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Published: 04/05/2023

From the President’s desk

Thank you for your hard work, personal time and efforts in making 2023 a huge success. When a team feels like a family, they work like a family and become a family. A few highlights below from 2023 and what to expect in 2024 and beyond. The South African Academy of Family Physicians wishes you a well-deserved break, enjoy the upcoming holiday season.

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South African Family Practice Articles

Determinants of antiretroviral therapy adherence among transgender women in South Africa April 29, 2024
Background: Transgender women bear a huge burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in South Africa. However, they are not fully engaged in healthcare across the HIV continuum of care. In addition, transgender women face multiple facets of stigma and discrimination as well as socio-economic inequalities, which all have a negative impact on antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence.Objective: The […]
Leonashia Leigh-Ann van der Merwe
Evidence of learning in workplace-based assessments in a Family Medicine Training Programme April 26, 2024
Background: Learning portfolios (LPs) provide evidence of workplace-based assessments (WPBAs) in clinical settings. The educational impact of LPs has been explored in high-income countries, but the use of portfolios and the types of assessments used for and of learning have not been adequately researched in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the evidence of learning in registrars’ […]
Neetha J. Erumeda
How to approach patients and families at the end of life April 24, 2024
Healthcare practitioners are regularly faced with treating patients at the end of their life, and this can be very daunting. This article hopes to help the practitioner have an approach to managing end-of-life care that makes it less distressing. The symptoms at the end-of-life include delirium and/or agitation, breathing changes, skin changes, sleeping more, decrease […]
Maggie De Swardt
Sociodemographics, behaviour and knowledge of first South African HPV-vaccine recipients April 24, 2024
Background: Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary cause of cervical cancer and is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Primary prevention strategies target reducing HPV acquisition through vaccination, limiting exposure (e.g. delayed sexual debut, barrier contraception) and health education focusing on sexual behaviour and tobacco use.Methods: The ImmunoVACCS study, conducted from […]
Robyn A. Adams
Specialties preference by gender among medical students at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa April 23, 2024
Background: To determine the speciality preferences and the gender differences in the choice of speciality among medical students at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among fourth- to sixth-year medical students. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data analysis was performed using STATA version 16 (StataCorp, College […]
Andiswa Pooe

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