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Item Employees' awareness, attitudes and utilisation of the Direct Axis employee wellness programme.(2014) Dawad, Suraya.; Rose-Tite, Phillippa.; Hoque, Muhammad Ehsanul.Globalisation brings new opportunities such as joint ventures but also adds pressure for South African workers and management to meet the challenges that exist when operating and competing with foreign companies and markets. A survival tactic is to have a healthy, engaged and highly productive workforce. Healthy employees are vital to assist in functioning and competing in the global business environment. In this context, employee wellness programmes (EWPs) may assist in building and maintaining a productive workforce. The aim of this study was to understand employees’ awareness, attitudes and utilisation of the Direct Axis Employee Wellness Programme. A probability sample of 301 employees was drawn from a company in the Western Cape, with a population of 1 314 employees. The sample consisted of 63.1% females and 36.9% males. Data were collected using a web-based questionnaire that was specifically developed by the researcher for this study. A salient finding of this study was that over 70% of respondents who indicated that they had faced problems in the recent past, used the wellness programme (WP) to assist them with their problem. Bivariate analysis found that gender, marital status and years of service at the company were significantly associated with the use of the WP. Various reasons were documented for non-utilisation of the WP, with the main reason being that the operating hours of the services offered in the WP were not convenient. It is recommended that communication regarding the WP be improved, including communication about services offered, as well as opening times for the services in the WP. A further recommendation is that times when services are offered should be extended.Item Knowledge, attitudes, risk perception and condom use among married men and women in Ntuzuma and Kwadumisa, KwaZulu-Natal.(2003) Dawad, Suraya.; Chimbwete, Chiweni.; Maharaj, Pranitha.One of the greatest and unresolved challenges that faces mankind today is HIV/AIDS and the effects that it has on people as well as society as a whole. South Africa is one of the countries worst affected by HIV/AIDS, with KwaZulu-Natal being one of the hardest hit provinces in the country. So, this pandemic is having a destructive effect on all spheres of life, and until a cure is found for this pandemic, it will continue to pose a threat to all of humankind. The aim of this study was to look at knowledge, attitudes, risk perception and condom use in two sites in KwaZulu Natal. The reason for doing this was because a study of this nature has not been done in these areas. A pre-existing dataset was used and data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The analysis was done using crosstabulations, frequencies and multivariate logistic regression. The major findings of this study are: (i) both men and women of all ages are knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS and condoms, as well as condom use; (ii) more women perceive themselves to be at risk than do men; (iii) women view condoms more positively than men; and (iv) respondents indicated knowledge and risk perception, but majority of them were not practising safer sexual behaviour. In conclusion, it was observed that knowledge about HIV/AIDS and condoms are universal, however, people perceiving themselves to be at risk are not practising safer sexual behaviours Le. they are not using condoms.