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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Gaborone"”.
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Reimagining Gaborone main mall: precinct urban design framework
The city of Gaborone is growing at an unprecedented rate, the bustling and oldest economic hub of the city, Main Mall located in the capital core is currently in decline, gradually losing its pioneering role and reputation as a symbol of Botswana's post-colonial identity and economic engine. This …
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Urbanisation in Botswana: social intercations among the residents of Broadhurst, Gaborone
… among the residents of the Broadhurst area of Gaborone.
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Encountering city governance: an analysis of street trading in Gaborone, Botswana
… the practices of informal street trading in Gaborone, Botswana. It investigated how street traders navigate their daily trading and their spatial practices and strategies. Insights were gleaned through in-depth interviews with street traders in three different sites in Gaboroneand key …
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Financial Management of NGOs towards financial sustainability: a case of Gaborone, Botswana
Financial sustainability remains a key concern for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Botswana. Their survival is dependent on the fading donor funding, illustrating a weak financial capacity and poor financial sustainability prospects. To continue operating, NGOs must adopt sound financial …
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Caught in between policies: the intertwined challenges of access to land and housing in Gaborone, Botswana
… towards enabling access to land and housing in Gaborone suggests incongruences' inherent in these strategies. Besides, planners and policymakers' continuous oversight to recognise the complexities of the urban everyday survival strategies and the lived experiences of the populace needs to be …
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An exploration of work environment adaptive mechanisms used by women living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone-Botswana
BACKGROUND: Cycling has become increasingly popular as a recreational and competitive sport, and the positive health benefits of cycling are well known. However, there are negative health effects associated with cycling. Exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD) and fatigue are common in cycling …
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A retrospective evaluation of antimicrobial management among patients with sepsis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Gaborone Private Hospital in Botswana
… patients in an ICU at a private hospital in Gaborone. A time period prior to COVID-19 was selected to avoid the effects of the pandemic on prescribing. This study used a total population sample of 132, where all patients meeting the inclusion criteria in the selected data range were included. …
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An analysis of school library use in Government Aided Community Junior Secondary Schools in Gaborone city and the Southern district in Botswana
School libraries can have a significant impact on students' academic performance and the quality of learning. This thesis explores the factors surrounding school library use or non-use of school libraries in Government Aided Community Junior Secondary Schools (GACJSS) in Botswana. Background …
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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy amongst women commenced on treatment during pregnancy at research clinics in Botswana
… clinics in Molepolole, Mochudi, Lobatse and Gaborone.
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Determinants of HIV voluntary counselling and testing among the youth: The case of Botswana
This study was conducted in Gaborone city, Botswana. Botswana is a small country in south central part of Africa with a population of 1.7 million (Botswana population census, 2001) The overall aim of the study was to examine barriers and facilitating factors influencing the readiness for and …
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An ethical assessment of current death disposal beliefs, attitudes and practices in Gaborone’s Ledumang ward in Botswana.
… foul odour that can affect the people around it. Gaborone city, in which Ledumang Ward is situated and is the subject of the case study, was planned for a small population, but has seen an exponential growth in human population and settlements over the last fifty (50) years such that residential …
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An ethical assessment of current death disposal beliefs, attitudes and practices in Gaborone’s Ledumang ward in Botswana.
… foul odour that can affect the people around it. Gaborone city, in which Ledumang Ward is situated and is the subject of the case study, was planned for a small population, but has seen an exponential growth in human population and settlements over the last fifty (50) years such that residential …
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The prevalence and determinants of diabetic retinopathy in Botswana: Findings from a screening programme
… study is a cross-sectional study conducted at Gaborone diabetic retinopathy screening clinic. Convenience sampling was used where every eligible patient that arrived for DR screening and had consented was included in the study. Basic descriptive statistics of the study sample were reported and …
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The lived experiences of single teenage mothers in Botswana : a phenomenological study
… all lived in the high population density area of Gaborone such as Old Naledi and Broadhurst Self Help Agency, where many illicit behaviours are observed. The study• is undertaken through a phenomenological approach which is guided by the reality of lived experiences to a theoretical construct. …
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The Emotional And Spiritual Wellbeing Of Hospice Patients In Botswana And Sources Of Distress For Their Caregivers
… of distress for their primary caregivers in Gaborone, Botswana, in order to inform current and limited hospice resources and services. Design: This study employed a qualitative design. Setting/Subjects: Twenty-eight primary caregivers who cared for an adult who passed away fewer than 14 …
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Functionally illiterate consumers’ food purchase behaviour in Botswana
… respondents were conveniently sampled in Gaborone and surrounding areas in Botswana (N=200) and women aged between 25 and 65 years formed the sample group. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and inferential analysis. From the discussion and the interpretation of the results of …
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The association between parental conflict and aggressive behaviour among young children in Botswana
… were selected because of their proximity to Gaborone. The study purposively selected 18 participants that comprised of three categories, namely, six parents who had recently experienced divorce or separation (within the last year); six children (between four and six) who witnessed parental …
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Transnational identity, historical entanglements and the living archive: between Medu & me
… As the culmination of research and fieldwork in Gaborone and Cape Town from 2019 to 2021, the title of the exhibition references a Medu poster once housed in the University of Cape Town's Special Collections Library. The project aims to unpack and sound a space that centres dislocation, by …
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An investigation of the assessment of the continuous assessment portfolio component of art, craft and designs in Botswana junior secondary schools
… from different junior secondary schools near Gaborone, in Botswana. Interviewees had common qualification entry requirements while their experiences and backgrounds were different. The theoretical and conceptual frames underpinning the study are mainly Bourdieu's theory of practice and Lave …
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Implementing Botwana's National Cervical Cancer Prevention Programme: Providers' Fidelity To The See-And-Treat Algorithms
… successful pilot testing in the capital city of Gaborone, the program was scaled-up in 2014 to 5 additional sites (Lobatse, Selebi-Phikwe, Maun, Francistown, and Mahalapye). To achieve population-level reductions in cervical cancer, the goal of scale-up is to implement health innovations with …
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