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    Exploring resilience in South African adults exposed to childhood domestic violence (dv)
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Olivier, Gershwille Zynodean; Rich, Edna
    Despite an individual's demographic makeup, domestic violence (DV) is one of the most widespread problems in the globe. Children in South Africa (SA) are frequently exposed to domestic violence (DV), which leaves them with both physical and emotional wounds. To conduct the study, Humanities and Social Science Research Ethics and Child Welfare SA approval was required to do the study and to obtain research participants. The study included ethical principles like autonomy, confidentiality, voluntary participation, and do no harm in this study. This study utilized semi-structured interviews and a qualitative research methodology to explore the experiences of three males and five females, ages 25 to 38, who were exposed to childhood domestic violence. The researcher was able to obtain detailed narrative descriptions from the research participants by using an exploratory, descriptive method. Snowball sampling was utilized to recruit research participants.
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    The perceptions of boys regarding substance abuse amongst adolescents
    (University of the Western Cape, 2009) Nkgudi, Leretsene Florence; De Jager, Marianna; NULL; Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
    South Africa is overwhelmed by the increase of substance abuse among adolescents. Having consulted the literature, South Africa is not the only country faced with this problem. It raises concerns with regard to the social health of adolescents in this country. In order to develop effective intervention strategies to reduce the wide spread abuse of substances, it is important to first understand how adolescents perceive this problem. In this study the perceptions of boys will be explored with regard, to substance abuse among adolescents. A purposive sampling method was used to select the participants. The eleven participants were interviewed by means of a semi structured interview; an interview guide was applied to collect the relevant information. The goal of the study was to explore the perceptions of boys regarding substance abuse amongst adolescents. After data collection which was indicated by the saturation of the data, the recorded data was transcribed. Transcripts were analysed to determine the emerging themes from the collected data. The main findings of the study were interpreted and discussed according to the themes and sub themes, which were derived from the participants’ narratives. Based on the research findings, recommendations have been suggested for service providers with regard to substance abuse amongst adolescents.
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    The perceptions of boys regarding substance abuse amongst adolescents
    (University of the Western Cape, 2009) Nkgudi, Leretsene Florence; De Jager, Marianna; NULL; Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
    South Africa is overwhelmed by the increase of substance abuse among adolescents. Having consulted the literature, South Africa is not the only country faced with this problem. It raises concerns with regard to the social health of adolescents in this country. In order to develop effective intervention strategies to reduce the wide spread abuse of substances, it is important to first understand how adolescents perceive this problem. In this study the perceptions of boys will be explored with regard, to substance abuse among adolescents. A purposive sampling method was used to select the participants. The eleven participants were interviewed by means of a semi structured interview; an interview guide was applied to collect the relevant information. The goal of the study was to explore the perceptions of boys regarding substance abuse amongst adolescents. After data collection which was indicated by the saturation of the data, the recorded data was transcribed. Transcripts were analysed to determine the emerging themes from the collected data. The main findings of the study were interpreted and discussed according to the themes and sub themes, which were derived from the participants’ narratives. Based on the research findings, recommendations have been suggested for service providers with regard to substance abuse amongst adolescents.