Exploring the Perspectives of AFL Teachers on Teacher Development Needs, with Reference to the Level of Professional Experience by AbdelWahhab, Fathiyya Refky

“…Data were collected online from 76 AFL teachers through a questionnaire which was provided in Arabic and English versions and which had quantitative and descriptive sections. Of the total respondents, 57 completed the Arabic version, while 19 completed the English version. …”
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Refugees in Egypt: State Framing, Ministerial Narratives, and the Politics of Representation on Social Media by Kohail, Habiba

“…The corpus consists of 110 social media post published by two government entities: the Egyptian Cabinet and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates (MoFA). Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study quantitatively examines dominant frames, the frequency of descriptive elements, and the conflation of the terms “refugees” and “migrants.” …”
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Tobacco consumption and non-communicable diseases in Ghana; Identifying accentuating factors and further evidence from 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey by Brenyah Kwasi Joseph, Nonvignon Justice, Owusu-Dabo Ellis, Singh Arti

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How does sevuflurane induction, followed by a ketamine maintenance infusion affect intraocular pressure? : establishment of a protocol for paediatric glaucoma examinations under an... by Van der Walt, Jessica Gwendoline

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Certain congenital anomalies : some psycho-social implications in adulthood by Heydenrych, Joan Ingrid

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The performance of HIV rapid antibody detection assays in children by Nuttall, James Jolyon Care

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 6 HIV rapid tests currently used in South Africa for screening children using whole blood. Methods: A prospective descriptive cross-sectional laboratory study was conducted at two paediatric healthcare facilities in South Africa. …”
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Food security and poverty reduction programmes: the experience of female headed households in a Cape Town community by Duncan, Sarah

“…The research had four objectives - to describe (1) what food insecure households believe food in/security is, (2) how food insecure households experience food insecurity, (3) the characteristics of effective poverty reduction programmes from the perspective of food insecure households, and (4) the characteristics of ineffective poverty reduction programmes from the perspective of food insecure households. A descriptive qualitative methodology was used with data gathered through the methods of Photovoice with photo-elicitation interviews, semi-structured interviews, collage, observation field notes and a self-constructed questionnaire. …”
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Admission trends at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town: 2004 to 2013 by Isaacs, Yumnah

“…Stata was used to clean and code the data and perform basic descriptive analyses of contained variables. Medians and interquartile ranges described numerical variables. …”
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An investigation into recruitment, retention and motivation of advanced life support practitioners in South Africa by Gangaram, Padarath

“…This research study was therefore conceptualized to investigate factors that influence ALS practitioner recruitment, retention and motivation in an effort to enhance them. Methods: This study followed a sequential, explanatory, mixed method design. …”
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The prevalence and determinants of diabetic retinopathy in Botswana: Findings from a screening programme by Omari, Nuru Said

“…Convenience sampling was used where every eligible patient that arrived for DR screening and had consented was included in the study. Basic descriptive statistics of the study sample were reported and a multivariate analysis was performed with DR as the outcome of interest. …”
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An investigation of the symptom burden of paediatric cardiology outpatients in Blantyre, Malawi: The patient perspective by Huwa, Cornelius Kondwani

“…To describe the spiritual symptoms burden of paediatric cardiology patients in outpatient clinic Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study, using qualitative methodology with semi-structured interviews. …”
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The effects of community participation on sustainability in an ICT4D project: A Case of Vrygrond Community Lab in South Africa by Ndayishimiye, Evode

“…Research methodology: The methodology in this study is qualitative. Exploratory and descriptive research methods were used to analyse how community participation affects sustainability. …”
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A critical realist study into the emergence and absence of academic success among Bachelor of Emergency Medical Care students by Sobuwa, Simpiwe

“…Continuous and categorical variables were described using basic descriptive statistics. The Pearson’s chi-square and Fisher’s exact test were used to test associations between the various survey variables and repeating a year. …”
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Final Year Medical Students' Experience of Bullying: A Study at the University of Cape Town by Fakroodeen, Adam Abdul Kader

“…The questionnaire included the modified Quinne questionnaire assessing different types of bullying and related frequency, and the CORE-GP questionnaire assessing psychological distress. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data, and thematic analysis was used to assess the qualitative data. …”
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Rapid sequence intubation: a survey of current practice in the South African pre-hospital setting by Botha, Johanna Catharina

“…The aim of the research study was to investigate and describe, based on the components of the minimum standards of pre-hospital RSI in South Africa, specific areas of interest related to current pre-hospital RSI practice. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design in the form of an online survey were conducted amongst operational ECPs in the pre-hospital setting of South Africa, using convenience and snowball sampling strategies. …”
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The effects of socio-demographic factors on depression and perceived health status among a cohort of young people (15-24) in South Africa: evidence from the National Income Dynamic... by Nkhoma, Nelly Ruth

“…MER is appropriate for unbalanced panels as this method is robust to irregularly spaced measurements. …”
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Timing of complications following elective craniotomies by Claassens, Caren

“…Statistical analysis was primarily descriptive. Results: A total of 189 elective craniotomy patients were included in our audit for the 2-year period mentioned. …”
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The Assessment of quality of life in children with Tracheostomies and their families in a Low to Middle Income Country (LMIC) by Din, Taseer Feroze

“…We aim to assess the quality of life (QOL) of tracheostomised children and their families as the first study of its kind in a low-resource setting. Methods A descriptive, observational study was done to assess the QOL of tracheostomised children managed by the Breatheasy© Program over 10 months. …”
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Exploring factors causing the high incidence of sexually transmitted infections in the township of Du Noon by Dookhith, Azhaar Bibi Faatimah

“…The questionnaires were analysed using the Likert Scale and open-ended questions were analysed using exploratory descriptive methods. Results: Cultural beliefs, having multiple partners, lack of partner notification, alcohol consumption and lack of condom usage were found to be the main contributing factors to the high incidence of STIs. …”
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The perceived barriers to timely therapeutic hypothermia treatment for neonates diagnosed with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy when born outside the cooling facility within the pr... by de Wet, Wardie

“…The participants represented both the referral and receiving facilities. The descriptive analysis of the data obtained showed overlapping of emerged themes, ranging in repetitive strength. …”
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