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Social support and coping in adults with type 2 diabetes
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of diabetes has been described as a lifelong psychological burden on the patient and his or her …
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Is it just religious practice? Exploring patients’ reasons for choosing a faith-based primary health clinic over their local public sector primary health clinic
BACKGROUND: Person-centred, re-engineered primary health care (PHC) is a national and global priority. Faith-based health care is a significant provider …
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Undiagnosed tuberculosis in patients with HIV infection who present with severe anaemia at a district hospital
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of severe anaemia in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in South …
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Evaluation of a Zulu translation of the Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status
BACKGROUND: One of the greatest challenges in early communication intervention in South Africa is developing and implementing successful identification strategies …
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Perceptions, attitudes and challenges about obesity and adopting a healthy lifestyle among health workers in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal province
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity is reported to be high and increasing among health workers, in both high-income and low-income …
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Dietary habits among health professionals working in a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
INTRODUCTION: The burden of diseases associated with unhealthy lifestyle behaviours continues to increase in the low- and middle-income countries including …
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Investigating the accessibility factors that influence antenatal care services utilisation in Mangwe district, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Maternal and infant mortality remains a huge public health problem in developing countries. One of the strategies to minimise …
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Reaching national consensus on the core clinical skill outcomes for family medicine postgraduate training programmes in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Family physicians play a significant role in the district health system and need to be equipped with a broad …
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Mapping evidence of interventions and strategies to bridge the gap in the implementation of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme policy in sub-Saharan countries: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is a life-saving public health intervention. Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have made …
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Insights into health care seeking behaviour for children in communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: South African infant and child mortality remains high, with many deaths occurring outside the formal health services. Delayed health …
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Palliative care needs of patients living with end-stage kidney disease not treated with renal replacement therapy: An exploratory qualitative study from Blantyre, Malawi
BACKGROUND: The burden of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing rapidly but the palliative care needs of …
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The perceived role of ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The aim of ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) is to improve access to primary healthcare (PHC) services including health promotion …
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A situation analysis of psychiatrists in South Africa’s rural primary healthcare settings
BACKGROUND: South Africa (SA) has been facing serious challenges in providing human resources for the delivery of essential mental health …
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Which primary care model? A qualitative analysis of ward-based outreach teams in South Africa
Globally, models of extending universal health coverage through primary care are influenced by country-specific systems of health care and disease …
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Trust of community health workers influences the acceptance of community-based maternal and child health services
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are a component of the health system in many countries, providing effective community-based services to …
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Allopathic and traditional health practitioners: A reply to Nemutandani, Hendricks and Mulaudzi
An earlier paper in this journal reported on the perception and experience of 77 allopathic health practitioners (AHPs) and health …
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Factors influencing choice of site for rural clinical placements by final year medical students in a South African university
BACKGROUND: Most of South Africa's citizens who live in rural or underserved communities rely on the public health care sector …
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The effect of phlebotomy training on blood sample rejection and phlebotomy knowledge of primary health care providers in Cape Town: A quasi-experimental study
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing amount of blood sample rejection at primary health care facilities (PHCFs), impacting negatively the staff, …
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Examining the influence of family physician supply on district health system performance in South Africa: An ecological analysis of key health indicators
BACKGROUND: The supply of appropriate health workers is a key building block in the World Health Organization's model of effective …
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Patient satisfaction with nurse-delivery primary health care services in Free State and Gauteng provinces, South Africa: A comparative study
BACKGROUND: The majority of health care users in South Africa utilise primary health care (PHC) services where these services are …