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Child death reviews in the context of child abuse fatalities - learning from international practice

Author: Mathews, Shanaaz ; Abrahams, Naeemah ; Martin, Lorna J Date: Mar 2005 Read more c b n d
Children's Institute submission on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill [B 18-2014]

Author: Jamieson, Lucy ; Mathews, Shanaaz Date: 2015 A submission by the Children’s Institute to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, Parliament, on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill [B 18-2014]. In the submission, the ... Read more
Developing a psychosocial understanding of child sexual abuse disclosure among a group of child and adolescent females in Cape Town, South Africa.

Author: Hendricks, Natasha Date: 2012 To develop an understanding of the factors that promotes and inhibits child sexual abuse (CSA) disclosure and its impact on the child and caregiver. Young girls and adolescents between the ages of 8-17 years who experienced penetrative sexual ... Read more
Forensic medicine in South Africa: associations between medical practice and legal case progression and outcomes in female murders

Author: Abrahams, Naeemah ; Jewkes, Rachel ; Martin, Lorna J ; Mathews, Shanaaz Date: 2011 BACKGROUND: Forensic medicine has been largely by-passed by the tide of health systems research and evidence based medicine. Murder victims form a central part of forensic medical examiners' case load, and women murdered by intimate partners ... Read more c b
Gender differences in homicide of neonates, infants, and children under 5 y in South Africa: results from the cross-sectional 2009 National Child Homicide Study

Author: Abrahams, Naeemah ; Mathews, Shanaaz ; Martin, Lorna J ; Lombard, Carl ; Nannan, Nadine ; Jewkes, Rachel Date: 2016 Jewkes and colleagues present a cross-sectional study that reveals levels of child homicide in South Africa. Identifying causes and vulnerable mothers will lead to prevention methods and strategies. Read more c b
Health service utilisation prior to out-of-hospital natural deaths among children under five in Metro West, Cape Town in 2018: a retrospective analysis of data from the Child Death Review

Author: Jacobs, Solomon M Date: 2022 Background In the Metro West geographical service area within the City of Cape Town district the under-five mortality rate in the Metro West GSA decreased from 25 per 1000 live births in 2010 to 22 deaths per 1000 live births in 2013, but the ... Read more
Helping children recover from trauma

Author: Mathews, Shanaaz ; Berry, Lizette ; Lake, Lori Date: 01 Oct 2016 Violence against children is widespread, and the impact of violence on children extends beyond the physical injuries to have lasting psychosocial consequences. The Children’s Act outlines government’s obligation to prevent violence against ... Read more
Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner

Author: Mathews, Shanaaz Date: 2005 The few studies on intimate femicide-suicide have mainly been conducted in developed countries. These studies have found that a disproportionate number of male partners commit suicide after killing their female partner. However, not much is ... Read more
Morbidity and mortality among 5-17 year old children admitted in five hospitals in Kenya in the year 2013

Author: Osano, Bonface Ombaba Date: 2015 Background: Global morbidity and mortality trends have changed over time and are expected to continue changing. Preventable diseases, such as those caused by infectious agents, still account for a large proportion of morbidity cases in Africa. ... Read more
Out of Harm's Way? Tracking child abuse cases through the child protection system at five selected sites in South Africa - Research Report

Author: Jamieson, Lucy ; Sambu, Winnie ; Mathews, Shanaaz Date: 01 May 2017 The study aims to document how the child protection system processes reported cases of child abuse, and make recommendations about how child protection services could be strengthened, to reduce the risk of trauma to children and breaking the ... Read more
Submission on amendments to the Children's Act: corporal punishment, July 2013

Author: Jamieson, Lucy ; Mathews, Shanaaz Date: Jul 2013 Read more c b n d

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