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A decade of nutrition research in Africa: assessment of the evidence base and academic collaboration
(Cambridge University Press, 2015)
Objective: Malnutrition in Africa has not improved compared with other regions in the world. Investment in the build–up of a strong African research workforce is essential to provide contextual solutions to the nutritional ...
Adolessente se ervaring binne 'n lesbiese ouerhuis: n Pastorale–Gestaltteoretiese hulpverlening
(University of Pretoria HTS, 2015)
The article describes the development of adolescents for a sense of self in a lesbian home," in order to compile guidelines for lesbian parents as well as pastoral counsellors to help "and guide adolescents to ...
Guidelines to facilitate self–care among older persons in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)
Background: The number of older persons is growing at an alarming rate, yet the South African healthcare sector is not giving this issue the required attention. Moreover, the healthcare sector serves four-fifths of the ...
A partial validation of the WHOQOL-OLD in a sample of older people in South Africa
(Co-action Publishing, 2015)
Background: This paper describes the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL–OLD, an add–on module to" the World Health Organization s Quality of Life measure for older people in a South African sample. The WHOQOL–OLD ...
The state of teacher-coaches' sport-specific training, participation and coaching experience, mentor interaction and methods of continued education in sport coaching
(AFAHPER-SD, 2015)
The aim of this study was to determine the current state of teacher–coaches sport specific training, playing– and coaching experience regarding sport coaching. Fifty five (55) schools from the Kenneth Kaunda district in ...
The status of physical activity, body composition, health-related fitness and social correlates of physical activity among adolescents: the PAHL study
(AFAHPER-SD, 2015)
Research has shown that social correlates of physical activity play an important role in individual participation in physical activity or sport, and hence their link with associated health benefits. The purpose of this ...
Psychological distress and the development of hypertension over 5 years in Black South Africans
(Wiley–blackwell, 2015)
Alarming increases in the incidence of hypertension in many low– and middle–income countries are related to alcohol overuse. It is unclear whether alcohol overuse is a symptom of psychological distress. The authors ...
The Prevalence of health risk behaviors among learners in selected urbanized secondary schools in Namibia
(AFAHPER-SD, 2015)
Research indicates that destructive lifestyles during adolescence may lead to serious health risks
in later years of life. The prevalence of health risk behaviour among school leaners should signal
significant red flags ...
Long-chain n-3 PUFA supplementation decreases physical activity during class time in iron-deficient South African school children
(Georg Thieme Verlag, 2015)
Both Fe deficiency and poor n-3 fatty acid status have been associated with behavioural changes in children. In the present study, we investigated the effects of Fe and DHA+EPA supplementation, alone or in combination, on ...
Two-year longitudinal health-related fitness, anthropometry and body composition status amongst adolescents in Tlokwe Municipality: the PAHL Study
(AOSIS, 2015)
Aim: To evaluate a two–year longitudinal development of health–related fitness, anthropometry and body composition status amongst adolescents in Tlokwe Municipality, Potchefstroom, South Africa." "Setting: A total ...