ABSTRACT This paper describes sociological fieldwork conducted in the autumn of 2008 in eleven rural communities of South Africa. The goal of the fieldwork was to evaluate the potential role of automated telephony services in improving... more
ABSTRACT This paper describes sociological fieldwork conducted in the autumn of 2008 in eleven rural communities of South Africa. The goal of the fieldwork was to evaluate the potential role of automated telephony services in improving access to important government information and services. Our interviews, focus group discussions and surveys revealed that Lwazi, a telephone-based spoken dialog system, could greatly support current South African government efforts to effectively connect citizens to available services, provided such services be toll free, in local languages, and with content relevant to each community.
Research Interests: Demography, Primary Care, Primary Health Care, Health Care, Tropical Medicine, and 11 morePublic Health, Tropical medicine (Health Sciences), Rural Health, South Africa, Humans, Surveys, Rural Areas, Health Expenditures, Public health systems and services research, Rural Health Services, and Cross Sectional Studies
Research Interests: Demography, Poverty, Methodology, Public Health, Health Policy, and 17 moreResearch, Quantitative analysis, Disease Outbreaks, South Africa, Humans, Public, Coping, Method, Longitudinal Studies, Scientific Research, Public health systems and services research, Quantitative Analysis, Cost of Illness, Quantitative Method, Burden of Illness, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and Socioeconomic Factors(Research, Quantitative analysis, Disease Outbreaks, South Africa, Humans, Public, Coping, Method, Longitudinal Studies, Scientific Research, Public health systems and services research, Quantitative Analysis, Cost of Illness, Quantitative Method, Burden of Illness, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and Socioeconomic Factors)
(Research, Quantitative analysis, Disease Outbreaks, South Africa, Humans, Public, Coping, Method, Longitudinal Studies, Scientific Research, Public health systems and services research, Quantitative Analysis, Cost of Illness, Quantitative Method, Burden of Illness, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and Socioeconomic Factors)
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Why Do Women Opt for Backstreet Abortions?: A Sociological Study by TEBOGO GUMEDE MINI-DISSERTATION ... from the assistance recognised, is my work, and has not been formally submitted to another university for any other degree. Tebogo... more
Why Do Women Opt for Backstreet Abortions?: A Sociological Study by TEBOGO GUMEDE MINI-DISSERTATION ... from the assistance recognised, is my work, and has not been formally submitted to another university for any other degree. Tebogo Gumede Benoni, August 2004 ...
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Research Interests: Health Care, Communicable Diseases, Longitudinal Research, Public sector, Adolescent, and 30 moreChronic illness, Supply Chain, Social Class, Library and Information Studies, South Africa, Humans, Child, Case Study, Chronic Disease, Female, Male, Infant, Income, Vulnerable Populations, Health System, Middle Aged, Health Expenditures, Longitudinal Studies, Adult, Health Problems, Public health systems and services research, Health surveys, Household Survey, Rural Area, Public Health System, Access to Care, Low Income, Social Network, Financial Constraint, and Child preschool(Chronic illness, Supply Chain, Social Class, Library and Information Studies, South Africa, Humans, Child, Case Study, Chronic Disease, Female, Male, Infant, Income, Vulnerable Populations, Health System, Middle Aged, Health Expenditures, Longitudinal Studies, Adult, Health Problems, Public health systems and services research, Health surveys, Household Survey, Rural Area, Public Health System, Access to Care, Low Income, Social Network, Financial Constraint, and Child preschool)
(Chronic illness, Supply Chain, Social Class, Library and Information Studies, South Africa, Humans, Child, Case Study, Chronic Disease, Female, Male, Infant, Income, Vulnerable Populations, Health System, Middle Aged, Health Expenditures, Longitudinal Studies, Adult, Health Problems, Public health systems and services research, Health surveys, Household Survey, Rural Area, Public Health System, Access to Care, Low Income, Social Network, Financial Constraint, and Child preschool)