Renette Blignaut
Biographic Data
| ID | 190108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Renette Blignaut |
| GIVEN NAMES | Renette |
| FAMILY NAME | Blignaut |
| SIGNATURE | BLIGNAUT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3150-6624 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Online Learning during Covid-19—A Comparative Study
The pandemic and subsequent ‘lockdowns’ dramatically changed the educational landscape of higher education institutions. Before-COVID-19, traditional universities had choices in pedagogical practice, which included a variety of teaching delivery modes. Overnight, a single mode of delivery became the only option for traditional higher education institutions. All services migrated to digital platforms, leading to a period of “emergency eLearning”. …
A weighted bootstrap approach to logistic regression modelling in identifying risk behaviours associated with sexual activity
The latest population estimates released by Statistics South Africa indicate that 25.03% of all deaths in 2017 in South Africa were AIDS-related. Along with these results, it is also reported that 7.06% of the population were living with HIV, with the HIV-prevalence among youth (aged 15-24) at 4.64% for 2017 (STATSSA. (2018). Retrieved from Statistics South Africa: http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022017.pdf ). The data used in the…
Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia
This study aimed to examine the relationship between maternal health and good quality of life in an attempt to understand the years between 2005 and 2011. Data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys 2005 and 2011 were used. Bivariate, Camer-V, chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to determine the relative contribution of the predictor variables. The hypotheses tested in this study were that gender, wealth quintile, type…
Validity and reliability of the South African health promoting schools monitoring questionnaire
Health promoting schools, as conceptualised by the World Health Organisation, have been developed in many countries to facilitate the health-education link. In 1994, the concept of health promoting schools was introduced in South Africa. In the process of becoming a health promoting school, it is important for schools to monitor and evaluate changes and developments taking place. The Health Promoting Schools (HPS) Monitoring Questionnaire was dev…
Correlates of sexual activity versus non-activity of incoming first-year students at a South African university
In order to contribute to the design of more effective programmes to curb the spread of HIV at tertiary institutions, this study compares the profile of students who are sexually active versus those who are not yet sexually active when entering university. The study was conducted among three cohorts of first-year university students at the University of the Western Cape from 2007 to 2009. A range of correlates of sexual activity versus non-activi…
Understanding Issues of People Living With Disabilities in South Africa
The problem of disabilities is growing all over the world. Nevertheless, some progress has been made since the year 1981 was proclaimed International Year of Disabled Persons. In 2001 people living with disabilities accounted for 5% of the South African population. Because of their disabilities or the perception society has regarding their potential, this population is mostly economically inactive. This study assesses the relationship between dis…
TB/HIV risk factors identified from a General Household Survey of South Africa in 2006
The level of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB) as well as the co-infection TB/HIV in South Africa is among the highest in the world. TB is curable while HIV is not, yet the combination of both is a growing feature in the world. This study examined TB and HIV affecting people living in South Africa. Analyses have been undertaken based on data from the General Household Survey of South Africa in 2006. The study focused on respon…
Sexual-risk behaviour among sexually active first-year students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
In South Africa, new HIV infections are concentrated among persons aged 15-24 years. The university population falls within this age group and are prone to higher-risk behaviours that place them at risk of acquiring HIV. In a study to assess this risk among sexually active students, we classified higher-risk sexual behaviours as not using condoms at every instance of sex, having had more than one sexual partner during the preceding 12 months, a r…
Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia
This study aimed to examine the relationship between maternal health and good quality of life in an attempt to understand the years between 2005 and 2011. Data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys 2005 and 2011 were used. Bivariate, Camer-V, chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to determine the relative contribution of the predictor variables. The hypotheses tested in this study were that gender, wealth quintile, type…
Sexual-risk behaviour among sexually active first-year students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
In South Africa, new HIV infections are concentrated among persons aged 15-24 years. The university population falls within this age group and are prone to higher-risk behaviours that place them at risk of acquiring HIV. In a study to assess this risk among sexually active students, we classified higher-risk sexual behaviours as not using condoms at every instance of sex, having had more than one sexual partner during the preceding 12 months, a r…
Correlates of sexual activity versus non-activity of incoming first-year students at a South African university
In order to contribute to the design of more effective programmes to curb the spread of HIV at tertiary institutions, this study compares the profile of students who are sexually active versus those who are not yet sexually active when entering university. The study was conducted among three cohorts of first-year university students at the University of the Western Cape from 2007 to 2009. A range of correlates of sexual activity versus non-activi…
Understanding Issues of People Living With Disabilities in South Africa
The problem of disabilities is growing all over the world. Nevertheless, some progress has been made since the year 1981 was proclaimed International Year of Disabled Persons. In 2001 people living with disabilities accounted for 5% of the South African population. Because of their disabilities or the perception society has regarding their potential, this population is mostly economically inactive. This study assesses the relationship between dis…
TB/HIV risk factors identified from a General Household Survey of South Africa in 2006
The level of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB) as well as the co-infection TB/HIV in South Africa is among the highest in the world. TB is curable while HIV is not, yet the combination of both is a growing feature in the world. This study examined TB and HIV affecting people living in South Africa. Analyses have been undertaken based on data from the General Household Survey of South Africa in 2006. The study focused on respon…
Validity and reliability of the South African health promoting schools monitoring questionnaire
Health promoting schools, as conceptualised by the World Health Organisation, have been developed in many countries to facilitate the health-education link. In 1994, the concept of health promoting schools was introduced in South Africa. In the process of becoming a health promoting school, it is important for schools to monitor and evaluate changes and developments taking place. The Health Promoting Schools (HPS) Monitoring Questionnaire was dev…
Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia
This study aimed to examine the relationship between maternal health and good quality of life in an attempt to understand the years between 2005 and 2011. Data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys 2005 and 2011 were used. Bivariate, Camer-V, chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to determine the relative contribution of the predictor variables. The hypotheses tested in this study were that gender, wealth quintile, type…
A weighted bootstrap approach to logistic regression modelling in identifying risk behaviours associated with sexual activity
The latest population estimates released by Statistics South Africa indicate that 25.03% of all deaths in 2017 in South Africa were AIDS-related. Along with these results, it is also reported that 7.06% of the population were living with HIV, with the HIV-prevalence among youth (aged 15-24) at 4.64% for 2017 (STATSSA. (2018). Retrieved from Statistics South Africa: http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0302/P03022017.pdf ). The data used in the…
Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Online Learning during Covid-19—A Comparative Study
The pandemic and subsequent ‘lockdowns’ dramatically changed the educational landscape of higher education institutions. Before-COVID-19, traditional universities had choices in pedagogical practice, which included a variety of teaching delivery modes. Overnight, a single mode of delivery became the only option for traditional higher education institutions. All services migrated to digital platforms, leading to a period of “emergency eLearning”. …
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Logistic regression (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works)