Browsing by Author "Nangolo, Ruusa Megameno"

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    Factors promoting exclusive breastfeeding at a public health facility in Windhoek Namibia: A descriptive comparative study
    (Elsevier, 2023) Nangolo, Ruusa Megameno; Robertson, Anneline; Crowley, Talitha
    Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) refers to the practice of giving an infant breast milk only up to the age of six months, except for oral rehydration solutions or drops/syrups of vitamins, minerals or medicines. Globally and in Namibia, EBF rates remain well below the 70% World Health Organisation (WHO) target. This study aimed to investigate factors that promote EBF amongst mothers at a public health facility in Windhoek, Namibia. A quantitative comparative descriptive design was used. Women aged 18 and above with infants aged 0 to 6 months attending a public health facility (n = 270) in Windhoek, Namibia, were selected using non-probability consecutive sampling. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic, economic, knowledge, psychosocial, biophysical and sociocultural factors. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression..
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    Surviving genocide: A critical analysis of the long-term impact of the Herero and Nama genocides
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Nangolo, Ruusa Megameno; Iyi, John-Mark
    The period 1904–1908 is historically significant among the Herero and Nama, as they still suffer from the impact of the genocide committed by the German colonisers. Nearly 80 per cent of the Otjiherero-speaking people and 50 per cent of Nama-speaking people were brutally killed, tortured and raped after reclaiming their lands from the German settlers. Since this event took place before Namibia’s independence in 1990, little was said about the brutal killing until after Namibian independence, when the progeny of the genocide victims sought answers and justice for the act of colonial injustices. They subsequently filed a claim in Washington DC in 2001 for compensation payments totaling over two billion US dollars by the German government.