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Food insecurity and coping strategies of low‐income households in Tshwane, South Africa

open access: yesPoverty &Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 4, Page 388-406, December 2024.
Abstract This study used principal component analysis to provide targeted policy interventions in response to livelihood coping strategies adopted by low‐income households in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. The empirical findings are categorized into four food‐coping strategy groups.
Adrino Mazenda, Tinashe Mushayanyama
wiley   +1 more source

A case for rethinking the gender targeting of child cash transfers in Brazil and South Africa: Assessing caregiver sex in determining stunting in child beneficiaries

open access: yesInternational Social Security Review, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 49-77, October/December 2024.
Abstract Little is known about the effects of the receipt of child‐centred cash transfers by men. This article tests whether caregiver sex matters in determining stunting (low height for age) in child beneficiaries of Brazil's Bolsa Família and South Africa's Child Support Grant using household survey data.
Zoheb Khan, Leila Patel
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of a maternal support grant to improve mental health and food security amongst pregnant women in South Africa during the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesPoverty &Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 3, Page 232-252, September 2024.
Abstract Social protection during pregnancy may support pregnant women struggling to meet basic needs to ensure a healthy pregnancy and buffer negative impacts of multiple adversities. We assessed the effect of a bimonthly digital food voucher, delivered to pregnant women during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the Cape Town area, on their mental health ...
Christina A. Laurenzi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring barriers to menstrual education between maternal figures and young girls: A pilot study in South Africa

open access: yesSexuality, Gender &Policy, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 305-321, August 2024.
Abstract The study sought to explore barriers to menstrual education between maternal figures and young girls. Menstruation is a key part of the reproductive process and affects young adolescent girls. Menstrual blood is perceived as contaminating and impure, leading to the socialization of women and girls undergoing menstruation to feel soiled and ...
Viwe Sobudula, Dhee Naidoo
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated water resources management and the land‐water nexus: A South African perspective

open access: yesWorld Water Policy, Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 755-779, August 2024.
Abstract As a source of diffuse pollution, land use/land cover (LULC) can have profound impacts on water quality. Accordingly, the importance of managing the land‐water nexus is often emphasized in the rhetoric of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).
Kent Anson Locke
wiley   +1 more source

Predicted impact, establishment and distribution of Heikertingerella sp. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), recently released for the biological control of Tecoma stans in South Africa Impacto, establecimiento y distribución previstos de Heikertingerella sp. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), liberado recientemente para el control biológico de Tecoma stans en Sudáfrica

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 26, Issue 3, Page 410-420, August 2024.
Abstract Biological control practitioners are required to demonstrate that candidate agents are not only safe for release, but will establish widely in their new range with a significant impact on the target weed. We conducted this study in quarantine to provide insight into the impact and distribution of the root‐feeding flea beetle Heikertingerella ...
Lulama G. Madire   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

El marco de razonamiento clínico de Bobath: Un modelo de ciencia de sistemas para abordar la complejidad de los trastornos del neurodesarrollo incluida la parálisis cerebral

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 66, Issue 8, Page e120-e129, August 2024.
Resumen La actual práctica de desarrollo Bobath recomendada dentro del Marco de Razonamiento Clínico Bobath (BCRF) puede conceptualizarse utilizando la visión de la ciencia de los sistemas. Proporciona, así, una perspectiva holística de la interrelación e interconexión de las variables asociadas con la discapacidad aparecida durante la infancia.
Margaret J. Mayston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importance of methodological pluralism in deriving counterfactuals for evidence‐based conservation

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.
Abstract Most protected area impact research that uses counterfactuals draws heavily on quantitative methods, data, and knowledge types, making it valuable in producing generalizations but limited in temporal scope, historical detail, and habitat diversity and coverage of ecosystem services.
Petra Holden   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Catalyzing change: A framework for equitable health among MSM—insights from South Africa for developing nations

open access: yesSexuality, Gender &Policy, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 122-151, May 2024.
Abstract This research paper seeks to close health disparities among MSM in developing countries by presenting a holistic framework that will ensure equal access to healthcare services. Conducted in South Africa with 25 MSM participants, employing qualitative methods and Nvivo software for analysis, the framework integrates WHO's social health ...
Ikekhwa Albert Ikhile   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rehabilitation and primary care treatment guidelines, South Africa. [PDF]

open access: yesBull World Health Organ, 2022
Conradie T   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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