668 publication(s) trouvée(s)
Article scientifique
Investigating competencies needed by European-trained doctors in rural South African hospitals
BACKGROUND: Many European-trained doctors (ETDs) recruited to work in rural district hospitals in South Africa have insufficient generalist competencies for …
Article scientifique
Rwandan primary healthcare providers’ perception of their capability in the diagnostic practice
BACKGROUND: Skill-mix imbalance is a global concern for primary healthcare in low-income countries. In Rwanda, primary healthcare facilities (health centres, …
Article scientifique
Implementing the Family-Led Care model for preterm and low birth weight newborns in Malawi: Experience of healthcare workers
BACKGROUND: Every Preemie-SCALE developed and piloted the Family-Led Care model, an innovative, locally developed model of care for preterm and …
Article scientifique
Patient satisfaction with peri-partum care at Bertha Gxowa district hospital, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction is one of the key outcome measures of healthcare services.Aim and Setting: To explore factors that influence …
Article scientifique
A cross-sectional self-assessment of burnout amongst a sample of doctors in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of burnout amongst African health professionals has been widely anticipated, but there is a dearth of published …
Article scientifique
Child functioning and disability in children living with human immunodeficiency virus in a semi-rural healthcare setting in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Children living with HIV (CLHIV) often experience HIV-related impairment and disability. AIM: The study sought to understand the level …
Article scientifique
Twin pregnancy in a bicornuate uterus in rural Kenya: A case report for accidental discovery and successful delivery
INTRODUCTION: Uterine anomalies are often identified during pregnancy, during infertility evaluation or pregnancy miscarriage and have been associated with an …
Article scientifique
What presents to a rural district emergency department: A case mix
BACKGROUND: There is little information available on the range of conditions presenting to generalist run rural district hospital emergency departments …
Article scientifique
Pain knowledge and attitudes of final-year medical students at the University of Cape Town: A cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Pain is the most common presenting complaint in patients visiting a healthcare facility. Healthcare professionals need adequate knowledge of …
Article scientifique
Assessment practices in undergraduate clinical medicine training: What do we do and how we can improve?
BACKGROUND: Assessment should form an integral part of curriculum design in higher education and should be robust enough to ensure …
Article scientifique
Healthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) remain a global burden and is projected to increase due to aging, rapid urbanization and unhealthy …
Article scientifique
Coronavirus disease 2019 in Botswana: Contributions from family physicians
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the respiratory disease caused by the virus now called as SARS-CoV-2 and first identified in Wuhan, …
Article scientifique
The association between intimate partner violence, psychiatric morbidity amongst pregnant women and partner alcohol use in southern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is common, although prevalence and correlates amongst pregnant women in developing countries are …
Article scientifique
Ventilators are not the answer in Africa
The treatment of severely ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has brought the worldwide shortage of oxygen and ventilator-related resources …
Article scientifique
Different models of pharmaceutical services and care in primary healthcare clinics in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Challenges and opportunities for pharmacy practice
BACKGROUND: Primary health care (PHC) re-engineering forms a crucial part of South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI), with pharmaceutical services …
Article scientifique
The three-stage assessment to support hospital–home care coordination in Tshwane, South Africa
BACKGROUND: In complex health settings, care coordination is required to link patients to appropriate and effective care. Although articulated as …
Article scientifique
Maternal deaths due to eclampsia in teenagers: Lessons from assessment of maternal deaths in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Eclampsia remains a major cause of maternal mortality, particularly in teenage pregnancies. Healthcare professionals providing antenatal must regard teenagers …
Article scientifique
Prohibiting alcohol sales during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has positive effects on health services in South Africa
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic evolves globally, we are realising its impact on communities from the disease itself …
Article scientifique
Social media health promotion in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges
BACKGROUND: Health promotion is an effective tool for public health. It goes beyond preventing the spread of diseases and reducing …
Article scientifique
Barriers to adolescents’ access and utilisation of reproductive health services in a community in north-western Nigeria: A qualitative exploratory study in primary care
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of qualitative studies exploring in-depth barriers that adolescents face in accessing and utilising reproductive health …