Browsing School of Public Health by Subject "Primary care"
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Pain as a reason for primary care visits: cross-sectional survey in a rural and periurban health clinic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(South Africa Academy of Family Physicians, 2012)Background: The burden of pain in primary care has not been described for South Africa. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pain in primary care and to characterise pain among adult patients attending a rural ... -
Prevalence of multimorbidity in South Africa: A systematic review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Introduction Multimorbidity has increased globally over the past two decades, due to ageing populations and increased burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In a country like South Africa, with a growing burden of ...