Browsing by Subject "Death"
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An analysis of causes of child mortality in South Africa : 1997-2006
(2011)The main objective of this study was to investigate the causes of child deaths in South Africa. The study analysed trends in the cause of death for the children aged 1-4 year s, examined sex· differentials and variation ... -
Attenuated IGF-1 predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a Black population: a five-year prospective study
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2016)Background: Inconsistent findings are reported on whether insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is protective or harmful in predicting hypertension, carotid wall thickness and mortality. We determined the five-year ... -
Clergies and self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic : a challenge to pastoral care
(AOSIS, 2022)On the 15th of March 2020, the current president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a National State of Disaster as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A range of regulations ... -
A comparison between selected noncommunicable disease mortality rates between 2010 and 2016 among selected Southern African countries
(Sage, 2020)Researchers have identified cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases as being the principal pathologies of increased aged standardized death rates (ASDRs) among noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). ... -
Death in worship places : evaluating the roles of religious organisations and state governments in reducing the risks of religious disaster
(OASIS, 2021)The numbers of accidents and disasters resulting in injury and death of the faithful in religious buildings in many parts of the world are on the increase in recent years. Interestingly, the citizens of the countries ... -
Death of the breadwinner and the continuation of the duty of spousal support : discrepancies and inequalities for different categories of surviving partners
(PER/PELJ, 2020)This note considers the extension of the duty of spousal support after the death of the breadwinner by comparing the rights of different categories of surviving maintenance claimants, who tend to be mostly women: widows ... -
Gestorwe geliefdes : ʼn vergelyking van die neerslag van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike in die rekonstruksie van die selfnarratief in Apostroof van Fanie Olivier en Doodsbloei van Pieter Boskma
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Die neerslag van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike in die rekonstruksie van die selfnarratief in Apostroof (Fanie Olivier) en Doodsbloei (Pieter Boskma) word in hierdie studie ondersoek. Die unieke wyse waarop elke digter ... -
Grandmothers and Grandchildren Learning Together: The Intergrational Relationship Implications of the HIV and Aids Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2017)This paper is based on the assumption that death from HIV and AIDS remains one of Sub-Saharan Africa's major development challenges. Africans are not so naive to believe that "danger" is as yet over; and our people are not ... -
An HIV and AIDS group work programme empowering adolescents for the possible death of their caregivers
(North-West University, 2009)The overarching objective of this study was to develop and empirically evaluate an HIV and AIDS group work programme empowering adolescents to deal with the possible death of their parents/caregivers. This thesis comprised ... -
Intertextual and Interdiscourse Analysis for the expression : 'Ye have heard that it was said' in the Matthew 5:21-47
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)This research is based on the theological conviction that the Bible is the word of God, confirming that it is relevant in all times and places. However, God chose His word to be written by human hands in specific times, ...