Browsing Research articles (Dept of Family and Consumer Sciences, formerly Home Economics Education) by Subject "Botswana"
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Accessibility of family and consumer sciences laboratories in Botswana junior secondary schools by learners with physical disabilities
(NATEFACS, http://www.natefacs.org, 2009)During the past decade, significant progress has been made on how to accommodate and teach learners with disabilities. However, less research has been done on creating a conducive learning environment for learners with ... -
Breastfeeding in Botswana: Practices, Attitudes, Patterns, and the Socio-cultural Factors Affecting Them
(Oxford University Press; http://tropej.oxfordjournals.org/, 2002-08)A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in four randomly selected districts of Botswana. Two study sites were chosen in each district. Four hundred households with children under 3 years old were enrolled into ... -
Comparison of estimates of malnutrition in children aged 0–5 years between clinic-based nutrition surveillance and national surveys
(Macmillan, www.palgrave-journals.com/jphp/, 2011-05-12)This study documents a marked discrepancy between the nutritional status of children aged 0–5 years in Botswana when measured by national surveys compared to clinic-based surveillance. We compared the average prevalence ... -
Determinants of the nutritional status of children in a rural African setting: the case of Chobe district, Botswana
(United Nations University Press. http://www.unu.edu, 1998)Variations in interdistrict nutritional status have puzzled both social policy makers and health workers in Botswana. A total of 643 households and 898 pre-school children were surveyed to determine factors that are ... -
Factors affecting prevalence of malnutrition among children under three years of age in Botswana
(Rural Outreach Programme http://www.bioline.org.br/nd, 2006)Malnutrition affects physical growth, morbidity, mortality, cognitive development, reproduction, and physical work capacity, and it consequently impacts on human performance, health and survival. It is an underlying factor ... -
Factors affecting prevalence of malnutrition among children under three years of age in Botswana
(Rural Outreach Program (ROP) www.ropkenya.org; http://www.ajfand.net/Index.html, 2006)Malnutrition affects physical growth, morbidity, mortality, cognitive development, reproduction, and physical work capacity, and it consequently impacts on human performance, health and survival. It is an underlying ... -
Household factors are strong indicators of children’s nutritional status in children with access to primary health care in the greater Gaborone area
(Academic Journals. http://www.academicjournals.org, 2007-02)Access to primary health care can improve the nutritional status and survival of preschool children. The effect of the universal provision of primary health care in Botswana on the prevalence, types, and determinants of ... -
Predictors of food variety and dietary diversity among older persons in Botswana
(Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/nut, 2005)Objective: We investigated whether food variety and diversity are associated with physical and cognitive functioning in older adults in Botswana and designed a simple set of screening questions that predict food variety ... -
Profiling micro apparel enterprises in Botswana: motivations, practices, challenges and success
(CTRJ, http://ctr.sagepub.com, 2003-06)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 ... -
The risk of developing malnutrition in people living with HIV/AIDS: observations from six support groups in Botswana
(Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd., http://www.medpharm.co.za, 2009)Objectives: The objectives of this study were to 1)to determine the proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at risk of developing malnutrition, 2) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, ...