Browsing Masters Degrees (Social work) by Title
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Facing HIV and AIDS : understanding family support within a rural KwaZulu-Natal community.
(2013)This study on, ‘Facing HIV and AIDS: Understanding family support within a rural Kwazulu-Natal community’ aimed to explore how an HIV/AIDS diagnosis affects the family as a whole and to determine the role of the family as ... -
Factors influencing the choice of a backstreet abortion by young women from a township in Durban.
Mortality rates among women of reproductive age have been the focus of attention in the past two decades. Sexual reproductive health issues have been identified as one of the major contributors to mortality among women of ... -
Factors influencing women’s parenting practices : a study of three different family structures in Selebi Phikwe, Botswana.
(2019)The majority of women in Botswana continue to be primary parenting players despite research findings that, compared with men, women in the country are more impoverished, are prone to abuse, and that their rate of ... -
Factors that influence adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
(2011)HIV/AIDS remains one of the most pressing challenges facing South African society. South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV as well as the highest number of people on HIV treatment globally, yet only ... -
Families' protection of young children from sexual abuse in Kwanzimakwe.
(2012)The research study described and explored families’ protection of children from sexual abuse as perceived and experienced by families and community leaders in KwaNzimakwe, KwaZulu-Natal. A social construction and ecosystems ... -
Food security at eQhudeni (Nkandla) : a case study of the 'One home one garden' campaign as a poverty alleviation strategy.
(2011)Food security exists when the issue of poverty is addressed. Simultaneous access to different forms of capital ensures sustainable livelihoods. On the other hand, food insecurity is interwoven in unemployment and illiteracy, ... -
Grandparents and their adolescent foster children : experiences of living together.
(2011)Nationally there has been an increase in the number of children requiring care and protection who have been placed in foster care in South Africa. This increase has also been evident at the Child and Family Welfare Society ... -
Implementation of diversion services for young offenders within the Emnambithi/Ladysmith Municipal area : the experiences and perceptions of key role-players.
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The implementation of family preservation services to children in need of care and protection within the Amajuba District Municipality, KwaZulu Natal.
(2019)The implementation of family preservation programs is compromised by practical inconsistencies, capacity, human and organizational resources. These are key challenges that ultimately impact the provision of services to ... -
The implementation of the Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998 in respect of people with disabilities in the Department of Health Kwazulu-Natal : perceptions and experiences of key personnel and people with disabilities.
(2002)The study took place in the Department of Health. It involved four districts and the Head Office of the human resource planning component. Its purpose was to explore the extent to which the Employment Equity Act is implemented ... -
Implementing the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act, no. 92 of 1996 : the pain and trauma of the abortion experience.
(2000)The research is a descriptive study of the unique and diverse experiences of women who terminated their pregnancy according to the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, No 92 of 1996. It traced the psycho-social ... -
Indigenous methods used to prevent teenage pregnancy : perspectives of traditional healers and traditional leaders.
(2012)The study aimed to explore indigenous methods used to prevent teenage pregnancy from the perspective of traditional healers and traditional leaders. Furthermore, it aimed to explore with traditional healers and traditional ... -
The influence of household and family structure on children in the Chatsworth area with special reference to primary school learners.
(2010)A study into the influence of household and family structure on children in the Chatsworth area with special reference to primary school learners was undertaken. The main objective of the study was to understand the ... -
Intra and inter-organizational factors that facilitate or hamper services to children and youth living on the streets of Durban CBD.
(2011)This research is a result of prolonged work with children and youth on the streets of Durban Central Business District (CBD). This research process started in 2008 during my third year social work practice and in 2009 as ... -
An investigation into services offered for children at street shelters in the Durban and surrounding areas.
(2013)The study was motivated by a dearth in qualitative research on shelters. Moreover, the complex nature of the phenomenon of street shelters appeared to present challenges for researchers, policy makers as well as service ... -
An investigation into the phenomena of bullying and violence in secondary schools in Durban (Umlazi and Merebank)
(2007)A surge of interest on bullying and violence has emerged as precursors for aggression become ominously present on a global level. There is growing evidence of these phenomena among school children· and anecdotal proof of ... -
An investigation into the reliability of disclosures of sexual abuse by preschool children (under seven years of age)
(2002)This study explored the reliability of disclosures of sexual abuse from preschool children. The study assumed the following: firstly the greater the level of trauma experienced by the child, the lower the reliability of ... -
The knowledge of HIV/AIDS and the sexual attitudes and behaviour of adolescents with learning difficulties/disabilities.
(2008)The focus of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and to examine the sexual attitudes and behaviour of adolescents with learning difficulties/disabilities. The sample was obtained from a secondary ... -
The life experiences of adolescent sexual offenders : factors within the family that contribute to offending behaviours.
(2002)This study was conceptualised to explore the life experiences of adolescent sex offenders with the aim of obtaining insight into factors that contributed to their sexually offensive behaviour, especially those factors ...