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Abstract
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A total of 30 organizations providing violence and injury prevention programmes were extracted and documented information were gathered to supplement data collected during the interview sessions. Of the 30 organizations, 25 (83.3%) were non-governmental, 3 (10.0%) were religion-based organizations, and the remaining 2 (6.7%) were government organizations. The 30 identified organizations (note that some organizations had branches in more than one part of the city) were distributed as follows: 18 were located in the city centre, 13 organizations were located in Black townships (Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Soshanguve, Garankuwa, Hammanskraal and Winterveld), 5 were situated outside the City of Tshwane although they worked in Tshwane, and 3 organizations were situated in suburban areas. Most of the organizations were operating in two or more areas simultaneously.
Seven of these organizations focus on primary prevention, 19 focus on secondary prevention and 4 of these focus on tertiary prevention. The intervention strategies focused mainly on psychoeducational dimensions (19 interventions), educational (15), law enforcement (4), and engineering (3). Several organizations have adopted two or more types of intervention. Twenty four of the programs focus on sexual and physical abuse, followed by violence and crime prevention (18 programs), psychological abuse, and neglect which accounted for 1 programme each. Most (27) of the programs were targeted at both male and females, with 2 programs targeting females only and 1 programme targeting only males. The programs were primarily focused on victims, with 5 of these focusing on both victim and perpetrators and 1 on perpetrators only. Of the 30, 14 of the programs were directed at the general population, followed by youth programs (14) and adults (2).
The findings indicated a gap between homicide and transport-related injury data and responses in terms of injury prevention initiatives. The injury profile indicated more cases of homicide in Mamelodi and Atteridgeville, and the responses in turn indicated very few programs available in those areas (Tshwane Non-natural Mortality Report, 2002). The injury profile data revealed the need for injury prevention programs in those areas. The results further indicated the need for more programs focusing on primary prevention. Finally more funds should be distributed to primary prevention so as to encourage more organizations to shift from secondary and tertiary to primary prevention in order to prevent injuries at an earlier stage. For example, bullying programme for preschool and primary school going children. |