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Utilisation of indigenous plant foods in the urban and rural communities
(Lamela Communications, 2011)
In South Africa, malnutrition and poverty often co-exist with urbanization, which is associated with significant dietary change mostly due to neglect of indigenous foods and loss of indigenous knowledge. The article is ...
Attributes, skills and knowledge of fashion entrepreneurs: an integrated perspective
(University of the Free State, 2011)
Fashion entrepreneurship development is a means to a country's economic development, which implies developing a competent entrepreneurial population. The aim of this study was to acquire a perspective on the personal ...
Coping self-efficacy as mediator in the dynamics of psychological well-being in various contexts
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)
The aim of this study was to explore whether coping self-efficacy mediates between various distress related variables on the one hand (symptoms of stress and depression), and the degree of psycho-social well-being as ...
Well-being in the Batswana cultural context: constructs and measures
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)
This article reports on the findings of a baseline study on social interaction in schools as experienced by learners, educators and parents. A qualitative phenomenological approach was followed, utilising a cross-sectional ...
Exploring mindfulness in self-injuring adolescents in a psychiatric setting
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)
This study explored mindfulness amongst eight self-injuring psychiatric adolescents. A mixed-method design was used. Interviews and clinical records comprised the qualitative data, while quantitative data was gathered using ...
Guidelines with strategies for enhancement of resilience and psycho-social well-being in professional nurses
(Taylor & Franmcis, 2011)
There are currently no guidelines available for enhancement of resilience in professional nurses. This study aims to provide broad guidelines with specific strategies that may enhance resilience and psycho-social well-being ...
Night shift working mothers: mutual perceptions with adolescent children
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2011)
The study investigated the mutual perception of relationships between mothers with day and night shift work and their teenage children. A cross-sectional survey using purposeful sampling was used. Two groups of 35 mothers ...
The African interpretations of a set of values in a value-based HIV and AIDS prevention programme
(AOSIS, 2011)
This article focuses on a qualitative exploration of six core values embedded in the Choose Life Training Programme (CLTP), a value-based HIV and AIDS prevention programme. The article is based on a study that explored the ...
HIV infection and cardiovascular risk in black South Africans
(Clinics Cardive, 2011)
Blood pressure variability is significantly associated with ECG left ventricular mass in normotensive Africans: the SABPA study
(Nature Publishing Group, 2011)
The prognostic significance of blood pressure (BP) variability has lately enjoyed considerable attention. The need for early markers of cardiovascular dysfunction is imperative in black South Africans who have a significant ...