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African foreign students’ behavioral practices towards the University of KwaZulu-Natal HIV and AIDS support programme at Howard College Campus.
(2018)This study investigates African foreign students’ behavioural practices towards the University of KwaZulu-Natal HIV and AIDS support programme. The participants of the study consisted both male and female between the ages ... -
African primary caregivers' understanding and experience of having a child with autism.
(2012)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) largely remains an unknown form of neurodevelopment disorder, despite the global trend of increasing prevalence. South Africans, in general, have little awareness and knowledge ... -
An Afrocentric enquiry on lived experience of ubuntu among IsiZulu-speaking persons from different geographic areas, South Africa.
(2017)In post-apartheid South Africa, the term Ubuntu has come to be popularised and thus politicised by the governing party (Coertze, 2001; Dolam, 2013). This has been done in an effort to evoke a sense of unity in the South ... -
AIDS-related bereavement in the South African context : a study of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
(2005)Not only does South Africa have the largest number of people with HIV/AIDS in the world, it continues to have a high mortality rate associated with AIDS due to the limited availability of antiretroviral treatment in this ... -
Alcohol abuse in the workplace.
(2000)This study examines the problems relating to alcohol abuse in the workplace. The factors investigated include workplace safety, absenteeism and tardiness, productivity, and job satisfaction. Questions were also included ... -
Alcohol and substance abuse among students at University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : the protective role of psychological capital and health promoting lifestyle.
(2016)Alcohol and substance use prevalence has been high among youth and more alarmingly high among university students globally. The South African university students are not different from other students around the globe. ... -
Alcohol use and abuse among female high school learners : a qualitative approach.
(2013)The increasing levels and more frequent use of alcohol among females especially those in younger age groups has been noted with concern worldwide. However qualitative data on this problem is limited. This study therefore ... -
Alcoholism : understanding natural recovery.
(2001)This qualitative study explored the process of recovery from alcoholism as experienced by individuals who recovered from alcoholism without formal treatment or intervention. This study sought to reveal those factors ... -
Alter-egos: cultural and media studies.
(Routledge, 2012)A periodised case study is offered of a number of engagements undertaken by the Centre for Communication, Media and Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, between 1985 and 2012, in facilitating resistance, ... -
Amakhosi’s construction of masculinity and the implications for sexual risk behaviours.
(2016)The South African province the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, location of this study, rural areas are immersed by different forms of cultural masculine power, gender inequality, and sexual pressures. From a young age, boys ... -
An analysis of 4 South African non-governmental organizations (NGO's) to determine which internal areas/parts are promoting and inhibiting functioning.
(2009)The study analysed four South African non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to determine which internal areas/parts promoted and inhibited its functioning. In this context, areas/parts refer to purposes, structure, ... -
An ethological study of the exploratory and play behaviour of pre-school children.
(1977)The behaviour of a group of nursery school children with respect to a novel object in a familiar playground was recorded on videotape and film. Recording sessions of half an hour's duration took place on 5 consecutive days. ... -
An exploration of the conceptualisation of child-on-child sexual offenders by a group of isiZulu educators.
(2001)This study investigates the conceptualisation of child-on-child sexual offenders from the perspective of a group of isiZulu educators. Although a number of studies focusing on child-on-child sexual offenders have been ... -
An exploratory qualitative study of young, black men's involvement in "train-surfing".
(2009)Train-Surfing is a high-risk phenomenon that has in recent years, become a trend affecting black male youths in South Africa. This study aimed at examining the motives behind the phenomenon. It also aimed at exploring the ... -
An exploratory study of trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of indigenous healing and the role of indigenous healers in the mental health care system.
(2007)This study was undertaken to explore trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of -
An investigation into the internal and external factors influencing career choice over a period of approximately ten years amongst postgraduate students in a business school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)This research aimed to investigate the internal and external factors influencing career choice and development over a period of approximately ten years and subsequently the variation in, or development of, these factors ... -
Analysing audience reception on health reporting : an analysis of the eNCA news' coverage of the Ebola outbreak.
BBC News reports, an estimation of 28 607 recorded cases and 11 314 deaths caused by the Ebola virus. The deaths swept across six countries including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria and the United States of ... -
An analysis of child abuse cases referred to a healthcare service provider in Pietermaritzburg: an evidence-based study.
(2019)Child abuse has an historical presence internationally and in South Africa, where it persists at alarming rates. Much research focuses on sexual abuse, which appears to be the most prevalent form of abuse. However, literature ... -
An analysis of electricity theft : the case study of KwaXimba in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)The illegal consumption of electricity is deemed a criminal offence that is punishable. Even so, there exist high levels of theft of electricity till date. Illegal electricity can be dangerous in nature due to the nature ... -
Analysis of Independent Police Investigative Directorate investigators’ experiences of the application of Section 28(1)(f) of the IPID mandate, torture and assault, by police officials in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)The South African Police Service officers have informally incorporated the operational methods of torture and assault in the execution of their duties in the reformed police service of South Africa. This historical ...