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Social work and food security: case study on the nutritional capabilities of the landfill waste pickers in South Africa
(Sage, 2018)
Food security (or the lack of it) has a direct impact on people’s well-being and is of great concern to many disciplines. The study on which the article is based used Drèze and Sen’s ‘nutritional capability’ concept as a ...
ASSAf consensus study on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetics and genomics in South Africa
(ASSAf, 2018)
South Africa is home to one of the most genetically diverse populations in the world, which, combined with its high
disease burden and high-quality infrastructure, makes our country a prime location for conducting genetics ...
Exploring educators’ experiences regarding empathy within inclusive classrooms
(Centre for Human Development and Research (Vancouver), 2018)
An inclusive educational setting is a model in which educators must have empathic sensitivity,
which will enable them to identify the different needs of the various learners. However, there is
gap in research concerning ...
Palliative care in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)
The Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) was established in 1987 by hospices in South Africa who felt the need for a national body to
share best practices and to promote palliative care services in South Africa. ...
Determinants of childhood diarrhea among under-five year old children in Nigeria: a population-based study using the 2013 demographic and health survey data
(Turkish National Pediatric Society, 2018)
The study aims to identify socioeconomic, demographic, environmental and child baseline factors associated with Childhood Diarrhea (CD) among under-five year old children in Nigeria. We utilized cross-sectional data from ...
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
(Elsevier, 2018)
Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains
complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ...
Die ontleding van wetgewing en bestaande programme en dienste vir straatkinders in Suid-Afrika
(LitNet, 2018)
Die straatkindverskynsel is ’n steeds groeiende maatskaplike probleem, wêreldwyd en spesifiek ook in Suid-Afrika. Straatkinders is kinders wat op straat leef of werk, met min of geen gesinsbande nie, en wat as gevolg van ...
Perceptual-motor contributors to the association between developmental coordination disorder and academic performance: North-West Child Health, Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2018)
Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) portray motor
coordination and perceptual difficulties which can hamper daily activity and academic task
execution.
Aim: This study examined the ...
Towards an optimal person-environment fit: a baseline study of student teachers’ personality traits
(EASA, 2018)
This research sets out to conduct a baseline study on personality traits of student teachers to assess the possible implications
for an optimal person-environment fit or unfortunate misfit. A non-experimental quantitative ...
All headaches are not equal: a review of migraine as a state of brain dysfunction
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Individuals suffering from migraine headache, or migraineurs as they are often referred to, and the clinicians treating them are well-informed of the excruciating and debilitating nature of such episodes. However, the ...