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Khayelitsha, South Africa: Effects on antenatal and postnatal outcomes in an individual randomised controlled trial
(2019)he study's objective was to determine the effectiveness of a task-sharing psychological treatment for perinatal depression using non-specialist community health workers. A double-blind individual randomised controlled trial ... -
The professionalization of pastoral caregiving: a critical assessment of pastoral identity within the helping professions
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2020)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pastoral caregiving within a clinical setting and the parameters of interdisciplinarity and a team approach to healing and helping, cannot escape the public demand for a professional approach to caregiving ... -
Sexual and reproductive health : layers of (in)access
(Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this chapter, we investigate some of the social (e.g. negative attitudes about sexuality and parenthood) and structural (e.g. inaccessible health care facilities) barriers that people with physical ... -
Physical disability and masculinity : hegemony and exclusion
(Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this chapter, we will explore the intersections of disability and masculinity. We will look at how disability influences how men are viewed by others, and how men with disabilities view themselves as ... -
Physical disability and femininity : an intersection of identities
(Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this chapter, we will explore the intersections of physical disability and femininity. We look at how societies’ ideas about disability influence the way women with physical disabilities are viewed and ... -
Some background, and a South African study on sexuality
(Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this chapter, we introduce central concepts and theories relevant to thinking about disability and sexuality in the global South. We discuss what we mean by physical disability, sexuality, gender, and ... -
Community context and individual factors associated with arrests among young men in a South African township
(Public Library of Science, 2019)Background: In high-income countries, individual- and community-level factors are associated with increased contact with the criminal justice system. However, little is known about how these factors contribute to the ... -
Ideas and practices of paternal care in low-income, rural, Afrikaans-speaking communities in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The majority of early research on fatherhood in South Africa emphasise the prevalence of absent fathers in the country, and the detrimental outcomes this leads to for children and families. Father absence ... -
Hairstory: exploring coloured students’ experiences and expression of identity at a historically white institution
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: People make use of different markers and symbols that serve as an embodiment of who they are, whether it be ethnic, social, political, or individual. For some, their identity is expressed through physical, ... -
Street homelessness in urban Cape Town: an exploratory study of the lived experiences of people living on the streets
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of street homelessness from the perspectives of the people who are living on the streets and government officials who work with ... -
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Self-Directed Career Guidance Project for Grade 9 Learners in the Cape Winelands
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African COVID-19 National Lockdown restrictions and risk mitigation strategies necessitated the reformulation of the contact-based Grade 9 Career Guidance Project (CGP) into a self-directed ... -
Exploring the emotional vocabulary of South African preschoolers and their stories about emotional situations, using a set of cartoon lion drawings
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Preschool is a time of rapid language, concept and emotional development. In South Africa, preschoolers face many risk factors, such as lack of stimulation, poverty and education inequality, that may ... -
Impact of perinatal and repeated maternal common mental disorders on educational outcomes of primary school children in rural Ethiopia : population-based cohort study
(Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2019)Background: There have been no studies from low- or middle-income countries to investigate the long-term impact of perinatal common mental disorders (CMD) on child educational outcomes. Aims: To test the hypothesis that ... -
Health professionals talk about the challenges of suicide prevention in two correctional centres in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Suicide is the leading cause of death among offenders in correctional facilities in many parts of the world. While epidemiological data have described the extent and scope of the problem, no research has ... -
Utility of the Posttraumatic Stress Scale–Self-report version in screening for posttraumatic stress disorder among persons seeking HIV testing
(SAGE Publications, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The literature on the utility of self-report instruments in determining caseness for posttraumatic stress disorder in South Africa is sparse. We administered the Structured Clinical Interview for the ... -
Exploring the experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities in accessing health and healthcare in a small, rural, South African town.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)Background In South Africa there is an ongoing emphasis placed on non-discrimination and the rights shared by all people, including those living with disabilities but despite this commitment, those with living with ... -
The role impairment associated with common mental disorders among first-year university students in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rationale: Mental health statistics, such as the prevalence of CMDs and role impairment, are used to estimate the need for mental healthcare and are therefore central to the planning of services and ... -
Reducing prejudice via direct intergroup contact: an experimental study of the secondary transfer effect
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: he contact hypothesis (Allport, 1954) states that positive intergroup contact decreases bias. Allport’s (1954) formulation of the contact hypothesis has proved highly influential and experimental research ... -
Exploring perceived barriers and facilitators to the delivery of primary mental health care in under-resourced communities in South Africa by registered counsellors in private practice
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Primary mental health care in low- to middle-income countries, including South Africa, is hampered by a lack of resources, including a lack of human resources. The registered counsellor is an academically ... -
Explanatory models of child intellectual disability: Views of caregivers, spiritual healers and traditional healers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: n South Africa healthcare services are not limited to biomedical care. However, biomedical services for people with intellectual disability (PWID) are still sparse in South Africa. Lack of sufficient ...
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