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Perceptions of community health workers on teenage pregnancy in rural Limpopo: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Despite measures put in place to combat teenage pregnancy, the rate remains high. Community health workers (CHWs) are a …
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IDEAL: Maintaining PHC-focused training in a MBChB programme through a COVID-induced innovation
Responding to the need for authentic clinical training for students in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Stellenbosch …
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Development of entrustable professional activities for family medicine in South Africa
South Africa is undergoing a significant shift towards implementing enhanced workplace-based assessment methodologies across various specialist training programmes, including family …
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‘I am afraid the news is not good’ – Breaking bad news in the time of COVID: Experiences from a field hospital
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 Pandemic had profound effects on healthcare systems around the world. In South Africa, field hospitals, such as …
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Use of audio-visual aids and case studies to enhance understanding of family medicine among medical students
Teaching family medicine to medical students is primarily intended to aid in their understanding of the distinctive and significant role …
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Views of Nigerian civil servants about compulsory COVID-19 vaccination: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 caused unforeseen global burden, although vaccine strategy rapidly stalled transmission and protected those at risk. Many governments made …
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Utilisation pattern of ophthalmic services in Ashanti Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Best practice in optometry and ophthalmology recommends regular visits to eye care professionals, as routine eye examinations support early …
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Mental health impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers versus adults in Africa
BACKGROUND: This review mapped the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers …
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Knowledge and practices of sickle cell disease among healthcare providers in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, there is a low evocation of the diagnosis of sickle cell disease (SCD) …
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The timing of antenatal care access for adolescent pregnancies in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Late antenatal care (ANC)-seeking among pregnant adolescents threatens their health outcomes, and the health outcomes of their new-borns. South …
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Perspectives of pregnant women on maternal health information handouts at KwaZulu-Natal sub-district
BACKGROUND: Maternal health information handouts are used by midwives to facilitate health education of pregnant women during their antenatal care …
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Access to healthcare by undocumented Zimbabwean migrants in post-apartheid South Africa
BACKGROUND: Zimbabwean undocumented migrants rely on the South African public health care system for treatment of non-communicable and communicable diseases, …
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Implementing active surveillance for TB: A descriptive survey of healthcare workers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa is a tuberculosis (TB) high-burden country. In the Eastern Cape (EC), community health worker (CHW) teams implement …
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Family practice research in the African region 2020–2022
BACKGROUND: The African region produces a small proportion of all health research, including primary health care research. The SCOPUS database …
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Personal factors influencing female students’ condom use at a higher education institution
BACKGROUND: South African female students' consistent condom use is low, possibly due to personal factors, such as knowledge about sexual …
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Ocular therapeutics and the profession of optometry in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The role of an optometrist as defined by the World Council of Optometry includes the management of ocular diseases. …
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Factors associated with burnout among healthcare providers in a rural context, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Healthcare providers (HCPs) are at risk of burnout in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is little research in rural and …
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Lived experiences of patients and families with decentralised drug-resistant tuberculosis care in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa adopted the decentralised Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) care model in 2011 with a view of improving clinical …
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Advancing primary care: Establishing family medicine specialty in Tanzania
Family medicine has existed as a training pathway through a private university in Tanzania since 2004. As global calls have …
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Unveiling contextual influences of maternal satisfaction with labour care services in Nigeria: A qualitative inquiry
BACKGROUND: In light of the rising global effort to lower maternal mortality rates, it is crucial for low- and middle-income …