Applying behavioural science to issues of public health in South Africa: The case for social norms intervention

Autor: Gary Ganz, Fergus G. Neville, Catherine L. Ward

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Science, Vol 113, Iss 5/6, Pp 5-5 (2017)

In the effort to address behavioural risk factors – which contribute significantly to the global burden of disease – there is a growing movement in public health towards the use of interventions informed by behavioural science. These intervention

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Association of child maltreatment with South African adults' wages: Evidence from the Cape Area panel study

Autor: Xiangming Fang, Xiaodong Zheng, Tabitha Casey, Deborah Fry, Catherine L. Ward, Celia Hsiao, Gary Ganz

Publikováno v: Health Economics Review, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
Health Economics Review
Zheng, X, Fang, X, Fry, D A, Ganz, G, Casey, T, Hsiao, C & Ward, C L 2018, ' Association of child maltreatment with South African adults’ wages : Evidence from the Cape area panel study ', Health economics review, vol. 8, no. 20, pp. 1-12 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-018-0206-6

Child maltreatment is a prevalent public health problem in both developed and developing countries. While many studies have investigated the relationship between violence against children and health of the victims, little is known about the long term

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https://hdl.handle.net/10419/197264

Violence against children in South Africa: the cost of inaction to society and the economy

Autor: Gary Ganz, Xiangming Fang, Deborah Fry, Tabitha Casey, Xiaodong Zheng, Celia Hsiao, Catherine L. Ward

Publikováno v: Hsiao, C, Fry, D, Ward, C L, Ganz, G, Casey, T, Zheng, X & Fang, X 2018, ' Violence against children in South Africa : the cost of inaction to society and the economy ', BMJ Global Health, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-8 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000573
BMJ Global Health

Despite the extent and magnitude of violence against children in South Africa, political and financial investments to prevent violence against children remain low. A recent costing study investigating the social burden and economic impact of violence

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000573