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Community-perceived state of women empowerment in some rural areas of Limpopo Province South Africa

Ndlovu, Principal Moyo C (Ext) Francis J (Ext) (2012)

Empowerment aims at assisting the disadvantaged members of society to take control of their livelihoods. However, questions still arise as to whether women have full control of their lives given the socio-cultural dynamics ...
Grassroots communities' perceptions relating to extent of control as a pillar of women empowerment in Makhado Municipality of South Africa

Ndlovu, Principal Moyo, C. Francis, J. (2012)

Empowerment aims at assisting the disadvantaged members of society to take control of their livelihoods. However, questions still arise as to whether women have full control of their lives given the socio-cultural dynamics ...
On studentized residuals in the quantile regression framework

Ranganai, Edmore (2016-08-02)

Abstract Although regression quantiles (RQs) are increasingly becoming popular, they are still playing a second fiddle role to the ordinary least squares estimator like their robust counterparts due to the ...
Quasi-Poisson versus negative binomial regression models in identifying factors affecting initial CD4 cell count change due to antiretroviral therapy administered to HIV-positive adults in North–West Ethiopia (Amhara region)

Seyoum, Awoke Ndlovu, Principal Zewotir, Temesgen (2016-11-09)

Abstract Background CD4 cells are a type of white blood cells that plays a significant role in protecting humans from infectious diseases. Lack of information on associated ...
Long memory mean and volatility models of platinum and palladium price return series under heavy tailed distributions

Ranganai, Edmore Kubheka, Sihle B (2016-12-09)

Abstract South Africa is a cornucopia of the platinum group metals particularly platinum and palladium. These metals have many unique physical and chemical characteristics which render them indispensable to ...
Joint longitudinal data analysis in detecting determinants of CD4 cell count change and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy at Felege Hiwot Teaching and Specialized Hospital, North-west Ethiopia (Amhara Region)

Seyoum, Awoke Ndlovu, Principal Temesgen, Zewotir (2017-03-16)

Abstract Background Adherence and CD4 cell count change measure the progression of the disease in HIV patients after the commencement of HAART. Lack of information about ...
Determinants of CD4 cell count change and time-to default from HAART; a comparison of separate and joint models

Tegegne, Awoke S Ndlovu, Principal Zewotir, Temesgen (2018-04-27)

Abstract Background HIV has the most serious effects in Sub-Saharan African countries as compared to countries in other parts of the world. As part of these countries, Ethiopia ...
Patients’ perspectives of acceptability of ART, TB and maternal health services in a subdistrict of Johannesburg, South Africa

Bucyibaruta, Blaise J Eyles, John Harris, Bronwyn Kabera, Gaëtan Oboirien, Kafayat Ngyende, Benon (2018-11-07)

Abstract Background The field of acceptability of health services is emerging and growing in coherence. But there are gaps, including relatively little integration of elements ...
New Shewhart-type synthetic New Shewhart‑type synthetic X̄ control schemes for non‑normal data

Malela-Majika, Jean-Claude Graham, Marien Alet (2019-02-18)

In this paper, Burr-type XII X¯ synthetic schemes are proposed as an alternative to the classical X¯ synthetic schemes when the assumption of normality fails to hold. First, the basic design of the Burr-type XII X¯ synthetic ...
An analysis of recent stroke cases in South Africa: Trend, seasonality and predictors

Ranganai, E. Matizirofa, Lyness (2020)

Background. South Africa (SA) is experiencing an epidemiological transition as a result of sociodemographic and lifestyle changes. This process is leading to an increase in non-communicable diseases, which in turn may ...
Modelling predictors of stroke disease in South Africa: Bayesian binary quantile regression approach

Matizirofa, Lyness (© Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2020)

Stroke is currently the second prevalent cause of death and disability worldwide. South Africa (SA) is experiencing an epidemiological transition due to socio-demographic and lifestyle changes leading to an increase of ...
Clinics register based HIV prevalence in Jimma zone, Ethiopia: applications of likelihood and Bayesian approaches

Bedaso, Nemso G. Debusho, Legesse K. (2022-03-24)

Abstract Background The distribution of HIV is not uniform in Ethiopia with some regions recording higher prevalence than others. However, reported regional HIV prevalence ...
The use of appropriate statistical techniques in addressing food production challenges of smallholder farmers

Njuho, Peter (2022-07-14)
Developing Statistical leadership through consulting

Debusho, Legesse Kassa (2022-07-26)
Enhancing research capacity via quantile regression in an Inter-disciplinary setting

Ranganai, Edmore (2023-12-05)

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