Pempelani Mufune
Biographic Data
| ID | 311425 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pempelani Mufune |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pempelani |
| FAMILY NAME | Mufune |
| SIGNATURE | MUFUNE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Namibia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Religiosity and Health Risk Behaviour Among University Students in 26 Low, Middle and High Income Countries
Experiences and Perceptions of Barriers to Health Services for Elderly in Rural Namibia: A Qualitative Study
We investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although m…
Poverty and HIV/Aids in Africa: Specifying the connections
Perceived barriers to accessing health services among people with disabilities in rural northern Namibia
People living with disabilities (PWD) face unique problems in dealing with conventional healthcare facilities. We investigate the experiences of PWD as they access healthcare facilities in rural Namibia. More specifically, we investigate structural–environmental and process barriers to accessing health facilities. The study relied on semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling. The results showed PWD find it difficult to walk to health cent…
The Male Involvement Programme and Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northern Namibia
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues affect both males and females and relate to gender inequalities and HIV/AIDS. In the past, the focus of SRH has not been on men but on women, who get pregnant and nurture the young. This is despite evidence showing that males exercise decision-making power in different social-cultural spheres including the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This article describes research on the impac…
Stakeholder perceptions and attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health education in Namibia
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education is one way Namibia combats HIV/AIDS. This exploratory study had two objectives: to investigate attitudes and perceptions towards sex education, and to see what purpose sex education serves in Namibia. To what extent do stakeholders support sex education in Namibia? What kind of obstacles exists to SRH education in Namibia? We believe that knowing how people perceive sex education is necessary for imp…
Myths about condoms and HIV/Aids in rural northern Namibia
The Namibian government has sought to combat HIV/AIDS by promoting the use of condoms. Although condoms are a necessity and are being distributed free-of-charge in many places, their correct use is not widespread. The objective of this field research was to investigate the connotations men and women in northern Namibia attach to condoms and HIV/AIDS in general, and investigate the myths around condoms in particular. What socio-cultural factors ma…
Changing patterns of sexuality in northern Namibia: Implications for the transmission of HIV/Aids
The objective of this study was to see how changes in patterns of sexual life may affect HIV transmission in northern Namibia. Literature reviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation were undertaken to explore traditional Owambo definitions of morality, and recent changes to them under the impact of Christianity and colonialism. Taboos and social sanctions against prohibited sexual behaviour have changed …
Street Youth in Southern Africa
The majority of people in southern Africa today are youth, some of whom spend much of their time on streets. Structural adjustment programmes, factors associated with modernisation and AIDS have all led to an increase in the number of young people who are on the streets. Street youth are a diverse group, although the distinction between youth on the street, youth of the street and abandoned youth does not make much sense in southern Africa. This …
Perceptions of organizational opportunity and power by women and men in Zambian management
Since the 1970s researchers have been concerned with how women are faring compared to men in organizations. What accounts for differences between women and men in achieving jobs with opportunity and power? This question was explored using survey data from Zambia. In the survey of managers in parastatal, private and government agencies, 844 people were interviewed. The survey was confined to urban areas. Managers were interviewed in their offices …
Youth policy and programmes in the Sadc countries of Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia: A comparative assessment
Youths and the Problems of Social Life in Africa: The Case of Zambia
This article focuses on the importance of integrating youth into the larger culture, a goal that all societies struggle with. The paper concludes that youth in Zambia have similar values as their parents. As in most societies, youth in Zambia see education as the major factor in achieving personal success. However the researchers found that young people in Zambia are largely alienated from the political system. They concluded that young people in…
Some Problems in the Use of Network Analysis for Comparative Enquiry
In recent times there has been a boom in the use of `networks' both as a set of techniques and as a body of theory. This paper suggests that its popularity will soon extend to cross-cultural studies from where it came. The potential problems considered are mostly at the level of technique and include those of sampling, measurement error, field problems and data analysis. We argue that many of these problems are unique to network methodology and m…
Where Modernisation and Dependency Meet: A Comment on Weede's Why Poor People Stay Poor
Street Youth in Southern Africa
The majority of people in southern Africa today are youth, some of whom spend much of their time on streets. Structural adjustment programmes, factors associated with modernisation and AIDS have all led to an increase in the number of young people who are on the streets. Street youth are a diverse group, although the distinction between youth on the street, youth of the street and abandoned youth does not make much sense in southern Africa. This …
Perceived barriers to accessing health services among people with disabilities in rural northern Namibia
People living with disabilities (PWD) face unique problems in dealing with conventional healthcare facilities. We investigate the experiences of PWD as they access healthcare facilities in rural Namibia. More specifically, we investigate structural–environmental and process barriers to accessing health facilities. The study relied on semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling. The results showed PWD find it difficult to walk to health cent…
Experiences and Perceptions of Barriers to Health Services for Elderly in Rural Namibia: A Qualitative Study
We investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although m…
Myths about condoms and HIV/Aids in rural northern Namibia
The Namibian government has sought to combat HIV/AIDS by promoting the use of condoms. Although condoms are a necessity and are being distributed free-of-charge in many places, their correct use is not widespread. The objective of this field research was to investigate the connotations men and women in northern Namibia attach to condoms and HIV/AIDS in general, and investigate the myths around condoms in particular. What socio-cultural factors ma…
Poverty and HIV/Aids in Africa: Specifying the connections
Youth policy and programmes in the Sadc countries of Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia: A comparative assessment
Where Modernisation and Dependency Meet: A Comment on Weede's Why Poor People Stay Poor
Youths and the Problems of Social Life in Africa: The Case of Zambia
This article focuses on the importance of integrating youth into the larger culture, a goal that all societies struggle with. The paper concludes that youth in Zambia have similar values as their parents. As in most societies, youth in Zambia see education as the major factor in achieving personal success. However the researchers found that young people in Zambia are largely alienated from the political system. They concluded that young people in…
Some Problems in the Use of Network Analysis for Comparative Enquiry
In recent times there has been a boom in the use of `networks' both as a set of techniques and as a body of theory. This paper suggests that its popularity will soon extend to cross-cultural studies from where it came. The potential problems considered are mostly at the level of technique and include those of sampling, measurement error, field problems and data analysis. We argue that many of these problems are unique to network methodology and m…
Youth policy and programmes in the Sadc countries of Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia: A comparative assessment
Perceptions of organizational opportunity and power by women and men in Zambian management
Since the 1970s researchers have been concerned with how women are faring compared to men in organizations. What accounts for differences between women and men in achieving jobs with opportunity and power? This question was explored using survey data from Zambia. In the survey of managers in parastatal, private and government agencies, 844 people were interviewed. The survey was confined to urban areas. Managers were interviewed in their offices …
Street Youth in Southern Africa
The majority of people in southern Africa today are youth, some of whom spend much of their time on streets. Structural adjustment programmes, factors associated with modernisation and AIDS have all led to an increase in the number of young people who are on the streets. Street youth are a diverse group, although the distinction between youth on the street, youth of the street and abandoned youth does not make much sense in southern Africa. This …
Changing patterns of sexuality in northern Namibia: Implications for the transmission of HIV/Aids
The objective of this study was to see how changes in patterns of sexual life may affect HIV transmission in northern Namibia. Literature reviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation were undertaken to explore traditional Owambo definitions of morality, and recent changes to them under the impact of Christianity and colonialism. Taboos and social sanctions against prohibited sexual behaviour have changed …
Myths about condoms and HIV/Aids in rural northern Namibia
The Namibian government has sought to combat HIV/AIDS by promoting the use of condoms. Although condoms are a necessity and are being distributed free-of-charge in many places, their correct use is not widespread. The objective of this field research was to investigate the connotations men and women in northern Namibia attach to condoms and HIV/AIDS in general, and investigate the myths around condoms in particular. What socio-cultural factors ma…
Stakeholder perceptions and attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health education in Namibia
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education is one way Namibia combats HIV/AIDS. This exploratory study had two objectives: to investigate attitudes and perceptions towards sex education, and to see what purpose sex education serves in Namibia. To what extent do stakeholders support sex education in Namibia? What kind of obstacles exists to SRH education in Namibia? We believe that knowing how people perceive sex education is necessary for imp…
The Male Involvement Programme and Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northern Namibia
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues affect both males and females and relate to gender inequalities and HIV/AIDS. In the past, the focus of SRH has not been on men but on women, who get pregnant and nurture the young. This is despite evidence showing that males exercise decision-making power in different social-cultural spheres including the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This article describes research on the impac…
Perceived barriers to accessing health services among people with disabilities in rural northern Namibia
People living with disabilities (PWD) face unique problems in dealing with conventional healthcare facilities. We investigate the experiences of PWD as they access healthcare facilities in rural Namibia. More specifically, we investigate structural–environmental and process barriers to accessing health facilities. The study relied on semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling. The results showed PWD find it difficult to walk to health cent…
Poverty and HIV/Aids in Africa: Specifying the connections
Experiences and Perceptions of Barriers to Health Services for Elderly in Rural Namibia: A Qualitative Study
We investigate barriers to accessing health facilities (e.g., transportation and cost of services) and health service delivery barriers (e.g., timeliness of services scheduling of appointments, language) that the literature suggest are operative. Semistructured interviews were utilized with respondents in three purposefully selected regional research sites in Namibia. All questions were translated into local languages. It is found that although m…
Religiosity and Health Risk Behaviour Among University Students in 26 Low, Middle and High Income Countries
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works)