Research Articles (Family Medicine and Primary Care)
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Alternative mechanisms for delivery of medication in South Africa : a scoping review
(AOSIS, 2021-08)Background: The number of people in South Africa with chronic conditions is a challenge to the health system. In response to the coronavirus infection, health services in Cape Town introduced home delivery of medication ... -
Academy calls on South Africans to vaccinate
(AOSIS, 2021-10)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in South Africa has been fuelled by conspiracy theories and misinformation. Unfortunately, some of this misinformation has come from health professionals, the most ... -
The availability of alternative devices for the management of the difficult airway in public emergency centres in the Western Cape
(Elsevier, 2015-01)Introduction: The failed or difficult airway is a rare, but life-threatening situation. Alternative airway devices to direct laryngoscopy are essential aids to manage these scenarios successfully. The aim of this study ... -
Universal health coverage and primary health care: the 30 by 2030 campaign
(2020)The World Health Organization (WHO) considers primary health care a cornerstone of universal health coverage (UHC) and describes it as an approach to health and well-being centred on the needs and circumstances of individuals, ... -
The psychometric properties of a tool to assess brief behaviour change counselling in South Africa
(AOSISAuthors retain copyright, 2020-12)Background: Primary care providers should be competent in brief behaviour change counselling (BBCC). A new model of BBCC was developed in South Africa. Tools are needed for training and research to evaluate BBCC. Aim: To ... -
The evolving role of family physicians during the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis: An appreciative reflection
(AOSIS, 2020-06-09)Ten family physicians and family medicine registrars in a South African semi-rural training complex reflected on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis during their quarterly training complex meeting. The crisis ... -
Re-organising primary health care to respond to the Coronavirus epidemic in Cape Town, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020-11-05)Cape Town is currently one of the hotspots for COVID-19 on the African continent. The Metropolitan Health Services have re-organised their primary health care (PHC) services to tackle the epidemic with a community-orientated ... -
Investigating competencies needed by European-trained doctors in rural South African hospitals
(2020-08-25)Background: Many European-trained doctors (ETDs) recruited to work in rural district hospitals in South Africa have insufficient generalist competencies for the range of practice required. Africa Health Placements recruits ... -
Home delivery of medication during Coronavirus disease 2019, Cape Town, South Africa
(AOSISAuthors retain copyright, 2020-06-04)he public sector primary care facilities in Cape Town serve a large number of patients with chronic diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary ... -
Exploring gaps, strategies and solutions for primary care research mentorship in the African context: A workshop report
(2020)Background: Primary care needs research to generate evidence relevant to community needs; however, there is a lack of research engagement among primary care physicians, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Improved research ... -
Corrigendum: Community-based screening and testing for Coronavirus in Cape Town, South Africa: Short report
(AOSIS, 2021-11-15)In the version of the article initially published, David N, Mash R. Community-based screening and testing for Coronavirus in Cape Town, South Africa: Short report. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2020;12(1), a2499. ... -
Book Review: Such a time of it they had: Global health pioneers in Africa
(AOSIS, 2020)This is one of those books that draws the reader in from the beginning, starting with the unusual title, and building an information-rich, honest, provocative and narrative-style story of global health, colonialism, conflict, ... -
Self-collected upper respiratory tract swabs for COVID-19 test’: A feasible way to increase overall testing rate and conserve resources in South Africa
(2020-05-28)Disparity in the testing rate of SARS-CoV-2 amongst different countries and regions is a very big challenge in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic. Although some developed countries have a very high testing rate and ... -
Prohibiting alcohol sales during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has positive effects on health services in South Africa
(2020-07-15)As the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic evolves globally, we are realising its impact on communities from the disease itself and the measures being taken to limit infection spread. In South Africa (SA), 62 300 ... -
The state of family medicine training programmes within the Primary Care and Family Medicine Education network
(2020-08-11)The 2019 Primary Care and Family Medicine Education network (Primafamed) meeting in Kampala, Uganda, included a workshop that aimed to assess the state of postgraduate family medicine training programmes in the Primafamed ... -
A framework for implementation of community-orientated primary care in the Metro Health Services, Cape Town, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2020-12)In South Africa, the national policy on re-engineering primary health care (PHC) supports the implementation of ward-based outreach teams with community health workers. In the Western Cape, a community-orientated primary ... -
Editorial : growing the discipline of family medicine as a counterculture
(South African Academy of Family Physicians, 2019-10-28)I would like to start this editorial with a word of thanks. Thank you to the Academy (SAAFP)’s leadership for entrusting my colleague, Professor Indiran Govender (Assistant Editor), and me with the responsibility ... -
Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace : implementing formative assessment visits
(South African Academy of Family Physicians, 2019-12-09)Family physicians have a key role to play in strengthening district health services in South Africa. There are a number of barriers to the supply of these specialists in family medicine, one of which is the quality of ... -
Modifiable factors within the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme associated with failure to prevent HIV transmission in the Onandjokwe district of Namibia
(South African Academy of Family Physicians, 2019-03-08)Background: Ending new paediatric HIV infections continues to be a global health priority. Cuba and other countries have demonstrated that elimination of mother-to-child transmission is possible through Prevention of ... -
Editorial : changes to the South African Family Practice Journal
(South African Academy of Family Physicians, 2019-11-19)At the end of 2018 the contract with Medpharm to publish the South African Family Practice Journal was up for renewal. Over the last five years Medpharm has enabled the journal to obtain accreditation with the US National ...
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