Search results for "Zulu"
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Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence ofSchistosoma haematobiumin school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Distric…
2017
Schistosoma haematobium infection is reported to facilitate the development of urogenital diseases. Its symptoms include haematuria, dysuria and tiredness, and it may cause cognitive decline in chi...
Co-infection with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminths in rural South Africa
2017

 
 
 Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis are among the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases and may lead to severe consequences. We assessed the extent of co-infection between Schistosoma haematobium and the soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura in schoolgirls in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We also explored if S. haematobium can serve as a predictor for soil-transmitted helminths in this area. From 15 selected schools, 726 primary schoolgirls aged 10–12 years provided both urine and stool samples. The samples were examined for the presence of eggs using the urine sedimentation technique for S. …
Juxtaposing Zulu and Zimbabwean Ndebele lexico-semantic differences: an etymological and shibboleth analysis
2020
Zulu spoken in South Africa and Northern Ndebele spoken in Zimbabwe are Nguni languages that are particularly close to each other, Zulu is arguably closer to Zimbabwean Ndebele compared to other Ng...
Schistosomiasis and water-related practices in school girls in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2010
There is increasing evidence of an association between female genital Schistosoma haematobium infection and HIV. In KwaZulu-Natal, we aimed to explore girls' water contact practice and to determine...
Disability-related-distress in primary school learners with vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Af…
2020
Background Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is a major cause of vision impairment among children that impacts negatively on their lives including distresses. We aim to understand the disability-related distress among vision-impaired children due to URE in rural and semi-rural South Africa using qualitative techniques. Methods Structured focus groups of children (aged 5-12 years old) with normal vision and vision impairment due to URE from four schools in Pinetown, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, were performed (four mixed-gender group discussions and eight single gender group discussions). We recruited the study participants after the children underwent standardised vision screening. Criteri…
La mirada glacial
2000
Arrebato es una película surcada por el objeto cine, una película que habla del propio cine. En este sentido, demuestra su cultura y su conocimiento, sus manías y sus devociones. El cine, pues, se pasea por Arrebato o, mejor, lo atraviesa. Y lo hace de muchas maneras: comno efecto temático, pues se trata del oficio de su protagonista -José Sirgado-; como decoración, ya que numerosos carteles visten las paredes de las habitaciones o de la sala de montaje (el mismo lván Zulueta fue diseñador de bellos carteles del cine español); también es el cine un ambiente que ilumina el paseo nocturno de Eusebio Poncela a lo largo de la cartelera madrileña: Quo Vadis, Supennan, El humanoide, El cazador, P…
Rapture, Arrebato
2011
Sinopsis y breve análisis del film de culto Arrebato (Iván Zuueta, 1979) Synopsis and brief analysis of the Zulueta's film Rapture, a cult film directed in 1979.
Learning and Synchronising Dance Movements in South African Songs – Cross-cultural Motion-capture Study
2011
Music and dance are human universals. Understanding the communicative nature and the interpersonal dynamics of making music and dancing has a wide area of applications from academic to artistic, educational and therapeutic uses. Cross-cultural and embodied cognitive approaches are important, as they ensure a view across a spectrum of cultural practices and allow us to explore which aspects of cognitive performance are learned and how. In this study, our aims were to use a case study to investigate possible cross-cultural differences in movement, especially corporeal representation of beat and metre; to study group entrainment and factors contributing to synchronisation accuracy. From earli…
A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2015
Background: It has been estimated that 700 million people worldwide and 5.2 million people in South Africa are in need of annual treatment for schistosomiasis. In accordance with the current policy the Department of Health (DoH) in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, aimed to reach 75% treatment coverage in a mass treatment campaign (MTC) of schools in a schistosomiasis-endemic area.Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed to explore the implementation, coverage, challenges and limitations of a DoH MTC in a middle-income country. The study was conducted by exploring nurses’ and research team records, school enrolment lists and parental consent forms.Results: Slightly more than 10 000…