Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine and Primary Care) by Title
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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic : an urgent need to relook at the training of the African health workforce
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)As of 11 March 2020, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic had infected over 120 000 people in more than 90 countries, of whom 4 369 had died. [1] As recent modelling analysis highlights, ... -
'Self-collected upper respiratory tract swabs for COVID-19 test' : a feasible way to increase overall testing rate and conserve resources in South Africa
(AOSIS, 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 ... -
The self-reported learning needs of primary care doctors in South Africa : a descriptive survey
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Background: Strengthening primary health care in South Africa is a prerequisite for the successful introduction of National Health Insurance. Primary care doctors from both the public and private sectors are an essential ... -
A situational analysis of training for behaviour change counselling for primary care providers, South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-03)Background: Non-communicable diseases and associated risk factors (smoking, alcohol abuse, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet) are a major contributor to primary care morbidity and the burden of disease. The need for ... -
South Africa has joined a global initiative for family medicine advocacy
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-11)The international #1WordforFamilyMedicine initiative serves to explore the identity of family physicians and allows the international Family Medicine community to collaborate on advocating the discipline. South African ... -
Stakeholders perceptions on shortage of healthcare workers in primary healthcare in Botswana : focus group discussions
(Public Library of Science, 2015-08)Background: An adequate health workforce force is central to universal health coverage and positive public health outcomes. However many African countries have critical shortages of healthcare workers, which are worse ... -
Strengthening the district health system through family physicians
(Health Systems Trust, 2018)In 2007, family medicine was recognised as a new speciality in South Africa and all eight medical schools began training specialist family physicians. The introduction of this new specialty can be regarded as a generic ... -
Suspected dog bite associated HIV horizontal transmission in Swaziland
(AOSIS Publishing, 2013-08)Background: Dog bites may lead to transmission of bacteria and viruses over and above tetanus and rabies. Theoretically human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C may be transmitted after dog bites ... -
Sylicylic acid in wine as a therapeutic agent in cardiovascular disease
(Medpharm Publications, 2000)Epidemiological evidence consistently links moderate wine consumption with reduced mortality, mostly due to reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease. Recent scientific reports indicating that a diet rich in fruit and ... -
A systematic review of factors that affect uptake of community-based health insurance in low-income and middle income countries
(BioMed Central, 2015-12)Background: Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have difficulties achieving universal financial protection, which is primordial for universal health coverage. A promising avenue to provide universal ... -
'Telephone Triage' : a possible means of managing the after-hours patient load at primary health care facilities in South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2018)The rate at which routine patients are using the emergency department (ED) as a path to enter into the healthcare system in South Africa’s community healthcare facilities and district hospitals is alarming. The increasing ... -
Towards tailored teaching : using participatory action research to enhance the learning experience of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship students in a South African rural district hospital
(Biomed Central, 2016-03)Background The introduction of Stellenbosch University’s Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) model as part of the undergraduate medical curriculum offers a unique and exciting training model to develop generalist ... -
Training of workplace-based clinical trainers in family medicine, South Africa : before-and-after evaluation
(AOSIS publishing, 2018-05)Background: The training of family physicians is a relatively new phenomenon in the district health services of South Africa. There are concerns about the quality of clinical training and the low pass rate in the national ... -
Training of workplace-based clinical trainers in family medicine, South Africa : before-and-after evaluation
(AOSIS, 2018-05)Background: The training of family physicians is a relatively new phenomenon in the district health services of South Africa. There are concerns about the quality of clinical training and the low pass rate in the national ... -
Transforming the workplace environment to prevent non-communicable chronic diseases : participatory action research in a South African power plant
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2018)Background: The workplace is an important setting for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Policies for transformation of the workplace environment for occupational health and safety in South Africa have ... -
The tuberculosis register - an evaluation of its use and impact under epidemic conditions in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
(Medpharm Publications, 2000)Study objective To evaluate whether theTLberculos Register, as part of the South African National Tuberculosis Control Programme, is achieving its objective of monitoring the programme and decentralising the use of ... -
Undergraduate family medicine and primary care training in Sub-Saharan Africa : reflections of the PRIMAFAMED network
(AOSIS publishing, 2017-01)Internationally, there is a move towards strengthening primary healthcare systems and encouraging community-based and socially responsible education. The development of doctors with an interest in primary healthcare and ... -
Understanding the organisational culture of district health services : Mahalapye and Ngamiland health districts of Botswana
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-11)Background: Botswana has a shortage of health care workers, especially in primary healthcare. Retention and high performance of employees are closely linked to job satisfaction and motivation, which are both highest where ... -
Use of oxytocin during Caesarean section at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana : an audit of clinical practice
(AOSIS Publishing, 2013-02)Background: Oxytocin is widely used for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage. In the setting of Caesarean section (CS), the dosage and mode of administrating oxytocin differs according to different guidelines. ... -
The validity of monitoring the control of diabetes with random blood glucose testing
(Medpharm Publications, 2013)It is important to decide if a patient with diabetes has good glycaemic control in order to guide treatment and to offer behaviour change counselling. Currently, determining random blood glucose (RBG) is usually carried ...
