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Addiction and recovery from whoonga : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lifeworld of youth from INK townships "in recovery” = Ukubhenywa noku simama ekubhemeni iwunga : kuhlungwa ngokuhlolisisa nge-phenomenology ehumushayo umhlaba wezimpilo zentsha yasemalokishini ase-INK “esimamayo”.
(2020)English abstract. In dealing with a rampant increase in addiction to whoonga or nyaope, a heroin variant drug that has taken hold amongst Black youth in South African townships, the employment of addiction treatment that ... -
From victim to survivor, to prosocial change agent: exploring the contributions made by survivors of human trafficking towards fighting against human trafficking.
(2021)The study reported in this dissertation explores the transitional journeys of survivors of human trafficking in South Africa. There is a special focus on survivors of sex trafficking, and how they narrate their transition ... -
A case study of Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT): facilitating healing for learned helplessness.
(2021)This study attempts to provide insight into what Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) entails and present evidence of how AAT can be used in various settings, such as an organisation called Top Dogs. The focus is on how the ... -
A systematic study on fatherhood identity and the impact of unemployment in South Africa and other African countries.
(2020)Fatherhood identity has been associated with their ability to fulfil societal gender role expectations. Historically, the role of fathers consisted of the caregiving role. However, due to the post-industrial revolution, ... -
A critical discourse analysis of the mission and vision statements of public universities in South Africa.
(2021)According to the South African government’s National Development Plan and Department of Higher Education and Training, universities need to play a central role in the knowledge economy, the production of new knowledge and ... -
Difficulties in knowledge and perceptions of mental illness amongst the student population: perspectives gained from a participatory action research project by Psychology master’s students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Mental illness is currently one of the most concerning and prevalent global health challenges. The researcher undertook this investigation in an attempt to obtain a clearer understanding of the difficulties in knowledge ... -
Body image and antiretroviral therapy adherence among adolescents and young people living with HIV in Durban, South Africa.
(2021)Background: The benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for treating HIV among adolescents and young people living HIV (AYPLHIV) may be undermined by non-adherence to ART. Several reasons for non-adherence to ART have ... -
Personality as a predictor of job stress among teachers' college lecturers in Zimbabwe.
(2021)This quantitative-dominant mixed methods sequential explanatory study sought to investigate how personality predicts job stress in a sample of Zimbabwean teachers’ college lecturers from an agrarian collectivistic culture. ... -
Using photovoice to explore the perceptions and experiences of masculinity amongst male, Afrikaner adolescents in Gauteng, South Africa.
(2021)This study aimed to explore how male, Afrikaner adolescents understand, construct and perform masculinity. Photovoice methodology was conducted online via Zoom with five male, Afrikaner adolescents aged 13-18 from the ... -
Leadership experiences of Black female school principals in the Durban area.
(2021)The current study explores the lived experiences which Black women face in their leadership positions as school principals. The researcher was motivated by her personal interest in this area given that she hopes to pursue ... -
Defining and understanding organisational culture dimensions within the African context : a reconceptualisation of Schein's model.
(2020)This study was undertaken due to the limited research concerning organizational culture within Africa. The purpose of this study was to explore and recognise how African organisations define and understand the different ... -
Spirituality as a coping strategy: a case study of teachers in a public school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)For years the teaching profession has been universally recognized as one of the most challenging working environments for teachers (Arokium, 2010; Behera & Dash, 2015). By no means is South Africa an exception, particularly ... -
An exploration of factors that influence food choices among students of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban, South Africa.
(2021)Background: Food is an important aspect of our life and unhealthy food choices are a major cause of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), that lead to rising mortality globally and in South Africa. The transition from high ... -
An analysis of community based health approaches in the delivery of integrated sexual, reproductive health and HIV services for adolescents with disabilities in Siaya County, Kenya.
(2019)There is evidence of widening health disparities among vulnerable groups and inadequacies in the public health care system in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Kenya. In particular, adolescents with disabilities (AWDs) ... -
A bioecological exploration of two older women’s aging experiences who reside in Winnie Mandela, Tembisa.
(2021)The numbers of people aged 60 years and older have been shown to be on the rise at a global scale, with Africa being at the forefront of this rise. In declaring 2020-2030 ‘The Decade of Healthy Ageing’, the World Health ... -
Donor-NGO accountability mechanisms and the implications for HIV and AIDS: perspective from NGOs on service effectiveness in South Africa.
(2019)The study investigates the nature and extent of HIV and AIDS donor accountability mechanisms to see whether they were diminishing NGOs' capacity to achieve positive outcomes for beneficiaries. In particular, it focuses ... -
Students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of parental practices on youth concerning HIV prevention: an exploratory study at Howard College.
(2020)Despite many efforts put forward such as the Stepping Stones (Jewkes et al., 2008), the Collaborative HIV Prevention and Adolescent Mental Health Programme- South Africa known as CHAMP+SA (Bhana et al., 2010) and the ... -
Exploring the indigenous African worldview of mental illness, psychological well-being, and traditional healing systems amongst the rural Xhosa-speaking of the Eastern Cape.
(2019)Psychological maladjustment is conceptualised diversely over social and religious gatherings, additionally the views of dysfunctional behaviour that are held in different contexts and cultures; play a significant role ... -
Ageing: a case study of autobiographical narration to promote meaning-making, legacy and psychological well-being among a sample of South African older adults.
(2020)Successful ageing is a multi-faceted concept. Older people experience a vast number difficulties across almost all domains of life that impede their journey towards ageing well. During this phase of life, seniors must ... -
An autoethnographic study of my experience with breast cancer.
(2020)My breast cancer experience facilitated the exploration of my intersectional identities within an autoethnographic framework. I contextually reflected on my personal and professional identities within the interactional ...
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