Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23320-23334 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.3
The prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa remains a critical challenge that the country is faced with. Recent data highlights that despite interventions, GBV rates continue to rise, par-ticularly in marginalized communities. This mixed model desktop study sought to conduct a post Covid-19 comprehensive analysis to find out the factors contributing to escalation of GBV in South Africa. The findings...
Background: Mental health care users (MHCUs) are usually admitted to mental health care facilities when they relapse. MHCUs who abuse illicit substances get admitted to a special ward in the hospital specifically for drug detoxification for six weeks. Despite thorough recovery programs, there is still rapid post-discharge relapse among MHCUs with high accessibility to substances. The study was conducted at a psychiat...
Volume 23 / Issue 3 / pp. 24107-24113 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i3.24
This study explores how patriarchal ideologies are embedded and perpetuated through Tshivenḓa naming practices and how these practices negatively impact productivity. The study examines how socialisation through names perpetuate patriarchy to individuals, families and the society at large and how it subsequently infiltrates broader societal sectors such as the economy and politics. The central argument is that names ...
I. Owusu Darkwa, I. Coetzee-Prinsloo, T.V. Nesengani
Volume 23 / Issue 1 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i1.23
Hypertension, a non-communicable disease (NCD), poses a public health threat globally, especially in low-middleincome countries, including Ghana. Family members contribute immensely to the management of chronic diseases such as hypertension. To achieve optimal control of hypertension, a Psychoeducational programme may be adopted as a non-pharmacological strategy to complement the management of hypertension by family ...
This paper investigates if what removes underachievement in one secondary school could do the same in another irrespective of the gender of learners at the school. The paper was motivated by diverse discourses about learner-underachievement being uniquely institutional instead of being multi-institutional. This paper is conceptual and empirical in nature within the qualitative research paradigm. The question guiding ...
Volume 23 / Issue 3 / pp. 24036-24049 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i3.17
Examination malpractices in computer-based testing have become a growing trend in academic institutions worldwide, with its attendant negative effects on students’ academic concerns. This study, therefore, investigates the relationship and predictive roles of undergraduates’ gender, digital literacy, and study habits on attitudes toward examination malpractice in computer-based testing in selected universities in Sou...
This article analyses Zulu proverbs on courtship, marriage, and the family to explore the influence of socio-cultural norms, values, and practices in perpetuating domestic violence. The study found that patriarchal norms entrench gender inequality which engender toxic masculinity which culminate in the abuse or violent treatment of women. The paper uses the socio-ecological model which holds that personal, relational...
Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23697-23707 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.27
The study examines self-valuation response made by 40 male ex-convicts (socioeconomic status (SES, Low SES 17.5%; Medium SES 47.5% and High SES 35%) from Minimum Security Prison, Keffi, Na-sarawa State, Nigeria. The participants responded to a modified version of the "Interpersonal support evaluation list: shortened version- 12 items "(Cohen, Merstein, Kamarek & Hoberman, 1985) scale, adopted for the study. A One-Way...
Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23395-23411 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.8
This systematic review critically examines the integration of indigenous knowledge and gender per-spectives in shaping inclusive education policies and practices for marginalised groups in the devel-oping world. Recognising the limitations of conventional educational paradigms which often overlook culturally specific epistemologies, this study synthesises empirical evidence and theoretical insights to elucidate the t...
This study explores the potential of music education within Grades 4–6 CAPS Creative Arts classrooms as a strategy for preventing gender-based violence (GBV) while fostering ethical awareness, social responsibility, and cultural consciousness among learners. Using a framework informed by Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), the study examines how social, institutional,and historical fact...
African philosophy offers a critical intellectual lens for understanding and advancing development in Africa, emphasizing communalism, humanism, and the interdependence of social relations. From a gendered perspective, it interrogates the cultural and epistemological foundations that have historically structured gender hierarchies and social inequalities across the continent. Core philosophical valuessuch as Ubuntu (...
Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23366-23379 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.6
Substance use disorders are highly prevalent and contribute substantially to the burden of disease globally. Mental health and substance abuse disorders are complex, interrelated conditions that pose significant challenges for healthcare providers worldwide. The growing concern is that substance use disorders are related to the development of other mental health disorders, which are often treated at the same time in ...
Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23524-23542 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.17
Nigeria is among the highest HIV/AIDS burden countries worldwide. Stigmatization against people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) has implications for the coping, morbidity, and mortality associated with the disease. We examined the relationship between media access and perceived HIV-related stigma (PHS) in Nigeria. This cross-sectional design study used national survey data (n=34,378). A multi-stage sampling approach was ...
Volume 22 / Issue 3 / pp. 22916-22926 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v22i3.5
This study investigates how commercial drivers and artisans in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, obtain health information and use Agbo herbal medication. Underpinned by the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Information-Seeking Model (ISM), the study examines how sociocultural influences, digital technologies, and regulatory frameworks impact Agbo views as well as the sources of health information. Thirty participants wer...
Volume 23 / Issue 3 / pp. 24173-24182 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i3.30
This article reflects on my life history as documented in the book, Rocklands: On Becoming the First Generation of black Psychologists in Post-Apartheid South Africa, positioning my autopsychobiography within the intellectual lineage of Chabani Manganyi’s Apartheid and the Making of a black Psychologist. I aim to contribute to the discourse of critical psychology and foreground the unfinished business of decolonising...
