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Community healthcare workers’ satisfaction with ward-based outreach team services in Tshwane district, South Africa
Background: The incorporation of community healthcare worker (CHW) involvement in the management of patients is in line with the 2006 …
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Factors associated with clinical outcomes among neonates admitted with acute bilirubin and hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathies at a tertiary hospital in south-west Nigeria
Background: Babies who are delivered outside hospital are most at risk of serious illnesses such as perinatal asphyxia and severe …
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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, Final Part …
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Management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
This paper will describe the common symptoms, signs and causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We will then provide advice on …
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The use, knowledge and attitudes regarding hormonal contraceptive products of female first-year students in a Faculty of Health Sciences
Background: Effective contraception plays a major role in the economic advancement of women. New hormonal products offer more effective solutions …
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Management of the patient with chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD) in a primary health care context
This paper describes the incidence of chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD), the risk factors, staging, investigations and management of COPD. …
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Rhinosinusitis and allergy: a relationship of random meetings
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The socioeconomic impact of rural-origin graduates working as healthcare professionals in South Africa
Background: Studies documenting the socioeconomic impact of education leading to employment of rural youth, specifically in the healthcare professions, are …
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Chronic kidney disease for the primary care clinician
An epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is being experienced in South Africa. This is driven by a heavy burden …
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Knowledge and perception of Family Medicine among medical students at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Background: Postgraduate training in Family Medicine in Nigeria began over three decades ago, but it was not until recently that …
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Mental health care - a public health priority in South Africa
Mental health is an integral part of health and it includes an individual’s emotional, psychological and social well-being. Mental illness …
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Determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in healthy young adults living in the Western Cape, South Africa
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is fast emerging as a global pandemic. In South Africa few studies have been conducted to …
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Optimising the learning environment for undergraduate students in the Department of Family Medicine at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Background: An important determinant of a medical student’s behaviour and performance is the department’s teaching and learning environment. Evaluation of …
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The sore throat: a clinical approach to tonsillopharyngitis
Acute sore throat is a common complaint encountered by medical practitioners and health care workers routinely. The disease is mostly …
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Perceptions of community health workers on their training, teamwork and practice: a cross-sectional study in Tshwane district, Gauteng, South Africa
Background: In 2011, South Africa established ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) comprising Community Health Workers as part of strategies to strengthen …
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A ‘look’ into conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is a common condition characterised by inflammation of the conjunctiva and is the most likely diagnosis in a patient …
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Burning issues in the prevention of heart failure
Chronic heart failure is common, debilitating, and often the culmination of pervasive cardiovascular insults that systematically undermine the heart’s circulatory …
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Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Ophthalmic Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is a common eye condition involving inflammation and in some instances infection of the conjunctiva. In the majority of …
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Mastering your Fellowship
The series, “Mastering your Fellowship”, provides examples of the question format encountered in the FCFP(SA) examination. The series aims to …
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Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score among older medical hospital inpatients in Nigeria
Background: Biomarkers, shock index and modified early warning score (MEWS) are of public health importance because identification and prompt attention …
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