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0000-0003-0838-817X
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University of Botswana
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Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 2018
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 19-06-2014
Abstract: This study examined the messages perceived by adolescent girls with orphanhood to influence their sexual decision making. Participants were 125 students (mean age = 14.7 years), 54% of whom attended church schools in a rural district of eastern Zimbabwe. We collected and analyzed data using concept mapping, a mixed method approach that enabled the construction of message clusters, with weighting for their relative importance. Messages that clustered under Biblical Teachings and Life Planning ranked highest in salience among students in both church and secular schools. Protecting Family Honor, HIV Prevention, and Social Stigma messages ranked next, respectively. Contrary to study hypotheses, the messages that orphan adolescent girls perceived to influence their sexual decisions did not vary by type of school attended.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-07-2014
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.916294
Abstract: In this study the authors explore the impact of protective factors on the health and well-being of grandmothers who are primary caregivers. Although researchers in Africa have studied grandparents who assume primary caregiving responsibilities, it is rare that they do so from a strength perspective, hence the need to examine the utility of personal, social, and environmental assets on caregiving. Grandmothers are the primary caregivers of orphaned children due to HIV and AIDS deaths thus it becomes pertinent to establish how they are coping without the provision of social security. The results of this study will be beneficial to all stakeholders interested in the welfare of elders with similar responsibilities. Knowledge about the health and well-being of grandmothers who are caregivers will assist public service and private sectors to formulate viable policies concerning elderly carers who foster orphans, particularly in countries with high HIV prevalence.
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Date: 2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 2022
DOI: 10.1177/23337214211053121
Abstract: Correlates of depression in older people were explored in this study. The prevalence of depression was also calculated. Data were collected using a cross-sectional study stratified by district in urban and rural Botswana using the Patient Health Questionnaire. A snowballing technique was utilized to recruit older participants ( N = 378 age = 71.8 SD = 9.1) with low to high incomes. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to investigate the associations among demographics, in idual, social, and environmental factors, and depression. The prevalence of depression and social impairment in older people was 7.8% and 20.6%. The correlates significantly associated with depression in Model 2 were education, income earned, resilience, and self-esteem (F (6, 358) = 19.5, p .001 R2 = 23%) after adjusting for all influencing factors. Self-perceived health was associated with depression in Model 3 [F (11,340) = 12.5, p .001 R2 = 28%]. In the final model, resilience, quality of life (QOL), and leisure were significantly associated with depression ( p .001), followed by anxiety, somatic symptoms, and social impairment ( p .05) [F (20,214) = 9.2, p .001 R2 = 46%]. Findings provide preliminary information on the determinants of depression for further review by the research community. Stakeholders should also take cognizance of these correlates during their practice to curb depression in older people.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 20-07-2017
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Date: 05-06-2020
Publisher: Unpublished
Date: 2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Date: 2007
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 07-2022
DOI: 10.1177/21582440221127145
Abstract: This study aims to determine key factors that predict resilience in older people. A cross-sectional design and quantitative methods were used for this study. Four districts were selected in Botswana using cluster random s ling. Data on resilience from 378 older adults aged 60 years+ [Mean Age ( SD) = 71.1(9.0)] was collected using snowballing technique. Data on socio-demographics, protective and risk factors were also collected from urban and rural areas. CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection) analysis was used to predict the strengths of the relationships among resilience and all predictor variables because the data were skewed. Five major predictor variables reached significance to be included in the model: depression, QOL, social impairment, education, and whether participants paid for services or accessed free services, along with high self-esteem ( p .001), security, and self-efficacy ( p .05). The presence of depression symptoms (χ 2 = 23.7, p = .001, df = 1) and self-esteem (χ 2 = 39.6, p .001) had the greatest influence on resilience. Older people with no depression symptoms but had low QOL still had social impairment (χ 2 = 3.9, p .05). Older people with no depression symptoms had moderate to high QOL but had low resilience as a result of paying for services (χ 2 = 7.4, p .02). Both protective and risk factors had a significant influence on resilience. Knowledge about the predictors of resilience in older people may assist stakeholders devise effective intervention, especially now with COVID-19 ravaging the country. Additionally, policies and programs inclined to assist older people may be established and implemented.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 10-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2007
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 15-05-2014
Abstract: This article reports on an attempt to demonstrate the importance of putting theory into practice in a way that will impact on the lives of children who are currently being denied their basic rights. Purposive s ling of schools in urban areas in Harare Province, Zimbabwe, was used with data collected from 147 participants ( M age = 16.9, SD = 1.38) that was subjected to quantitative analysis. Data were gathered on participants’ views on children’s rights and obligations and their understanding and implementation of the Bills of Rights. Children acknowledged that their rights were being implemented although inadequately adults living in urban areas were perceived to have knowledge of children’s rights and were said to implement them. To resolve the challenges to the implementation of children’s rights and obligations, a multi-sectoral approach is required.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 29-06-2015
Abstract: This study examined the patterns of variables that predict interpersonal trust in three distinct countries. Findings indicated that interpersonal trust is highest in the United States, followed by Ecuador and Zimbabwe. A similar ordering occurred with perceptions of social cohesion, whereas the reverse order occurred for perceptions of competition for scarce resources. Path analyses indicated that perceptions of social cohesion positively predicted interpersonal trust in all three cultures, whereas perceptions of competition for scarce resources negatively predicted interpersonal trust in two cultures. Path analyses also revealed that one or more of the following personal attributes predicted interpersonal trust: Independence, interdependence, uncertainty avoidance, and optimism. Results provide support for a three-stage model of the causes of interpersonal trust. In the first stage, the economic and political stability of a country influence perceptions of societal characteristics. In the second stage, these perceptions affect the personal attributes of in iduals in that country. Finally, in the third stage, both the societal characteristics and the personal attributes predict interpersonal trust.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 24-09-2020
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Date: 16-10-2014
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 25-01-2022
DOI: 10.1177/25166026211064693
Abstract: This article discusses social determinants of health that influence quality of life (QOL) of older people in Botswana and suggests appropriate interventions. A cross-sectional study stratified by district was used to collect information on the elderly (N = 378). Data were collected from: demographics, in idual factors (e.g., self-esteem), health-related factors (e.g., self-perceived health), clinical variables (e.g., social dysfunction), environmental assets (e.g., leisure) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). The analyses showed that income earned, self-efficacy and self-esteem, access to health services, self-perceived health, and chronic disease condition were associated with QOL. Social dysfunction and environmental assets (leisure, secure and healthy physical environments) were also significantly associated with QOL The results confirm that QOL is compromised by specific key factors. Thus, eradicating poverty, provision of services and a comfortable environment, promoting positive emotions (e.g., self-efficacy), and changing perceptions about self-rated health and self-rated QOL may enhance QOL among older people. The study has implications for policy, practice and further research.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-11-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2008
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 20-08-2020
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 25-09-2014
Abstract: Objective: This study sought to explore the impact of protective factors, health, and well-being on resilience of grandparents fostering orphans. Method: Data were collected from grandparents ( N = 327 M age = 62.4 SD = 11.2) in Zimbabwe using a survey instrument comprising the Resilience Scale and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Data were analyzed using hierarchical regression, predicting resilience from demographics, personal and social assets, health, and well-being. Results: Protective factors associated with resilience were personal assets (high self-esteem, problem-solving skills, and mastery) and social assets (social networks and spirituality). Grandparents with higher coping skills, younger age, and high socioeconomic status (SES) had superior personal competences for resilience than peers with lower self-rated personal attributes. Grandparents with good physical and mental health had higher resilience profiles. Discussion: Positive emotions and good health experienced by resilient grandparent carers function as protective factors to reduce the magnitude of adversity to in iduals and assist them to cope well with caregiving.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-04-2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 11-05-2012
Location: United States of America
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