• The institution of marriage: a case study on social pressures surrounding marriage in Muslim Indian communities in Johannesburg 

  Mukaddam, Fatima (Centre for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages, 2017-11-20)

  There is an undoubted societal focus on marriage in many, if not all, communities. This is manifested in social media, television, almost every movie, novels, children’s storybooks, conversations and ...
• Youth protest and the 2014 national elections: The case of Zamdela Sasolberg 

  Rampedi, Mahlatse (Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, 2017-10)

  There is a general perception that youth are apathetic to local politics and national elections. At the same time, young people are often at the forefront of protest. Both electoral politics and protest are forms of political ...
• The pathways between female garment workers experience of violence and development of depressive symptoms 

  Parvin, Kausar; Al Mamum, Mahfuz; Gibbs, Andrew; Jewkes, Rachel; Tabassum Naved, Ruchira (Public Library of Science, 2018-11-15)

  The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is high (54%) in Bangladesh. Moreover, female garment workers report higher rates of IPV and are also vulnerable to workplace violence (WPV). Experience of violence puts ...
• Project Management Assessments (PMAs): an empirical study 

  Siriram, Rajenlall (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018)

  The objectives of this research are to: a) compare project management assessments (PMAs) from four firms across four industry sectors (75 PMAs are evaluated using known statistical techniques); b) validate the results ...
• Edible backyards: climate change and urban food insecurity in Africa 

  Nkrumah, Bright (BioMed Central, 2018)

  Background: Food insecurity is continuously seen as a major problem in Africa, and as a challenge confronting millions of Africa’s urban population. Although some city residents produce their own food and, therefore, are ...
• The protective role of family structure for adolescent development in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Somefun, Oluwaseyi Dolapo; Odimegwu, Clifford (Public Library of Science, 2018-10-29)

  Several studies have focused on the risk factors associated with adolescent developmental outcomes, but the literature on the role of protective factors at the family and community level for positive adolescent development ...
• Magnitude and correlates of intimate partner violence against female garment workers from selected factories in Bangladesh 

  Naved, Ruchira Tabassum; Mamum, Mahfuz Al; Willan, Samantha; Gibbs, Andrew; Yu, Marat; Jewkes, Rachel; Parvin, Kausar (Public Library of Science, 2018-11-07)

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a huge public health, development and human rights issue worldwide. Despite the fact that working women in patriarchal contexts commonly report higher level of IPV, literature on this ...
• Talent measurement: a holistic model and routes forward 

  Lee, Gregory (AOSIS Publishing, 2018-07-16)

  This article reviews and integrates the practice of talent measurement, including developing a model of talent measurement, rooting the practice in theory and suggesting several relatively unexplored aspects of talent ...
• Migration and Muslim identities: Malawians and Senegalese Muslims in Durban South Africa 

  Vawda, Shahid (2017)

  This paper is about foreign African Muslims, particularly Malawian and Senegalese Muslim migrants in Durban, South Africa. Modern 21st century migration processes are a global phenomenon deeply embedded in a complex ...
• Review of available data for a South African Inventory of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems SAIIAE 

  Van Deventer, Heidi; Petersen, Chantel; Mbona, Namhla; Smith-Adao, Lindie; Skowno, Andrew; Nel, Jeanne L (Water Research Commission, 2018)

  The National Biodiversity Assessment of 2011 found freshwater ecosystems to be highly threatened and poorly protected. However, a number of studies have shown that the National Wetland Map (NWM) Version 4 represents less ...
• Does village chickenkeeping contribute to young childrens diets and growth A longitudinal observational study in rural Tanzania 

  J de Bruyn; PC Thomson; I Darnton-Hill; Brigitte Bagnol; W Maulaga; RG Alders (MDPI, 2018-11-19)

  There is substantial current interest in linkages between livestock-keeping and human nutrition in resource-poor settings. These may include benefits of improved diet quality, through animal-source food consumption and ...
• Epidemiology of maxillofacial fractures at two maxillofacial units in South Africa 

  Mogajane, Brampie; Mabongo, Mzubanzi (South African Dental Association, 2018-04)

  This article compares epidemiologic characteristics of maxillofacial fractures seen in patients presenting at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) with those seen at Polokwane – Mankweng Hospital Complex (PMHC).
• The impact of antiretroviral therapy on symptom burden among HIV outpatients with low CD4 count in rural Uganda: nested longitudinal cohort study 

  Wakeham, Katie; Harding, Richard; Levin, Jonathan; Parkes-Ratanshi, Rosalind; Kamali, Anatoli; Lalloo, David G (Springer Nature, 2017-07-13)

  Individuals with HIV have a high prevalence of physical and psychological symptoms throughout their disease course. Despite the clinical and public health implications of unresolved pain and symptoms, little is known about ...
• Does expanding fiscal space lead to improved funding of the health sector in developing countries?: lessons from Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa 

  Doherty, Jane Tanya; Kirigia, Doris; Okoli, Chijioke; Chuma, Jane; Ezumah, N; Ichoku, Hyacinth; Hanson, Kara; McIntyre, Diane (Taylor & Francis, 2018-05-16)

  This article examines whether increased tax revenue in the three territories of Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa was accompanied by improved resource allocation to their public health sectors, and explores the ...
• Social health insurance contributes to universal coverage in South Africa but generates inequities: survey among members of a government employee insurance scheme 

  Goudge, Jane; Alaba, Olufunke A; Govender, Veloshnee; Harris, Bronwyn; Nxumalo, Nonhlanhla; Chersich, Matthew F (BioMed Central, )

  Many low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing mechanisms as part of broader strategies to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Voluntary social health insurance, despite evidence of resulting ...
• The science of Durban, AIDS 2016 

  Beyrer, Chris; Shishana, Olive; Baral, Stefan D (John Wiley & Sons, )

  The science presented at the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, in July 2016, addressed the state of the field across basic, clinical, prevention, law and policy and implementation science. The ...
• Development and validation of a method to estimate body weight in critically ill children using length and mid-arm circumference measurements:The PAWPER XL-MAC system 

  Michael Wells; Lara Goldstein; Alison Bentley
• The Child sport concussion assessment tool 5th edition child scat5background and rationale 

  Gavin A Davis; Laura Purcell; Kathryn J Schneider; Keith Owen Yeates; Jonathan Patricios; E et al
• Insights of health district managers on the implementation of primary health care outreach temas in Johannesburg,South Africa: a descriptive study with focus group discussions 

  Shabir Moosa; A Derese; Wim Peersman
• Thermal flows around a fully permeable short circular cylinder 

  Sjouke Schekman; Tong Kim

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