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Migration, Xenophobia and New Racism in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Adjai, Carol; Lazaridis, Gabriella - In: International Journal of Social Science Studies 1 (2013) 1, pp. 192-205
Post-apartheid South Africa was built on a culture of inclusiveness, tolerance and human rights, embodied in its 1996 Constitution. However, as this paper shows, South African citizens exhibit high levels of xenophobia towards fellow African citizens, subjecting them to different forms of...
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Non-Economic Quality of Life and Population Density in South Africa
Greyling, Talita; Rossouw, Stephanié - 2016
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between population density and non-economic quality of life. Popular opinion has generally been that population density can be seen as beneficial for economic growth, as it allows for greater productivity, greater incomes and can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012624264
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An Empirical Analysis of Cellular Demand in South Africa
Recuero Virto, Laura - 2014
This paper provides some estimates of demand elasticity for prepaid cellular voice and short message service (SMS) in South Africa by fitting a structural discrete consumer choice model to a cross-sectional data set on Vodacom customers collected in 2005. We find higher price elasticities than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068745
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An Empirical Analysis of Cellular Demand in South Africa
Gasmi, Farid - 2009
We analyze demand for prepaid cellular voice and short message service (SMS) in South Africa by means of a demand-and-supply structural model based on a multinomial specification fitted to a cross-sectional data set on Vodacom customers collected in 2005. We find that consumers are very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012719702
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Dispensing with marriage: Marital and partnership trends in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2000-2006
Hosegood, Victoria; McGrath, Nuala; Moultrie, Tom - In: Demographic Research 20 (2009) 13, pp. 279-312
This paper describes marriage and partnership patterns and trends in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 2000-2006. The study is based on longitudinal, population-based data collected by the Africa Centre demographic surveillance system. We consider whether the high rates of non-marriage...
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Modelling the demographic impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa and the likely impact of interventions
Johnson, Leigh F.; Dorrington, Rob - In: Demographic Research 14 (2006) 22, pp. 541-574
This paper describes an approach to incorporating the impact of HIV/AIDS and the effects of HIV/AIDS prevention and … treatment programmes into a cohort component projection model of the South African population. The modelled HIV … the HIV-positive population is changing significantly over time. HIV/AIDS is projected to have a substantial demographic …
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Sexual behaviour patterns in South Africa and their association with the spread of HIV: insights from a mathematical model
Johnson, Leigh; Dorrington, Rob; Bradshaw, Debbie; Wyk, … - In: Demographic Research 21 (2009) 11, pp. 289-340
This paper aims to quantify the effects of different types of sexual risk behaviour on the spread of HIV in South … allow for the transmission of HIV, and the model is fitted to South African HIV prevalence data and sexual behaviour data …. Results suggest that concurrent partnerships and other non-spousal partnerships are major drivers of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in …
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The implications of long term community involvement for the production and circulation of population knowledge
Madhavan, Sangeetha; Collinson, Mark A.; Townsend, … - In: Demographic Research 17 (2007) 13, pp. 369-388
Demographic surveillance systems (DSS) depend on community acceptance and involvement to produce high quality longitudinal data. Ensuring community support also exposes power relations usually concealed in the research process. We discuss the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System...
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The age pattern of increases in mortality affected by HIV
Sharrow, David; Clark, Samuel J.; Collinson, Mark A.; … - In: Demographic Research 29 (2013) 39, pp. 1039-1096
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The Cost-effectiveness of Alternative HIV Intervention Portfolios in South Africa
Stavert, Robert - 2009
The Cost-effectiveness of Alternative HIV Intervention Portfolios in South Africa. Robert Stavert and Elisa Long … and cost-effectiveness of different portfolios of interventions to prevent HIV infection over a twenty year time horizon …), increasing availability of HIV screening and counseling, and establishing widespread circumcision campaigns would be the most …
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