http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/961 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:21:20 GMT 2026-04-13T12:21:20Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1592 PROGRAMME SCIENCE IN ACTION: Insights from Anova’s HIV & TB programmes Anova, Health Institute REPORT ON THE PROGRAMME OF SCIENCE IN ACTION Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1592 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1590 THE EFFECT OF WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG CHILDREN IN TAFELKOP, LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA Nkadimeng, Cashline Background: Domestic violence is a widespread problem that has serious consequences, especially for children who experience it. When children see or go through these upsetting situations, it leaves them with emotional scars that affect different parts of their lives. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the effect of witnessing domestic violence among children in Tafelkop, Limpopo Province. Methodology: This study used a qualitative approach and an exploratory research design. Purposive sampling was used to select 13 children between the age of 8-18 years from Matsepe Drop-in Centre to participate in this study. The sample size was depended on data saturation. One-on-one interviews were conducted with participants using semi structured interview guide. Data was analyzed using Tesch’s 8 steps of open coding method. Trustworthiness was ensured through credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. The study was approved by TREC (University of Limpopo Ethics Committee), and permission to conduct the study was granted. Confidentiality, anonymity and privacy of participants were assured. Informed consent was obtained from participants prior their participation. Results: This study found that children who see domestic violence get scared, and this causes problems like wanting to run away from home, avoiding arguments, and feeling emotions like being really mad or sad. Additionally, the study found that when children witness domestic violence, they might develop issues with anger. This can show up as bullying or being aggressive, feeling frustrated a lot, acting out in a mean way, and having big tantrums. The research also showed that children feeling shame or guilt during domestic violence might face long-term effects. They might isolate themselves, struggle to focus, lose interest in things they liked before, and even skip school to cope with these feelings of shame or guilt. Conclusion: This study highlights the severe impact of domestic violence on children, causing fear and various negative outcomes such as anger issues, bullying, and emotional struggles. The findings indicate the importance of early interventions led by professionals such as social workers and school counsellors. Community-wide v awareness campaigns are also recommended to educate the public about the harmful effects of domestic violence on children and the crucial role of intervention and support. Thesis Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1590 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1588 An intervention programme to promote healthy sexual practices among youth in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province Khosa, Ntiyiso Vinny In South Africa, the high rate of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, and unplanned pregnancies are a serious public health concern among current school youth. Health, the well-being and the quality of youth are a serious concern for educational practitioners, health promoters, parents, as well as adolescents themselves. The absence of accurate information about the promotion of sexual health practices forces youth to patronise fake doctors. This reveals that there is a lack of knowledge of youth about healthy living skills, risky behaviours of sexual relations and the inability to reject unstable relationships that they do not want. This study develops an intervention programme to promote healthy sexual practices among the youth in Limpopo Province. The convergent parallel mixed method was employed where exploratory-descriptive qualitative approaches were concurrently run with the quantitative approach, employing a cross-sectional descriptive design. A non-probability, purposive sampling was employed to select eligible study participants who include learners registered for the 2023 academic year, Life orientation teachers and School Governing Body members. In-depth focus group discussions interviews were conducted with 26 learners, 25 life orientation teachers and 16 School Governing Body members. Qualitative data was analysed thematically. Trustworthiness was ensured through Credibility, Confirmability, Transferability and Dependability. For the quantitative approach, a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data where a simple random sampling was used to select learners in each grade to constitute a sample size of 531 participants. Reliability and validity of the instrument were ensured through the extensive review of literature from similar studies conducted locally and internationally. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 28.0. Ethical principles were adhered throughoutthe study. The findings wereconceptualised using a health promotion model. The results were integrated, and the interpretation discussed. Six higher-order themes emerged from the qualitative data analysis. The merged themes from the qualitative research were confirmed by the findings from the statistical data analysis, thereby integrating both qualitative and quantitative data. The findings were presented to officials of the Department of Basic Education in Vhembe district and other stakeholders, Heads of schools, Heads of department, SGB members, social workers, and circuit managers; their inputs further confirmed and supports the findings. The findings informed the development of an intervention programme. vi The intervention comprises the three components personal factors, community/school/house/church and healthy system paradigms, and health talk focusing on promoting healthy sexual practices. The developed intervention programme was validated by stakeholders and results were analysed through simple descriptive statistics where data was summarised using frequency distributions and tables. The results revealed that the programme is adaptable and can be practiced. The programme can reduce the challenges of unhealthy sexual practices with which schools are faced. This programme also provides the opportunity to close the gap between parents, and teachers, because parents do not attend school meetings when they are requested. This programme has addressed a variety of ways that can bring parents and teachers on board, to work together. Recommendations were made and topics for future research were also addressed. Thesis Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1588 2024-02-19T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1406 The Impact of Maternal on Children's Health and Education Outcomes Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit; Little, M; Ardington, C The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to have a devastating impact, particularly on the lives of sub‐Saharan African children. In addition to reversing the downward secular trend in infant and child mortality, HIV/AIDS has orphaned millions of children. Substantial progress has been made in reducing mother‐to‐child transmission, but rates of orphanhood continue to climb despite increased availability of antiretroviral therapy. UNAIDS estimates that in sub‐Saharan Africa in 2014, 11 million children under the age of 18 had lost one or both of their parents to AIDS (UNAIDS 2016). Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1406 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z