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Assessment of the Masisakhe energy information centre

Author: Hofmeyer, Iilne-Mari ; Morris, Glynn ; Quangule, Vuyo ; Ross, Fiona Date: 1994 Read more
Beyond the petri dish: potentiality in assisted conception in South Africa

Author: Moll, Tessa Date: 2019 Research in assisted conception technologies has examined how technologies open up potential trajectories, futures, and family arrangements, yet remain shaped and embedded within local histories and politics (Franklin, 1997, 2003; Inhorn, ... Read more
Growing Babies, Growing faith: The Formation of Faith in The Life of the Child

Author: Price, Yusra Date: 2016 The composition and formation of a young child's Muslim identity is situated within a contextual landscape of location, history, demographic, family, community and more which makes every child's upbringing unique. Through multiple interviews, ... Read more
"If you keep your problems in your stomach the dogs cannot steal them" : trauma, forgiveness, and con-viviality in Rwanda : an ethnographic study following the healing and rebuilding our communities (HROC) project in Gisenyi, Rwanda

Author: Forcier, Angela Date: 2010 By bringing together survivors of the genocide with released prisoners to discuss trauma, healing, and trust, Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC) in Rwanda may help people to broaden their networks of support and rebuild everyday ... Read more
Infant wellbeing and monitoring: An observation of the Road to Health Booklet in Masiphumelele

Author: Ngcowa, Sonwabiso Date: 2019 The South African government monitors and tracks the health of newborns and the growth of children. The Department of Health (DoH) does this monitoring using the Road to Health Booklet (RtHB). In this dissertation I analyse the use of the ... Read more
One Meal at a time: Nourishment in the Cape Winelands

Author: Truyts, Catherine Date: 2017 Emerging fields of inquiry in epigenetics and the 'Developmental Origins of Health and Disease’ (DOHaD) propose the 'first thousand days’ of life as a critical period for the formation of new life. During this time food is one crucial set of ... Read more
Perceptions of and attitudes to HIV/AIDS among young adults at the University of Cape Town

Author: Levine, Susan ; Ross, Fiona Date: 2002 Given the exponential rate of growth of HIV/AIDS in the Western Cape in recent years, and university concerns about the health of students and others, knowledge about young peoples' ideas and social constructs of the virus and syndrome is ... Read more c b n d
The pregnant pause: exploring expectations and experiences of pregnancy and motherhood in a Cape Town body positive community

Author: Le Roux, Jodi Date: 2021 This dissertation explores the concepts of pregnancy and motherhood held by women in body positive communities in Cape Town, South Africa. By focusing on their expectations and experiences of these concepts within body positive communities ... Read more
The role of rural electrification in promoting health in South Africa: Medical Research Council

Author: Ross, Fiona ; Matzopoulos, Richard ; Phillips Rozett Date: 1997 Read more
"We must be responsible for our children" : the makings of motherhood in Ocean View

Author: O'Rourke, Shannon Laraine Date: 2016 This thesis explores conceptions and experiences of motherhood in Ocean View, South Africa through the investigation of a maternal and child health intervention. The Moms and Tots support programme seeks to provide mothers with health education ... Read more