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Die belewinge van informele versorgers van MIV/VIGS-pasiente; 'n salutogene perspektief
(Health SA Gesondheid / RAU, 2008)
Family members as well as informal caregivers are increasingly bearing the responsibility of taking care of persons diagnosed with HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS, 2000:5). The intensity of the caregiving process and the variety of ...
A physical education curriculum enriched with indigenous Zulu games for improved social development through cross-cultural interaction
(Indilinga : African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems., 2008)
The article is based on a study which was aimed at enriching the physical education curriculum with indigenous Zulu games for the promotion of cross-cultural interaction between the learners in the multicultural classroom. ...
The perceptions of traditional healers of cervical cancer care at Ga Mothapo village in Limpopo Province
(Indilinga : African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, 2008)
Perceptions of poverty and crime, its impact on the farming community and guidelines for and intervention programme
(Criminological Society of South Africa (CRIMSA), 2008)
This article provides a profile on the poverty and crime that farm workers experience and have to deal with in their community. A multidisciplinary study was conducted by the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West ...
The protective effect of plasma antioxidants during ozone autohemotherapy
(Academic Journals, 2008)
Ozone (O3) therapy forms part of a group of complementary and alternative medical therapies and is gaining more and more interest worldwide. There is, however, some concern regarding O3-toxicity and uncertainty about the ...
DNA damage and repair detected by the comet assay in lymphocytes of African petrol attendants: a pilot study
(Oxford Univ Press, 2008)
Petrol attendants are exposed to petrol volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which may have genotoxic and carcinogenic effects. The single-cell gel electrophoresis assay (comet assay) is a method highly sensitive to DNA damage ...
The Von Willebrand factor as marker of vascular function in South African women
(Oxford Univ Press, 2008)
BACKGROUND:
The increasing prevalence of hypertension and vascular-related morbidity and mortality among Africans emphasizes the need to identify markers for the early detection of vascular disease. Caucasian-based ...
Prescribing patterns of medicine classified as 'antidepressants' in South African children and adolescents
(AOSIS, 2009)
Die algemene doelstelling van hierdie studie was om die voorskrifpatrone van middels wat as 'antidepressante' geklassifiseer word (hierna verwys na as slegs antidepressante) wat vir kinders en adolessente in die Suid-Afrikaanse ...
Psychometric Properties of Various Scales Measuring Psychological Well-Being in a South African Context: The Fort 1 Project
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)
Orientation: From the perspective of positive psychology, it is important to evaluate people’s strengths. There is, however, a lack of validated measures for these purposes in many of the South African official languages. ...