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The experiences of home-based care workers when rendering services in the communities in Northern Tshwane and Madibeng districts
BACKGROUND: Despite the provision of the policy for Ward-based Primary Healthcare Outreach Teams, which requires home-based care workers to be …
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Mastering your fellowship
The series, ‘Mastering your Fellowship’, provides examples of the question format encountered in the written and clinical examinations, Part A …
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Experiences of women, men and healthcare workers accessing family planning services in Malawi: A grounded theory
BACKGROUND: The importance of modern contraceptive methods in averting unwanted pregnancies has been acknowledged in Malawi. Currently, the country has …
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COVID-19 with social distancing, isolation, quarantine and cooperation, collaboration, coordination of care but with disproportionate impacts
The South African Family Practice is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which strives to provide primary care physicians (and their teams), …
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National Health Insurance unpacked: Part 3: Registration of patients at primary care facilities
The South African Family Practice is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which strives to provide primary care physicians (and their teams), …
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Chronic non-cancer pain management in primary care
Chronic non-cancer pain is a common, often undiagnosed condition in primary care across the world, with prevalence rates between 20% …
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Primary management of burn injuries: Balancing best practice with pragmatism
Management of burns is an often-neglected area in training from undergraduate to specialist level. There is, however, a high burden …
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Knowledge and misconceptions of parents of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder at a hospital in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Parents' knowledge and misconception about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) influences their children's access to care, its management and outcome. …
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What we need is health system transformation and not health system strengthening for universal health coverage to work: Perspectives from a National Health Insurance pilot site in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Globally, universal health coverage (UHC) has gained traction as a major health priority. In 2011, South Africa embarked on …
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Magnitude of missed opportunities for prediabetes screening among non-diabetic adults attending the family practice clinic in Western Nigeria: Implication for diabetes prevention
BACKGROUND: For many decades, hypertension guidelines recommended dual-arm blood pressure measurement. However, this practice is poor in Nigeria and its …
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Quit attempts among current tobacco users attending the outpatient department of Dr Yusuf Dadoo district hospital, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Implementing effective tobacco cessation programmes requires an understanding of the factors that influence quit attempts in a given context. …
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Comparison of postpartum family planning uptake between primiparous and multiparous women in Webuye County Hospital, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is associated with health, social and economic benefits to a woman and her family. Its …
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Acute stroke in the emergency department: A chart review at KwaZulu-Natal hospital
BACKGROUND: Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. There is limited literature detailing the clinical profile of stroke …
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End-of-life decision-making capacity in an elderly patient with schizophrenia and terminal cancer
Medical practitioners are confronted daily with decisions about patients' capacity to consent to interventions. To address some of the pertinent …
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Tribute to Dr Andre Marais: 1976–2020
The South African Family Practice is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which strives to provide primary care physicians (and their teams), …
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Final-year medical students need to know their future supervisory role of clinical associates
BACKGROUND: A clinical associate (ClinA) is a mid-level health professional who may only practise under the supervision of a medical …
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Primary care providers and hypertension in pregnancy: Reflections on a patient encounter
In South Africa, large numbers of individuals with medical emergencies initially visit a general practitioner or family physician. In the …
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The forgotten needs of mothers during neonatal transfers: A quest for greater sensitivity
BACKGROUND: The transfer of critically ill neonates has escalated in developing countries. This calls for greater awareness of the needs …
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Learning person-centred consultation skills in clinical medicine: A randomised controlled case study
BACKGROUND: Training institutions need to ensure that healthcare students learn the skills to conduct person-centred consultations. We studied changes in …
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Influence of patients’ living conditions on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in a South African health sub-district
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health concern because it continues devastating communities. This survey was conducted in the …