Oral iron supplementation as a public health intervention in children aged 6 to 23 months for preventing iron deficiency and anaemia: Economic evaluation for the South African health system [0.03%]
Pamela Vorster,Amanda S Brand,Celeste Naude et al.
Pamela Vorster et al.
Background: Anaemia prevalence among Southern African children aged 6-23 months was estimated at 65% in 2019. The World Health Organization recommends that children aged 6-23 months living in countries with an anaemia pr...
Kagiso P Tukisi,Zelda Janse van Rensburg,Wanda Jacobs
Kagiso P Tukisi
Background: The midwife specialists (MS) are trained midwifery professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to perform interventions to respond to complicated maternal and neonatal conditions. A midwife specialist is...
Wafaa Fadili
Wafaa Fadili
Background: Early identification of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a real means to prevent the progression of kidney disease. The involvement of primary practitioners in screening programmes is particularly needed as m...
App-based primary care in South Africa: A conceptual pathway from telemedicine service acceptance to patients' continuance intentions [0.03%]
Grethe Van Tonder,Christian D Pentz,Ronel Du Preez
Grethe Van Tonder
Background: This study reports on the quantitative research phase of a mixed-methods study that investigated patients' acceptance of an application (app)-based telemedicine service for primary care aimed at South African...
A setback for Sustainable Development Goal 3.1: Documenting the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic's impact on maternal mortality through a National Confidential Enquiry in South Africa [0.03%]
Gomolemo Rakale,Sam T Ntuli,Tshepo Ramarumo et al.
Gomolemo Rakale et al.
Background: Maternal mortality highlights health system effectiveness and social fairness. South Africa's Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) monitors and improves maternal healthcare. While initial decrease...
David Okiror,Ibrahim Sanoe
David Okiror
This country profile examines the development of family medicine (FM) and primary health care (PHC) in Liberia, a low-income West African nation with significant health and socioeconomic challenges. Liberia's PHC system is structured across...
Sa&#x;ad Lahri
Sa&#x;ad Lahri
Extreme heat is a significant direct health threat from climate change, with rising temperatures and frequent heatwaves increasingly stressing communities and health services across Africa. High baseline temperatures, widespread outdoor lab...
Integration of Ubuntu philosophy in maternity care units of Limpopo province, South Africa: Perceived experiences of women [0.03%]
南非北林波波省母婴护理单位中Ubuntu理念的融合：妇女的体验感知
Seani A Mulondo,Sonto M Maputle
Seani A Mulondo
Background: In South Africa, midwives should integrate the Ubuntu philosophy in maternity care services to promote utilisation of maternal and child healthcare services. Women expect to be treated with respect, love, dig...
Reframing Emergency Medical Service in the context of chronic non-communicable disease and palliative care [0.03%]
从慢性非传染性疾病和姑息性护理的角度重新审视紧急医疗救护体系
Linley A Holmes,Elizabeth Gwyther,Shannon Odell
Linley A Holmes
Background: Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is often the initial primary contact for patients with non-communicable disease (NCD) with symptom exacerbation. EMS personnel are not trained to manage patients requiring this...
Operationalising palliative care integration: Experiences of implementers in South Africa [0.03%]
姑息治疗整合的实践：南非实施者的经验
Juanita O Arendse,Virginia Zweigenthal,Liz Gwyther
Juanita O Arendse
Background: South Africa's 2017 National Policy Framework and Strategy for Palliative Care mandated the integration of palliative care (PC) into the public health system using existing resources. ...