School of Applied Human Sciences
The School of Applied Human Sciences (SAHS) consists of Criminology and Forensic Studies, Psychology, The Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS), and Social Work.
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Recent Submissions
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Exploring migration experiences and mental health among refugees and asylum-seekers in Durban, South Africa: guidelines for mental health promotion interventions.
(2020)Background: Refugees and asylum seekers flee war, state violence, persecution and economic hardships. They tend to be very poor, vulnerable and are often excluded from the health and socio-economic activities of the hosting ... -
Understanding burnout amongst social workers in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
(2022)Burnout has emerged as a concern among human service workers such as social workers, nurses and doctors. This study was designed to understand burnout amongst social workers in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. This research was motivated ... -
Perceptions of parents, caregivers and social workers on recidivism in children who have completed a diversion programme in Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal Province.
(2022)Crime is a serious cause for concern for every nation and more worrisome is the involvement of children in criminal activities. The South African government has an obligation to ensure that children found to be in conflict ... -
Social media usage and life satisfaction among undergraduate students at a South African university.
(2022)The study sought to investigate the relationship between social media and life satisfaction among University of KwaZulu Natal students. The study was conducted at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Howard Campus. The study ... -
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 ... -
The developments of a prosecutorial approach to combat income tax fraud in South Africa.
(2022)The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is South Africa’s tax collecting authority. SARS was established under the SARS Act [No. 34 of 1997] as an autonomous agency, which is responsible for South Africa’s tax system and ... -
A criminological analysis of the commission of cybercrime in the South African banking industry: a case study of cybercrime in banks in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2022)As expenditures in broadband infrastructure in developing countries have increased and barriers to internet access have decreased, this infrastructure has rapidly become a target for cybercrime. Developing countries such ... -
A systematic review of domestic violence impact on children during the Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa.
(2022)This research is relevant to the examination of the impact of domestic violence on children during the COVID-19 lockdown, which is a public health concern. Domestic violence has been prevalent in South Africa before the ... -
News reporting on the experiences of university students in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. a content analysis of News24 and TimesLive.
(2023)This research was necessitated by the surge of the coronavirus pandemic that hit the globe in March 2020. Global media, including in South Africa, took on the role of informing and educating citizens on the virus from its ... -
An exploratory study on the rehabilitation of female offenders in South Africa.
(2022)No two female offenders are the same. No two crimes are the same. Therefore, rehabilitation programmes need to be tailor-made to match the offender and the offender's crime. The purpose of offender rehabilitation stems ... -
An exploration of community radio, culture and health communication among rural and semi-urban dwellers in the central region of Ghana: a case study of Covid-19 and Radio Peace.
(2022)The mainstream global COVID-19 communication for development and social change approaches, instituted by the neoliberal forces, hinge on information dissemination targeting individual behavioural change to halt the spread ... -
Understanding women’s perceptions of the acceptability of vaginal health product use: towards inclusion of women in HIV prevention research.
(2022)HIV/AIDS has been a global pandemic for the past decades. Major global health organisations have made great efforts to eradicate the negative consequences of the pandemic, especially in the most negatively affected parts ... -
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the volunteer crisis centre counsellor’s experience of working with victims of crime.
(2016)Objective: It has been argued that vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress (compassion fatigue), burnout and countertransference reactions represent normal responses in helpingindividuals who work with traumatised ... -
Beyond belonging? White settler entitlement and the dynamics of nativeness, autochthony and nostalgia in South Africa.
(2022)White settlers continue to impose themselves as owners of contemporary settler colonies (Veracini, 1999; Moreton-Robinson, 2015). Their imposition not only translates into making settler colonies their permanent homelands, ... -
Perceived intelligence and pedagogy: how teachers’ perceptions influence teaching.
(2022)Mathematics has the lowest pass rate in comparison to the other Grade 12 subjects taught in South Africa. Most discussion related to students’ failure rates in the subject elicit discourse surrounding teaching approaches ... -
Older men’s experiences of masculine identities across the lifespan.
(2023)The primary focus of this research was to investigate how men have experienced their masculinity across their life journeys as men, as revealed in retrospective accounts of life transitions. The research especially sought ... -
Green strategies for health care waste management in the healthcare facilities in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa: a stakeholder analysis.
(2022)Background: Around 5.2 million people die each year from healthcare waste-related diseases worldwide, including 4 million children, and the amount of waste generated by health facilities is increasing, which is a cause for ... -
Exploring the strategies used by educators to teach learners presenting with reading difficulties.
(2022)Growing concern is expressed in the literature regarding the rise in learners with reading difficulties (Bantwini & Diko, 2011; Manyike & Lemmer, 2010; & Wamala & Seruwagi, 2013). Many South African youth are failed by ...
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