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Viability study of an ethnic cosmetic retailer in Port ElizabethRose, Grant January 2010 (has links)
The primary objective of this study is to determine the viability of opening a speciality top end, Ethnic cosmetic and toiletry retailer in the Greenacres Mall of Port Elizabeth, in order to meet the cosmetic and toiletry needs of Ethnic consumers, having moved from rural places of work and dwelling, to urban areas of work and dwelling. In order to achieve the above mentioned primary objective, the following secondary objectives will be pursued: • To investigate the current and forecast Ethnic cosmetic and toiletry trends in the United States of America, in order to serve as a benchmark in the development of a top end, speciality Ethnic cosmetic and toiletry retail store model, for the Greenacres Shopping Mall in Port Elizabeth, South Africa; • to identify whether a top end, speciality Ethnic cosmetic and toiletry store model for the Greenacres Shopping Mall in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, would be a viable business venture; • to investigate current and forecast Ethnic cosmetic and toiletry trends in South Africa, in order to reveal the shortfalls of retailers targeting this market segment; and • to identify the best business model for an organisation or individual wanting to grow their business through targeting the Ethnic cosmetic and toiletry consumer
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The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC StudySteyn, Krisela January 1987 (has links)
A cross-sectional study of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in a random sample of 976 coloured people revealed a population greatly at risk of CHD. The major reversible risk factors were very common: 57% of men and 41% of women smoked, 17,2% of men and 18,4% of women were hypertensive (>160/95 mm Hg or receiving medication), and 17,4% of men and 16,2% of women had a total serum cholesterol value above 6,5 mmol/litre. The high cut-off points used to identify the above prevalence rate do not reflect the total population at risk. At lower but real levels of risk 94,6% of men and 89,8% of women carried some degree of CHD risk factors was found.
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Nutritional adequacy of menus offered to children of 2 to 5 years in registered child care facilities in InandaNzama, Phindile Favourite January 2015 (has links)
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition, Durban University of Technology, 2015. / Introduction:
According to the American Dietetic Association, Child care facilities (CCFs) play an essential role in the nutritional status of children as children typically spend 4-8 hours a day at a facility. As a result, the meals should provide at least 50 – 60% of daily nutritional requirements. Worldwide CCF feeding has been found to be nutritionally inadequate as energy and most micronutrient requirements are not met by the meals provided, due to the lack of nutrition knowledge of the caregivers. Studies have shown that with appropriate training there has been improvement in nutritional standards.
Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the nutritional adequacy of menus offered; and to determine the nutritional status of children aged two to five years old in registered child care facilities in the Inanda area.
Methodology: CCFs (n=10) in the Inanda area were randomly selected from multiple options to participate in the study. This study was conducted on children (boys (n= 91) and girls (n=109)) of ages two to five years old. Trained fieldworkers and teachers assisted in interviewing parents to complete the socio-demographic questionnaire. The researcher gathered menus and recipes for analysis, using Foodfinder Version 3 Software. The researcher also conducted plate-waste studies to determine consumption patterns during CCF meal times. Anthropometric measurements for weight and height were collected. In order to establish BMI-for-age and height-for-age, the WHO Anthro Software and WHO AnthroPlus Software were used. Ten food handlers (FHs) were interviewed by the researcher on food preparation and serving.
Results: Most children (79.40%) originate from extended families that are female-headed. The highest form of education attained by most caregivers in the sample is standard 10 (47.74%) and 45.73% are unemployed. Of the 54.27% employed, 64.71% are informally employed. Most respondents (72.87%) are living on a total household income of less than R2500. The anthropometric results of the children show very low prevalence of severe stunting (1.74%) and stunting (5.42%). Less than halve (34.48%) of the children were at a possible risk of being overweight, 13.79% were overweight and 2.46% obese. The top 20 foods served in CCFs in Inanda were cereal-based staples of rice and maize meal more frequently than meat, dairy products and fruit and vegetables – all served far less frequently. All the CCFs did not meet the 60% of daily requirements for energy, fibre, calcium and vitamin C in foods served. The CCFs have well-equipped, designated kitchens for food storage, preparation, serving and good hygiene practices.
Conclusion: Meals served to two to five year olds in registered CCFs in the Inanda area are nutritionally inadequate as most facilities do not contain 60% of the daily nutrient requirements from both daily meals served.
Recommendations: CCF owners and Food handlers should receive proper training and retraining on food safety and hygiene and menu planning. The government should increase the subsidy to CCFs in order to meet the nutritional needs of children in order to aid in the alleviation of under-nutrition.
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An assessment of coronary artery calcification, using the calcium scoring technique, in an asymptomatic Indian population in Durban, KwaZulu-NatalMoodley, Karanigie January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (M.Tech.: Radiography)-Dept. of Radiography, Durban University of Technology, 2008. xxi, 146 leaves, Appendices A-S / The main aim of this study, was to assess the prevalence of coronary artery
calcification in asymptomatic risk and non risk individuals in the South African Indian population, within the age group of 20-70 years.
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Prevalence of tinnitus and hearing loss in South African dentists and investigation into possible connections with noise levels and frequencies in the dental environmentSidley, Clive Graham 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An investigation was undertaken to ascertain whether there could be a
connection between noise levels in a dental environment and noise induced
hearing loss (NIHL) in a sample of South African dentists. This took the form of
a questionnaire sent to dentists in the Central Gauteng and Cape Western areas,
followed by the measurement of noise emissions of airotor / air-turbine
handpieces. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Ondersoek is geloods om te bepaal of daar 'n verband bestaan tussen die
geraas vlakke in 'n tandheelkundige omgewing en Geraas Geïnduseerde
Gehoor Verlies ("Noise Induced Hearing Loss") in 'n groep Suid-Afrikaanse
tandartse.
Die ondersoek het bestaan uit 'n vraelys wat tandaartse in Sentraal Gauteng en
die Wes Kaap voltooi het, opgevolg deur die meting of registrasie van geraas
vlakke veroorsaak deur lugturbine handstukke.
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Impact of health, water and sanitation services on improving the quality of life of poor communitiesManona, Wellman Wela 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Good health is a major imperative for social, economic and personal
development, thus an important dimension of quality of life. Quality of life, in
turn, is significantly influenced by access to the goods and services provided
by the State. Access to infrastructure and services such as water and
sanitation, has direct effects on health. Thus, the delivery of health, water and
sanitation services should ensure improved access to basic needs, enhance
the health profile of poor communities and their access to employment
opportunities. Safe clean water supplies and adequate sanitation services
therefore are among the major determinants of health. Health-related services
such as water and sanitation should ensure a certain average life expectancy
and eliminate mass disease and ill health.
Mindful of the fact that there are many factors that determine the quality of life,
the aim of the study was to investigate the impact of health, water and
sanitation services in improving the quality of life among poor communities.
To do this, this study adopted a comparative qualitative analysis approach
between poorly serviced and adequately serviced areas. Subsequent to the
findings, this study espouses constructive suggestions and recommendations
that could act as guidance to community development agencies' strategies in
amelioration of the quality of life among poverty-stricken communities. The
research was based on a narrow model of services (health, water and
sanitation services) that have impact on improving the quality of life among
poor communities. The empirical findings of this study indicate these services
to be insufficient to draw conclusive findings in other aspects of the survey.
The research was conducted in a sample of 573 households in 6 communities
in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape Provinces in South Africa. The
sample comprised 3 communities in the category classified as poorly serviced
with health, water and sanitation services, and 3 communities that were
regarded as adequately provided with these services. The data was gathered
by means of structured questionnaires, administered by the researcher with the assistance of a trained field worker. Additional, the data was gathered by
means of a semi-structured, open-ended interview with a Sister-in-Charge of
a clinic in the rural villages. The interaction between variables on the
improvement of the quality of life were explored by means of basic statistics,
which made it possible to assess the effects of independent and dependent
variables.
The results of data analysis provided support for the proposition contained in
the premise of the study that although the provision of health, safe clean
water and adequate sanitation services lead to improvement in the standard
of living, their impact alone does not incorporate all the attributes that
enhance quality of life as suggested by mainstream schools of thought in the
health sector. Poverty-related factors also have to be taken into account. As
such, the findings of this study have shown that poverty, combined with poor
public health conditions, inadequate nutrition, overcrowded poor quality
housing, lack of accessible drinking water and sanitation, renders
communities vulnerable to ill health.
Given the poor socio-economic conditions prevalent in the communities under
investigation, it was not surprising that tuberculosis was most prevalent in all
areas. In line with the premise of this study, there were instances that povertyrelated
factors such as income, housing and nutrition had significant
influences with regard to improvement in the quality of life. It became evident
therefore that in certain instances, health, water, and sanitation services alone
are not sufficient to make conclusive findings. Thus, the impact of povertyrelated
factors such as income, housing and nutrition necessitate expansion
of factors that impact on the quality of life to include their influence. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Goeie gesondheid is 'n belangrike vereiste vir sosiale, ekonomiese en
persoonlike ontwikkeling, en dus ook 'n wesenlike aspek van 'n goeie
lewensgehalte. Toegang tot goedere en dienste wat deur die staat voorsien
word, het ook 'n beduidende invloed op lewensgehalte. Boonop het die
toegang tot infrastruktuur en dienste soos water en sanitasie 'n direkte invloed
op gesondheid. Die lewering van gesondheids, water- en sanitasiedienste
verseker dus die bevrediging van basiese behoeftes, onderwyl arm
gemeenskappe se gesondheidsprofiel en daarmee saam hul toegang tot
werksgeleenthede verbeter word. Toegang tot veilige en skoon waterbronne
en voldoende sanitasiedienste is gevolglik van die belangrikste
gesondheidsbepalers. Gesondheidsverwante dienste soos water en sanitasie
verseker 'n sekere gemiddelde lewensverwagting, en verminder die
moontlikheid van wydverspreide siektetoestande.
Met inagneming van die feit dat lewensgehalte deur talle faktore beïnvloed
kan word, was die doel van hierdie studie om ondersoek in te stel na die
invloed van gesondheids, water- en sanitasiedienste op die verbetering van
lewensgehalte in arm gemeenskappe. Gevolglik is 'n vergelykende analise
tussen areas met swak dienslewering en areas met bevredigende
dienslewering uitgevoer. Op grond van die bevindinge word sekere voorstelle
en aanbevelings gemaak wat kan dien as riglyne vir
ontwikkelingsagentskappe ter bevordering van die lewensgehalte in arm
gemeenskappe. Die navorsing was gegrond op 'n beperkte model van dienste
(gesondheids, water- en sanitasiedienste) wat die verbetering van
lewensgehalte in arm gemeenskappe beïnvloed. Die empiriese bevindinge
van die studie toon aan dat hierdie dienste onvoldoende is om as basis te
dien vir beslissende uitsprake oor ander aspekte van die opname.
Die studie het 'n steekproef van 573 huishoudings in 6 gemeenskappe in die
provinsies van die Oos-Kaap en Wes-Kaap in Suid-Afrika ingesluit. Die
steekproef het bestaan uit 3 gemeenskappe met swak gesondheids, water en
sanitasiedienste, en 3 gemeenskappe waar sulke dienste op 'n bevredigende vlak voorsien word. 'n Gestruktureerde vraelys is gebruik om
die navorsingsinligting in te samel, wat deur die navorser en 'n opgeleide
veldwerker toegedien is. Bykomende inligting is bekom deur 'n semigestruktureerde
onderhoud met die verpleeghoof van 'n kliniek in 'n landelike
gemeenskap. Die invloed van die verskillende veranderlikes op lewensgehalte
is deur middel van basiese statistiese analise geëvalueer.
Die resultate van die data-analise verleen 'n mate van steun vir die premis
van die studie dat hoewel die voorsiening van gesondheid, veilige, skoon
water en voldoende sanitasie tot 'n beter lewenstandaard kan lei, die
uitwerking daarvan as sodanig nie alle vereistes insluit vir 'n beter
lewenstaard nie, soos voorgestaan deur hoofstroom denkskole in die
gesondheidsektor. Faktore wat met armoede verband hou moet ook in ag
geneem word.
Die studie se bevindinge dui dus daarop dat armoede, tesame met swak
openbare gesondheidstoestande, onvoldoende voeding, gebrekkige
behuising en swak water- en sanitasiegeriewe gemeenskappe meer
kwesbaar maak.
Weens die swak sosio-ekonomiese toestande in die gemeenskappe in die
steekproef, is gevind dat tuberkulose wydverspreid voorkom. Alhoewel die
studie se hipotese met betrekking tot verskeie aspekte bevestig is, was daar
ook gevalle waar armoede-verwante faktore soos inkomste, behuising en
voeding 'n beduidende rol gespeel het. Dit het dus geblyk dat gesondheids,
water- en sanitasiedienste nie in alle gevalle voldoende is om swak
lewensgehalte te verklaar nie. Dus sal die faktore wat op lewens kwaliteit 'n
impak maak, uitgebrei moet word om vir die invloed van armoede-verwante
faktore soos inkomste, behuising en voeding voorsiening te maak.
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Determining the effects of a short-term physical activity intervention programme on body mass index, blood pressure, pulse rate and percentage body fat among high school learners.Pillay, Tanushree January 2005 (has links)
Physical inactivity is recognised as a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Current recommendations for participation in physical activity are 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, but preferably all days of the week. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a physical activity programme on weight, blood pressure, body mass index and body fat classification among high school learners through a short-term physical activity intervention programme.
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Blaming the others: refugee men and HIV risk in Cape Town.Iboko, Ngidiwe January 2006 (has links)
<p>This study investigated the societal perception of refugee men as being a risk group, being polluted and the consequent risk of HIV infection they might face. It also determined the factors that could expose them to the risk of HIV infection while living in exile in South Africa.</p>
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HIV management in a mining company in South AfricaMofomme, Steven 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhill)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The mining industry having been identified as a particularly vulnerable sector to the potentially devastating effects of HIV and AIDS, it became clear that proper management thereof is essential if we are to mitigate these. Two-hundred-and-seventy-nine of the 720 patient files from the mine‟s wellness clinic were reviewed for clinical appropriateness. These files were scrutinised to evaluate adherence to treatment guidelines. The review was conducted using the wellness clinic‟s treatment guidelines, adapted from the South African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHIVCS) 2008 guidelines asking the four questions: “when to start therapy”, “what therapy to start”, “co-existence of other illnesses”, “when to change therapy”.
The guidelines were largely adhered to as far as starting the right type of therapy at the right time. “When to start therapy” was adhered to in 97.1 percent of the cases, “when to start” in 99.6 percent. However evaluation of “co-existence of other illnesses” came in at a rather low figure of 45.5 percent. Although the need for change of therapy was very low (2.5 percent), 57.5 percent of those who needed a change in therapy were prolonged on failing regimens for periods of more than three months. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die mynindustrie in Suid-Afrika is as 'n uiters kwesbare sektor geïdentifiseer en behoorlike bestuur van hierdie sektor is van kritieke belang in die suksesvolle bestuur van MIV/Vigs in Suid-Afrika.
Die mediese inligting van 279 pasiënte is vir die doel van die studie ontleed en die mate waartoe pasiënte getrou hou by behandelingsriglyne is in die studie ge-evalueer. Die ontleding was gebasseer op die 2008 welwees kliniese riglyne van die South African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHIVCS).
Die studie bevind dat pasiënte in 'n groot mate by die kliniese riglyne gehou het en dat die datum waarop met behandeling begin is in bykans 97% van die gevalle ooreenkomstig die riglyne was.
Die grootste bron van kommer was die groot relatief groot aantal gevalle waar die invloed van ander siektetoestande nie behoorlik in ag geneem is nie en die MIV/Vigs medikasie nie dienooreenkomstig aangepas is nie.
Voorstelle word in die studie gemaak vir aksies wat geneem behoort te word om 'n groter mate van voldoening aan die riglyne te bewerkstellig.
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An assessment of coronary artery calcification, using the calcium scoring technique, in an asymptomatic Indian population in Durban, KwaZulu-NatalMoodley, Karanigie January 2008 (has links)
Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Master's Degree in technology: Radiography, Durban University of Technology, 2008. / The main aim of this study, was to assess the prevalence of coronary artery
calcification in asymptomatic risk and non risk individuals in the South African Indian population, within the age group of 20-70 years. / M
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