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Africa, A., Dawes, A., Swartz, L. & Brandt, R. (2003) Criteria used by family counsellors in child custody cases: a psychological viewpoint. In The fate of the child: legal decisions on children in the new South Africa. Burman, S. (ed). Lansdowne: Juta. 122-157.
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As a result of the high South African divorce rate, and its consequential impact on the need to protect the interests of affected children, the basis on which custody decisions are made is an important area o study. Such research can illuminate current practice, point to problems and provide suggestions for improvement. Child custody placement is a practice that draws on the knowledge of seve...
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Anderson, B.A., Romani, J.H., Phillips, H.E. & van Zyl, J.A. (2000) Safe water, access to health care and other factors affecting infant and child survival under African and coloured populations in South Africa. (Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Los Angeles 24 March 2000).
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Andrew, N. & Jacobs, P. (2010) Nutrindo a pobreza rural - Relacoes agrarias inalteradas na Africa do Sul. In: De Briti, L., Castel-Branco, C.N., Chichava, S. & Francisco, A. (eds). Pobreza, desigualdade e vulnerabilidade: comunicacoes apresentadas na II conferencia do instituto de estudos sociais e economicos. Maputo: IESE. 151-184.
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Barbarien, O.A. & Richter, L. (2001) Economic status, community danger and psychological problems among South African children. Childhood: a global journal of child research. 8(1):115-133.
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An extensive literature links community violence and poverty in the US to psychological difficulties in children. To test the cross-national generalizability of these relationships, 625 young South African mothers residing in black townships with different levels of community danger and material hardship rated their 6-year-olds on emotional functioning and behavioural problems. Most mothers w...
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Barbarin, O.A., Richter, L.M. & de Wet, T. (2001) Exposure to violence, coping resources, and psychological adjustment of South African children. American journal of orthopsychiatry. 71(1):16-25.
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The effects of exposure to direct and vicarious political, family, and community violence on the adjustment of 625 six-year-old black South African children were examined. Ambient community violence was most consistently related to children?s psychosocial outcomes. Resources in the form of individual child resilience, maternal coping and positive family relationships were found to mitigate th...
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Barnes, H., Noble, M., Wright, G. & Dawes, A. (2009) A geographical profile of child deprivation in South Africa. Child Indicators Research. 2(2):181-199.
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This article describes the methodology employed to create an index of multiple deprivation for children in South Africa at small-area level and presents the picture of deprivation across the country exposed by the index. Making use of information from the 2001 Census, 14 child-focused indicators were arranged into five domains of deprivation income, employment, education, living environment and...
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Barnes, H., Wright, G., Noble, M. & Dawes, A. (2007) The South African index of multiple deprivation for children: census 2001. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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The detrimental impact of poverty on child development, educational outcomes, job prospects, health and behaviour is well known, and governments worldwide have committed themselves to eradicating child poverty as well as the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Yet more than 60% of South African children live in households with annual incomes below $1 360 (2006 value) and mortality and ma...
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Bhana, A. (2010) Middle childhood and pre-adolescence. In: Petersen, I., Bhana, A., Flisher, A.J., Swartz, L. & Richter, L. (eds). Promoting mental health in scarce-resource contexts: emerging evidence and practice. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 124-142.
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This chapter first examines key characteristics of middle childhood, followed by a look at the most important mental health and risk features in this developmental age group. The authors then examine the array of programmatic responses to these issues, with examples of interventions aimed at mental health promotion and the prevention of mental disorders and reduction of risk in this age and dev...
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Bhana, A., Swartz, S. & Davids, A. (2010) Standards for the reporting of sex/sexual activity of minors in a research context. South African Medical Journal. 100(10):642-644.
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Bhana, A. & Petersen, I. (2003) Children and youth at risk: Re-instituting the adult protective shield. (Paper presented at HSRC Research Conference. Johannesburg: June 12-13).
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Boyce, G. & Dawes, A. (2005) Child and adolescent mental health service norms: a manual for costing. (Commissioned by the Directorate Mental Health and Substance Abuse, National Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa).
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Brandt, R., Swartz, L. & Dawes, A. (2005) Assessing custody and placement of children. In Psychology and law. Tredoux, C., Foster, D., Allan, A., Cohen, A. & Wassenaar, D. Lansdowne: Juta. 131-158.
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Brandt, R., Ward, C.L., Dawes, A. & Flisher, A.J. (2005) Epidemiological measurement of children's and adolescents' exposure to community violence: working with the current state of the sciences. Clinical child and family psychology review. 8(4):327-343.
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A number of measures have been used in epidemiological studies of children?s exposure to community violence, yet the quality of these instruments is not uniformly good. This paper undertakes a systematic review of the most commonly used (or most promising) self-report or interview-administered instruments, with regard to their conceptual bases and psychometric properties. Based on the review, r...
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Bray, R. & Dawes, A. (2007) Monitoring the well-being of children: historical and conceptual foundations. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 5-28.
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Bray, R.G. & Dawes, A. (2007) A rights-based approach to monitoring the well-being of children in South Africa. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 29-52.
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Brookes, H., Shisana, O. & Richter, L. (2004) The national household HIV prevalence and risk survey of South African Children. Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
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This study is dedicated to all the children of South Africa and to those organisations that work towards alleviating the plight of children in South Africa and worldwide. On behalf of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, I would like to comment on the importance of The National Household HIV Prevalence and Risk Survey of South African Children. The study was commissioned by the Nelson Mandela C...
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Brookes, H. (2004) A study of parental approaches to children's use of visual media. (Commissioned by the Film and Publication Board (FPB), Johannesburg, South Africa, December).
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The Film and Publication Board's (FPB) main task is to classify films, videos/DVDs and computer games in terms of age appropriateness and to provide information to parents so that they can make informed choices about what their children see. To assist the FPB in raising awareness and educating parents and communities about protecting children from harmful and age inappropriate visual material, ...
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Brookes, H.J. (2003) The preliminary results of child SABBSM. (Presented to a Conference held at the Parktonian 3, Rosebank Hotel. Johannesburg: March 31).
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Campbell, L., Marston, J., Richter, L. & Stein, A. (2010) Shielding children from suffering. HSRC Review. 8(2):12-13.
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Sick children suffer greatly from pain and other symptoms, but we do not know enough about the needs of sick children and their families caring for them at home in southern Africa. LAURA CAMPBELL, JOAN MARSTON, LINDA RICHTER and ALAN STEIN are conducting a study on children's home-based palliative care in order to develop a programme for home care.
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Cilliers, K., Labadarios, D., Schaaf, H.S., Willemse, M., Maritz, J.S., Werely, C.J., Hussey, G. & Donald, P.R. (2010) Pyridoxal-5-phosphate plasma concentrations in children receiving tuberculosis chemotherapy including isoniazid. Acta Paediatrica. 99(5):705-710.
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Aim: Little is known about pyridoxine nutriture of children treated with isoniazid (INH) regimens. This study documents plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) concentrations in children, HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected, receiving INH regimens.
Methods: Children from the Western Cape of South Africa hospitalized for tuberculosis (TB) management were studied. Plasma PLP concentrations were determ...
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Cluver, L., Bray, R. & Dawes, A. (2007) Monitoring the worst forms of child labour, trafficking and child commercial sexual exploitation. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van Der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 247-268.
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Davids, A., Simbayi, L., Ncitakalo, N. & Mehlomakulu, V.E. (2009) Community perceptions and understanding of the risk factors that affect children who are sexually abused. (Paper presented at the AIDS Impact Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, 22-25 September).
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Davids, A. & Skinner, D. (2006) Overall summary of conclusions and recommendations. In: Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). Asia. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 83-86.
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Davids, A. (2004) Spatial and temporal aspects of childhood injuries: implications for injury prevention and safety promotion. (Paper presented a the IGU 30th Congress, Glasgow, UK, 16-20 August 2004).
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Davids, Adlai (2003) The application of GIS in childhood injury surveillance. (Paper presented at the Towards a child safe South Africa International Conference, Cape Town, 15-17 October 2003).
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Dawes, A. (2008) An integrated care and protection plan for children in the Western Cape. (Paper presented to the Minister of Social Development of the Western Cape, Paarl, 26 January).
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Dawes, A. (2007) Book review: Boothby, N., Strand, A. and Wessels, M. (eds.) 2006. A world turned upside down: social ecological approaches to children in war zones. Bloomfield, CT.: Kumarian Press. ISBN 1565492250.. Global public health. 2(4):424-427.
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Dawes, A. (2007) An integrated care and protection plan for children in the Western Cape. (Commissioned by the Western Cape Provincial Government, May 2007).
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In spite of existing legislation, policies, strategies and interventions, the incidence of reported violations against children in the province is very serious and has been so far a number of years. Almost each day, the public is confronted with extensive media coverage the violence against children. This holds true for the entire country and even truer for the Western Cape Province. Childre...
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Dawes, A., Ward, C., Alexander, L. & Long, W. (2007) Joining the dots? Use of multiple data sources to estimate child maltreatment incidence in the Western Cape: 2002-2005. (Paper presented at the 16th SA ACAPAP Biennial Conference, Cape Town, 1-14 September).
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Dawes, A. & Mushwana, M. (2007) Monitoring child abuse and neglect. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 269-292.
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Dawes, A., Ward, C., Alexander, L. & Long, W. (2007) Monitoring child maltreatment using administrative data: lessons from South African research. (Paper presented at the HSRC Research Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 27-28 September).
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Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). (2007) Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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Practical and user-friendly, this volume provides an evidence and rights-based approach to monitoring the well-being of children and adolescents in South Africa. Drawing on international precedents, and extensive peer review processes, experts in various fields have developed this holistic set of indicators to enhance the monitoring of the status of children. Taking ideological cues from the c...
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Dawes, A., Van der Merwe, A. & Brandt, R. (2007) A monitoring dilemma: orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 359-372.
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Dawes, A. (2007) Monitoring the wellbeing of children: a rights and evidence-based approach for South Africa. (Keynote address to the Oslo Celebrations of a decade of academic Partnership South Africa - Norway 1997-2007, University of Oslo, 30 October -2 November).
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Dawes, A. & Govender, A. (2007) The use of children in pornography in South Africa. (Draft report submitted to the Anti-child Pornography Task Team, The Film & Publications Board, June).
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Dawes, A. & Govender, A. (2007) The use of children in pornography in South Africa. (Paper presented at the HSRC Research Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 27-28 September).
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Dawes, A. (2006) Bulgaria de-institutionalisation project: M&E tools training & pilot. (October).
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Dawes, A. (2006) HSRC project with institutionalised children in Bulgaria. HSRC review. 4(4):12-13.
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The ARK, a London-based foundation that supports projects working with children in distress, contracted the HSRC to develop monitoring and evaluation tools (M&E) for the de-institutionalisation of children in Bulgaria and to assess the outcome at the end of the process. ANDY DAWES flew to Bulgaria to pilot these tools.
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Dawes, A., Long, W., Alexander, L. & Ward, C. (2006) A situation analysis of children affected by maltreatment and violence in the Western Cape. (Commissioned by the Research Directorate, Department of Social Services & Poverty Alleviation: Provincial Government of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, May).
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This report commences with a brief conceptual framework that outlines a systemic approach to the understanding of risks to
wellbeing posed to children by poverty and exposure to violence and maltreatment. The findings follow thereafter, presenting data on child maltreatment first, followed by domestic violence, violence in schools and finally in the wider community. The report concludes with a...
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Dawes, A., Long, W., Alexander, L. & Ward, C. (2006) A situation analysis of children affected by maltreatment and violence in the Western Cape: executive summary. (Commissioned by Research Directorate, Department of Social Services & Poverty Alleviation: Provincial Government of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, May).
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Dawes, A. (2005) Developing norms for child and adolescent mental health services initiatives in post-apartheid South Africa. (Paper presented at the SA ACAPAP Congress, Durban, 4-6 September).
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Dawes, A. & Donald, D. (2005) Improving children's chances (Paper 2): child-context relationships and developmental outcomes: some perspectives on poverty and culture. (Commissioned by the Christian Children's Fund (CCF), Richmond, USA, January).
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Dawes, A. (2005) Study 1: improving the care of HIV+ children in hospital. (Paper presented at the International Child Development Programmes (ICDP), Oslo, Norway, July on behalf of Linda Richter, Celia Hsiao, Tamsen Rochat & Nigel Rollins, Oslo, Norway, 4-7 July).
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Dawes, A. (2004) Children in difficult circumstances. (Revised report for the Institute for Development Studies, Sussex and DFID).
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Dawes, A., Richter, L. & , (2004) Confronting the problem. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 1-17.
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How does one begin to understand and response to the high level and brutal nature of sexual abuse of young children in South African and elsewhere in the region? What is it about our societies that render so many children vulnerable to abuse? What is it that induces perpetrators from all walks of life to sexually abuse pre-pubertal children, even infants, often with appalling violence? This ...
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Dawes, A. & Van der Merwe, A. (2004) The development of minimum standards for diversion programmes in the child justice system: final report. (Commissioned by the National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO), Cape Town, South Africa, October).
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The development of minimum standards for diversion programmes in the Child Justice system in accordance with the provisions of the Child Justice Bill (B48 of 2002). (Tender awarded by NICRO and funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy)
This study was completed in September 2004. It has three components. The first isa review of the literature on causal pathways to antisocial behaviour among chil...
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Dawes, A., Bray, R., Kvalsvig, J., Kafaar, Z., Rama, S. & Richter, L. (2004) Going global with indicators of child well-being: indicators of South African children's psychosocial development in the early childhood period: phase 1 & 2 report. (Commissioned by United Nations Children's Fund, (UNICEF), South Africa).
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The development of standards for psychosocial development in early childhood. (Tender awarded by UNICEF).
This study was completed in August 2004. It forms part of a multi-country UNICEF initiative, which aims to make countries accountable for children?s early psychosocial development, and improve our ability to monitor children?s development and report on children?s progress. The research for...
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Dawes, A., Bray, R., Kvalsvig, J., Kafaar, Z., Rama, S. & Richter, L. (2004) Going global with indicators of child well-being: indicators of South African children's psychosocial development in the early childhood period: phase 3 report. (Commissioned by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), South Africa).
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The development of standards for psychosocial development in early childhood. (Tender awarded by UNICEF).
This study was completed in August 2004. It forms part of a multi-country UNICEF initiative, which aims to make countries accountable for children?s early psychosocial development, and improve our ability to monitor children?s development and report on children?s progress. The research for...
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Dawes, A. & Donald, D. (2004) Improving children's chances (Paper 1): linking developmental theory and practice. (Commissioned by the Christian Children's Fund (CCF), November).
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Dawes, A., Borel-Saladin, J. & Parker, Z. (2004) Measurement and monitoring. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 176-205.
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this chapter addresses some of the challenges that accompany attempts to monitor child sexual abuse. We commence with problems of definition and estimations of prevalence and incidence, and then proceed to consider some sources of South African data, including the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to plot the characteristics of spaces that constitute particular risks to children. ...
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Dawes, A., Lund, C., Kafaar, Z., Brand, R. & Flisher, A. (2004) Norms for South African child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). (Commissioned by the Directorate Mental Health and Substance Abuse, National Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa).
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Prior to this study, there were no South African norms for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). This study, conducted for the national Department of Health, surveyed international approaches to the development of CAMHS norms. Fieldwork was conducted in all nine provinces in order to assess the existing status of mental health care provision for children and adolescents. A comput...
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Dawes, A., Kafaar, Z., De Sas Kropiwnicki, Z., Pather, R. & Richter, L. (2004) Partner violence, attitudes to child discipline & use of corporal punishment: a South African national survey. (Commissioned by Save the Children Sweden).
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Dawes, A. (2003) Report on the child and adolescent mental health policy guidelines workshop. (Commissioned by the National Department of Health, South Africa).
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Dawes, A. (ed). (2003) The state of children in Gauteng: main report. (Commissioned by the Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government, Johannesburg, South Africa, October).
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Dawes, A.R.L. (2003) Improving school children's mental health in an era of HIV/AIDS. (Paper presented to the Colloquium: Improving the health of school age children in an era of HIV/AIDS: Linking policies, programmes and strategies for the 21st century, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, 16-19 March).
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This paper considers the following:
1. Child mental health and public policy - a situtation of neglect
2. Why should child mental health be a priority public health issue?
3. Child mental health problems in the context of HIV/AIDS
4. What is to be done in the education context?
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Dawes, A.R.L., Bhana, A. & Mxego, V. (2003) Report on the provincial round table: implementing the child & adolescent mental health policy guidelines. (Paper presented at the Birchwood Conference Centre, Johannesburg, 3-4 November 2003).
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The primary objective of the meeting was to prepare provincial delegates to return to their regions ready to take prelimary steps toward the development and implementation of a child and adolescent mental policy in each province. This paper reports on this meeting and objectives of this meeting.
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Dawes, A.R.L. (2003) Sources of aggressive behaviour in children. A brief outline with pointers for intervention. (Invited address to the Goedgedacht Forum for Social Reflection, Riebeek West, 1 August).
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Despite contemporary concerns, a culture of violence has been evident in South Africa for many years. Even during the years of apartheid oppression, rates of criminal violence far outstripped political violence and rates of abuse to women and children were already very high. This paper attempts to introduce the roots of violence in childhood experience.
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Dawes, A.R.L. (2003) The war is over, but the battles continue: violence prevention in a post-conflict society. (Invited address to the Frank Lawrence Symposium: "Children in political violence" Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Florida, 28 April).
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Dayal, H., Schoeman, M. & Couper, J. (eds). (2009) The right to belong and participate: support services to children with disabilities. (Commissioned by the Department of Social Development, June).
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Since 1994 South Africa has placed the rights of children high up on the agenda of all government programmes. These rights are firmly entrenched in the Bill of Rights of the SA Constitution (Act no: 108 of 1996) and in the Children's Act (No: 35 of 2005) as amended. However, the situation of children with disabilities continues to be characterized by neglect, ignorance, marginalization and inst...
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Deacon, H. & Stephney, I. (2007) HIV/AIDS, stigma and children: a literature review. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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HIV/AIDS-related stigma has been recognised as a key problem that needs to be addressed in HIV/AIDS interventions with adults. The literature on children and HIV/AIDS is extensive, as is the literature on HIV/AIDS related stigma, but specific research on HIV/AIDS-related stigma and children is relatively sparse. This title provides a review of the available literature in this regard.
This re...
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Desmond, C., Richter, L., Makiwane, M. & Amoateng, A. (2003) Child-headed households: dissecting our understanding of who is at risk. ChildrenFIRST. Special Edition:56-58.
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It is an emotive and tragic story, children heading households after the death of their parents, and teenagers taking on adult roles of care and financial support in an effort to cope with the loss of their caregivers. The phenomenon of child-headed households is one of the key social challenges associated with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. However, this article argues that our understanding of what...
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Desmond, C.J. & Gow, J. (2002) Sickness, death and poverty - our bequest to orphans. ChildrenFIRST. 4 (40):19-24.
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Dlamini, P.K. (2004) A description selected interventions for the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
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Through several large-scale research projects, the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme generates knowledge on the following issues:
The social epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in South Africa and sub-Saharan region.
Key socio-cultural, psychological, political, economic and demographic determinants that increase or reduce vulnerability to HIV infection.
Public health.
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Earle, A., Mokomane, Z. & Heymann, J. (2011) International perspectives on work-family policies: lessons from the world's most competitive economies. The Future of Children. 21(2):191-210.
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The United States does not guarantee families a wide range of supportive workplace policies such as paid maternity and paternity leave or paid leave to care for sick children. Proposals to provide such benefits are invariably met with the complaint that the costs would reduce employment and undermine the international competitiveness of American businesses. In this article, Alison Earle, Zitha ...
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Frempong, G., Reddy, V. & Kanjee, A. (2011) Exploring equity and quality education in South Africa using multilevel models. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 41(6):819-835.
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Educational reform in South Africa envisions schooling where all students, irrespective of their background characteristics, have the opportunity to succeed. To achieve this vision, the South African education system needs to function in such a way that students' success does not depend on their backgrounds; that is, if school processes and policies in South Africa were inclusive and supportiv...
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Ginsburg, C., Norris, S., Richter, L., Galpin, J. & Coplan, D. (2008) "Patterns of residential mobility amongst children in greater Johannesburg: observations from the Birth to Twenty cohort". (Paper presented at the Children and Migration Conference, Cork, 11 April).
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Govender, A. (2007) Child pornography in the age of the internet. HSRC Review. 5(4):3.
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The author of this article explains the findings of a study, a first of its kind, that investigated the extent of the manufacture and distribution of child pornography in South Africa, the number of criminal cases in which child pornography played a role and whether it is possible to establish profiles of perpetrators and children who are vulnerable to this form of exploitation.
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Guma, M. & Henda, N. (2004) The socio-cultural context of child abuse:a betrayal of trust. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 95-109.
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The aim of this chapter is to discuss the relationship between socio-cultural practices, and child abuse and maltreatment. The abuse and neglect of children is a global problem, and yet different nationalities and social groups vary considerably in the way in which they perceive and address the issue.
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Heaton, T.B. & Amoateng, A.Y. (2007) The family context for racial differences in child mortality in South Africa. In: Amoateng, A.Y. & Heaton, T.B. (eds). Families and households in post-apartheid South Africa: socio-demographic perspectives. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 171-187.
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Hemson, C. (2003) Upgrading sanitation: an evaluation of school and community initiatives. (Paper presented at the colloquium on Improving the Health of School Age Children in an era of HIV/AIDS).
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Hemson, D. & Shirley, R. (2007) Report on children under five health survey. (Commissioned by Water Research Council, January).
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Hemson, D. (2006) Young drawers of water: the burden on children in rural South Africa. (Paper presented to the Regional Child Labour Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 4-6 July).
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Hemson, D. (2005) Children collecting water: literature and analysis: focus area 4: delivery of water to households far away from sources of safe water. (Paper presented to the Towards the Elimination of worst forms of child labour (TECL) programme, 7 March).
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Hemson, D. & Kvalsvig, J. (2005) Designing pilots to address a priority area of child work in South Africa: focus area 4: delivery of water to households far away from sources of safe water. (Commissioned by the Department of Labour, towards the elimination of the worst forms of child labour (TECL programme), February).
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Higson-Smith, C. & Lamprecht, L. (2004) Access to specialist services and the criminal justice system: data from the Teddy Bear Clinic. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 335-355.
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This chapter begins by describing the population that makes use of the services of the Teddy Bear Clinic in Gauteng, South Africa. This clinic is regarded by many experts in the field as a leading service provider in the country. With three sites in different parts of the province, the clinic draws its clients from a broad section of the general population. Particular patterns of service upt...
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Higson-Smith, C. & Richter, L. (2004) Commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 143-175.
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In this chapter the authors argue that both commercial sexual exploitation if children and trafficking in children are significant and growing problems in southern Africa. Although sex tourism is one aspect of this problem, the underlying causes of the sexual exploitation of children are firmly embedded in social inequalities, corruption, gender discrimination, cheap labour practices and poor ...
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Hsiao, C. & Richter, L. (2005) Video clips capture lessons in caring. ChildrenFIRST. 9(62):10-13.
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More children are admitted to hospital in South Africa with HIV/AIDS-related illness than any other condition. As long as access to treatment is limited, most of them will die. This article describes a project that aims to reduce the distress of children in hospital.
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Jacobs, P. (2011) CWP & ECD: meeting childhood food and nutrition security challenge. (Paper presented at the CWP-ECD Workshop, Durban, 15 June).
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Jacobs, P. (2011) Introduction to the CWP-ECD facilitation tool. (Paper presented at the CWP-ECD Workshop, Durban, 15 June).
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Jooste, S., Managa, A. & Simbayi, L. (2006) A census report of orphaned and vulnerable children in two South African communities. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Kafaar, Z., Dawes, A., Lund, C. & Flisher, A. (2004) Child and adolescent mental health norms: a manual for planning. (Commissioned by the Directorate Mental Health and Substance abuse, National Department of Health, Cape Town, South Africa).
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Khosa, M.M. & Ntshingila-Khosa, R. (2000) Infrastructure in educare centres in KwaZulu-Natal. In Empowerment through service delivery. Khosa, M.M. (ed). Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. 145-171.
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This chapter begins with a background sketch of Training in Early Education (TREE), a non governmental organisation which provides training for teachers at early learning centres in KwaZulu Natal. This is followed by an overview of the current policy on educare.
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Kvalsvig, J.D., Taylor, M., Jinabhai, C.C. & Coovadia, H.M. (2004) Colloquium report: improving the health of school age children in an era of HIV/AIDS in Durban, South Africa. Journal of tropical pediatrics. 50 (4):251-254.
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Kvalsvig, J.D., Qotyana, P. & McLennan-Smith, G. (2003) The family literacy project: bringing literacy skills to young children: a qualitative evaluation. (Commissioned by the Family Literacy Project, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, October).
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The Family Literacy project addresses the need to raise the level of literacy in disadvantages areas of KwaZulu-Natal. Literacy groups have been established in a number of rural communities in the mountainous western part of the province. The present evaluation investigates the ways in which the project has influenced family practices with respect to literacy. This has been done by comparing...
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Kvalsvig, J.D. & Richter, L. (2002) The Takalani Sesame AIDS baseline study: knowledge and attitudes of three to five year-old children regarding HIV and AIDS. (Commissioned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Johannesburg, South Africa, December).
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The aim of this study was to investigate children's knowledge and attitudes with respect to HIV and AIDS prior to the introduction of Kami, an HIV positive muppet to the Takalani Sesame Programme.
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Langa, G.Z. & Conradie, D.P. (2000) Violence, sex, nudity and strong language in SABC TV broadcasts: TV viewers' reactions to control measures (Volume 2: Focus group report). (The SABC requested the HSRC in 1998 to analyse the level of undiserable content (violence, sex, nudity and strong language) on the SABC1,SABC 2 and SABC 3 channels April 2000).
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Letlape, L., Magome, K., Nkomo, N. & Mdwaba, T. (2006) Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) intervention project: situation analysis: Rustenburg local municipality. In A situational analysis of orphans and vulnerable children in four districts of South Africa. Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 63-82.
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Lund, C., Boyce, G., Flisher, A.J., Kafaar, Z. & Dawes, A. (2009) Scaling up child and adolescent mental health services in South Africa: human resource requirements and costs. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. May:Online.
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Background: Children and adolescents with mental health problems have poor service cover in low- and middle-income countries. Little is known about the resources that would be required to provide child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in these countries. The purpose of this study was to calculate the human resources and associated costs required to scale up CAMHS in South Africa.
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MacGregor, H., Amoateng, Y., Makiwane, M. & Richter, L. (2003) Concept paper: an investigation of the link between the child support grant and teenage pregnancy in the Eastern Cape Province. (Commissioned by the National Department of Social Development, South Africa, May).
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Magau, L.T. (2001) Crime and violence in Gauteng schools. (Commissioned by the Gauteng Department of Education, South Africa, April).
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The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which crime and violence have become endemic in Gauteng schools, to examine causal factors and to explore possible interventions.
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Magome, K. (ed). (2006) The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's orphans and vulnerable children project: interventions in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Makoae, M., Tamasane, T. & Mdakane, T. (2009) An appraisal of the 2007 Integrated Care and Protection Plan for Children in the Western Cape. (Commissioned by the Department of Social Development, Western Cape, October).
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The Integrated Provincial Care and Protection Plan for Children (Department of Social Development, 2007) was implemented as a framework that guides delivery of services to children and families by all role players - government departments, child protection organisations and civil society in the Province. Specifically, the Plan marked "a shift from the premise that parents and families are centr...
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Makoae, M., Warria, A., Bower, C., Ward, C., Loffell, J. & Dawes, A. (2009) South Africa country report on the situation on prevention of child maltreatment study. (Final report submitted to the Prevention of Violence, Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, World Health Organisation, Geneva, March).
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South African child protection services have always been predominantly delivered at the tertiary level: they have been oriented towards removing children from unsafe situations after those situations have reached the point where removal is the only option. What remains unclear is the extent to which South Africa, following policy recommendations emphasizing prevention, has shifted from these pr...
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Makoae, M., Ward, C. & Dawes, A. (2009) Suffer the children: child maltreatment in the Western Cape. HSRC Review. 7(2):6-7.
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Child neglect and abuse is often related to family circumstances, especially the social and economic situation of child carers, according to a study by Mokhantso Makoae, Catherine Ward and Andrew Dawes. The study, commissioned by the Provincial Department of Social Development in the Western Cape, investigated factors related to the statutory removal of children in four magisterial districts in...
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Makoae, M., Dawes, A., Loffell, J. & Ward, C.L. (2008) Children's court inquiries in the Western Cape. (Final report to the Research Directorate, Department of Social Development, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, June).
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Part I of the research undertaken on Children's Court Inquiries in the four magisterial districts in the Western Cape presents the findings with regard to the prevalence of child neglect and abuse in the areas under study by providing annual statistics of
children who were brought before the children's courts in 2006, and the profiles of the children and their caregivers. The report also prese...
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Martorell, R., Horta, B.L., Adair, L.S., Stein, A.D., Richter, L., Fall, C.H.D., Bhargava, S.K., Biswas, S.K.D., Perez, L., Barros, F.C., Victora, C.G. & Consortium on Health Orientated Research, (2009) Weight gain in the first two years of life is an important predictor of schooling outcomes in pooled analyses from five birth cohorts from low- and middle-income countries. The Journal of Nutrition. December:Online.
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Schooling predicts better reproductive outcomes, better long-term health, and increased lifetime earnings. We used data from 5 cohorts (Brazil, Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and South Africa) to explore the relative importance of birth weight and postnatal weight gain for schooling in pooled analyses (n = 7945) that used appropriate statistical methods [conditional weight (CW) gain measure...
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Masehela, K. Children learn lessons of suffering. City press. 26. (17 April 2005)
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The author conducted a study about schooling in rural KwaZulu-Natal and concluded that if no drastic measures are taken, the children will continue to experience pangs of hunger, inadequate schooling and crippling disease. Theses children will also be broken in mind and spirit.
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Mathambo, V. (2008) We are volunteering: communities' responses to children in need. HSRC Review. 6(4):29-30.
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How communities respond to families and communities affected by HIV and AIDS plays a critical role in averting destitution and crises to cushion children from the worst impacts of the epidemic. However, community initiatives face a number of challenges too.
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Mathambo, V. & Richter, L. (2007) "We are volunteering": endogenous community-based responses to the needs of children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS. (Commissioned by Children in Distress Network (CINDI) and Irish AID, July).
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McDougall, K., Swartz, L. & Van Der Merwe, A. (2006) Zip zip my brain harts. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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Zip Zip My Brain Harts is the result of collaboration between Buckland (a photographer) and HSRC researchers concerned with disability issues. Angie Buckland's remarkable photographs, interspersed with challenging text, are a unique expression of the fullness of human experience, with all its joy, pain and confusion.
There is a tendency for disability to be a secret. The challenges that fa...
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Meyer, R., Harrison, S., Sargent, S., Ramnarayan, P., Habibi, P. & Labadarios, D. (2009) The impact of enteral feeding protocols on nutritional support in critically ill children. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 22:428-436.
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Background: Studies have shown that feeding protocols may assist in achieving optimal nutritional care in critically ill children. The present study aimed to assess the impact of enteral feeding protocols on nutritional support practices through a continuous auditing process over a defined period. Materials and methods: A prospective audit on nutritional practice was initiated in 1994-1995 on a...
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Mfecane, S., Skinner, D., Mdwaba, T., Mandivenyi, C. & Ned, N. (2006) A situation analysis of OVC services in the Kopanong municipality, Free State. In A situational analysis of orphans and vulnerable children in four districts of South Africa. Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 31-46.
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Mitchell, C., De Lange, N., Stuart, J., Moletsane, R. & Buthelezi, T. (2007) Children's provocative images of stigma, vulnerability and violence in the age of AIDS: re-visualisations of childhood. In: De Lange, N., Mitchell, C. & Stuart, J. (eds). Putting people in the picture: visual methodologies for social change. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. 59-71.
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This chapter responds to some of the challenges presented by the South African anthropologist, Patty Henderson in relation to the (re)conceptualisations of childhood. Henderson describes a situation that is common in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa where the effects of orphaning due to HIV & AIDS, poverty, social inequalities, unequal distribution of resources in schools and communities are ev...
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Mkhasibe, C. & Brandt, R. (2004) Doing something: the initiation of sexual abuse services in Soweto. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 356-366.
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In the early 1980s in Soweto, child sexual abuse was a little-known phenomenon. Moreover, due to apartheid policies, what services and facilities to deal with child sexual abuse were located exclusively in then-white Johannesburg and were relatively inaccessible to the black residents of the large township of Soweto located about 15 km south- west of the city. This chapter details the origins...
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Mokomane, Z., Rochat, T.J. & The Directorate, (2011) Adoption in South Africa: trends and patterns in social work practice. Child & Family Social Work. June:Online.
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This paper reports findings from a research study on adoption in South Africa conducted in 2009. The research included secondary
data analysis of the South African National Adoption Register to establish trends and patterns of adoption in South Africa between
2004 and 2009, and primary data collection through qualitative interviews with key informants in public and private social welfare serv...
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Moletsane, R. & Mitchell, C. (2007) On working with a single photograph. In: De Lange, N., Mitchell, C. & Stuart, J. (eds). Putting people in the picture: visual methodologies for social change. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. 131-140.
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Drawing on work with children and young people on photo-voice techniques as a creative process and a key feature of 'taking action' in the context of poverty, HIV and AIDS and schooling, this chapter focuses on some of the methodological issues of engaging in close readings of photographs. In so doing it highlights the ways in which one might apply Clifford Geertz's notion of 'going thick and d...
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Morrell, R. & Richter, L. (2004) The fatherhood project: confronting issues of masculinity and sexuality. Agenda: empowering women for gender equity. 62:36-44.
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The fatherhood project is a research and advocacy intervention. Its goals include promoting the concept of fatherhood, initiating debate about how fathers might relate better to their children and researching how South African men historically discharged and currently discharge the fatherhood role. Being a father is related to a man's sense of his masculinity. This article discusses some of ...
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Morrow, S. (2002) Book review: Carton, B. (2000) Blood from your children: the colonial origins of generational conflict in South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press. 224 p. ISBN 086980975X. African book publishing record (ABPR). xxviii (2):129.
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Mosala, T.I. & Appleton, C.C. (2003) True prevalence of pinworm (Enterobius Vermicularis) infection among children in Qwa-Qwa, South Africa. South African journal of science. 99:465-466.
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The pinworm or seatworm, is a cosmopolitan intestinal parasite of people, especially children. The authors describe a study carried out in the mountainous Qwa-Qwa area of the Free State Province to measure the true infection rate of this nematode.
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Motala, S. (2010) Food and nutrition security: for SA households and children. (Paper presented at the KPAC ECD Technical Committee Meeting, 5 August).
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Motala, S. & Altman, M. (2009) Tshwane centres of excellence in policy innovation: early childhood development services in Tshwane scoping study findings and strategy report. (Commissioned by the City of Tshwane, Integrated Community Development Directorate, Health and Social Development Department, November).
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Munyati, S. (ed). (2006) A census of orphans and vulnerable children in two Zimbabawean districts. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Munyati, S. (ed). (2006) A qualitative assessment of orphans and vulnerable children in two Zimbabwean districts. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Nkomo, N., Skinner, D., Mdwaba, T., Mandivenyi, C. & Ned, N. (2006) Situation analysis of services targeting orphans and vulnerable children in Kanana and Umuzimuhle townships in Orkney, North West province. In A situational analysis of orphans and vulnerable children in four districts of South Africa. Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 47-62.
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Parker, Z & Dawes, A. (2003) Child sexual abuse in Atlantis: a research report. (Commissioned by the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, July).
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Parker, Z. & Dawes, A.R.L. (2003) Child sexual abuse in Atlantis: the scale of the problem. (Paper presented to the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of South Africa (CAPFSA): Towards a Child Safe South Africa, Cape Town, 15-17 October).
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Patel, S.V., Shisana, O., Kim, E., Hakim, A., Brewinsky, M., Kissin, D., Zapata, L., Murrill, C., Nwanyanwu, O., Rehle, T. & Lindegren, M.L. (2010) Filling a gap: HIV pediatric surveillance in resource contrained settings. Journal of HIV/AIDS Surveillance & Epidemiology. 2(1):Online.
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Objectives and Background: While HIV surveillance systems have seen marked improvements in recent years, advances in pediatric surveillance have been limited. HIV prevalence data among children and youth are scarce, hindering prevention, care and treatment programs for these populations.
Methods: This paper provides a review of approaches to pediatric HIV surveillance as discussed i...
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Peltzer, K. & Promtussananon, S. (2003) Black South African children's understanding of health and illness: colds, chicken pox, broken arms and AIDS. Child: care, health & development. 29 (5):385-393.
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This study examines the understanding of both health and illnesses (colds, broken arms, chicken pox, AIDS) in the same black South African children. Differences across age in children's expressed understanding of health and illnesses were found. The 9-year- olds were more likely to give objective signs of chicken pox and AIDS than the 5- year-olds. They also knew more about objective symptom...
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Peltzer, K. & Promtussananon, S. (2003) Perceived vulnerability to AIDS among rural black South African children: a pilot study. Journal of child and adolescent mental health. 15 (2):65-72.
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The aim of the study was to examine black primary school age children's perceptions of vulnerability to AIDS in rural South Africa. There were important age- and gender-related differ3ences regarding vulnerability and fears about AIDS, which have relevant implications for AIDS education addressing developmentally appropriate concerns.
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Petersen, I., Swartz, L., Bhana, A. & Flisher, A.J. (2010) Mental health promotion initiatives for children and youth in contexts of poverty: the case of South Africa. Health Promotion International. 25(3):331-341.
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In order to achieve sustainable development and a consequent reduction in levels of poverty, a multisectoral response to development incorporating pro-poor economic policies in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) is required. An important aspect is strengthening the human capital asset base of vulnerable populations. This should include the promotion of mental health,
which can play an im...
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Phaswana-Mafuya, N., Peltzer, K., Ladzani, R., Davids, A., Mlambo, G., Phaweni, K., Dana, P. & Ndabula, M. (2009) Pre-post assessment of PMTCT in Kouga LSA. (Paper presented at the SAHARA Conference, Johannesburg, 30 November to 3 December).
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Pillay, V. (2007) Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of clinical signs used to assess plasma sodium and potassium disturbances in children with diarrhea. (Paper presented at the 40th Annual Society for Epidemiological Research Meeting, Massachusetts).
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Pillay, V. (2007) Therapeutic impact of routine electrolyte testing in management of plasma sodium and potassium disturbances in children with dehydrating diarrhea. (Paper presented at the 40th Annual Society for Epidemiological Research Meeting, Massachusetts).
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Pillay, V. & Swingler, G.H. (2006) Associations with HIV status in children with diarrhoea in Cape Town, South Africa. The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection. 21(2):45-47.
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Diarrhea and HIV are two of the biggest public health problems in children in Africa. Various patient characteristics namely, socio-demographic/-economic, clinical health-seeking behaviour, and feeding practices were compared in children with diarrhoea who were HIV-infected, HIV-exposed or HIV-negative.
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Pillay, V. & Swingler, G.H. (2006) Determinants of seasonal fluctuations in plasma sodium and potassium levels in childhood diarrhoea. (Paper presented at the 3rd Public Health Conference, Johannesburg).
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Promtussananon, S. & Peltzer, K. (2003) Health actions and health promotion among a sample of rural black South African children. Journal of child and adolescent mental health. 15 (1):39-44.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the daily activities that young South African children perceived as health related activities. This study showed that children have insufficient knowledge and understanding about health related activities. Results suggest that health professionals and teachers should consider providing more information about health related activities for young chil...
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Rakate, F. (2007) What's happening to Mandela's children?. HSRC Review. 5(4):19.
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The generation of post-apartheid youth is widely seen as something of a disappointment. The author writes about her generation's lack of interest in politics, their consumerism, their 'lack of moral fibre' and their crass materialism.
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Rama, S. & Richter, L.M. (2007) Children's household work as a contribution to the well-being of the family and household. In: Amoateng, A.Y. & Heaton, T.B. (eds). Families and households in post-apartheid South Africa: socio-demographic perspectives. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 135-170.
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Ramchandani, P.G., Richter, L., Norris, S. & Stein, A. (2010) Stressful pregnancies linked to behavioural problems in children. HSRC Review. 8(2):8-9.
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Findings from a number of studies suggest that there is an association between mothers who had stressful pregnancies and behavioural problems in their children. In the first study conducted in a developing country, PAUL G. RAMCHANDANI, LINDA RICHTER, SHANE NORRIS AND ALAN STEIN set out to examine whether maternal prenatal stress is associated with an increased risk of subsequent child behaviour...
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Richter, L. (2010) Families at the heart of the matter: children affected by HIV/AIDS. HSRC Review. 8(3):10-11.
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AIDS is fundamentally a family disease: infections run through families, families carry the burdens of infection, and growing evidence suggests that family-centred approaches to prevention and treatment are particularly effective. It is therefore not enough to merely provide antiretroviral drugs to mothers and children. It is critical that treatment and care for children are integrated into the...
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Richter, L., Chandan, U. & Rochat, T. (2009) Improving hospital care for young children in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty. Journal of Child Health Care. 13(3):198-211.
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Paediatric wards in South African government hospitals are occupied predominantly by children with HIV and AIDS-related illnesses. Although access to anti-retroviral treatment for adults is being scaled up, it is likely to be many years before South Africa achieves anywhere near universal access for children. Currently, most children living with HIV or AIDS are identified only when they become ...
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Richter, L., Stein, A., Cluver, L. & De Kadt, J. (2009) Infants and young children affected by HIV/AIDS. In: Rohleder, P., Swartz, L., Kalichman, S.C. & Simbayi, L.C. (eds). HIV/AIDS in South Africa 25 years on: psychosocial perspectives. New York: Springer. 69-88.
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The gains made in international advocacy for children and families affected by HIV and AIDS still need to be achieved in South Africa. The gains made in advocacy also still need to be matched by knowledge, funding and the implementation and scale up of prevention, treatment and care for children affected by HIV and AIDS.
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Richter, L. & Aber, L. (2008) "Going to scale". (Paper presented at the International Conditional Cash Transfer Conference, Rockefeller Conference Centre, Bellagio, 6-10 July).
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Richter, L., Somai, H., Zuma, T. & Ramsoomar, L. (2008) Children's perspectives on death and dying in southern Africa in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Forum. 34(1):7-8.
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Sub-Saharan Africa bears the brunt of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. There are an estimated 25 million people living with HIV and AIDS in the region and AIDS is the leading cause of premature mortality. Given the scale of the epidemic, all children in high prevalence countries experience the impact of HIV/AIDS - either directly or indirectly - through changes in their families, communties, schools, h...
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Richter, L. (2008) Editorial: strenghtening families for the care and protection of children affected by HIV and AIDS. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 20(2):vii-viii.
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Richter, L., Aber, L., Dawes, A., Allen, L. & Streak, J. (2008) Going to scale: a randomised community trial to determine the cost-effectiveness of alternative interventions to support highly vulnerable children and families in the context of HIV, AIDS and poverty. (Paper presented at the International Social Security Conference - Comprehensive Social Security for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa: Achievements and Challenges, Cape Town, 10-14 March).
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Richter, L. (2008) Improving the developmental outcome of babies. (Paper presented at the South African Paediatrics Association: The Sky's the Limit Congress 2008, Sun City, South Africa, 29 May - 1 June).
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Richter, L. (2008) No small issue: children and families: universal action now. (Plenary presentation at the XVIIth International AIDS Conference, "Universal Action Now", Mexico City, 6 August).
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This plenary presentation argues that children and families have been severely neglected in our responses to HIV and AIDS. It makes the case that responses should be large-scale, integrated and national, characterized by social justice enabled by basic income security and by universal access to essential services such as health, education and social welfare.
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Richter, L. & Dawes, A. (2008) South African research on child development: a history of bias and neglect. In: Van Ommen, C. & Painter, D. (eds). Interiors: a history of psychology in South Africa. Pretoria: University of South Africa Press. 286-323.
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In this chapter the attention is on Danziger's thesis to explore the interweaving of scientific, practical and ideological forces in the production of a South African developmental psychology from the early twentieth century until the present.
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Richter, L. & Smith, W. (2006) Children's views of fathers. In BABA: men and fatherhood in South Africa. Richter, L. & Morrell, R. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 155-172.
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Richter, L. & Rama, S. (2006) Desk and stakeholder review: children affected by HIV/AIDS. (Commissioned by Save the Children Sweden).
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Richter, L. (2006) Psychosocial support. ChildrenFIRST. 10(64):24-25.
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Richter, L. (2006) Psychosocial support: empathic care at the heart of psychosocial support. Child and youth care work. 24(9):10-11.
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Richter, L. (2006) The role of the health sector in strengthening systems to support children's healthy development in communities affected by HIV/AIDS: a review. Geneva: World Health Organization.
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The evidence and practice experience in providing what has come to be called psychosocial programming and support for children infected with and affected by HIV, and their caregivers. A great deal of attention is currently focused on psychosocial support programmes for children living in communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Psychosocial support programmes include a range of interventions such as a...
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Richter, L., Foster, G. & Sherr, L. (2006) Where the heart is: meeting the psychosocial needs of young children in the context of HIV/AIDS. The Hague, The Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation.
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An output of a series of workshops on psychosocial support held in 2004-2005 by the Bernard van Leer Foundation and the Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS. Authors Linda Richter, Geoff Foster and Lorraine Sherr discuss the issues surrounding psychosocial care and support for children made vulnerable by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and make recommendations for future priorities and programming dire...
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Richter, L. & Hundeide, K. (2005) Care environments for infants and young children affected by HIV/AIDS: final report. (Commissioned by South Africa-Norway Programme for Research Co-operation, February).
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The 20-month programme of research collaboration between the Norwegian and South African investigators aim to:
1. Conduct detailed observations of children's activities, care experiences and interactions with caregivers in a
variety of modal environments in which children affected by HIV/AIDS receive care, selected from among rural
and urban homes, foster families and institutional environm...
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Richter, L. (2005) Going to scale: family- and school-based support for children affected by HIV/AIDS. (Paper delivered at Pretoria, 27-28 June).
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Developing programs that significantly improve the lives of individual children and families affected by HIV/AIDS is relatively easy with enough resources, organizational capacity, and compassion. Vulnerable individuals and households can be identified, health services can be provided, school expenses of orphans can be paid, food can be distributed, and supportive counselling can be provided. S...
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Richter, L., Foster, G. & Sherr, L. (2005) Meeting the psychosocial needs of children in the context of HIV/AIDS. (Commissioned by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, December).
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Issues surrounding psychosocial well being and the impact of HIV/AIDS on children are multifaceted. The paper draws attention to their complexity by comparing different policy, programme and analytic standpoints, drawn largely from sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of the paper is on younger children, specifically up to the age of eight years. Comparisons are provided, and issues are aposed against...
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Richter, L., Mbonambi, M., Boyce, G. & Rama, S. (2005) Mid-term review: the regional psychosocial support initiative for children affected by AIDS. (Commissioned by Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative for Children affected by AIDS (REPPSI), March).
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The mid-term review was not undertaken to determine if ?REPSSI works? or if REPSSI programs are ?effective?. Rather, the team from the Child Youth and Family Development (CYFD) program at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in South Africa undertook the commission as a strategic opportunity to make suggestions to strengthen REPSSI?s efforts to fulfill its mandate. REPSSI has experienced ...
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Richter, L. & Foster, G. (2005) Strengthening systems to support children's healthy development in communities affected by HIV/AIDS. (Commissioned by the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva, October).
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The terms of reference for the assignment mandated a review of the scientific evidence and programmatic experience in providing psychosocial support to children infected with and affected by HIV, and their caregivers. A great deal of attention is currently focused on psychosocial support for children living in communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Psychosocial support includes a range of intervent...
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Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (2004) Are we any closer to solutions?. In Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 452-465.
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This chapter deals with the conclusions of all the chapters in the book and ask the question if we are any closer to solutions with regards to sexual abuse of pre-pubescent children.
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Richter, L. Children affected by HIV/AIDS: what happened in Bangkok?. Hivan Network. (2004) Available: www.hivan.org.za
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Richter, L., Manegold, J. & Pather, R. (2004) Family and community interventions for children affected by AIDS. Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
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The report forms part of a project funded by the WK Kellogg Foundation to implement a strategy for the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. It reviews the available scientific and programmatic information on interventions aimed at children, families, households and communities. Specifically, the reports considers:
1. home-based child-centred develop...
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Richter, L., Pather, R., Manegold, J. & Mason, A. (2004) Fatherhood: promoting men's care and protection of children. Child & youth care. 22(3):4-5.
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Richter, L. (2004) The impact of HIV/AIDS on the development of children. In A generation at risk? HIV/AIDS, vulnerable children and security in southern Africa. (Institute for security studies monograph; no. 109). Pharoah, R. (ed). Pretoria: Institute for security studies. 9-31.
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This paper considers the psychosocial impact of HIV/AIDS' particularly the loss of caregiver support and the resultant stress on caregiving systems' on children's development and adjustment. First, the paper reviews in general terms the expected effects on children in the domains of economic and food security, psychosocial care, education, health, family composition and stability of care. The ...
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Richter, L. (2004) The importance of caregiver-child interactions for the survival and healthy development of young children: a review. Geneva: World Health Organization.
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Nearly 11 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in the past year. Almost 40% of these children die within the first month of life. Millions of children survive but face diminished lives, unable to develop to their full potential. Poor nutrition and frequent bouts of illness limit the young child's opportunities to explore the world during a critical period for learning basi...
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Richter, L. & Higson-Smith, C. (2004) The many kinds of sexual abuse of young children. In: Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 21-35.
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One of the reasons why we understand relatively little about the sexual abuse of pre-pubertal children is that we think and speak about child sexual abuse as if it were one thing; as if all episodes of sexual abuse of a young child followed the same pattern, were prompted by the same motivations, and led to the same consequences. Rather, there are several distinct kinds of sexual abuse perpetr...
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Richter, L. (2004) Rape only the tip of the iceberg in the sexual abuse of young children. HSRC review. 2(2):10-11.
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Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson Smith, C. (eds) (2004) Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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How does one begin to understand and respond to the appalling levels of sexual abuse and rape of young children in southern Africa, children who have not yet reached puberty? What is it about our societies that renders so many children vulnerable to abuse? And why is it that we are failing so dismally to protect children despite the provisions of humanistic constitutions adopted in the region a...
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Richter, L. (2003) Childhood poverty: longitudinal studies for policy making. (Invited panel discussant at the Young Lives Conference on "Opportunities and Constraints of Longitudinal Studies", University of London, U.K., 8-9 September).
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Richter, L. Evidence-based interventions for orphans and vulnerable children. (Paper presented at the OVC Best Practices Multi-Country Consultative Workshop, Mutare, Zimbabwe, 18-20 August).
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Richter, L.M. & Sherr, L. (2009) Editorial: strenghtening families: a key recommendation of the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and AIDS (JLICA). AIDS Care. 21(S1):1-2.
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Richter, L.M., Sherr, L., Adato, M., Belsey, M., Chandan, U., Desmond, C., Drimie, S., Hanour-Knipe, M., Hosegood, V., Kimou, J., Madhavan, S., Mathambo, V. & Wakhweya, A. (2009) Strengthening families to support children affected by HIV and AIDS. AIDS Care. 21(S1):3-12.
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This paper provides an overview of the arguments for the central role of families, defined very broadly, and we emphasise the importance of efforts to strengthen families to support children affected by HIV and AIDS. We draw on work conducted in the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and Aids Learning Group 1: Strengthening Families, as well as published data and empirical literature to prov...
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Richter, L.M. & Desmond, C. (2008) Targeting AIDS orphans and child-headed households?: a perspective from national surveys in South Africa, 1995-2005. AIDS Care. 20(9):1019-1028.
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In the HIV and AIDS sphere, children remain on the margins with respect to advocacy, prevention, treatment and care. Moreover, concern is generally limited to specific categories of children, most especially children living with HIV, orphaned children and child-headed households. Excluded from view are the very large numbers of children affected by generalized HIV/AIDS epidemics, now in advance...
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Richter, L.M. (2004) Strengthening infants and children: South African perspectives. The Signal. 12:9-13.
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Richter, L.M. (2003) Child participants in research: obligations of researchers. (Invited address to the South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative: Children and Adolescents in HIV Prevention Vaccine Trials, Durban, 7-8 August).
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Richter, L.M. (2003) Media to illustrate the synergy between youth development and the support of vulnerable children. (Commissioned by the Ford Foundation, Southern Africa).
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Richter, L.M. (2001) Slipping through the safety net. ChildrenFIRST. Aug/Sept 2001:30-33.
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Rispel, L.C., Metcalf, C.A., Moody, K., Cloete, A. & Caswell, G. (2011) Sexual relations and childbearing decisions of HIV-discordant couples: an exploratory study in South Africa and Tanzania. Reproductive Health Matters. 19(37):184-193.
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This article reports on the influence of HIV on sexual relations and childbearing decisions of 36 HIV-discordant couples, 26 in South Africa and 10 in Tanzania, recruited into an exploratory study through hospital antiretroviral treatment clinics and civil society organisations working with people living with HIV. Self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain social and demographic infor...
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Rochat, T. (2008) Click click show and tell: using photo elicitation methodology to explore children voices. (Paper presented at the ICYRNet Symposium, Cyprus).
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Rochat, T. (2008) Information and action toolkit. (Paper presented to the REPSSI Partners Development Consultative Forum, Johannesburg, 15 April).
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Rochat, T., Mitchell, C. & Richter, L. (2008) The psychological, social and development needs of babies and young children and their caregivers living with HIV and AIDS. (Commissioned by the National Department of Health (Maternal, Child and Women's Health and Nutrition Cluster) and supported by UNICEF).
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The early years of a child's life are critical. Over the last few decades, science has significantly enhanced what we know about the needs of infants, toddlers and young children, underscoring the fact that experiences and relationships in the earliest years of life play a critical role in a child's ability to grow up healthy and ready to learn. Research shows that it is during the first three ...
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Rochat, T. & Hough, A. (2007) Enhancing resilience in children affected by HIV and AIDS: children's views and experiences of resilience enhancing family and community practices. (Commissioned by Children in Distress Network (CINDI) and Irish AID, July).
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Rochat, T. & Richter, L. (2007) International adoption: benefits, risks, and vulnerabilities. Zero to Three. May:23-29.
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International adoption is on the rise in the United States and is not without controversy. Reasons for the increase include higher rates of infertility in couples who have delayed parenthood; increased numbers of children who are relinguished, abondoned or orphaned around the world; and the influence of third party agencies. Internationally adopted children face numerous risks and vulnerabili...
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Romani, J. & Anderson, B. (2002) Development, health and the environment: factors influencing infant and child survival in South Africa. (Integrated Rural and Regional Development Research Programme, Occasional Paper no. 5). Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
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An analysis of the health, environmental and socio-economic factors influencing infant and child survival amongst South Africa's African and Coloured populations and the changes which have occurred in these factors since the end of the apartheid era.
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Sabet, F., Richter, L.M., Ramchandani, P.G., Stein, A., Quigley, M.A. & Norris, S.A. (2009) Low birthweight and subsequent emotional and behavioural outcomes in 12-year-old children in Soweto, South Africa: findings from Birth to Twenty. International Journal of Epidemiology. 38:944-954.
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Background. The fetal origins hypothesis suggests that an adverse prenatal environment, indexed by low birthweight (LBW), may increase the risk of developing later disease. Recently the hypothesis has been extended to psychological outcomes, especially depression. The aim of this analysis was to test, for the first time in a developing country setting, the association between LBW and psychologi...
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Sam, D.L., Peltzer, K. & Mayer, B. (2005) The changing values of children and preferences regarding family size in South Africa. Applied psychology: an international review. 54(3):355-377.
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Sandhei, M. & Richter, L. (2003) What does it take to care?. ChildrenFIRST. 47:36-39.
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The authors suggests in this article that the stories of AIDS orphans can be very complicated and ask what it will take for an effective response to children affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Schaaf, H.S., Willemse, M., Cilliers, K., Labadarios, D., Maritz, J.S., Hussey, G.D., McIlleron, H., Smith, P. & Donald, P.R. (2009) Rifampin pharmacokinetics in children, with and without human immunodefiency virus infection, hospitalized for the management of severe forms of tuberculosis. BMC Medicine. 7:Online.
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BackgroundRifampin is a key drug in antituberculosis chemotherapy because it rapidly kills the majority of bacilli in tuberculosis lesions, prevents relapse and thus enables 6-month short-course chemotherapy. Little is known about the pharmacokinetics of rifampin in children. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of rifampin in children with tuberculosis, both human i...
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Schneider, M. & Saloojee, G. (2007) Monitoring childhood disability. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 191-212.
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Seager, J., Harpham, T., Huttly, S. & Abramsky, T. (2005) Physical environment and health of children in four developing countries. (Paper presented at the 17th International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Conference, Johannesburg, 13-16 September).
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Seager, J.R. (2006) Educational choices in Ethiopia: what determines whether poor children go to school?. Young lives policy brief. 2:1-12.
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Seager, J.R., Harpham, T., Suttly, S. & Abramsky, T. (2005) Physical environment and health of children in four developing countries. (Paper presented at the HSRC Winter Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 27-28 July).
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Setswe, G. (2008) Book review: Foster, G., Levi, C., and Williamson, J. (eds.) 2005. A generation at risk: the global impact of HIV/AIDS on orphans and vulnerable children. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-652643. Sahara J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS. 5(3):158.
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Setswe, G. & Skinner, D. (eds). (2008) Interventions for orphans and vulnerable children at four project sites in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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This report describes interventions for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) at four sites in South Africa. The project sites are the Rustenburg and Orkney areas in the North West province, and the Kopanong and Matjhabeng municipalities in the Free State. The report highlights the knowledge, attitudes, practices, prevention, care and support issues concerning HIV/AIDS among the people located ...
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Shisana, O., Simbayi, L.C., Rehle, T., Zungu, N.P., Zuma, K., Ngogo, N., Jooste, S., Pillay-van Wyk, V., Parker, W., Pezi, S., Davids, A., Nwanyanwu, O., Dinh, T.H. & SABSSM III Implementation Team, (2010) South African national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey, 2008: the health of our children. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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Understanding the general health status of children aged 18 years and below in relation to the HIV epidemic is paramount in South Africa - a country that has both the highest number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS in the world.
In this cardinal report, research findings from a population-based household survey are presented on the general health status of infants, children, and a...
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Shisana, O., Connolly, C., Rehle, T.M., Mehtar, S. & Dana, P. (2008) HIV risk exposure among South African children in public health facilities. AIDS Care. 20(7):755-763.
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The study investigates the risk exposure to HIV infection among South African children aged 2-9 years served by public health services. Together with their biological mothers, 3471 children and were recruited from inpatient and outpatient children in the Free State Province. Blood samples were taken by professional nurses and a history taken of exposure factors associated with HIV transmission....
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Shisana, O. & Louw, J. (2006) Translating research into policy: the case of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa. Sahara J: journal of social aspects of HIV/AIDS. 3(2):450-456.
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Policies are often developed without taking into account social science research findings and recommendations, despite the plethora of such research studies.This is largely because researchers and policy makers often work in isolation, yet if they worked synergistically they could have a significant impact on implementing interventions known to work to improve the lives of populations. Several ...
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Shisana, O., Simbayi, L.C., Magome, K., Skinner, D., Mkabela, B., Mtero-Munyati, S., Mundondo, J., Tsheko, G.N., Matlaku, T. & Southern Africa OVC Care Interventions Project Research Team, (2006) The use of implementation research networks on orphans and vulnerable children to encourage research-driven policies: the case of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Vulnerable children and youth studies. 1(3):230-245.
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There is a growing need for applied social sciences research to provide scientific evidence for use in both policy and programme development in the health sector to match the strides made in clinical medicine over the past few decades. This article presents an account of the development, implementation and progress as well as lessons learnt to date from a 5-year programme for the care of orphan...
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Shisana, O., Mehtar, S., Mosala, T., Zungu-Dirwayi, N., Rehle, T., Dana, P., Colvin, M., Parker, W., Connolly, C., Dunbar, R. & Gxamza, F. (2005) HIV risk exposure among young children: a study of 2-9 year olds served by public health facilities in the Free State, South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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South Africa has, until now, focused its HIV prevention efforts on youth and adults, and now needs to expand its focus to include children. Much is already known about vertical transmission, which is the dominant mode of HIV transmission among children. However, little investigation has been done into the potential for horizontal transmission of HIV on the population below reproductive age.
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Simbayi, L.C. (2008) HIV prevalence among children under 15 years of age in Zimbabwe. (Paper presented to the Children & HIV Workshop, held at Kieviets Kroon Country Estate & Spa, Pretoria, 18 March).
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Simbayi, L.C. (2007) Impact of HIV/AIDS on children in South Africa: the case of orphans and vulnerable children. (Presentation to a panel discussion on: "What are the challenges to children and adolescents" development and well-being in South Africa, at Cape Town Book Fair '07 held at the International Convention Centre, 16-19 June).
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Simbayi, L.C. (2007) Overview of the WK Kellogg Foundation's project on OVC - Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. (Presentation to the 4th SAHARA Conference on the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Kisumu, Kenya on 29 April - 2 May).
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Simbayi, L.C., Kleintjes, S., Ngomane, T., Tabane, C.E.M., Mfecane, S. & Davids, A. (2006) Psychosocial issues affecting orphans and vulnerable children in two South African communities. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (2006) Introduction. In A situational analysis of orphans and vulnerable children in four districts of South Africa. Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 1-4.
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Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). (2006) Multiple vulnerabilities: qualitative data for the study of orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Skinner, D., Mfecane, S., Nkomo, N., Makgoba, P., Mdwaba, T., Mandivenyi, C. & Ned, N. (2006) Situation analysis of services provided to orphans and vulnerable children in Welkom and Virginia in the Matjhabeng municipality, Lejweleputswa district in the Free State. In A situational analysis of orphans and vulnerable children in four districts of South Africa. Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 7-30.
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Skinner, D. & Davids, A. (eds). (2006) A situational analysis of orphans and vulnerable children in four districts of South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Skinner, D., Davids, A., Matlhaku, T., Phakedi, R., Mohapeloa, P., Romao, S., Mdwaba, T., Kazi, N. & Mundondo, J. (2006) Working to support orphans and vulnerable children in southern Africa: a reflection on values, principles and organisational issues. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Skinner, D., Tsheko, N., Mtero-Munyati, S., Segwabe, M., Chibatamoto, P., Mfecane, S., Chandiwana, B., Nkomo, N., Tlou, S. & Chitiyo, G. (2004) Defining orphaned and vulnerable children. (Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Research Programme, Occasional paper no. 2). Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
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This research forms part of a broader project aimed at development and evaluation of interventions for orphaned and vulnerable children. The paper aims to provide a definitional framework and an understanding of orphans and vulnerability.
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Stein, A. Parental instinct proven innate. The Independent. 9. (22 March 2008)
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Steyn, N.P., Labadarios, D., Nel, J., Kruger, H.S. & Maunder, E.M.W. (2011) What is the nutritional status of children of obese mothers in South Africa?. Nutrition. March:Online.
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Objective: To evaluate the anthropometric status of children of obese mothers who participated during the 2005 National Food Consumption Study.
Methods: The survey population consisted of children 1-9 y of age and their mothers 16 to 35 y of age living in the same households (n ? 1532). A national sample of households was drawn, representative of all nine provinces and urban and rural areas....
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Stolzfus, Rebecca J., Kvalsvig, Jane D., Chwaya, Hababu M., Montresor, Antonio, Albonico, Marco, Tielsch, James M., Savioli, Lorenzo & Pollitt, Ernesto (2001) Effects of iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on motor and language development of preschool children in Zanzibar: double blind, placebo controlled study. British medical journal. 323:1389-1393.
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To measure the effects if iron supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on iron status, anaemia, growth, morbidity, and development of children aged 6-59 months.
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Streak, J., Dawes, A., Ewing, D., Levine, S., Rama, S. & Alexander, L. (2008) Children working in the commercial and subsistence agriculture in South Africa: a child labour-related rapid assessment study. (TECL report, no. 52). Pretoria: Department of Labour.
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The present report is the final one for the research project on child work and labour in agriculture commissioned by the Towards the Elimination of Child Labour (TECL) Programme in South Africa in May 2006. It was conducted by a team of researchers led by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), and is organised as follows:
1. Section 1, the Introduction, explains the definitions of child w...
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Streak, J., Yu, D. & Van der Berg, S. (2008) Measuring child poverty in South Africa. HSRC Review. 6(4):33-34.
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Understanding the extent and characteristics of child poverty in South Africa and how these have been changing over time is vital for addressing it. This article reports some of the findings of an analysis of the Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/06 undertaken by the authors to provide more recent and comprehensive child poverty profile.
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Streak, J.C., Yu, D. & Van der Berg, S. (2009) Measuring child poverty in South Africa: sensitivity to the choice of equivalence scale and an updated profile. Social Indicators Research. 94:183-201.
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This paper offers evidence on the sensitivity of child poverty in South Africa to changes in the adult equivalence scale (AES) and updates the child poverty profile based on the Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/06. Setting the poverty line at the 40th
percentile of households calculated with different AESs the scope and composition of child poverty are found to be relatively insensitive to t...
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Suchanandan, A. (2001) Rooting out sexual abuse in our schools. Child & youth care. 19(2):12-13.
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Suchanandan, A. (2000) Psychological testing. Child & youth care. 18(8):12-13.
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Swart-Kruger, J. (ed). (2000) Growing up in Canaansland: children's recommendations on improving a squatter camp environment: a site report in the international project: Growing up in cities. Pretoria: HSRC Publishers.
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Swartz, L., Brandt, R., Dawes, A., Bray, R., Mthembu-Salter, L. & Tomlinson, M. (2005) An exploratory study of the impact of primary caregiver HIV infection on caregiving and child developmental outcome in the era of Haart: piloting the methodology. (Report for the Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA): HIV/AIDS Challenge for Africa research programme, May).
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The study's primary objective is to pilot the methodology for research into the effects of primary caregivers? HIV infection on child-care and child development in households. Five HIV positive women on antiretroviral therapy, who were the primary caregiver of an HIV negative child less than six years old, were administered a questionnaire and semi structured interview. The children underwent a...
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Swartz, L., Kafaar, Z., Smit, J., Bhana, A., Gray, G., Lesch, A., Lindegger, G., Milford, C., Richter, L., Seedat, S., Skhosana, N. & Stein, D.J. (2005) Social and behavioral aspects of child and adolescent participation in HIV vaccine trials. Journal of the international association of physicians in AIDS care. 4(4):89-92.
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Recent data indicate that the worldwide rate of HIV infection in adolescents is steadily increasing. Internationally, more than
7000 youths between 15 and 24 years of age are infected with HIV daily, resulting in more than 2.5 million new infections annually.
Almost two thirds (1.7 million) of these new infections occur in Africa. Estimates in 2000 showed that the number of South Africans bet...
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Taylor, M. & Kvalsvig, J.D. (eds). (2003) Report on colloquium on improving the health of school age children in an era of HIV/AIDS: linking policies, programmes & strategies for the 21st century. (July).
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Where previously apartheid limited the prospects of the majority of young people, the main risk today is HIV infection, and it is essential for youth to protect themselves and to reduce the incidence of HIV infection. Amongst many other concerns, the rampant HIV epidemic necessitates the protection of children and young people against the disease itself, and the effects of the family and socie...
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Thseko, G.N., Odirile, L.W., Segwabe, M. & Bainame, K. (2006) A census of orphaned and vulnerable children in two villages in Botswana. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In 2002, the Human Sciences Research Council was commissioned by the WK Kellogg Foundation to develop and implement a five-year intervention project focusing on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in southern Africa. In collaboration with several partner organizations, the project currently focuses on how children, families and communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe are coping wit...
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Tlabela, K.R.U. & Conradie, D.P. (2000) Violence, sex, nudity and strong language in SABC TV broadcasts: TV viewers' reactions to control measures (Volume 1: Main report). (The SABC requested the HSRC in 1998 to analyse the level of undiserable content (violence, sex, nudity and strong language) on the SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 channels March 2000).
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Tomlinson, M. & Swartz, L. (2003) Representing infancy across the world: does Osama bin Laden love his children?. Culture & psychology. 9 (4):487-497.
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Over 90 % of infants are born in the world live in low-income countries, but most scholarly knowledge about infancy is produced in wealthy countries. We therefore need far more information on infancy throughout the world. There are logistical and cultural difficulties associated with gaining this information, but in this article we focus on the broader ideological context of knowledge product...
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Townsend, L. & Dawes, A. (2004) Individual and contextual factors associated with the sexual abuse of children under 12: a review of recent literature. In Sexual abuse of young children in southern Africa. Richter, L., Dawes, A. & Higson-Smith, C. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 55-94.
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As this chapter is based on a review of research literature, is it necessary to outline the methodology that was chosen for the inclusion and exclusion of material. It is essential that the definitions of abuse employed in the field are understood. It outlines the systematic model that is used to understand some of the main layers of causation. Each layer is examined. First, the socio-cultu...
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Tsheko, G.N. (ed). (2007) Situational analysis of the socioeconomic conditions of orphans and vulnerable children in seven districts in Botswana. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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This report encompasses a situational analysis which was carried out in seven research sites in Botswana: Palapye, Letlhakeng, Kanye, Mahalapye, Molepolole, Serowe and Maun. Information was collected from orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), their caregivers, community members, community-based organisations (CBOs), government officials and community leaders; as well as members of non-governme...
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Van der Merwe, A. & Dawes, A. (2007) Monitoring child unintentional and violence-related morbidity and mortality. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 129-146.
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Victora, C.G., Adair, L., Fall, C., Hallal, P.C., Martorell, R., Richter, L. & Sachdev, H.S. (2008) Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital. The Lancet. 371(9609):340-357.
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In this paper we review the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. We analysed data from five long-standing prospective cohort studies from Brazil, Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and South Africa and noted that indices of maternal and child undernutrition (maternal height, birthweight, i...
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Ward, C., Dawes, A., Willenberg, I., Gwele, M. & Latief, S. (2007) Indicators for children, families and the elderly. (Report for the Research Directorate, Department of Social Development, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, March).
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Ward, C.L., Martin, E., Theron, C. & Distiller, G.B. (2007) Factors affecting resilience in children exposed to violence. South African Journal of Psychology. 37(1):165-187.
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Exposure to violence puts children at risk for developing a variety of problems, including depression, anxiety, and conduct problems. The extent to which children's individual, family, school, and peer group characteristics influence resilient responses to violence exposure was investigated amongst Grade 6 students living in a high-violence community in Cape Town. The majority (68.44%) reported...
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Ward, C.L. (2007) Neighbourhood indicators: monitoring child rights and well-being at small-area level. In: Dawes, A., Bray, R. & Van der Merwe, A. (eds). Monitoring child well-being: a South African rights-based approach. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 73-92.
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Woldehanna, T., Mekonnen, A., Jones, N., Tefera, B., Seager, J., Alemu, T. & Asgedom, G. (2005) Education choices in Ethiopia: what determines whether poor households send their children to school?. (The research is conducted by the Young Lives Ethiopia Project financed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), 25 January).
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This paper attempts to establish a link between micro-level outcomes and macro level policy initiatives with respect to eight-year-old children's primary school enrolment in ethiopia.
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