Browsing Masters Degrees (Population Studies) by Title
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Establishing and explaining the link between poverty and HIV/AIDS : a South African case study.
(2005)The epidemics of poverty and HIV/ AIDS, whether individually or when combined, pose major threats to development both in South Africa and elsewhere in the world. However, it is when these epidemics coexist that major ... -
An examination of post-apartheid social transformation through the representation of black women in South African history textbooks.
(2018)The purpose of this study is to understand how Black women are represented in South African NCS and CAPS history textbooks. This was conducted by employing social transformation as a theoretical framework. In order, for ... -
An examination of the determinants of sexual behaviour among young people aged 15-24 years in Zambia using the 2005 Zambia behaviour survey.
(2012)The health risks of unsafe sexual behaviour among young people aged 15-24, the stage when sexual activity including risky sexual behaviour is likely to begin, has been receiving growing attention. Researchers are attempting ... -
Examining the effect of changing marriage patterns on fertility among African South African women.
(2009)Recent studies on marriage patterns in South Africa have revealed a clear trend towards decreasing proportions of married women and an increase in age at first marriage (Udjo, 2001; Budlender et al., 2004). Despite marriage ... -
Experiences and perspectives of home-schooling in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)In South Africa, home-schooling is defined as a programme of academic learning for children outside a formal institution that is conducted at home and facilitated by parents and might include tutor services that attend ... -
Experiences of teenage mothers subsequent to having their first child : a case of females attending school in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)The study seeks to describe the experiences of teenage mothers subsequent to having their first child among females attending school in Jozini, a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal. The study adopted a qualitative research approach ... -
Experiences of young Xhosa men who undergone medical male circumcision in the Western Cape.
(2017)The provision of medical male circumcision (MMC) in public health facilities was introduced as a strategy to curb the high rate of new HIV infections in South Africa. However, in the South African context, traditional male ... -
Exploring father-child relationships through the perspectives of young fathers.
(2018)This study explores parent-child relationships from the perspectives of young fathers. Fatherhood is essentially a human, social and cultural role; fatherhood shapes male power consequently, serving as a platform where men ... -
Exploring partner violence : experiences of female university students in Durban.
(2011)Intimate partner violence remains an international public health concern and a human right issue. Fewer studies have been undertaken to address the impact of partner violence on the well being of female university students. ... -
Exploring the relationship between childhood obesity and socioeconomic factors in South Africa : a secondary analysis of the national income dynamics study data.
(2017)The upsurge of childhood obesity brings forth potential chronic illness complications thus threatening the health of the young generation. Previously, studies showed that higher rates of childhood obesity were among groups ... -
Factors affecting contraceptive use among young people in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)Although sexual and reproductive health practices among young people are well documented, little is known about the factors that affect their decisions to use contraception. This is of paramount importance particularly ... -
The factors associated with cigarette smoking among young adults (16-25 years) in South Africa.
(2018)Cigarette smoking is a worldwide health concern and evidence of the impact it has on the health of smokers and non-smokers is indisputable. Young adults are a “risk prone” segment of populations, as young smokers may ... -
Factors facilitating and inhibiting contraceptive use among White University students in Durban South Africa.
(2019)Worldwide, governments have made an increasing effort in providing contraceptives and ensuring greater access and availability of a range of contraceptive methods. According to the World Health Organization the promotion ... -
Factors influencing consistency of condom use among college students in Durban, South Africa.
(2019)Condoms remain the only method that provides dual protection against sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS) and unplanned pregnancy. For a long time, condoms have been regarded as one of the most effective ... -
Factors influencing emergency contraceptive use : perspectives of students in Durban, South Africa.
(2013)Emergency contraception (EC) has been identified as an effective method of preventing pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. This study sought to determine the perspectives and experiences of users of emergency ... -
Fertility and its proximate determinants in Lesotho.
(2003)There is a belief that economic resources are growing at a slow pace such that they fail to meet the demands made by an increase in population. Because of the critical contribution fertility makes to the high growth rates ... -
Fertility choices of sero-positive women in the community of Welbedacht West KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Recent literature on childbearing and HIV has found a plethora of evidence suggesting that many women living with HIV continue to desire children, become pregnant and give birth after knowing their HIV status. This desire ... -
Fertility transition in Lesotho : the recent trends, socioeconomic factors and proximate determinants.
(2011)There is a general perception that fertility has been declining over a decade in Lesotho, and this has sparked the debate that fertility transition is drawing closer in Lesotho. The growing concern was stimulated by ... -
Gender based violence : the effect of gender based violence on men in Clermont township.
(2011)Gender based violence still remains an international public health and human rights issue and a concern to many. Very few studies have been undertaken to address the impact of gender based violence on men. The aim of this ...