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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"Mitchells Plain"”.
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Understanding youth experiences in Mitchells Plain: a narrative photovoice investigation
South African young people in townships such as Mitchells Plain live lives marked by continuity and change and plagued by violence or the threat of it. Research with youth has historically focussed on educational attainment, employment, and risk factors for disease. Such scholarship, which is …
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Understanding female gang involvement in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape: exploring female gang involvement
… on understanding female gang involvement in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape: Exploring Female Gang Involvement. The purpose of this study was to explore realities of female gang involvement in the Western Cape, South Africa in a township called Mitchells Plain making use of the Violentization …
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Factors that influence utilization of primary health facilities by adolescents in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain
… behaviour. In the Tafelsig area of Mitchell‟s Plain, a poor socio-economic community within the Cape Town metropole, adolescents are exposed to a range of social problems (such as alcohol and substance abuse) that can potentially be harmful to their health. Given this context there was some …
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A descriptive study of suspected perinatal asphyxia at Mitchells Plain District Hospital. A case series
… cases of perinatal asphyxia referred from Mitchells Plain District Hospital (MPH)) to a specialised centre in the years 2016-2018. A data collection tool was used to extract information. Data was processed with SPSS to produce descriptive statistics and to investigate associations between …
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The problem of marital violence in Mitchells Plain and its implications for the future of society
This dissertation examines the corresponding symbols and imagery in N. P. van Wyk Lauw' s "Groot Ode" and DIE HEENGAANREFREIN by Wi Ima Stockenstrbm. The poetic approach in both works is similar and comparable, because both poets are concerned with mankind's questing nature. In both texts man is …
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The prevalence of asthma symptoms in preschool and primary school children in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
… in preschool and primary school children in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. The seculat trend in symptom prevalences over time (1993-1997) was assessed in a sub-group of 7 to 9 years old children.
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An audit of patients undergoing gastroscopy at Mitchells Plain District Hospital, with a focus on substance use
… observational and the aetiology is largely unexplained. Locally, the pattern of gastrointestinal disease among methamphetamine users, as well as the manner in which they present, remains poorly understood. With an increase in the use of methamphetamine globally, a better understanding of the …
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Adaptive Healing: Exploring therapeutic architecture and the integration of addiction rehabilitation into the Cape Flats, Mitchells Plain
… of addiction rehabilitation into the Cape Flats, Mitchells Plain area. This project ultimately introduces the concept of an integrated community rehabilitation and wellness centre in one of the most notorious, unhealthy urban environments in the Western Cape, Mitchells Plain. This will demonstrate …
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The effect of high solid retention times in activated sludge reactors on operational costs at Mitchells Plain WWTP
Many wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in South Africa, which use activated sludge (AS) processes, experience difficulty managing solid retention times (SRT), also referred to as sludge age. To avoid dealing with large quantities of sludge waste, some of these WWTPs operate the AS reactors at …
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Effects of feeder network operations on trunk-feeder network performance: a case study of Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
In South Africa, more than 65% of commuters use public transport every day. However, the public transport system which commonly takes the form of a trunk-feeder network is not structured to meet the needs of the different users. Taxis which are informal serve as feeders to an interchange while the …
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Routine cranial CT before lumbar puncture in HIV positive adults presenting with seizures at Mitchells Plain Hospital in Cape Town
Current international guidelines recommend that a cranial computed tomography (CT) be performed, on all HIV positive patients presenting with new onset seizures, before a lumbar puncture (LP) is performed. In the South African setting, however, this delay could be life threatening. This study …
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Evaluation of when road space prioritisation/infrastructural improvements for paratransit vehicles is warranted: A case study of Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
… and prioritisation on road space using the Mitchells Plain public transport interchange as a case study. An agent-based simulation modelling tool is employed to simulate the present trunk-feeder operations at the Mitchells Plain interchange thereby investigating how the passenger travel …
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The domain of the 'Disconnected' : struggles against cost recovery mechanisms on water delivery - a study of the low income community of Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain
With the end of apartheid, South Africa underwent a political and economic transition, where democracy coincided with the country's insertion into the global political economy. Consequently, post-apartheid South Africa has come to mirror the global economic transition toward neo-liberalism. This …
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Violence, primary school learning and development in the Cape Flats township of Mitchells Plain: a case study of exposure to violence and its implications for children's' learning and development
… schools in the Cape Flats Township of Mitchell's Plain. The research aimed to explore the extent to which exposure to violence impacts not only on these learners' learning and development but also the various ways in which these children act-out their violent experiences. The fieldwork focused on …
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A retrospective cohort study: The retention in care of HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding patients universally initiated on lifelong ART ('OptionB+') in the Klipfontein/Mitchells Plain substructure in Cape Town
The implementation of 'Option B+' has increased uptake and access to antiretroviral (ART) care. However, growing concerns exist regarding retention, especially once vertical transmission risk ceases. Considering the importance of adherence to achieve virological suppression and avoid resistance …
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Colour-conscious or colour-blind? : how a group of minority Xhosa learners experience and make sense of the "colour of race" in a predominantly coloured school in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
… at a predominantly Coloured secondary school in Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2004 and 2006. The South African Schools Act (1996) and the National Curriculum Policy document (2005), both underpinned by the Constitution of South Africa (1996), envision an education system free of …
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Adherence to and effectiveness of guidelines for routine investigations of adult patients with mental and behavioural disturbances
… routine screening with special investigations. Mitchells Plain District Hospital's emergency centre follows the Western Cape Provincial guidelines when screening for general medical conditions in these patients. Adherance and effectiveness of these guidelines is unknown. Aim This study aimed to …
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Paediatric procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency centre: a description of the fasting status
… (EC) on an unscheduled basis, often complex complaints that necessitate emergent management (1). Previous evidence has consistently shown that procedural sedation and analgesia(PSA) in the EC in the paediatric population, even the very young, is safe if appropriate monitoring is performed and …
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Delay in provision of breast cancer care in patients seen at a district hospital diagnostic breast unit in South Africa
… Africa. Method: All patients who presented to Mitchells Plain District Hospital Breast Clinic from January to December 2015 and had a diagnosis of breast cancer were included in this study. The intervals between the time she first noted her symptoms to initial contact with a health professional …
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