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Using community-based participatory research in improving the management of hypertension in communities: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HT) is a key contributor to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The improved management of HT in the community and …
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Perceived enablers of exclusive breastfeeding by teenage mothers in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months can prevent diseases, boost immunity and improve quality of lives of infants. …
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Assessing the quality of postnatal care offered to mothers and babies by midwives in Lilongwe District
BACKGROUND: The quality of care received by mothers and newborns in low-resource settings is often poor. This may partly explain …
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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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Burden of caring for children living with human immunodeficiency virus in a semi-rural South African community
BACKGROUND: Caregiver burden influences the well-being of children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who may experience disabilities as a …
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The determinants of contraception use amongst female patients attending Odi District Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Empowering women to have a full control over the size of their family is not only an issue of …
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National Health Insurance unpacked: Part 2: Accreditation of 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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Addendum: Primary care management of the coronavirus (COVID-19)
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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An overview of the viral haemorrhagic fevers for the primary care doctor
The viral haemorrhagic fevers are infectious diseases that often cause life-threatening illnesses. These diseases are common in the tropical areas …
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Novel coronavirus pandemic: A clinical overview
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emergent public health crisis threatening the current world …
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Family doctors on the front line
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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An assessment of nutritional status in children of rural, northern KwaZulu-Natal province
BACKGROUND: Childhood malnutrition in South Africa is largely perceived as one of undernutrition, with the opposite end of the spectrum …
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Magnitude, trends and prevention of road traffic accidents in the Republic of South Africa
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) constitute one of the five major disease burdens in South Africa with high mortality and morbidity. …
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Challenges facing professional nurses implementing the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness programme in rural primary health care clinics, Limpopo Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Under-five mortality and morbidity could be reduced through increased implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy. …
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Circumcised men’s perceptions, understanding and experiences of voluntary medical male circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has rolled out voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in response to recommendations that regions with a …
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Preparing medical graduates to care for geriatric patients: A case study of the undergraduate medical curriculum at a South African university
BACKGROUND: Medical schools in South Africa must be responsive to the health needs of the rapidly ageing population. Reports of …
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Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among primary healthcare workers in Johannesburg health district: High rate of underreporting
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of bloodborne infections from sharp instrument injuries and skin and mucous membrane exposures …
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A response to an inaccurate interpretation of the validity of the red category of the South African Triage Scale
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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The Global Initiative for Asthma 2019 recommendation for mild asthma – A critique
Recognising that mild asthmatics are at risk of exacerbations and mortality, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) issued an updated …
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Reasons women terminate their pregnancies legally and their contraceptive practices at Soshanguve 3 Community Health Centre, Tshwane district, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Various reasons have been cited in studies conducted in South Africa on why women legally terminate their pregnancies. We …