The role of environmental health in the Basotho male initiation schools
Neglected or restricted
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15364145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Phoka C Rathebe (0000-0001-9095-354X, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 994-994 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5936-1 |
| PMID | 30092784 |
| OpenAlex | W2887954454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
The aim of this paper is to point the Environmental Health (EH) profession in South Africa in the direction of their neglected function. The health inspection of initiation schools is one of the abandoned responsibility of EH profession in South Africa. This is due to fear of interfering with the traditional value systems and thus resulting in significant non-compliance to EH norms and standards. Little information is available on the compliance rate of EH requirements in the African traditional initiation schools. South African National Department of Health states that EHPs have an obligation to protect the health, safety and well-being of citizens from the environmental determinants, and this is achieved through enforcing the health requirements. In terms of the norms and standards for EH, health education in initiation schools should form an integral part of monitoring and evaluation, and this is found under the health surveillance of premises. The main argument raised by this paper is negligence of EHPs to conduct EH inspections at the Basotho male initiation schools and to promote health in support of the constitution of South Africa. Negligence of EHPs to perform their duties result in deaths and fatal injuries among initiates and this indicates the need for health promotion and EH research in the Basotho male initiation schools
Argument (complex analysis · Constitution · Environmental health · Obligation · Political science · Public health · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Law · Medicine · Nursing · School Health and Nursing Education · Social Development and Education Research
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |