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Examining online and offline community perceptions of social media activism in Zimbabwe: a case of a Facebook campaign against ‘child sex work’ in Epworth, Zimbabwe.
(2021)Zimbabwean activism is migrating from physical activism to new media platforms. Noting these changes, this research seeks to investigate the perceptions of the online audience as well as local offline communities on the ... -
The role of communication in addressing sociocultural factors that influence pregnant women to drink alcohol in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)The World Health Organisation report (WHO, 2016) states that one in 10 women consumes alcohol during pregnancy globally, and 20% of these women binge drink. Drinking while pregnant harms the foetus with the possible ... -
Inviting xenophobia? An examination of Ilanga and Isolezwe’s coverage of the 2015 xenophobic attacks in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2021)Post-apartheid South Africa has become a prime migration destination for many foreign nationals. Previous research examines the way in which foreigners are represented in the press, particularly in the context of xenophobic ... -
Examining the evolving representation of female characters in Zimbabwean films: a case study of Neria (1993) and Sinners (2013)
(2020)The broad research question for this study was to investigate if the advocation for females’ equality globally has produced any positive results towards the upliftment of females from the restrictive political and social ... -
The use of social media by AIDS Foundation of South Africa to promote HIV testing and prevention following the release of Universal Test and Treat policy in 2016.
(2021)HIV prevention and testing are important in preventing the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), but many people are still engaging in unsafe sexual practices. In ... -
University of KwaZulu-Natal female students’ perceptions of female sexuality and influence on sexual behaviour and HIV and AIDS prevention.
(2020)Young women in South Africa are four times fold infected and predisposed to HIV and Aids as compared to young men as well as women of other age groups. An area that has been highlighted as crucial in understanding the ... -
The decoding of menstruation management advertisements by post menarcheal female adolescents in the eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu Natal.
(2021)This dissertation seeks to explore the understanding of adolescent girls of sanitary pad advertisements. This study believes that advertisements are a form of social communication and can provide adolescent girls with a ... -
Exploring HIV risk compensation among men with medical male circumcision uptake and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use: a comparative study in Umlazi and Vulindlela in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2021)There were approximately 38.0 million people globally, living with HIV at the end of 2019 and Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a third of those living with HIV. New biomedical HIV prevention methods such as mother-to-child ... -
An interpretive study of the representations of South African Zulu masculinities in the soap operas, Uzalo, Imbewu and Isibaya.
(2021)Since their origins in the 1930s, soap operas have been known as a feminine genre. Contributing to soap opera scholarship, this study explores the interpretations of masculinities that are presented in three South African ... -
The role of culture in health care provision to people living with HIV (PLHIV) in uMkhanyakude District, north of KwaZulu-Natal: a nursing communication perspective.
(2021)Background: There is a sparse literature documenting the health-seeking behaviours of people living with HIV (PLHIV) who seek modern and traditional medicine and the cultural competence of nurses who provide healthcare ... -
The communicative role played by social workers in the introduction and uptake of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis(oral prep) in Vulindlela.
(2021)Since the discovery of HIV and Aids many efforts to reduce the spread of the virus have been taken, these include biomedical interventions such as male circumcision, male and female condoms and PrEP. Several HIV prevention ... -
The sustainability of a free press in Zambia’s Third Republic: a case of the Zambia Daily Mail and The Post newspapers.
(2015)This study sets out to explore the sustainability of a free press in Zambia. The main objective is to contribute to the debate on factors affecting the political and economic sustainability, advertising in particular and ... -
Exploring students’ uptake of HIV testing services at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College, as part of the universal test and treat initiative.
(2019)Adolescents and adults between the ages of 15 – 49 years remain disproportionately vulnerable to HIV infection in South Africa. An estimate of 7.2 million people are living with HIV in South Africa. In KwaZulu-Natal, which ... -
An exploration of the social-cultural factors that influence oral pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and integration into sexual and reproductive healthcare services for young women in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)In the past, HIV prevention efforts have disappointingly focused on reducing individual risk, with insufficient attention to socio-cultural, economic, structural, and other contextual factors that increase vulnerability ... -
Online newspapers and reader gratification: modeling the effects of interactive features, content and credibility among Zambian readers.
(2020)Online newspapers have been in existence globally since 1998 and in Zambia since 1999. They have grown exponentially to establish themselves as a mainstream mass media genre and as the tool and symbol of post-modern life. ... -
Television engagement with followers on Facebook: a case study of nation television during the 2016 elections in Uganda.
(2020)This study investigates how traditional media of television struggles to retain hegemony in the online public sphere, where other players such as ordinary citizens co-produce content- initially a preserve of traditional ... -
Re-articulating media re/presentations of climate change discourse(s) in South Africa: climate change politics in the Global South.
(2019)Climate change has become a critical 21st global problem, and with it, more threats to planetary existence are increasing. Notwithstanding the seriousness of the climate problem, politicians and policymakers in South Africa ... -
The role of community leaders in the effective implementation of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in Vulindlela, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a great stride in the HIV prevention field, particularly for the vulnerable populations including adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 years who are the hardest hit ... -
The Sunday Times: a longitudinal content analysis of print newspaper in new media age 2013 – 2017.
(2019)Several arguments have emerged following the development in communication technologies. The Internet in particular has transformed the manner in which newspapers have conventionally been produced, distributed and read ...
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