Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine and Primary Care) by Title
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Health and fracking : should the medical profession be concerned?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-05)The use of natural gas that is obtained from high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) may reduce carbon emissions relative to the use of coal and have substantial economic benefits for South Africa. However, concerns ... -
Health lifestyle interventions and climate change : how can we change our lifestyle to help mitigate climate change
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-03)The recent high-level meeting of the general assembly of the United Nations noted with concern the ‘increasing challenges posed by climate change and the loss of biodiversity, and their effect on the control and prevention ... -
The healthy primary school of the future : study protocol of a quasi-experimental study
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Unhealthy lifestyles in early childhood are a major global health challenge. These lifestyles often persist from generation to generation and contribute to a vicious cycle of health-related and social ... -
History of medicine : the Hamilton Naki Clinical Scholarship, 2007-2011
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-01)The Hamilton Naki Scholarship was introduced because of the shortage of qualified academic leaders in South African medical schools, especially for academic clinicians from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. There ... -
HIV and/or AIDS-related deaths and modifiable risk factors : a descriptive study of medical admissions at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital in Northern Namibia
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-09)Background: High rates of HIV infection have decreased life expectancy in many African countries. Regardless of worldwide efforts to escalate treatment, care and prevention strategies, the number of deaths due to AIDS-related ... -
HIV and/or AIDS-related deaths and modifiable risk factors : a descriptive study of medical admissions at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital in Northern Namibia
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-12-09)Introduction: High rates of HIV infection have decreased life expectancy in many African countries. Regardless of worldwide efforts to escalate treatment, care and prevention strategies, the number of deaths due to AIDS ... -
How children access antiretroviral treatment at Kgapane District Hospital, Limpopo, South Africa
(Medpharm Publications, 2012)Background: At Kgapane Hospital, Limpopo Province, only 20% of eligible children initiated antiretroviral treatment (ART) in 2007. The aim of this study was to improve the ART programme by assessing how children were ... -
How far does family physician supply correlate with district health system performance?
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-06)Background: Since 2011, a new cadre of family physicians, with 4 years of postgraduate training, was deployed in the district health services of the Western Cape, and tasked witha considerable range of duties aimed at a ... -
How to change organisational culture : action research in a South African public sector primary care facility
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Organisational culture is a key factor in both patient and staff experience of the healthcare services. Patient satisfaction, staff engagement and performance are related to this experience. ... -
How to create more supportive supervision for primary healthcare: lessons from Ngamiland district of Botswana : co-operative inquiry group
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2016)Background : Supportive supervision is a way to foster performance, productivity, motivation, and retention of health workforce. Nevertheless there is a dearth of evidence of the impact and acceptability of supportive ... -
How to improve the quality of care for women with postpartum haemorrhage at Onandjokwe Hospital, Namibia : quality improvement study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-12-11)Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading direct cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The sustainable development goals aim to reduce the maternal mortality ratio to 70 per 100,000 live births. ... -
How well are we teaching health science students about climate change and health
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-03)Climate change and the issues of sustainable development are a new component of the health sciences curriculum. While the topic is now included in basic education the relevance to healthcare providers, health systems ... -
How well do public sector primary care providers function as medical generalists in Cape Town : a descriptive survey
(BioMed Central, 2018-07-19)Background: Effective primary health care requires a workforce of competent medical generalists. In South Africa nurses are the main primary care providers, supported by doctors. Medical generalists should practice ... -
Human resources for health in Botswana : the results of in-country database and reports analysis
(AOSIS Publishing, 2014-11)Background: Botswana is a large middle-income country in Southern Africa with a population of just over two million. Shortage of human resources for health is blamed for the inability to provide high quality accessible ... -
Impact of the introduction of a colposcopy service in a rural South African sub-district on uptake of colposcopy
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2013-09-03)Objectives. To describe the establishment of a colposcopy service at a district hospital in a rural sub-district of the Western Cape, South Africa, and assess its impact on colposcopy uptake. Design. A retrospective ... -
Implementing a video call visit system in a coronavirus disease 2019 unit
(AOSIS, 2020-09-15)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The lockdown and physical distancing strategies imposed to combat COVID-19 have caused seismic shifts at all levels of society. Hospitals have been particularly affected. Healthcare workers (HCW’s) wore ... -
Implementing and evaluating an e-portfolio for postgraduate family medicine training in the Western Cape, South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-07-08)Background: In South Africa it is compulsory to submit a satisfactory portfolio of learning to gain entrance to the national exit examination of the College of Family Physicians and to qualify as a family physician. A ... -
Implementing and evaluating an e-portfolio for postgraduate family medicine training in the Western Cape, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: In South Africa it is compulsory to submit a satisfactory portfolio of learning to gain entrance to the national exit examination of the College of Family Physicians and to qualify as a family physician. A ... -
The implications of methylphenidate use by healthy medical students and doctors in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2014-03)Background: The use of medical stimulants to sustain attention, augment memory and enhance intellectual capacity is increasing in society. The use of Methylphenidate for cognitive enhancement is a subject that has received ... -
Improving access to health care in a rural regional hospital in South Africa : why do patients miss their appointments
(AOSIS publishing, 2017-03)Background: Access to health services is one of the Batho Pele (‘people first’) values and principles of the South African government since 1997. This necessitated some changes around public service systems, procedures, ...
