Browsing by Author "Stinson, Kathryn Lee"

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    Coverage of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in Cape Town, South Africa
    (2012) Stinson, Kathryn Lee; Myer, Landon
    The effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child of HIV (PMTCT) programmes depends on the successful coverage of a series of interventions through pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum. Routine monitoring systems based on service data and limited to women on the PMTCT programme may overestimate intervention coverage at multiple points along this cascade. Methods: Cord blood specimens with individually linked anonymous demographic and pregnancy data were collected from three delivery services in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, and screened for HIV. Seropositive specimens were tested for the presence of antiretrovirals.
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    Determinants of sexual risk behaviour among HIV-infected individuals across different health service settings in Cape Town
    (2009) Stinson, Kathryn Lee; Myer, Landon
    Sexual risk behaviour is the underlying driving force of HIV transmission. The discovery and introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to significant changes in the treatment and management of HIV, the benefits of which manifest as reduced viral load and consequently attenuated morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected individuals. As the benefits of ART are realized, prevention research is increasingly focusing on the sexual risk behaviour of subpopulations of HIV-infected individuals with known positive serostatus, who are at high risk of transmitting HIV. This study examines the levels of sexual risk behaviour of HIV-infected individuals seeking care across different service settings in Cape Town, South Africa. Furthermore, it seeks to understand the risk factors associated with sexual activity that could lead to secondary transmission.
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    Divination processes : an examination of the incorporated belief systems of several Nguni diviners and the subsequent effects on the symbolism, form, structure and style of the music associated with their ritual practices
    (1998) Stinson, Kathryn Lee
    The traditional musical practices of the Nguni people of Southern Africa are of a social nature, directed at fulfilling specific functions. Divination music in particular is of no exception, and it is intricately linked to the methodology and religious symbolism employed by Southern Nguni diviners, providing proof of the role of the ancestors as protectors of health and welfare of their living descendants. Divination songs are a means of artistic expression and communication between the ancestors and the people, and are performed in the context of rituals in which they convey special meanings and serve a certain purpose. This study is concerned with structures of divination and several methods employed by Nguni diviners (ie. of Zulu, Xhosa and Swazi origin). My analysis of the training of diviners and the examination of particular rituals performed by certain Southern Nguni diviners, is carried out in the context of their world view and systems of beliefs, as documented in current anthropological literature and in the words of my informants. I also attempt to examine innovations arising from cross-culturalisation, which find expression in such ritual action.