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Tobacco use and readiness to treat tobacco users among primary healthcare professionals in Soweto
BACKGROUND: Despite its hampering influence on the willingness of healthcare professionals (HCPs) to implement tobacco cessation treatments, the tobacco use …
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Monitoring patients on ART within the CCMDD programme and those attending an urban healthcare facility in KwaZulu-Natal
BACKGROUND: South Africa has high number of patients on antiretroviral treatment, necessitating innovative approaches to decongest healthcare facilities. The Central …
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A baseline audit of post-vasectomy follow-up at three Cape Town district health facilities
BACKGROUND: Our study focuses on vasectomies, an underutilised contraception method worldwide. Little is known about post-vasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) adherence …
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The lifestyle factors of medical doctors in academic hospitals, Bloemfontein, Free State
BACKGROUND: Lifestyle factors of medical doctors are essential to their health and well-being. Previous studies omitted factors that constituted a …
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Hypertension guideline implementation and blood pressure control in Matlosana, South Africa
BACKGROUND: High systolic blood pressure remains a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide and in South Africa (SA). …
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The contribution of Specialist Family Physicians to South Africa’s private sector: A position statement
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Medication adherence in geriatric patients attending medical outpatient department
BACKGROUND: Adherence to medication represents a challenge in managing chronic conditions in the geriatric population. This study assessed adherence rates …
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Factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients at health facilities of Maseru, Lesotho
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rates (TSR) remain low in Lesotho. The country achieved TSR of 76% in 2020, which is …
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An evaluation of support to the second victims in Tshwane District Health Services, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Initiatives to reduce patient safety incidents (PSI) and support healthcare professionals who may experience psychological trauma as a result …
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Email invitations to publish: Academically sound (such as SAFP) versus potentially predatory journals
BACKGROUND: Researchers increasingly receive invitations by email to publish. We analysed email publication invitations received by staff members of the …
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Perspectives and attitudes of South African medical professionals towards active euthanasia
BACKGROUND: Active euthanasia is a controversial subject both globally and in South Africa. Recent legal cases have kept this topic …
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among unvaccinated individuals in a primary care setting, Pretoria
BACKGROUND: South Africa faced challenges while implementing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures such as mass vaccination. Some people rejected or …
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults treated at a district hospital outpatient department
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a collection of risk factors, including hypertension, high fasting blood glucose, high fasting triglyceride and …
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Understanding the struggle: Unique challenges of adherence in male diabetic patients in Tshwane
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes prevalence is steadily increasing worldwide, and South Africa is one of the countries in Africa with …
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Self-care practices among professional nurses employed in primary health care clinics
BACKGROUND: Professional nurses typically promote and advocate self-care practices to their patients to achieve better health outcomes, but rarely engage …
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Effect of adult day care centre attendance on hypertension management
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HT) silently threatens one in three adults, especially older adults, who struggle with blood pressure (BP) control because …
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What do women with epilepsy know about pregnancy?
BACKGROUND: Understanding the intersection of epilepsy and pregnancy, including knowledge gaps and healthcare access for women with epilepsy (WWE), is …
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An approach to persons who are not willing to engage in behavioural change
With its unique position, primary health care (PHC) can provide health promotion and prevention services, including lifestyle behavioural counselling. Unhealthy …
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Waist-based anthropometric measures and central adiposity-related comorbidities in children
BACKGROUND: Waist-related measures are commonly used to classify central adiposity and related comorbidities. This classification may be essential among children, …
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Impact of burnout on depression among nurses at a private hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Burnout is a syndrome that is understood as emanating from chronic workplace stressors that have not been managed successfully. …