Her research focuses on the bio-psychosocial health of individuals, groups and communities with special emphasis on the narratives of illness and health, trauma, loss, grief and bereavement. Her PhD thesis explored the use of the life maps technique in the personal development of young people living with HIV and AIDS. A total of 22…
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Alida Herbst
Her research focuses on the bio-psychosocial health of individuals, groups and communities with special emphasis on the narratives of illness and health, trauma, loss, grief and bereavement. Her PhD thesis explored the use of the life maps technique in the personal development of young people living with HIV and AIDS. A total of 22…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/consumer-sciences/staff
Staff
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Postgraduate Studies
Postgraduate Studies in Consumer Sciences After completing one of the four year programs a student can be admitted to an M in Consumer Sciences. Admission is subject to a selection process as well as available capacity in the subject group. After that, a student can be enrolled for a PhD degree in Consumer Sciences, provided that the stated…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/consumer-sciences/projects
Research projects
Recently completed postgraduate projects of PhD students Botha, E. 2023. A consumer infant vaccination decision model in South Africa. Promotor: Prof. D. van der Merwe; co-promotors: Prof. R.J. Burnett and Prof. P. Bester. Dreyer, H. 2023. Towards an understanding of shades of green consumer behaviour in South Africa: A social-cognitive…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/occupational-hygiene/study-occupational-hygiene
Study Occupational Hygiene
[accordion collapsed] What is Occupational Hygiene? Occupational Hygiene is the discipline of anticipating, recognising, evaluating and controlling health hazards in the working environment with the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large. Take a look at a…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/occupational-hygiene/and-innovation
Research and Innovation
Globally 2.9 million annual deaths (nearly 8 000 deaths/day) in 2019 were attributed to work with 2.58 million due to occupational diseases and 0.32 million related to occupational accidents. The burden of occupational diseases and injuries increased by 26% from 2014. The economic loss due to occupational diseases is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/occupational-hygiene