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Parental involvement and health risk behaviours among school-going adolescents in six African countries

Pengpid, S.; Peltzer, K. (2018-06-14)

The aim of this study was to assess the association between parental involvement (support and monitoring) and health risk behaviours among adolescents in six African countries. Data were from the cross-sectional Global ...

Sexual risk behaviour among HIV-infected women in the first twelve months after delivery in South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Setswe, G.; Matseke, G.; Ramlagan, S.; Weiss, S.M.; Rodriquez, V.J.; Sifunda, S.; Cook, R.; Lee, T.K.; Jones, D. (2018-06-14)

This study aimed to assess sexual risk behaviour and its social correlates in HIV-infected women living in rural South Africa at six and twelve months post-partum. Participants were 699 HIV-positive women recruited prenatally ...

Conclusion: a new FOCAC agenda for agricultural modernisation and industrialisation

Shelton, G.; April, Y.; Biliang, H.; Alden, C. (Africa Institute of South Africa, 2018-06-12)

The realities of industrial 1.0 in Africa through FOCAC

April, Y.; Mpiyakhe, Z. (Africa Institute of South Africa, 2018-06-12)

Towards FOCAC 2018: strengthening the FOCAC agenda on industrialisation and agricultural modernisation

April, Y.; Shelton, G.; Biliang, H. (Africa Institute of South Africa, 2018-06-12)

Gender, poverty and inequality: exploration from a transformative perspective

Ndinda, C.; Ndhlovu, T.P. (2018-06-11)

International Women???s Month (March) is a reminder of how women have been engaged in the struggles for emancipation throughout the world. In South Africa, the month of August was also set aside as Women???s Month to mark ...

Women entrepreneurship in Kwazulu-Natal: a critical review of government intervention politics and programs

Okeke-Uzodike, O.E.; Okeke-Uzodike, U.; Ndinda, C (2018-06-11)

Entrepreneurship is considered one of the key drivers of economic development. It is widely recognized that female entrepreneurs in formal and informal sectors play crucial roles in building and sustaining economic growth ...

Multi-sectoral approach to non-communicable disease prevention policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: a conceptual framework for analysis

Sanni, S.; Wisdom, J.P.; Ayo-Yusuf, O.A.; Hongoro, C. (2018-06-11)

Conceptual frameworks for health policy analysis guide investigations into interactions between institutions, interests, and ideas to identify how to improve policy decisions and outcomes. This review assessed constructs ...

Dietary fiber intake and metabolic syndrome risk factors among young south african adults

Sekgala, M.D.; Mchiza, Z.J.; Parker, W.; Monyeki, K.D. (2018-06-11)

This study attempts to bridge the research gap regarding the importance of dietary ???ber in reducing metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors in young rural South Africans. A total of 627 individuals (309 males and 318 ...

Incentivising the social discounting task: a laboratory experiment

Booysen, F.; Munro, A.; Guvuriro, S.; Moloi, T.; Campher, C. (2018-06-11)

Incentivising the social discounting task impacts the measurement of altruism in a student population. Incentivised subjects are more altruistic at close social distances, especially subjects who are less altruistic, thus ...

Predictors of unplanned pregnancies among female students at South African Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges: findings from the 2014 Higher Education and Training HIV and AIDS survey

Mbelle, N.; Mabaso, M.; Setswe, G.; Sifunda, S. (2018-06-11)

Unplanned pregnancies among college/tertiary female students pose a serious public health concern in South Africa (SA) and are associated with adverse health and social outcomes that impact negatively on educational progress ...

The shifting image of black women's hair in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa

Alubafi, M.F.; Ramphalile, M.; Rankoana, A.S. (2018-06-11)

In this article, we explore the motivations for the changing image of black South African women's hair in Tshwane, Pretoria. We argue that black South African women's hair, in the past, as in the present, has largely been ...

Forum on China-Africa cooperation: industrialisation and agricultural modernisation; volume 2

April, F.Y.; Shelton, G.; Alden, C.; Hu, B. (Africa Institute of South Africa, 2018-06-12)

The biggest challenge facing governance in the 21st century Africa is industrial development. Industrial developments one of the key agencies of sustainable growth and development. Moreover, for FOCAC to succeed, China-Africa ...

Understanding the role played by parents, culture and the school curriculum in socializing young women on sexual health issues in rural South African communities

Mpondo, F.; Ruiter, R.A.C.; Schaafsma, D.; van den Borne, B.; Reddy, P. (2018-06-11)

The decline in South Africa's HIV infection rates especially among young women is encouraging. However, studies show that the 15-24-year-old cohort remains vulnerable. As they still report early sexual debut, being involved ...

The risk of metabolic syndrome as a result of lifestyle among Ellisras rural young adults

Sekgala, M.D.; Monyeki, K.D.; Mogale, A.; Mchiza, Z.J.; Parker, W.; Choma, S.R.; Makgopa, H.M. (2018-06-11)

The study aimed to investigate the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and lifestyle risk factors among Ellisras adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 624 adults (306 males and 318 females). MetS was ...

Putting a premium on altruism: a social discounting experiment with South African university students

Booysen, F.; Guvuriro, S.; Munro, A.; Moloi, T.; Campher, C. (2018-06-11)

This paper reports on a social discounting experiment conducted with university students in South Africa. In line with other social discounting task experiments, participants identify target individuals at different degrees ...

Pre- and postnatal exposure to intimate partner violence among South African HIV-infected mothers and infant developmental functioning at 12 months of age

Rodriquez, V.J.; Peltzer, K.; Matseke, G.; Weiss, S.M.; Shine, A.; Jones, D.L. (2018-06-01)

In rural South Africa, pregnant HIV-infected women report high rates of psychological (55%) and physical (20%) intimate partner violence(IPV). IPV increases the risk of infant developmental delays. Such delays may have ...

Gender-based household compositional changes and implications for poverty in South Africa

Nwosu, C.O.; Ndinda, C. (2018-05-31)

Poverty is one of the most challenging socio-economic problems in South Africa. Though poverty rates have been substantially reduced in the post-apartheid period, many South Africans remain poor. Available evidence also ...

Initiation of sexual behaviour and early childbearing: poverty and the gendered nature of responsibility amongst young people in South Africa

Makiwane, M.; Gumede, N.A.; Molobela, L. (2018-05-31)

Childbearing is an important life course event and a decision to give birth has significant implication in contemporary society, especially if it occurs before the completion of schooling and predating the start of being ...

The proposed institutional reform of the Indian Ocean Rim Academic Group

du Plessis, N.; Hermes, J.; Bohler-Muller, N.; du Toit, T.; Hachigonta, S.; Maanda, F.; Modiba, S.; Motepe, M.; Mphogo, K.; Papo, T.R.; Penney, J.; Rees, G.; Siko, G.; Masoka, C. (2018-05-31)

South Africa took over the chairship of IORA at the 17th Council of Ministers (COM) and Related Meetings (the 23rd IORAG meeting) held in Durban, South Africa in 2017 under the theme 'Uniting the Peoples of Africa, Asia, ...

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