POCKETBOOK: EA POLOKEHO EA KAHO BAKENG: SA AFRIKA BOROA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emuze Fidelis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
South African ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Construction is one of the oldest activities known to mankind, yet it is an industry where the health, safety and wellbeing of people are often at risk. While South African construction safety laws and regulations are up-to-date, the accidents, injuries and fatalities at construction sites remain a challenge.

KONSTRUKSIEVEILIGHEID SAKBOEKIE VIR SUID-AFRIKA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emuze Fidelis
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
South African ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Construction is one of the oldest activities known to mankind, yet it is an industry where the health, safety and wellbeing of people are often at risk. While South African construction safety laws and regulations are up-to-date, the accidents, injuries and fatalities at construction sites remain a challenge.

A SCHEMA FOR IMPROVING CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Lesiba George Mollo ◽  
Fidelis Emuze ◽  
John Smallwood
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
South African ◽  
Construction Safety ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Prevention Methods ◽  
A Site

This article aims to outline how to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for on sites use in South African construction. The use of UAVs is gaining traction in the construction industry, where cyber-physical systems are promoting digital-to physical transformation. Among others, UAVs help assures the safety of people in construction. For instance, they are controlled remotely while moving faster than humans into inaccessible, hard-to-reach, and unsafe areas of job sites. They can be equipped with various types of sensors to transfer valuable data to safety managers and assist with onsite safety monitoring. Based on realised gains and the need to motivate its use, this article uses presents a schema that could help managers deploy UAVs on construction sites for safety performance purposes. The literature-based report utilised the keywords unmanned aerial vehicles and safety in construction to search the relevant database. The findings reveal that the critical hazards on construction sites can be identified using UAVs to allow proactive execution of accident prevention methods. Given that the captured visual images and video clips provide site management with a bird's eye view of a site, corrective measures can be implemented through 'walkabout' and instant instructions. The virtual images and video clips also help to identify hazards and risks that may cause accidents on construction sites. There is significant scope for using UAVs to improve construction safety when appropriate guidelines are implemented.

scholarly journals Addressing the mental health needs of adolescents in South African communities: a protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sorsdahl ◽  
C. van der Westhuizen ◽  
M. Neuman ◽  
H. A. Weiss ◽  
B. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
South African ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Feasibility Trial ◽  
Counselling Intervention ◽  
Health Counselling

Abstract Background Like many low- and middle-income countries, almost half of the proportion of the South African population is under the age of 25. Given the peak age of onset for most mental health problems is in adolescence, it is vital that adolescents have access to mental health counselling. There are several initiatives to increase access to mental health counselling in South Africa, primarily through the integration of counselling for common mental disorders (CMD) into primary health care services, but adolescents (15–18 years of age) generally do not utilize these services. To address this gap, we will undertake a study to explore the feasibility of conducting a trial of the effectiveness of a community-based mental health counselling intervention for adolescents at-risk for a CMD. Methods The study is a feasibility trial of the ASPIRE intervention, a four-session blended multi-component counselling intervention adapted for South African adolescents at risk for depression and alcohol use disorders. We will enrol 100 adolescents from community settings and randomly assign them to the ASPIRE intervention or a comparison condition. Feasibility measures, such as rates of recruitment, consent to participate in the trial and retention, will be calculated. Qualitative interviews with participants and counsellors will explore the acceptability of the intervention. The primary outcomes for a subsequent trial would be reductions in symptoms of depression and days of heavy drinking which will be measured at baseline, 6 weeks, and 3 months post-randomization. Discussion This feasibility trial using a mixed-methods design will allow us to determine whether we can move forward to a larger effectiveness trial of the ASPIRE intervention. Trial registration The trial is registered with the Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR20200352214510). Registered 28 February 2020—retrospectively registered, https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=9795

scholarly journals The South African dysphagia screening tool (SADS): A screening tool for a developing context

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Calli Ostrofsky ◽  
Jaishika Seedat
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Acute Stroke ◽  
South African ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
The South ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Cohen’S Kappa ◽  
Cohen's Kappa ◽  
Government Hospitals

Background: Notwithstanding its value, there are challenges and limitations to implementing a dysphagia screening tool from a developed contexts in a developing context. The need for a reliable and valid screening tool for dysphagia that considers context, systemic rules and resources was identified to prevent further medical compromise, optimise dysphagia prognosis and ultimately hasten patients’ return to home or work.Methodology: To establish the validity and reliability of the South African dysphagia screening tool (SADS) for acute stroke patients accessing government hospital services. The study was a quantitative, non-experimental, correlational cross-sectional design with a retrospective component. Convenient sampling was used to recruit 18 speech-language therapists and 63 acute stroke patients from three South African government hospitals. The SADS consists of 20 test items and was administered by speech-language therapists. Screening was followed by a diagnostic dysphagia assessment. The administrator of the tool was not involved in completing the diagnostic assessment, to eliminate bias and prevent contamination of results from screener to diagnostic assessment. Sensitivity, validity and efficacy of the screening tool were evaluated against the results of the diagnostic dysphagia assessment. Cohen’s kappa measures determined inter-rater agreement between the results of the SADS and the diagnostic assessment.Results and conclusion: The SADS was proven to be valid and reliable. Cohen’s kappa indicated a high inter-rater reliability and showed high sensitivity and adequate specificity in detecting dysphagia amongst acute stroke patients who were at risk for dysphagia. The SADS was characterised by concurrent, content and face validity. As a first step in establishing contextual appropriateness, the SADS is a valid and reliable screening tool that is sensitive in identifying stroke patients at risk for dysphagia within government hospitals in South Africa.

Rooibos: Effect on Iron Status of South African Adults at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. S85
Author(s):  
Jeanine L. Marnewick ◽  
Irma Venter ◽  
Fanie Rautenbach ◽  
Henry Neethling ◽  
Maritha Kotze
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
South African ◽  
Iron Status

Re-Thinking the Role of Indigenous Systems in Life Skills Education Among the Youth of Local Communities

2022 ◽  
pp. 365-382
Author(s):  
Thivhavhudzi Muriel Badugela ◽  
Livhuwani Daphney Tshikukuvhe
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
South African ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Youth At Risk ◽  
African Youth ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Skills Education ◽  
Life Skills Education

Schools experienced various challenges, and such challenges put the South African youth at risk of self-destructive behavior. The behavior that puts young people at risk, such as substance abuse and lack of educational life skills to mention a few, add to their vulnerability. The knowledge which has been historically repressed and marginalized needs to be given a rightful place in the development and promotion of indigenous knowledge in life skills education of South Africa. Data were collected and qualitatively framed within an interpretivist philosophical view using observation and focus group interviews from purposefully selected key informants who are experts in the area of indigenous knowledge and life skills education.

Adult ADHD in the South African workplace: the usefulness of a self-report screening measure and preliminary prevalence estimates

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-273
Author(s):  
Charles H Van Wijk
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
South African ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Adult Adhd ◽  
Self Report ◽  
The South ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Interpretation Systems

In the South African context, resource constraints often preclude the comprehensive assessment of large numbers of people for the likelihood of Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Primary screening through a self-report measure may be useful to stream at-risk individuals towards diagnostic assessment services, as well as being useful in population and workplace based research. The present study set out, first, to investigate the usefulness of a self-report ADHD scale to identify at-risk individuals, and, second, to provide preliminary prevalence estimates for Adult ADHD, guided by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) criteria, in a South African workplace sample. Workers in full-time skilled employment ( N = 1,917), aged 18–44, completed a self-report Adult ADHD scale, and participated in an interview with a psychologist. Their scale data, using three different scoring and interpretation systems, were subjected to statistical analysis. Favourable internal reliability and positive predictive validity were found. Different interpretation systems provided different prevalence estimations: using DSM-5 criteria, a total prevalence estimate of 3.3 % was calculated (attention deficit subtype = 0.9%, hyperactivity-impulsivity subtype = 1.0%, and combined subtype = 1.4%). The positive predictive validity found with this sample suggests that this scale can be used constructively in research or screening contexts to identify at-risk individuals. Furthermore, preliminary prevalence estimates for Adult ADHD, guided by DSM-5 criteria, are now available for a South African workplace sample.

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