UL Research Collection: Recent submissions

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Determinants of the Limpopo Province of South Africa’s response to COVID-19 : a mixed methods protocol to analyze and share lessons learned

Matlala, Sogo F.; Tshitangano, Takalani G.; Setati, Musa E.; Ramalivhana, Naledzani J.; Mphekgwana, Peter M. (2022)

COVID-19 is a priority health research agenda item in South Africa. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, which requires all countries to ...
Low oxygen saturation of COVID-19 in patient case fatalities, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mphekgwana, Peter M.; Sono-Setati, Musa E.; Maluleke, Abdul F.; Matlala, Sogo F. (MDPI, 2022)

On 1 August 2020, South Africa’s Minister of Health announced that more than half of a million coronavirus cases were confirmed in the country. South Africa was by far the hardest-hit country in Africa, accounting for ...
An assessment of the motivations, operations and competitiveness of local migrant informal sector entrepreneurs in Polokwane local municipality

Kgaphola, Masibane Patrick (2021)

In recent years, South Africa has been experiencing slow economic growth. This has resulted in high unemployment levels, especially among the youth, who are the most economically active and therefore in need of occupations. ...
Occupational accidents at a coal mine Waterberg District in Limpopo Province

Dama, Tshimangadzo Joseph (2021)

The coal mining industry is reported to be the most dangerous workplace in the world. Most of the mine workers working in underground coal mines as well as open cast mines are exposed to occupational accidents which result ...
Library as place: evaluating physical and virtual spaces : a case study of two academic libraries

Williams, Marion Lucille; Saunderson, Ian; Dhoest, Alexander (Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies, 2022)

Informed by Pierre Bourdieu’s theory on social capital, this paper examines how academic libraries might be considered places to create social capital. The study that directed this article utilised a qualitative approach ...
The use of twitter to engage with radio listeners : case study of commercial radio station, Capricorn FM, South Africa

Mothiba, Mamohlotlo Melbonia (2021)

This study used concurrent mixed research method on the use of Twitter to engage with radio listeners at a commercial radio station in Limpopo, South Africa. The study evaluated the use of Twitter to engage with radio ...
Molecular taxonomy and subgeneric classification of tapeworms of the genus moniezia blanchard, 1891 (Cestoda, Anoplocephlidae) in nothern cervids (Alces and Rangifer)

Chilton, Neil B.; O’Callaghan, Michael G.; Beveridge, Ian; Andrews, Ross H. (Springer Verlag, 2007)

Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MEE) was used to genetically compare Moniezia spp. collected from sheep and cattle in southern Australia. Fifteen enzyme loci were established for the genetic characterisation of individual ...
Factors contributing to exclusive breastfeeding amongst women of child bearing age at Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Makopo, T. D. (2020)

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is giving the infant no other food or drink apart from breast milk for the first six months of an infant’s life. Some women fail EBF due to poor latch, sore nipple, or breast ...
Predictors of obesity and cardiometabolic disease risk in South African children

Moselakgomo, V.; Van Staden, M. (SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health, 2017)

Background. Obesity is a major public health problem in developed countries, and is also a growing concern in developing nations. This study assessed the predictors of overweight and obesity in South African (SA) children ...
A model to facilitate collaborative social support for pregnant students in secondary schools

Matlala, Sogo F. (Dovepress, 2017)

Pregnancy among secondary school students remains a public health problem and is associated with school dropout as well as poor maternal and child health outcomes. Schools in South Africa no longer expel pregnant students ...
Regional and sex differences in the prevalence and awareness of hypertension : an H3Africa AWI-Gen Study Across 6 Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gomez-Olive, F.; Ali, S. (gSCIENCE, 2017)

Background: There is a high prevalence of hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, yet few large studies exploring hypertension in Africa are available. The actual burden of disease is poorly ...
Risk factors for mortality among adult HIV/AIDS patients following antiretroviral therapy in Southwestern Ethiopia : an assessment through survival models

Seyoum, D.; Degryse, J. (MDPI, 2017)

Introduction: Efforts have been made to reduce HIV/AIDS-related mortality by delivering antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment. However, HIV patients in resource-poor settings are still dying, even if they are on ART ...
The intrinsic role of the banks in decarbonizing the economy

Odeku, K. O. (LLC “Consulting Publishing Company “Business Perspectives”, 2017)

Global warming and climate change continue to disrupt the environment and all aspects of people’s endeavors and as such, there is need to look at causes of climate change and deploy appropriate tools to address the problem ...
A cluster randomized controlled trial of lay health worker support for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in South Africa

Peltzer, K.; Weiss, C. (Biomed Central, 2017)

We evaluate the impact of clinic-based PMTCT community support by trained lay health workers in addition to standard clinical care on PMTCT infant outcomes. Methods: In a cluster randomized controlled trial, twelve community ...
Prehypertension and psychosocial risk factors among university students in ASEAN countries

Peltzer, K.; Pengpid, S. (BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2017)

Background Existing evidence suggests that the cardiovascular morbidities are increasing among pre-hypertensive individuals compared to normal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of prehypertension, ...
Parental misperception of child's weight and related factors within family norms

Hong, S.; Peltzer, K. (Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2017)

Purpose Parental perception of their child’s weight may be a crucial factor in parental ability for action with regard to their child’s weight problem. This aim of this study was to investigate parental perception of their ...
Chief executive officer's gender and firm performance in the JSE SRI firms

Baloyi, S. L.; Ngwakwe, C. C. (Virtus Interpress, 2017)

This paper evaluated the relationship between chief executive officers’ gender and firm performance. Therefore, the specific objectives of the paper were: 1) to evaluate the relationship between the CEO's gender and company ...
Women on the corporate board of directors and corporate sustainability disclosure

Modiba, E. M.; Ngwakwe, C. C. (Virtus Interpress, 2017)

This research examined whether an improved participation of women in the board of directors has any relationship with sustainability disclosure. Accordingly, the objective of this research was to examine the relationship ...
Stock price fluctuations in periods of corporate acquisition and control : a new outlook for the board of directors

Ngwakwe, C. C. (Virtus Interpress, 2017)

This paper rummages the stock price fluctuations in periods of corporate acquisition and control. The paper became pertinent to provide information to the corporate board of directors and investors to improve decision ...
Human capital expenditures and company sales turnover

Makgata, N.; Ngwakwe, C. C. (Virtus Interpress, 2017)

Employee skills development, health and safety are key human capital expenditures to enhance company productivity and profitability. Therefore, this research evaluated the relationship between human capital expenditures ...

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