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Exploring the experiences of young women’s transition from childhood to adulthood: case study of Inanda Township in Durban.
(2023)The transition from childhood to adulthood is well known in the human race because it is inevitable that humans grow. This phenomenon is simple yet complex because people transition to adulthood at some stage of human ... -
Investigating the acceptability of unsupervised/private HIV self-testing among young male students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)Globally only 84% of individuals knew that they were living with HIV by 2020 (UNIAIDS, 2021; WHO, 2021). Young people are a growing proportion of individuals living with HIV who do not know their status and there is a ... -
School-based violence: exploring educator’s perceptions and experiences at the Gem Combined School in Mpumalanga.
(2022)This study focused on school-based violence as it become a global issue. It was designed to understand the experiences and perceptions of teachers at The Gem Combined School in Mpumalanga. The main aim of the study was to ... -
Sweetening the pot: negotiation of agency and (re)construction of self for young, Black African UKZN female students in sugar daddy relationships.
(2022)Informed by feminist post-structuralism and sexual script theory, in this study I investigated how young African women negotiate agency in sugar daddy (SD) relationships and their construction and (re)construction of self. ... -
University students’ lived experiences of parenting while studying at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)Education is believed to provide knowledge and skills that hold the potential for economic empowerment, better livelihood, and social development. However, in traditional society, a man is perceived as the head of the ... -
Distance parenting: the views of domestic workers and their partners in the eThekwini Metro.
(2018)The separation of children from their parents is widespread in South Africa, more so in Black families where a majority of parents have historically lived far from their children (Montgomery, Hosegood, Busza & Timæus, ... -
Exploring heterosexual students' attitudes towards students who identify as gay and lesbian at the Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)LGBTQIA+ students seem to be the most marginalised group in the university environment. Homosexual attacks, discrimination, oppression, verbal harassment, and physical threats reflect negative attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ ... -
Exploring health social work practitioners' experiences in working with health practitioners within a multidisciplinary healthcare setting.
(2021)This article explores how social work practitioners work with health practitioners within a multidisciplinary team. This was a moment for health social work practitioners to deliberate about themselves regarding their ... -
Exploring the involvement of non-resident fathers and their perception of parenting children aged 0-3 years from single mother households in eThekwini, South Africa.
(2021)Many South African children are raised in single-mother households with the limited and sometimes no involvement of their fathers. With not more than 29% of young African children live with both biological parents and 46% ... -
Exploring employees’ perceptions and understandings of mental illness in the workplace: a case study of employees of eThekwini Municipality.
(2021)This study explored EThekwini municipality employees’ perceptions and understanding of mental illnesses in the workplace. Furthermore, the researcher wanted to understand the ways in which support for mental illnesses or ... -
Family adjustment and support interventions in foster care families: experiences of caregivers and social workers in the Amajuba District.
(2020)Approximately 5.7 million children in South Africa are orphans. Many of these children are in foster care; a form of care for children in need of care and protection and without parental care. In South Africa, kinship care, ... -
The relationship between depression, HIV stigma and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adult patients living with HIV at a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa: the mediating roles of self-efficacy and social support.
(2021)Although, numerous factors predicting adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) have been broadly studied on both regional and global level, up-to-date adherence of patients to ART ... -
Sexual and reproductive health issues: exploring the perceptions of young women on their post-teenage pregnancy experiences.
(2021)Other literature on young girls' pregnancy reveals that young girls' early pregnancy has become a global social problem, affecting children as young as 12 years of age. Various research studies have been conducted on the ... -
Youth transitioning and transitioned out of child and youth care centres: perspectives of youth, family, caregivers and service providers in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)This qualitative study, conducted in the eThekwini Metropolitan area, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), was designed primarily to understand the perceptions and experiences of youth transitioning and those who had transitioned out of ... -
The influence of self-perceived identity, social power, and masculinity on attitudes towards violence against women amongst male youth in Newlands West, Durban.
(2020)Statistically, South Africa experiences some of the highest incidents of violence against women (VAW) in the world. The consequences are devasting not only for women but for society as a whole. The variables “Self-perceived ... -
Understanding the provision and implementation of psychosocial support services for children receiving HIV care in eThekwini Municipality Clinic, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a global problem, with about 36.9 million people living with HIV globally, 35.1 million of whom are adults, and 1.8 million being children under the age of 15 (UNAIDS, ... -
Exploring the experiences of social work practitioners and supervisors on the implementation of social work supervision in the Department of Social Development: a case study of King Cetshwayo District Municipality.
(2021)Supervision has been a subject of study for many decades and has been at the centre of social work practice as it exerts its unique significance in the profession. As social work practitioners and supervisors are the key ... -
The challenges and experiences of youth leaving foster care system in South Africa.
(2021)Foster care placement in the Republic of South Africa remains the primary alternative care option for children seeking treatment and safety as illustrated in Section 150 of the Children`s Act 38 of 2005. Foster care seeks ... -
Exploring the students' experiences of (de)coloniality: a case study of Social Work programme at a South African university in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)This thesis unpacks African graduates' understanding of (de)colonial Higher Education through the narratives of post-graduate social work students and practitioners who attended a university located in KwaZulu-Natal. This ...
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