http://hdl.handle.net/10311/124 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:52:27 GMT 2026-07-11T08:52:27Z http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1206 Body image dissatisfaction is increased in male and overweight/obese adolescents in Botswana Maruapula, S.D.; Motlhoiwa, K.; Shaibu, S.; Wrotniak, B.H.; Jackson, J.; Compher, C.W. The purpose of this study was to examine linkages between obesity, physical activity, and body image dissatisfaction, with consideration of socioeconomic status (SES) and urbanization in adolescents in Botswana. Materials and Methods. A nationally representative, cross-sectional survey in 707 secondary school students included measured height and weight to determine overweight (OW) or obesity (OB) using World Health Organization standards; physical activity (PA) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire; and body image satisfaction using the Body Ideals Questionnaire. SES was described by private school versus public school attendance. Results and Discussion. OW/OB students felt farther from ideal and greater dissatisfaction with their weight and body proportions than optimal weight students. Boys felt greater difference from ideal and more dissatisfaction with muscle tone, chest size, and strength than girls. Lower SES students and those from rural villages had more minutes of PA than higher SES or urban students. In this rapidly developing African country, these trends reflect the nutrition transition and offer opportunity to motivate OW/OB students and boys for PA as a health promotion obesity prevention behavior. Conclusions. As urbanization and improved SES are desirable and likely to continue, the public health system will be challenged to prevent obesity while preserving a healthy body image. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1206 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1177 Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress Disele, P.L.P.; Tyler, D.J.; Power, E.J. The government of Botswana through its National Policy on' Culture (2001) and the National Ecotourism Strategy (2002) is committed to preserving national culture and historical heritage. The policy stipulates that valuable heritage must be preserved and developed in order to foster a sense of national identity, pride and unity. It is necessary to reformulate cultural values and valuing processes, in order to better understand the Setswana culture and its meaning in material objects. To this end, dress as one of the valuable material culture objects is essential for signifying and expressing subtle cultural value and social relationships. The intimate link between people and their traditional dress lies at the core of ethnic identity, and has assumed a higher level of significance among consumers and tourists who collect symbolic items. A specific emphasis on a national traditional dress seems to be lacking in Botswana. This paper argues that there is need to restore traditional dress in Botswana, which would serve as a symbol of national identity and cultural heritage. The paper is based on the findings ofa study that explored the historical underpinnings of national dress in Botswana, and how national dress could be used to sustain culture. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1177 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1168 Profiling micro apparel enterprises in Botswana: motivations, practices, challenges and success Gobagoba, M.R.; Littrell, M.A. The purpose of this research was to develop a profile of micro apparel enterprises in Botswana and to examine the profile for cross-cultural applicability in relation to small business scholarship. Field interviews with 24 businesswomen revealed that the women employed an average of three workers and had operated their firms for three to five years. The profile identified motivations for initiating a business; business practices related to employees, product development, and marketing; challenges faced as the business was initiated and expanded; and factors used in defining success. The businesswomen integrated a broad range of motivational stimuli for business start-up; engaged in rigorous marketing, often through personal networks; faced marketing, finance, and management challenges; and defined success using extrinsic criteria, including improving lives for the people of Botswana. Research findings contributed to a first stage for development of technical assistance that can guide Botswana entrepreneurs in business start-up and growth. Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1168 2003-06-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1148 Nutrition and the ailing immune system: a challenge in the new millenium Disele, P.L.P.; Peters, S.; Masoloko, T.; Shumba, A. The new millennium has come but we are not healthy: the Human Immuno-deficiency VIruS (HIV) IS taking its toll. It is critical for everyone to find ways of coping with this problem, along side campaigns to eradicate the virus. There is need to explore the power of nutrition in boosting the immune system. Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1148 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z