Children at the reservoir and trough, Omboloka
- Van Warmelo, Nicolaas Jacobus
- Authors: Van Warmelo, Nicolaas Jacobus
- Date: September 1954 , 2008-11-05T06:39:02Z
- Subjects: Reservoir , Trough , Children , Truck , Omboloka
- Type: Image
- Identifier: uj:1197 , B13-34-VW0058n , B13-34-VW0059n , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1509
- Description: B14-34-VW0058: Format: JPEG; Size: 1.99MB; Dimensions: 1718 x 1737 pixels; Resolution: 300ppi B14-34-VW0059: Format: JPEG; Size: 1.90MB; Dimensions: 1649 x 1691 pixels; Resolution: 300ppi , Children at the reservoir and trough at Omboloka, Ohangwena Region, Namibia. A truck is in the background
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- Authors: Van Warmelo, Nicolaas Jacobus
- Date: September 1954 , 2008-11-05T06:39:02Z
- Subjects: Reservoir , Trough , Children , Truck , Omboloka
- Type: Image
- Identifier: uj:1197 , B13-34-VW0058n , B13-34-VW0059n , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1509
- Description: B14-34-VW0058: Format: JPEG; Size: 1.99MB; Dimensions: 1718 x 1737 pixels; Resolution: 300ppi B14-34-VW0059: Format: JPEG; Size: 1.90MB; Dimensions: 1649 x 1691 pixels; Resolution: 300ppi , Children at the reservoir and trough at Omboloka, Ohangwena Region, Namibia. A truck is in the background
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Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities
- Mathee, Angela, Barnes, Brendon, Naidoo, Shan, Swart, Andre, Rother, Hanna-Andrea
- Authors: Mathee, Angela , Barnes, Brendon , Naidoo, Shan , Swart, Andre , Rother, Hanna-Andrea
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Children , Environmental health , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281214 , uj:30254 , Citation: Mathee, A. et al. 2018. Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities. Development Southern Africa, 35(2):283–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2017.1419857
- Description: Abstract: In poorly resourced countries children may face multiple health risks associated with environmental hazards and under-development. It is estimated that exposure to harmful environmental factors (e.g. air pollution, poor water quality and harmful chemicals) accounts for 33% of the global burden of disease, with the highest burden being borne by children. While accelerated housing and settlement development over the past two decades has benefitted hundreds of thousands of young children in South Africa, large numbers continue to face major environmental threats to their health, some of which have hitherto been neglected. Such children are likely to be particularly vulnerable to the unfolding ramifications of climate change. In this light greater urgency and momentum is needed to improve living conditions and other socio-environmental determinants of children’s health in South Africa and other under-resourced countries. Children should be a central focus for policy and development as our global society strives to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities
- Authors: Mathee, Angela , Barnes, Brendon , Naidoo, Shan , Swart, Andre , Rother, Hanna-Andrea
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Children , Environmental health , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281214 , uj:30254 , Citation: Mathee, A. et al. 2018. Development for children’s environmental health in South Africa: Past gains and future opportunities. Development Southern Africa, 35(2):283–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2017.1419857
- Description: Abstract: In poorly resourced countries children may face multiple health risks associated with environmental hazards and under-development. It is estimated that exposure to harmful environmental factors (e.g. air pollution, poor water quality and harmful chemicals) accounts for 33% of the global burden of disease, with the highest burden being borne by children. While accelerated housing and settlement development over the past two decades has benefitted hundreds of thousands of young children in South Africa, large numbers continue to face major environmental threats to their health, some of which have hitherto been neglected. Such children are likely to be particularly vulnerable to the unfolding ramifications of climate change. In this light greater urgency and momentum is needed to improve living conditions and other socio-environmental determinants of children’s health in South Africa and other under-resourced countries. Children should be a central focus for policy and development as our global society strives to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Comparison of body mass index and fat percentage criteria classification of 7–13 year-old rural boys in South Africa
- Van Gent, Maya, Pienaar, Anita, Noorbhai, Habib
- Authors: Van Gent, Maya , Pienaar, Anita , Noorbhai, Habib
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Anthropometry , Children , Body Composition
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/457842 , uj:40642 , Citation: Van Gent, M., Pienaar, A. & Noorbhai, H. 2020. Comparison of body mass index and fat percentage criteria classification of 7–13 year-old rural boys in South Africa. , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02419-9
- Description: Abstract: Background: The aim of this paper was to investigate whether BMI and fat percentage classification criteria, would classify a sample of 7–13 year old boys from a rural background in similar nutritional categories. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a stratified random sampling included 601 rural boys (7–13 years old). Fat percentage criteria classification and BMI were calculated and compared. Maturity status, and age at peak height velocity (PHV) were indirectly determined. Statistical techniques included descriptive statistics, Pearson product correlation coefficients, the Kappa agreement test and the McNemar’s test. The level of statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: All age groups presented with statistically significant high correlations between BMI and fat percentage, and low to medium correlations between fat percentage and maturity age (MA). Measurement of agreement between BMI and fat percentage classifications showed poor to fair agreements for all age groups, with the exception of the eight-year old group which presented a moderate agreement. Conclusions: Classifications based on BMI and fat percentage, results in different classifications for the same population. Until further research has been done to determine the best classification for nutritional status, it is recommended that both classification methods be used for more accurate classification of nutritional status.
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- Authors: Van Gent, Maya , Pienaar, Anita , Noorbhai, Habib
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Anthropometry , Children , Body Composition
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/457842 , uj:40642 , Citation: Van Gent, M., Pienaar, A. & Noorbhai, H. 2020. Comparison of body mass index and fat percentage criteria classification of 7–13 year-old rural boys in South Africa. , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02419-9
- Description: Abstract: Background: The aim of this paper was to investigate whether BMI and fat percentage classification criteria, would classify a sample of 7–13 year old boys from a rural background in similar nutritional categories. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a stratified random sampling included 601 rural boys (7–13 years old). Fat percentage criteria classification and BMI were calculated and compared. Maturity status, and age at peak height velocity (PHV) were indirectly determined. Statistical techniques included descriptive statistics, Pearson product correlation coefficients, the Kappa agreement test and the McNemar’s test. The level of statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: All age groups presented with statistically significant high correlations between BMI and fat percentage, and low to medium correlations between fat percentage and maturity age (MA). Measurement of agreement between BMI and fat percentage classifications showed poor to fair agreements for all age groups, with the exception of the eight-year old group which presented a moderate agreement. Conclusions: Classifications based on BMI and fat percentage, results in different classifications for the same population. Until further research has been done to determine the best classification for nutritional status, it is recommended that both classification methods be used for more accurate classification of nutritional status.
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Experiences of formal foster parents in Ghana : motivations and challenges
- Frimpong-Manso, Kwabena, Tagoe, Ishmael, Mawutor, Stella Mawusi
- Authors: Frimpong-Manso, Kwabena , Tagoe, Ishmael , Mawutor, Stella Mawusi
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Ghana , Foster care , Children
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/432050 , uj:37306 , Citation: Frimpong-Manso, K., Tagoe, I. & Mawutor, S.M. 2020. Experiences of formal foster parents in Ghana : motivations and challenges.
- Description: Abstract: In Ghana, reform of the child welfare system is shifting the care of orphans and vulnerable children from residential care to foster care. However, the system has faced difficulties in recruiting foster parents. Therefore, this qualitative research explored the motivations and challenges of foster parents in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Fifteen foster parents took part in semi-structured interviews that were analysed using an inductive thematic approach. The study found that participants undertook the role of fostering because of their love for children, religious and social obligations, and satisfaction of personal goals. Challenges the foster parents experienced included stigma, financial challenges, and emotional issues as a result of fostering children. The recommendations of the study which aim to help in addressing the challenges confronting foster parents include the provision of financial resources, sensitisation campaigns to reduce the stigma and creation of foster parent associations to help with the emotional issues.
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- Authors: Frimpong-Manso, Kwabena , Tagoe, Ishmael , Mawutor, Stella Mawusi
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Ghana , Foster care , Children
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/432050 , uj:37306 , Citation: Frimpong-Manso, K., Tagoe, I. & Mawutor, S.M. 2020. Experiences of formal foster parents in Ghana : motivations and challenges.
- Description: Abstract: In Ghana, reform of the child welfare system is shifting the care of orphans and vulnerable children from residential care to foster care. However, the system has faced difficulties in recruiting foster parents. Therefore, this qualitative research explored the motivations and challenges of foster parents in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Fifteen foster parents took part in semi-structured interviews that were analysed using an inductive thematic approach. The study found that participants undertook the role of fostering because of their love for children, religious and social obligations, and satisfaction of personal goals. Challenges the foster parents experienced included stigma, financial challenges, and emotional issues as a result of fostering children. The recommendations of the study which aim to help in addressing the challenges confronting foster parents include the provision of financial resources, sensitisation campaigns to reduce the stigma and creation of foster parent associations to help with the emotional issues.
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