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Loveday Penn-Kekana
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 76
Citations - 4328
Loveday Penn-Kekana is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Health care. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 68 publications receiving 3868 citations. Previous affiliations of Loveday Penn-Kekana include University of the Witwatersrand & Medical Research Council.
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Risk factors for domestic violence: findings from a South African cross-sectional study
TL;DR: The findings suggest that domestic violence is most strongly related to the status of women in a society and to the normative use of violence in conflict situations or as part of the exercise of power.
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Gender inequalities, intimate partner violence and HIV preventive practices: findings of a South African cross-sectional study
TL;DR: Analysis of data from a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of women from three South African Provinces suggests that some indicators of gender inequalities are significantly associated with discussion of HIV and condom use but the direction of association found was both positive and negative.
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Good Health at Low Cost 25 years on: lessons for the future of health systems strengthening
Dina Balabanova,Anne Mills,Lesong Conteh,Baktygul Akkazieva,Hailom Banteyerga,Umakant Dash,Lucy Gilson,Lucy Gilson,Andrew Harmer,Ainura Ibraimova,Ziaul Islam,Aklilu Kidanu,Tracey Perez Koehlmoos,Supon Limwattananon,Supon Limwattananon,V. R. Muraleedharan,Gulgun Murzalieva,Benjamin Palafox,Warisa Panichkriangkrai,Walaiporn Patcharanarumol,Loveday Penn-Kekana,Timothy Powell-Jackson,Viroj Tangcharoensathien,Martin McKee +23 more
TL;DR: These experiences show that improvements in health can still be achieved in countries with relatively few resources, though strategic investment is necessary to address new challenges such as complex chronic diseases and growing population expectations.
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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse of women in three South African provinces.
TL;DR: This study is the first large-scale, community-based prevalence study to be undertaken in South Africa and describes the prevalence of physical, sexual, financial, and emotional abuse of women.
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''If they rape me, I can't blame them": reflections on gender in the social context of child rape in South Africa and Namibia.
TL;DR: It is argued that children are rendered vulnerable to abuse because of a series of ideas which create opportunities, the most important of which is the dominant patriarchal ideology, compounded by the pronounced age hierarchies found in these societies.