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South African Food-Based Dietary Guidelines: Testing Of The Preliminary Guidelines Among Women In Kwazulu-Natal And The Western Cape, P Love, E Maunder, M Green, F Ross, J Smale-Lovely, K Charlton
South African Food-Based Dietary Guidelines: Testing Of The Preliminary Guidelines Among Women In Kwazulu-Natal And The Western Cape, P Love, E Maunder, M Green, F Ross, J Smale-Lovely, K Charlton
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Aim. To assess the appropriateness of the preliminary South African food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) as a nutrition education tool for women in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and the Western Cape (WC) in terms of comprehension, interpretation and implementation. Methods. This was a qualitative study using focus group discussions. Focus groups were held in five magisterial districts within KZN, and the Cape Town metropolitan area of the WC, to evaluate the comprehensibility and applicability of the FBDGs. Groups were randomly selected according to settlement type (non-urban, urban informal, urban formal) and ethnicity (black, coloured (of mixed origin), Indian, white) to reflect the KZN …
'I Think Condoms Are Good But, Aai, I Hate Those Things': Condom Use Among Adolescents And Young People In A Southern African Township, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Catherine Campbell
'I Think Condoms Are Good But, Aai, I Hate Those Things': Condom Use Among Adolescents And Young People In A Southern African Township, Catherine L. Mac Phail, Catherine Campbell
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
Levels of heterosexually transmitted HIV infection are high amongst South African youth, with one recent survey reporting levels of 18.9% amongst 17-20 year olds and 43.1% amongst 21-25 year olds. In these groups levels of knowledge about HIV are high, but perceived vulnerability and reported condom use are low. Much existing research into youth HIV in developing countries relies on survey measures which use individual knowledge, attitudes and reported behaviour as variables in seeking to explain HIV transmission amongst this group. This paper reports on a focus group study that seeks to complement existing individual-level quantitative findings with qualitative findings …
Diabetes Mellitus Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise
Diabetes Mellitus Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise
Australian Health Services Research Institute
This inaugural issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler looks at the burden of diabetes mellitus among people resident in the Illawarra Health Area, and each of its Local Government Areas. The relative impact of the condition in the population is compared to the NSW average. Prevalence of diabetes is described as well as the burden, as measured by the levels of excess hospitalisation and self-reports of interference with regular activities. Information is also provided on levels of management. The overview is followed by the source of the data and the methods used, followed by more detailed analysis.
Respiratory Disease Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Respiratory Disease Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Australian Health Services Research Institute
Deaths and hospitalisations due to respiratory disease -focussing on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - among people resident in the Illawarra Health Area, and each of its Local Government Areas, are reported in this issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler. In addition, population-based survey data relating to asthmaprevalence, severity and management among Illawarra adults aged 16 years and over are reported.
Injury & Poisoning: Mortality Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Injury & Poisoning: Mortality Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Australian Health Services Research Institute
Causes of death due to injury and poisonings in 1994-1998 among people resident in the Illawarra Health Area, and each ofits Local Government Areas (LGAs), as recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Death Registrations, are reported in this issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler.
Cardiovascular Disease: Mortality, Morbidity And Risk Factors Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Cardiovascular Disease: Mortality, Morbidity And Risk Factors Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Australian Health Services Research Institute
This issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler focuses on cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death, and second commonest cause of hospitalisation among both males and females in the Illawarra Health Area. Coronary heart disease (causing angina and acute myocardial infarction) and stroke are the major forms of CVD causing death and illness. The report provides information across the spectrum from risk factors through to the burden of disease, measured by excess hospital separations and mortality. The focus is on coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. Data are reported at the Illawarra Health Area, …
Benang: From The Heart: 'I Found Myself Among Paper', Lisa Slater
Benang: From The Heart: 'I Found Myself Among Paper', Lisa Slater
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
In his first novel True Country. Kim Scon esrablished himself as a writer who is determi ned to investigate the continued traumatic effects of colonial violence. Harley, the protagonist of Scott's second novel Benang: from the Heart (thc co-winner of the Miles Franklin award), takes up a pen in response to reductionist assimilationist records. He states: But I found myself among paper, words not formed by an intention corresponding to my own, and I read a world weak in creative spirit.
Injury & Poisoning: Morbidity Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Injury & Poisoning: Morbidity Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway
Australian Health Services Research Institute
This issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler looks at the causes of hospitalisation due to injury and poisonings in1997/98 and 1998/99 among people resident in the Illawarra Health Area, and each of its Local Government Areas (LGAs). In addition population-based 1997 survey data relating to injuries among Illawarra adults aged 16 years and over are reported. The report examines un-intentional injury including falls and road injuries as well as intentional injuries such as self-harm.