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Strengths and Weaknesses. A combination of global and domestic challenges caused the slowdown after 2014. Internationally, the prices of metals and coal – South Africa's main exports – fell sharply when the commodity boom ended in 2011. They have only partially recovered since then. At the same time, international capital flows to emerging markets have become increasingly volatile and in recent years tended to decline. At home, South Africa has grappled with the effects of three big economic developments: • The fall in metals prices and downsizing in gold with the end of the commodity boom; • The lingering effects of the 2008/9 global financial crisis on heavy manufacturing which coincided with the start of large price increases for coal-fuelled electricity, leading to stagnation in heavy manufacturing – long a centrepiece of South African industry; and • The effects of climate change on agriculture, as two droughts since 2015 have contributed disproportionately to the slowdown. Meanwhile, the failure to achieve a step change in inequality and joblessness has led to increasingly fierce contestation over economic decisions. South Africa can build on major strengths in addressing these challenges. In many industries, our businesses have world-class organisations and skills. Our companies compete with the world's best in mining and some capital goods production, auto assembly, heavy chemicals, fruit and wine production, pharmaceuticals, tourism and a range of high-end services and products. Our universities and health services provide us with some of the world’s top graduates and researchers. Our export infrastructure, especially for mining products and autos, also ranks high internationally. South Africa has a stable democracy. Our strong civil society, press and judiciary mean that transparency and the rule of law remain robust by global standards. Our tax system enables social programmes to counter the worst impacts of poverty. Our institutions have demonstrated their resilience over the past few years. Our democracy is bolstered by the extraordinary history of collaboration and compromise between different groups in the face of deep inequalities and disagreements. Valuing our strengths does not mean that we can ignore areas where we must improve. Long-standing inequalities stress our democratic institutions and make it harder to agree on common priorities. That in itself tends to hold down investment. No democracy can maintain the strategies and governance required for growth unle...
Strengths and Weaknesses. The strengths of this study included the utilization of established theories and rapid assessment tools including COM-B and barrier analysis (Xxxxx Xx., 2004; Xxxxxx et al., 2011). The barrier analysis methodology has been widely tested and adopted by many international organizations for child survival and community development programs. Within the barrier analysis sample, besides differences in regional location (east vs west), there were no significant differences between doers and nondoers on demographic variables which reduces the risk of confounding and allows us to draw stronger conclusions on key determinants of behaviors. In addition, this study also utilized a mixed-methods approach by triangulating results with qualitative data from focus group discussions of three separate populations of interest. However, since there were significant differences in the proportions of doers and nondoers by east and west location, some of the significant determinants of behavior found may be influenced by regional differences. In addition, for the additional milk barrier analysis surveys, the analysis was limited by a small sample size. For some analyses, chi-square tests had expected values less than 5, in which chi-square test results should be interpreted cautiously. In addition, due to resource constraints, focus group discussion data were captured in detailed summaries and not verbatim transcripts, leading to the potential loss of a more nuanced and in-depth analysis of the qualitative data. By identifying the key determinants of behavior for diet diversity and additional milk consumption for children in these specific communities in Kenya, ILRI can inform the development of their MoreMilk program. To effectively change behavior to increase diet diversity and milk consumption in infants and young children 6-24 months old, the MoreMilk program’s behavior change techniques should be linked to the identified mechanisms of action (Xxxxxx et al., 2018). Following the behavior change wheel intervention design method, once the determinants of behavior are understood, intervention functions can be identified to design an effective program to change eating behavior (Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, 2015). For diet diversity in infants and young children 6-24 months old, this analysis suggests that mothers’ motivation and psychological capability to feed their child from four or more food groups a day can be increased by improving their knowledge about the function of nutrients from ...
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Strengths and Weaknesses. This study is one of the first studies to the author’s knowledge to look at the relationship between level of dairy production and infant and young child feeding practices. The collection of child-level data, instead of household data, provide important information about the influence dairy intensification could have on the nutrition of young members of dairy households. Unlike other studies looking specifically at dairy cow ownership and production, this study adjusted for other factors related to dairy production in the examination of the association between level of dairy production and infant and young child feeding practices. There were several limitations to the study. One was the small sample size, particularly for infants and children under two years old. A larger sample of young children would allow us to draw more conclusions about variations in practices across age groups. Furthermore, the first two years of the child’s life are the most critical to growth and development and it is well established that poor nutrition during this time is not reversible. More data on children in this critical window would have strengthened the study. The small sample size likely contributed to the large confidence limits observed around some of the point estimates in the models. Even though significance was observed, the large confidence limits reduce some of the confidence in those results. The nature of the data provided some limitations to the possibilities for different types of analysis. For example the absence of certain feeding practice questions in the original questionnaire (i.e. use of prelactal feeds, bottle feeding, feeding frequency) prevented the author from being able to develop a feeding practice index which could have been modeled with other characteristics to examine associations as has been done in previous studies (Xxxxxxx & Xxxx, 2002; Armar-Klemesu, Xxxx, Maxwell, Levin, & Xxxxxx, 2000; Moursi, Treche, Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, & Delpeuch, 2009). Another limitation was the recall period for the feeding practice questions. Some random error could have been introduced because caretakers of children two years or older may have had trouble recalling information about the child’s first six to 12 months. The qualitative portion of the study would have been strengthened by spending more time in the community prior to data collection in order to build rapport with the study participants. Finally, this was a small study conducted in a particular area of ...
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Strengths and Weaknesses. Some limitations of the study include the small participant sample which limits generalizability. This may be explained by smaller, rural hospitals which affected the type of sampling. However, representing rural Georgia is a strength due the data’s ability to highlight the needs of under resourced areas in hopes to xxxxxx more attention to Georgia’s high maternal mortality rate and recommendations to potential solutions in practice. Additionally, as mentioned, providers shared hesitancy to contribute to the project because of the fear in misrepresenting their place of employment. However, this fear was pacified with the Certificate of Confidentiality. Also, due to the convenience and snowball sampling, the Medical Directors and ED managers selected providers. This leaves potential for bias in recruitment and responses from those who have a vested interest in reproductive health which was later disclosed post audio-recording. However, qualitative studies generally succeed with rich, in-depth descriptions and this selection of providers resulted in knowledgeable interviews and more content for analysis. An additional limitation included asking, “Does your approach change if the patient does not have insurance question?”. Instead the question may have received more content if it specified whether the referral and discharge planning changed based on insurance. The biopsychosocial perspective in Xxxxx and Xxxxx’x model received limited information on the biological and psychological processes in patient centeredness. This calls for future research to explain how biology, psychology and social conditions impact health service. Lastly, a strength of the study is its approach to overlap health utilization with patient-centered care in ED settings which targets both why patients are utilizing the ED and how EDs are responding to patient utilization in order to reveal gaps in access and practice. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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Strengths and Weaknesses the importance of being clear and precise about what the Board’s priorities were in relation to taking the agreed list of areas for development for the LAA refresh forward. The Chairman highlighted the importance of achieving some ‘wins’ in order to encourage and promote further action. In conclusion, the Chairman with the support of the Board reported that he would be adding a standing agenda item to future meetings on ‘Feedback from the LSPs’. LSP representatives would be invited to bring items to the Board’s attention. Performance indicators should be reported on an exception basis.
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