Doctoral Degrees (Sociology)
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Community participation in the upgrading of informal settlements: theoretical and practical guidelines
(University of the Free State, 1999-05)English: The emergence of participation as an alternative paradigm of development has been phenomenal. All over the world, and in South Africa in particular, enthusiasm for community participation in development exists. ... -
The role of practitioners of traditional medicine in the treatment, care and support of people living with HIV/AIDS
(University of the Free State, 2005-05)The ravaging impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on societies, especially in developing countries, has evoked a renewed urgency to consolidate all available resources to address the health needs of individuals living with HIV ... -
Living with TB: the ‘career’ of the tuberculosis patient in the Free State, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2004-05)This thesis has three main aims. The first aim is to profile the ‘career’ of tuberculosis patients. In this regard, the focus is broadly on the socio-economic and socio-cultural variables impinging on the health-seeking ... -
The socio-economic impact of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project resettlement programme at Makhoakhoeng
(University of the Free State, 2007)Large dams are constructed for irrigation, generation of hydroelectricity, consumption and so forth. In the case of Lesotho, the LHWP was constructed with the sole purpose of selling water to South Africa in order to earn ... -
International conflict over fresh water resources: the formulation of preventive and interventive guidelines
(University of the Free State, 2008)The pressures of human society on available water resources lead to the grave and everworsening scarcity of this resource, which locally and internationally, strains policy and institutional capacity to deal with the issue ... -
A community-based conservation programme for the management and conservation of land resources in Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2004-11)English: Literature abounds with discussions regarding land degradation and the sustainability of land resources conservation programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. A thorough understanding of past and present intervention ... -
Hospitalisation for tuberculosis in the Free State, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2004-05)Abstract not available -
Adherence and sustained access to antiretroviral treatment in the Free State public health sector: a gender perspective
(University of the Free State, 2008-11)English: Sustained access to ART and adherence to ARV medications remain crucial for reducing AIDS-related mortality and morbidity, minimising the development of drug resistance, and for appropriate treatment decision-making ...