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A structural equation modelling of the buffering effect of social support on the report of common mental disorders in Zimbabwean women in the postnatal period

Author: Kaseke, Tanaka ; January, James ; Tadyanemhandu, Catherine ; Chiwaridzo, Matthew ; Dambi, Jermaine M Date: 28 Feb 2019 Objective Globally, 13–20% of women experience a common mental disorder (CMD) postnatally. Unfortunately, the burden of CMDs is disproportionally substantial in women from low-income countries. Nevertheless, there is a growing ... Read more
An analysis of how Zimbabwe’s international legal obligation to achieve the realisation of the right of access to adequate housing, can be enforced in domestic courts as a constitutional right, notwithstanding the absence of a specific constitutional right of every person to have access to adequate housing

Author: Mavedzenge, Justice Alfred Date: 2018 The Constitution of Zimbabwe of 2013 does not expressly guarantee every person a right to have access to adequate housing. However, the Government of Zimbabwe has an international legal obligation to achieve the progressive realisation of the ... Read more
Analyzing Thabo Mbeki's policy of 'quiet diplomacy' in the Zimbabwean crisis

Author: Malimela, Langelihle Phakama Date: 2010 This thesis discusses the approach taken by the South African government in response to the political and economic crisis that has gripped neighbouring Zimbabwe since the year 2000. Its aim is to explain why South Africa, under the leadership ... Read more
Antiretroviral therapy outcomes among adolescents and youth in rural Zimbabwe

Author: Bygrave, Helen ; Mtangirwa, Judith ; Ncube, Kwenzakwenkosi ; Ford, Nathan ; Kranzer, Katharina ; Munyaradzi, Dhodho Date: 2012 Around 2 million adolescents and 3 million youth are estimated to be living with HIV worldwide. Antiretroviral outcomes for this group appear to be worse compared to adults. We report antiretroviral therapy outcomes from a rural setting in ... Read more c b
Circumstantial social entrepreneurship: Exploring inclusive, social innovation in the transition from shadow to mainstream economic spaces. A case study of informal sector recycling activities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Author: Ndlovu, Sinqobile Sichelesile Date: 2018 As global solid waste management systems evolve to include wider elements of sustainability, developing countries are struggling with how best to work with a growing informal sector. This research seeks to investigate how developing country ... Read more
Content validity and test-retest reliability of a low back pain questionnaire in Zimbabwean adolescents

Author: Chiwaridzo, Matthew ; Chikasha, Tafadzwa Nicole ; Naidoo, Nirmala ; Dambi, Jermaine Matewu ; Tadyanemhandu, Cathrine ; Munambah, Nyaradzai ; Chizanga, Precious Trish Date: 28 Feb 2017 Background: In Zimbabwe, a recent increase in the volume of research on recurrent non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) has revealed that adolescents are commonly affected. This is alarming to health professionals and parents and calls for serious ... Read more c b
An economic and institutional analysis of community wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe

Author: Ntuli, Herbert Date: 2015 This thesis focuses on the economics and institutional aspects of community wildlife conservation in the context of local communities living adjacent to the Gonarezhou NationalPark in Zimbabwe. A significant proportion of wildlife in Zimbabwe, ... Read more
Evaluating the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention on early childhood development in paediatric HIV care and treatment programmes: a randomised controlled trial

Author: Chingono, R ; Mebrahtu, H ; Mupambireyi, Z ; Simms, V ; Weiss, H A ; Ndlovu, P ; Charasika, F ; Tomlinson, M ; Cluver, L D ; Cowan, F M ; Sherr, L Date: 09 Jul 2018 Background HIV infection in a family may affect optimum child development. Our hypothesis is that child development outcomes among HIV-exposed infants will be improved through a complex early childhood stimulation (ECS) ... Read more
Fighting HIV/AIDS insecurities using a human rights-based approach : a case study of Zimbabwe

Author: Mungwari, Patience Date: 2009 [No title page] This study underscores the need to tackle the escalating HIV /AIDS pandemic in Zimbabwe through a developmental and human rights based approach. In particular it focuses on second generation rights because of their emphasis ... Read more
Gender and reproductive decision making among couples with HIV/AIDS in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Author: Ndlovu, Vezumuzi Date: 2006 Gender, the culturally constructed social relations between men and women, plays an important role in determining not only the role and place of both sexes in society but also impacts the distribution of power between the sexes. Men, especially ... Read more c b n d
High-school adolescents’ motivation to rugby participation and selection criteria for inclusion in school rugby teams: coaches’ perspective (the SCRuM project)

Author: Chiwaridzo, M ; Ferguson, G ; Smits-Engelsman, B C M Date: 26 Feb 2019 Objective: Despite increasing rugby popularity among schoolboys’ worldwide, specific factors influencing their motivation to participate in rugby remain unclear. Therefore, this study was conducted in two parts with a dual purpose of exploring ... Read more
HIV status disclosure to perinatally-infected adolescents in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study of adolescent and healthcare worker perspectives

Author: Kidia, Khameer K ; Mupambireyi, Zivai ; Cluver, Lucie ; Ndhlovu, Chiratidzo E ; Borok, Margaret ; Ferrand, Rashida A Date: 2014 Introduction & Objectives: Due to the scale up of antiretroviral therapy, increasing numbers of HIV-infected children are living into adolescence. As these children grow and surpass the immediate threat of death, the issue of informing them ... Read more c b
Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry

Author: Leiman, Anthony Date: 1985 This thesis covers the constraints, both theoretical and practical, on the growth and evolution of the Zimbabwean informal sector, in particular of informal clothing and footwear production. The aim of the study was to provide a foundation ... Read more
Profiling the mental health of diabetic patients: a cross-sectional survey of Zimbabwean patients

Author: Nyoni, Alima M ; Chiwaridzo, Matthew ; Tadyanemhandu, Catherine ; January, James ; Dambi, Jermaine M Date: 29 Oct 2018 Objective The burden of diabetes mellitus has exponentially increased in low resource settings. Patients with diabetes are more likely to exhibit poor mental health which negatively affects treatment outcomes. However, patients ... Read more
Provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling for children

Author: Davies, Mary-Ann ; Kalk, Emma Date: 2014 Mary-Ann Davies and Emma Kalk reflect on recent research by Rashida Ferrand and colleagues into barriers to provider-initiated HIV testing for older children in Zimbabwe. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary Read more c b
Randomized controlled trials of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa: results from the Cochrane HIV/AIDS Specialized Register

Author: Zani, Babalwa ; Pienaar, Elizabeth D ; Oliver, Joy ; Siegfried, Nandi Date: 2011 Introduction To effectively address HIV/AIDS in Africa, evidence on preventing new infections and providing effective treatment is needed. Ideally, decisions on which interventions are effective should be based on evidence from randomized ... Read more c b
Rural electrification in Zimbabwe reduces poverty by targeting income-generating activities

Author: Mpako Maxwell ; Prasad Gisela Date: Apr 2007 National electrification programmes are given priority in many developing countries and the level of electrification is generally seen as one of the key indicators of development. Utilities find rural electrification programmes a challenge ... Read more
The significance of African lions for the financial viability of trophy hunting and the maintenance of wild land

Author: Lindsey, Peter Andrew ; Balme, Guy Andrew ; Booth, Vernon Richard ; Midlane, Neil Date: 2012 Recent studies indicate that trophy hunting is impacting negatively on some lion populations, notably in Tanzania. In 2004 there was a proposal to list lions on CITES Appendix I and in 2011 animal-welfare groups petitioned the United States ... Read more c b
The impact of social support on the health-related quality of life of adult patients with tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional survey

Author: Zarova, Calvin ; Chiwaridzo, Matthew ; Tadyanemhandu, Catherine ; Machando, Debra ; Dambi, Jermaine M Date: 06 Nov 2018 Objective Tuberculosis (TB) is the second prime cause of mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and remains a major worldwide public health problem. Unfortunately, patients with TB are at risk of poor mental health. However, patients ... Read more
The Role of Development Finance Institutions and Aid Agencies in Zimbabwe’s achievement of Sustainable Development Goals

Author: Murambadoro, Betty Date: 2018 This research looked at external funding and its role in determining the success rate of the developmental agenda at country specific level. To undertake this investigation, the role of external funding was assessed alongside other factors ... Read more

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