden Ute Walter --- Culinary Arts & Meal Science, Örebro University, SwedenInterest in having an occupation that connects with consumption practices of taste has increased in the contemporary creative economy. In addition, the restaurant scene in Sweden as well as globally has recently been moving towards a casualisation of high-quality restaurants,... -
Towards improving the utilisation of counselling centre services by Ghanaian university students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: J. Joana Kyei --- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana Nana Yaa A. Nyarko --- University of Ghana, GhanaThis study sought to explore university students’ expectations from on-campus counselling centres in order to improve service utilisation. A total of 72 Ghanaian students attending a public university in Accra (64% females; 85% undergraduate; 90% in the 18–35 age range)... -
Service quality and the services sourced from small accounting practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Adele Oosthuizen --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) often lack the necessary financial skills to safeguard business success. It is therefore expected that they would benefit from the advisory services offered by external accountants. Research, however, indicates a reluctance amongst Small Business Owners... -
Practices of health citizenship in South Africa: a case study of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ngwi Nnam Thecla Mulu --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis article examines the Treatment Action Campaign’s (TAC) evolution and attrition as a social movement organisation to discern its implications for practices of health citizenship at the grassroots level. A qualitative approach to case study research was used to collect... -
Understanding the uptake of HIV testing among women in Liberia: the role of female genital mutilation/cutting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Amoak --- Western University, Canada Nancy Osei-Kye --- Western University, Canada Florence W. Anfaara --- Western University, Canada Yujiro Sano --- Nipissing University, Canada Roger Antabe --- University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Isaac Luginaah --- Western University, CanadaPast studies show that the processes of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on women can increase their susceptibility to HIV infection. This is because genital tears or ruptures, scars and wounds from FGM/C may expose survivors to heightened risks of contracting... -
If COVID-19 doesn’t kill you, uber eats will: hospitality entrepreneurs’ views on online food aggregators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andy Erickson --- Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandEven before COVID-19 changed the world, hospitality operators were struggling to understand how to cope with the short-term benefits but potentially long-term damage to their business model of collaborating with food aggregators. The ease of accessing a well-managed customer interface... -
Corruption is making people sick
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Arlette Campbell White --- , Oliver Charles Campbell White --- ,According to Transparency International, of the US$7.5 trillion spent globally on health each year, US$500 billion is lost to corruption.1 This article deals with the topic of corruption in the health sector in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on how... -
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 AfricaIntroduction: 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... -
Secondary vegetation provides a reservoir of non-timber forest products and agroforestry service options for forestry plantation systems, Maputaland, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: AP Starke --- University of Pretoria, South Africa CJ Geldenhuys --- University of Pretoria, South Africa TG O’Connor --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa CS Everson --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaTree species providing non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have the potential to enhance the socio-economic value of forestry plantation systems and mitigate biodiversity loss associated with production landscapes in Southern Africa. This can be accomplished by integrating NTFP agroforestry systems with... -
Differential impact of ICT on MSMEs' productivity in Africa’s emerging market
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Musefiu Adebowale Adeleke --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria Adegoke Ibrahim Adeleke --- Central Bank of Nigeria, NigeriaThe observed low level of information and communication technology (ICT) usage among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) firms in many African countries may serve as a major constraint to their productivity. The productivity of service and manufacturing firms is... -
E-government’s role in enhancing foreign direct investment to sub-Saharan African countries: An application of system GMM
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Getahun Tolossa Adugna --- School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Wondemhunegn Ezezew Melesse --- School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Yinges Alemu Muche --- School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Gondar, EthiopiaIn recent years, the provision of government services through electronic platforms has significantly increased due to the rapid development of digital technologies. The significant shift in digital governance is expected to have an effect on key macroeconomic variables through its... -
Building hope for the poor with digital services: Providing prosperity, justice, and dignity for ALL
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: M. Barrett --- University of Cambridge, UK S. Liyala --- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kenya E. Oborn --- University of Warwick, UK K. Prince --- University of Cambridge, UKDigital technologies offer hope for societal change, with the potential to improve the lives of those in poverty. Avoiding utopian and dystopian views, we offer a more dynamic perspective of ‘realistic hope' where hope can be aspired to and achieved,... -
Health provider administration functions, patient satisfaction, and loyalty: Their mediation by patient healthcare service quality perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Geoffrey Bentum-Micah --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Lianyu Cai --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Sampson Agyapong Atuahene --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Moses Agyemang Ameyaw --- Zhejiang Normal University, China Victor Bondzie-Micah --- Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah --- Hefei University of Technology, ChinaThe study tested a health service quality mediation model on patient satisfaction and loyalty outcomes with provider administration functions. Participants were 7 108 outpatients from eleven public hospitals in Hubei province, China (female = 58.5%; infections and chronic diseases =... -
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, NigeriaThe 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... -
Signals of change: eating trends shaping the future of food service
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ian Yeoman --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Una McMahon-Beattie --- Ulster University Business School, Ulster University, United KingdomFood security is a problem across the world, as prices rise under pressure from climate change, geopolitics, demographics and de-globalisation. These factors, when combined, will impact on the food service sector. In this trends article, the authors identify ten trends... -
Going green, going strong: maximising restaurant performance with sustainable practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Salman Khan --- Research Institute of Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management, Shenzhen University, China Safeer Ullah Khan --- Research Institute of Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management, Shenzhen University, China Shafaqat Mehmood --- Research Institute of Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management, Shenzhen University, ChinaThe food and services sector contributes to global carbon emissions, impacting climate change. This study, organised in a developing country, aims to explore how restaurants in the hospitality industry can enhance their environmental and financial performance through corporate social responsibility... -
The beauty of tipping: customer decision-making during COVID-19 in African beauty salons
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alang Ernest Wung --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Roger Tsafack Nanfosso --- University of Dschang, CameroonResearch has been limited to investigating tipping in other hospitality industries, while ignoring beauty salons. The objective of this study is to present tipping behaviours in the context of beauty salons in two ways: first, by examining tip predictors; and... -
AI service robots in a 4-star hotel: enhancing guest and employee experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Daniek Verhoeven --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Juliet Chipumuro --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wilson Majee --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsArtificial intelligence (AI) has recently become a vital technology affecting several sectors, including hospitality. The expanding use of AI robots in functions previously performed by humans raises important issues — which are currently unknown — regarding how AI robotics may... -
Strong soil–vegetation relationship in riparian forests of the middle Rio Doce watershed, south-eastern Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Débora Oliveira Sousa --- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Daniel Negreiros --- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Letícia Ramos --- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil João Carlos Gomes Figueiredo --- Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil Dario C Paiva --- Institute of Environment, Florida International University, USA Yumi Oki --- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Wénita de Souza Justino --- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Rubens Manoel dos Santos --- Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil Lorena Ashworth --- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil Yule Roberta Ferreira Nunes --- Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil G Wilson Fernandes --- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, BrazilPhytosociological surveys and soil quality studies are relevant tools for the implementation of restoration programmes. This study aimed to characterise the vegetation of the tree and sapling strata in preserved riparian forests of the middle portion of the Rio Doce... -
Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a ten-year review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Rizwana Desai --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Stanley Onwubu --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Elizabeth Lutge --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nondumiso Patience Buthelezi --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Nirvasha Moodley --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Firoza Haffejee --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Bontle Segobe --- Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, South Africa Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Champaklal Chhaganlal Jinabhai --- Durban University of Technology, South AfricaSouth Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV... -
The use of suitability models and remote sensing to map forest suitability: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mthokozisi Ndumiso Mzuzuwentokozo Buthelezi --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Romano Trent Lottering --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Kabir Yunus Peerbhay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Onisimo Mutanga --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe rapid decline of vegetated landscapes jeopardises vital ecosystem services underpinning climate change mitigation efforts. Restoring and repurposing these landscapes presents a powerful opportunity to recover lost services and strengthen the fight against climate change. This study undertook a comprehensive... -
Diversifying the industry’s customer base by developing dementia-friendly tourism destinations and tailored hospitality services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jun Wen --- Macau University of Science and Technology, China Qin Zhang --- Southwest Minzu University, China Danni Zheng --- Fudan University, China Fangli Hu --- Edith Cowan University, AustraliaDiversifying the hospitality industry’s customer base beyond typical healthy travellers will be important for the long-term viability and success of the industry. This viewpoint advocates for interdisciplinary efforts focusing on dementia and tourism to lay a solid foundation to create... -
Overlooked forbs: implications for rangeland biodiversity and function in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Sindiso Nkuna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Craig Morris --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaForbs are a diverse component of grassy ecosystems, offering various vital ecosystem services while enhancing system resilience. However, herbaceous non-grass species are not routinely enumerated, nor their significance evaluated. We examined the extent to which grassland forbs have been considered... -
Enhancing international business competence: how cognitive and exposure training approaches matter
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Christopher Boafo --- Leipzig University, Germany Utz Dornberger --- Leipzig University, Germany Nathaniel Boso --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis study draws insights from knowledge acquisition theory to examine how cognitive and exposure training approaches explain differences in international business competence (IBC). Following an interpretive phenomenological approach and in-depth interviews with 23 business school professors and 32 business executives... -
Navigating taboos: A Gricean examination of communicating men’s reproductive health challenges in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Melvin Ouma --- Rhodes University, South AfricaEffective communication between doctors and patients is a crucial aspect of medicine. This article uses Grice’s cooperative principles as a framework to explore doctor-patient communication in a male reproductive health clinic. This qualitative study was done in Kenya at a... -
Impact of land use changes on soil physical quality in southeastern Tigray, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Araya Kahsay --- Adigrat University, Ethiopia Mitiku Haile --- Mekelle University, Ethiopia Girmay Gebresamuel --- Mekelle University, Ethiopia Muktar Mohammed --- Oda-Bultum University, EthiopiaThis study evaluates the effects of land use changes on soil physical quality in southeastern Tigray, northern Ethiopia, using the visual evaluation of soil structure (VESS) method. Soil samples were collected from cropland, grassland, and shrubland sites during two field... -
Sustaining smartphone-based payment services among youth: Extending ECM with habit and pre-adoption expectancies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rameshkumar Subramanian --- Central University of Punjab, India Ashique Ali K. A. --- SVKM's NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, IndiaSmartphone-based payment services (SBPS) are gaining incredible popularity among the Indian youth due to their tech-savvy behaviour and desire for ease and convenience. The intention to continue using SBPS by youngsters will have a long-lasting effect on India’s vision to... -
Determinants of viral suppression among young people living with HIV and on antiretroviral therapy in Eswatini: A cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thabile P. Simelane --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Emeka F. Okonji --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Brian E. van Wyk --- School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, South AfricaBackground: HIV treatment, adherence, and retention in care are fundamental in achieving viral load suppression (VLS) and fighting the HIV pandemic. The Government of Eswatini has decentralised antiretroviral treatment (ART) services and introduced differentiated HIV service delivery models to improve... -
Wine stewards: future professionalism in a rapidly changing hospitality world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: John Dunning --- Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Gregory Charles Zetzsche --- OMNES Education INSEEC, FranceThe hospitality industry is diverse, with restaurants forming a significant sub-sector. Within these, the sale of wine and other drinks is not only a potential source of profit, but also an integral part of the dining experience. Wine stewards, or... -
Systematic scoping review on HIV services for males in Sub-Saharan Africa: Access, barriers, and research gaps
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Patience Manjengwa --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South Africa Clarence Yah --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South Africa Nozipho Musakwa --- Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, South Africa Alfred Musekiwa --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, South Africa -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual and reproductive health performance indicators at public health care facilities in Ekurhuleni Health District, South Africa: An interrupted time series analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Podestah Surprise Mabale --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Anesu Marume --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Alfred Musekiwa --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted essential health services globally, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
