Browsing Masters Degrees (Family Medicine and Primary Care) by Title
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A qualitative assessment of the effectiveness of a group diabetic education programme using motivational interviewing in underserved communities in South Africa.
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015-07-23)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study is a qualitative assessment of a group diabetic education programme using motivational interviewing (MI) in underserved communities in South Africa. The programme was delivered by health ... -
A qualitative study of the views of key stakeholders in Zimbabwe on family medicine
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Zimbabwe has joined a number of countries that have recognized that family medicine offers an efficient way to meet the growing health needs of their countries. Like many other countries in ... -
A qualitative study of weight loss maintenance in obese Nigerians
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Abstract: The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity globally is a major public health concern. There are no simple solutions to obesity, weight management is a long term challenge influenced by ... -
A quality improvement audit of diabetes care in Macassar Community Health Centre
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The responsibility for the management of diabetes mellitus, a highly prevalent and serious chronic condition, falls mostly on our primary health care services. Macassar Community Health Centre ... -
Quality improvement cycle for cardiac failure in primary health care : Elsies River community health centre, Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH SUMMANRY: Introduction The study aimed to assess and improve the quality of care for congestive cardiac failure in a public sector, primary health care setting, in Cape Town. There is currently no literature ... -
Quality improvement cycle in Opuwo district hospital HIV/AIDS clinic, Kunene region, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study aimed to assess and improve the quality of care for Opuwo District Hospital HIV/AIDS clinic in Namibia. Currently, there is no literature available on the quality of care for the HIV/AIDS clinic ... -
A quality improvement project on the quality of care of diabetes at three clinics in the Swellendam Sub District
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Background: Diabetes Mellitus and its complications have become a major public health problem around the world, with the number of patients diagnosed rising each year. Swellendam is no exception. Many ... -
Quality of care in adult diabetic patients in the Graaff-Reinet Municipal Clinic
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction/Background: Graaff-Reinet is a rural community in the Cacadau district in the Eastern-Cape with a population of about 45,000 people. The Graaff-Reinet Municipal Area includes the town of ... -
The reasons for changing HAART in HIV positive patients at the Thusong comprehensive care management and treatment site, West Rand district, Johannesburg, Gauteng
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)Objective To determine the reasons for the change or modification in the first line HAART regimen (1a and 1b) in HIV positive patients at the Thusong CCMT site. Methods This study is a quantitative descriptive study ... -
Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015-07-23)Background: Adherence to diabetes care is an issue of concern at Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre (BLCHC) as it results in so many diabetes patients ending up with complications that could have been avoided. Aim: To ... -
Reasons for encounter and diagnoses at primary care level in Klipfontein subdistrict, Cape Town metropole.
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Aim: To enumerate the reasons for encounter (RFE) and the diagnoses (pre-existing or new) of patients seen in Klipfontein sub-district of the Western Cape. Design: Prospective, cross-sectional ... -
Reasons for encounter and diagnoses of patients attending primary care clinics in the Saldanha Bay and Swartland rural sub districts, Western Cape Province : a prospective cross-sectional survey
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The public health sector is the principal provider of healthcare to the majority of South Africans. The primary health care (PHC) system was designed to provide equitable and accessible ... -
Reasons for encounter and diagnosis in patients seen in Frances Baard District public primary care: a prospective cross sectional study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Information on the patient provider encounter, in terms of the most prevalent reasons for encounter and diagnoses at the primary care level, may help not only to improve the quality and ... -
Reasons for encounter and diagnosis in patients seen in Limpopo Province primary health care : a prospective cross-sectional survey
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction Since 1994 the South African health care system has been undergoing considerable transformation as new health challenges emerges locally and globally. Limpopo and Mopani primary healthcare ... -
Reasons for encouter and diagnoses at primary care level in the North West Province : a prospective cross sectional survey
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-01)Introduction Primary health care in South Africa is predominantly provided by clinics and Community Health Centres (CHC). These primary care facilities are situated in the community to ensure accessibility to care. 1 As ... -
Reasons for first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy modification : a retrospective survey at the Infectious Disease Care Clinic Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Limited highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in resource-constrained countries makes the optimisation of first-line HAART regimens critical in order to improve treatment efficacy and ... -
Referral of patients between Primary and Secondary levels of health care in the Port Elizabeth Metropole
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background The referral system is an important component of the health care system. In public health facilities, a high number of patients’ attendance has lead to a huge burden on the secondary and ... -
A retrospective cohort study : the directly observed treatment short-course strategy (dots) and tuberculosis treatment outcomes at Vryheid during 2007 : facilty versus community based dots
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: 1. BACKGROUND AND SETTING The study was conducted at Vryheid in the Kwazulu-Natal province. The increasing number of TB patients at Vryheid hospital’s OPD and wards has prompted me to assess the effectiveness ... -
A review of the delay in diagnosis and management of breast lumps in the Theewaterskloof sub district in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Breast cancer is the most feared and common female malignancy in the world. About one in ten women in South Africa will be diagnosed during her lifetime with this disease. The outcome of breast cancer ... -
A review of the implementation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission program in the George sub-district, Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03-15)Introduction The most common cause for HIV infection in children in developing countries is the vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child. Without any intervention the vertical transmission rate from mother to ...
