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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"South African Studies"”.
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Perpetrators of intimate femicide : a study of forensic records
Intimate femicide is prevalent in South Africa, and represents the lethal end of a continuum of male perpetrated intimate partner violence. For various reasons attention has only begun to be paid to intimate femicide in the last three decades. International research has established existing rates …
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Experiences of intimate partner violence amongst women in a non-profit organisation in Blouberg Municipality, Limpopo Province
… in addition, it violates women’s human rights. South African studies indicate that intimate partner violence prevalence’s rates are high despite the intervention programmes that have been designed to address IPV. This study aimed at exploring the experiences of women who had been victims of …
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A descriptive survey of renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice relative to use and effects of unfractionated heparin in selected adult chronic haemodialysis centres in the Cape Town metropole
… It is important to perform base-line clotting studies before the initial administration and subsequent doses of UFH. There is a paucity of published information on renal unit practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) concerning the administration of UFH globally and no published …
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Determinants of audit fees of listed South African companies
… significant determinants for audit fees in the South African market by regressing audit fees against a selected set of determinant variables. This study is not the first investigating the South African market and so broadens the existing body of research both within the country as well as the …
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Perceptions of illicit drug use and risky sexual behaviour among first year psychology students at the University of the Western Cape
… considerable social and health challenges in South Africa, particularly among young people aged 15-24. Research indicates a strong link between risky sexual behaviour and alcohol and illicit drugs. In the Western Cape drug-related behaviours is a growing concern among young people because of …
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Outcomes of preterm infants discharged early from a South African Kangaroo Mother Care Unit
… preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Few recent South African studies have looked at outcomes of KMC beyond the neonatal period. Aim: The primary objective was to describe the post-discharge clinical course of KMC infants over six months. The secondary objectives were to correlate neonatal and …
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Succession Planning for Leadership Transformation for South African Non-Profit Organisations
… organisations (NPOs) play a vital role in South African society, providing critical services for many underserved and marginalised communities. Despite the evidence of the importance of NPOs in transforming the South African economy and society, there is very little research on succession …
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Succession planning for leadership transformation for South African non-profit organisations
… organisations (NPOs) play a vital role in South African society, providing critical services for many underserved and marginalised communities. Despite the evidence of the importance of NPOs in transforming the South African economy and society, there is very little research on succession …
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Food security in the free state province: Meaning making as democratic agency
… stories of people in the Free State Province, South Africa, who face food insecurity within abundance, and their critical consciousness and agency as they struggle to survive in their democracy. Poverty is a rawness...Poverty is struggle... Poverty is shame...these were some of the themes …
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Labour market trends since the advent of democracy, with a specific focus on gender issues
The transition of South Africa's political system from an apartheid administration to a democratic rule in 1994 resulted in the end of years of international sanctions imposed on the country. This move placed the country back on the global trading market. In addition, improvements in living …
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A tale of two Sea Points: gentrification, supermarkets and food security for lower-income residents
… officials and built-environment professionals in South Africa have adopted a laissez-faire attitude to food systems, simply assuming that for their constituents, food security can be easily solved by supporting urban agriculture projects and allowing the private sector to open new supermarket …
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Exploring the curvilinear relationship between corporate social performance and financial performance: Evidence from South African listed firms
… in developing markets, particularly in South Africa. Compelling theoretical arguments and empirical evidence have been presented both for and against the financial benefits associated with CSR. Recently, there has been an increasing number of studies attempting to reconcile these …
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The relationship between assets under management and mutual fund performance. Does size matter? A South African investigation
… fund size and mutual fund performance using South African data. Academic studies on the relationship between mutual fund size and mutual fund performance has produced inconclusive results to date, with five potential outcomes being found, namely no relationship, a positive, a negative, a …
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Associations between mental health, social cognition, and COVID-19 stress among South African university students
… respectively. However, there is a scarcity of South African literature exploring this relationship, and relatively few South African studies have investigated students' mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study employed a descriptive, cross-sectional design and …
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Mesothelioma in South Africa 3 decades post peak of asbestos production an analysis of a claims database of asbestos ex-miners
… of asbestos that were commercially mined in South Africa occurred in the years between 1970 and 1977. Given the latency period of 20-40 years, we should expect to observe a rise in the incidence of mesothelioma throughout this decade. However, all we may ever observe is just the surface of …
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An exploratory study of clinicians' perceptions and experiences of the phenomenon of 'sex addiction' in South Africa
… in the United States since the 1980s, South African studies are limited. This study explores how mental health practitioners perceive and treat the phenomenon referred to popularly as sex addiction. Practitioners' perceptions and experiences in this field in Cape Town have not been …
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Trading statement releases and the subsequent price formation process : evidence from the JSE
… is widely documented in international studies (e.g., Ball and Brown, 1968; Beaver, 1968; Beaver, 1974; Foster, Olsen and Shevlin, 1984). However, much of this research has been conducted in developed stock markets, with only a handful of studies focused on the JSE (e.g., Knight, 1983; …
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Associations between mental health, social cognition, and COVID-19 stress among South African university students
… respectively. However, there is a scarcity of South African literature exploring this relationship, and relatively few South African studies have investigated students' mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study employed a descriptive, cross-sectional design and …
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A Descriptive Case Study: Challenges experienced by health care workers (HCW) at a primary health care facility when serving deaf/hearing impaired (HI) patients
… outcomes. While there are many international and South African studies describing the difficulties deaf patients experience when accessing health care, only anecdotal evidence suggests that health care workers (HCW) also experience challenges at these encounters. These difficulties are significant …
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An evaluation of the perspectives of government and small to medium enterprises on the viability of special economic zones in Limpopo province
… economic zones in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. South African studies by various scholars have documented many challenges faced by South Africa’s experiments with IDZs which prevented them from being the panacea for the huge unemployment and development constraints that the country …
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