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Review Articles
A framework to benchmark the quality of clinical assessment in  
a South African undergraduate medical programme
Hanneke Brits, Johan Bezuidenhout, Lynette J. van der Merwe
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5030 | 04 February 2020

CPD Article
An approach to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy for the  
primary care physician
Mergan Naidoo, Robert C. Pattinson
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5095 | 17 February 2020

CPD Article
A primary care approach to the management of Arthritis
Selvandran Rangiah, Indiran Govender, Zakariya Badat
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5089 | 17 February 2020

CPD Article
An overview of the new rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis regimens 
available at decentralised drug-resistant tuberculosis sites for  
persons older than six years
Madeleine Muller
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5092 | 17 February 2020

CPD Questionnaire
CPD Questionnaire: Part 1 2020
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1

Registrars
Mastering your fellowship
Klaus B. von Pressentin, Mergan Naidoo, Wilhelm J. Steinberg,  
Lushiku Nkombua, Tasleem Ras
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5099 | 20 February 2020

Opinion
National Health Insurance unpacked: Part 1
Bob Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5094 | 13 February 2020

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Editorial
Editorial: Ushering in a new year and reaching out to the next  
generation of family doctors
Klaus B. von Pressentin
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5096 | 13 February 2020

Letters to the Editor
Social media use by health professionals: To do or not to do?
Lushiku Nkombua
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5008 | 28 January 2020

Original Research
Usage of smart devices amongst medical practitioners in Universitas 
Academic Hospital
Yeyang Xu, Zoë Francis, Khayam Saleem, Siphamandla Sambujana, 
Keitumetse Molise, Boitumelo Molise, Nicholas Pearce, Gina Joubert
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5029 | 04 February 2020

Original Research
Trends in practice intentions and preferences of clinical associate 
students: Implications for training and health services in South Africa
Saiendhra V. Moodley, Jacqueline E. Wolvaardt, Jakobus M. Louw,  
Jannie Hugo
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5033 | 06 February 2020

Original Research
Training family physicians: A qualitative exploration of experiences of registrars 
in a family medicine training programme in Cape Town, South Africa
Tasleem Ras, Beverley Schweitzer, Graham Bresick, Derek Hellenberg
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5023 | 25 February 2020

Original Research
Variation between pragmatic and standardised blood pressure 
measurements in a Nigerian primary care clinic
Oluwaseun S. Ojo, Ademola O. Egunjobi, Akinfemi J. Fatusin,  
Bolatito B. Fatusin, Odunola O. Ojo, Babajide A. Taiwo,  
Ibrahim B. Ghazali, Nurudeen A. Gbadamosi
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5035 | 12 March 2020

Scientific letters
History of academic family medicine in South Africa – When did it start?
Bernhard Gaede
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 1| a5031 | 25 March 2020

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Editorial
Family doctors on the front line
Bob Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5138 | 19 May 2020

Letters to the Editor
A response to an inaccurate interpretation of the validity of the red 
category of the South African Triage Scale
Gareth D. Meyer, Tabitha N. Meyer, Charles B. Gaunt
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5084 | 02 March 2020

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Original Research
Reasons women terminate their pregnancies legally and  
their contraceptive practices at Soshanguve 3 Community  
Health Centre, Tshwane district, South Africa
David K.K. Masanabo, Indiran Govender, Tombo Bongongo
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a4310 | 26 March 2020

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Original Research
Preparing medical graduates to care for geriatric patients: A case  
study of the undergraduate medical curriculum at a South African 
university
Keshena Naidoo, Jacqueline van Wyk
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5081 | 20 April 2020

Original Research
Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among primary 
healthcare workers in Johannesburg health district: High rate of 
underreporting
Collins C.E. Mbah, Zuberu B. Elabor, Olufemi B. Omole
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5027 | 14 May 2020

Original Research
Circumcised men’s perceptions, understanding and experiences  
of voluntary medical male circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal,  
South Africa
Celenkosini T. Nxumalo, Gugu G. Mchunu
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5083 | 19 May 2020

Original Research
An assessment of nutritional status in children of rural, northern  
KwaZulu-Natal province
Kelly R. Gate, Nompumelelo G. Mfeka-Nkabinde, Kantharuben Naidoo
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5040 | 21 May 2020

Original Research
Challenges facing professional nurses implementing the Integrated 
Management of Childhood Illness programme in rural primary  
health care clinics, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Livhuwani Tshivhase, Mankuku M. Madumo, Indiran Govender
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5060 | 25 May 2020

Original Research
Prevalence of substance use amongst people living with human 
immunodeficiency virus who attend primary healthcare services  
in Mthatha, South Africa
Ramprakash Kaswa, Marietjie de Villiers
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5042 | 04 June 2020

Original Research
Burden of caring for children living with human immunodeficiency  
virus in a semi-rural South African community
Stacy Maddocks, Verusia Chetty
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5110 | 25 June 2020

Original Research
Learning person-centred consultation skills in clinical medicine:  
A randomised controlled case study
Jakobus M. Louw, Johannes F.M. Hugo
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5109 | 06 July 2020

Original Research
Final-year medical students need to know their future supervisory  
role of clinical associates
Michiel Koortzen, Lourens W. Biggs, Jacqueline Wolvaardt,  
Astrid Turner, Martin Bac, Mark Volpe
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5019 | 16 July 2020

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Using community-based participatory research in improving  
the management of hypertension in communities:  
A scoping review
Pugie T. Chimberengwa, Mergan Naidoo
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5039 | 16 July 2020

Original Research
The determinants of contraception use amongst female patients  
attending Odi District Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa
Shango N. Olowa, Indiran Govender, Christian Saidiya
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5043 | 25 August 2020

Scientific letters
Establishing a pharmacist–prescriber partnership in publicly funded 
primary healthcare clinics to optimise antibiotic prescribing in the 
Western Cape: An exploratory study
Oliver van Hecke, Renier Coetzee
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5090 | 22 June 2020

Review Articles
Treating acute rhinitis and exacerbations of chronic rhinitis – A role  
for topical decongestants?
Robin J. Green, Charles Feldman, Andre van Niekerk, Marinda McDonald, 
Raymond Friedman, Guy A. Richards
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5053 | 24 March 2020

Open Forum
The Global Initiative for Asthma 2019 recommendation for mild  
asthma – A critique
Elvis M. Irusen
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5104 | 05 March 2020

Open Forum
Magnitude, trends and prevention of road traffic accidents in  
the Republic of South Africa
Adeloye A. Adeniji, Langalibalele H. Mabuza, Elton Titus
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5032 | 26 May 2020

CPD Article
Primary care management of the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Bob Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5115 | 31 March 2020

CPD Article
Novel coronavirus pandemic: A clinical overview
Ramprakash Kaswa, Indiran Govender
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5123 | 26 June 2020

CPD Article
An overview of the viral haemorrhagic fevers for the primary  
care doctor
Indiran Govender, Olga Maphasha, Selvandran Rangiah
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5116 | 26 June 2020

CPD Questionnaire
CPD Questionnaire: Part 2 2020
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Registrars
Mastering your fellowship
Mergan Naidoo, Klaus B. von Pressentin, Andrew Ross, Tasleem Ras
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5141 | 11 June 2020

Opinion
National Health Insurance unpacked: Part 2: Accreditation of  
primary care facilities
Bob Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5140 | 08 June 2020

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Editorial
COVID-19 with social distancing, isolation, quarantine and  
cooperation, collaboration, coordination of care but with  
disproportionate impacts
Indiran Govender
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5204 | 31 August 2020

Letters to the Editor
The role of family physicians in emergency and essential surgical  
care in the district health system in South Africa
Kathryn Chu, Priyanka Naidu, Steve Reid, Hans Hendriks, Jenny Nash, 
Vanessa Lomas, Francois Coetzee, Robert Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5117 | 22 July 2020

Obituary
Tribute to Dr Andre Marais: 1976–2020
Indiran Govender
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5185 | 22 July 2020

Original Research
The forgotten needs of mothers during neonatal transfers:  
A quest for greater sensitivity
Pradeep Ashokcoomar, Raisuyah Bhagwan
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5091 | 21 July 2020

Original Research
Assessing the quality of postnatal care offered to mothers and  
babies by midwives in Lilongwe District
Mercy Pindani, Chrissie Phiri, Wanangwa Chikazinga, Idesi Chilinda,  
Janet Botha, Genesis Chorwe-Sungani
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5026 | 23 July 2020

Original Research
The attitude and perceptions of doctors at Letaba Hospital  
towards family medicine: A qualitative study
Christian N. Saidiya, Gert J.O. Marincowitz, Doudou K. Nzaumvila,  
Tombo Bongongo, Indiran Govender
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5034 | 27 July 2020

Original Research
Comparison of postpartum family planning uptake between  
primiparous and multiparous women in Webuye County  
Hospital, Kenya
Henry O. Owuor
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5093 | 13 August 2020

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Quit attempts among current tobacco users attending the outpatient 
department of Dr Yusuf Dadoo district hospital, South Africa
Arlette I. Bokoro, Elizabeth Reji, Olufemi B. Omole
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5128 | 17 August 2020

Original Research
Acute stroke in the emergency department: A chart review at  
KwaZulu-Natal hospital
Steve G. Feris, Bavani Naicker
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5126 | 20 August 2020

Original Research
Influence of patients’ living conditions on tuberculosis treatment 
outcomes in a South African health sub-district
Tombo Bongongo, Hendry van der Heever, Doudou K. Nzaumvila,  
Christian N.S. Saidiya
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5036 | 25 August 2020

Original Research
What we need is health system transformation and not health  
system strengthening for universal health coverage to work:  
Perspectives from a National Health Insurance pilot site  
in South Africa
Janet Michel, Brigit Obrist, Till Bärnighausen, Fabrizio Tediosi,  
Di McIntryre, David Evans, Marcel Tanner
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5079 | 03 September 2020

Original Research
Knowledge and misconceptions of parents of children with  
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder at a hospital in South Africa
Neelkant R. Rajcumar, Saeeda Paruk
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5124 | 03 September 2020

Original Research
Perceived enablers of exclusive breastfeeding by teenage mothers  
in Ghana
Angela K. Acheampong, Makombo Ganga-Limando, Lydia Aziato
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5108 | 21 September 2020

Original Research
Experiences of women, men and healthcare workers accessing  
family planning services in Malawi: A grounded theory
Idesi T. Chilinda, Alison Cooke, Dame T. Lavender
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5153 | 07 October 2020

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Corrections
Addendum: Primary care management of the coronavirus  
(COVID-19)
Bob Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 2| a5144 | 10 June 2020

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Scientific letters
Primary care providers and hypertension in pregnancy: Reflections  
on a patient encounter
Jagidesa Moodley, Prakash Jugnanden, Mergan Naidoo,  
Nnabuike C. Ngene
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5086 | 13 July 2020

Scientific letters
End-of-life decision-making capacity in an elderly patient with 
schizophrenia and terminal cancer
Carla Kotze, Johannes L. Roos
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5111 | 03 August 2020

CPD Article
Creating a learning environment in your practice or facility
Bob Mash, Jill Edwards
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5166 | 12 August 2020

CPD Article
Primary management of burn injuries: Balancing best practice  
with pragmatism
Nikki L. Allorto
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5202 | 04 September 2020

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Editorial
What is the new normal?
Robert Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5235 | 10 December 2020

Original Research
Magnitude of missed opportunities for prediabetes screening  
among non-diabetic adults attending the family practice clinic  
in Western Nigeria: Implication for diabetes prevention
Oluwaseun S. Ojo, Ademola O. Egunjobi, Akinfemi J. Fatusin,  
Bolatito B. Fatusin, Odunola O. Ojo, Farouq A. Ololade,  
Patience A. Eruzegbua, Oluseyi A. Afolabi, Ayomiposi  
A. Adesokan
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5082 | 20 August 2020

Original Research
The impact of stress on depression, ill health and coping  
in family members caring for patients with acquired  
brain injury
Janet Walker, Lourens Schlebusch, Bernhard Gaede
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5149 | 08 October 2020

Original Research
A profile of traumatic brain injuries and associated cervical spine  
injuries at a regional hospital in the KwaZulu-Natal Province
Maamei L. Malale, Nicholas Dufourq, Nivisha Parag
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5136 | 08 October 2020

Original Research
A descriptive study of suspected perinatal asphyxia at Mitchells  
Plain District Hospital: A case series
Johannes P.J. Stofberg, Graeme W. Spittal, Tracey Hinkel, Tasleem Ras
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5112 | 09 October 2020

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Is guideline-driven prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism  
common practice in the South African private hospital setting?
Melissa van der Merwe, Marlene Julyan, Jesslee M. du Plessis
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5022 | 12 October 2020

Original Research
Not yet 90-90-90: A quality improvement approach to human 
immunodeficiency virus viral suppression in paediatric patients  
in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
James D. Porter, Mireille N.M. Porter, Maresa du Plessis
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5169 | 15 October 2020

Original Research
The experiences of home-based care workers when rendering services  
in the communities in Northern Tshwane and Madibeng districts
Lily K. Motswasele-Sikwane, Mary M. Madumo, Moipone M. Tlapu, 
Indiran Govender
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5155 | 22 October 2020

Original Research
Evaluation of the quality of service delivery in private sector,  
primary care clinics in Kenya: A descriptive patient survey
Gulnaz Mohamoud, Robert Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5148 | 22 October 2020

Original Research
Paediatric atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) in South Africa:  
A practical algorithm for the management of mild-to-moderate  
disease in daily clinical practice
Susanna M. Kannenberg, Sarah Karabus, Willem I. Visser, Jamilabibi 
Aboobaker, Magdalena M. Kriel, Michael Levin, Basil Magigaba, Ahmed 
Manjra, Rupesh Misra, Pholile Mpofu, Azwitamisi Tshigabe, Thomas Luger
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5190 | 23 November 2020

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CPD Article
Chronic non-cancer pain management in primary care
Tasleem Ras
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5203 | 04 September 2020

CPD Questionnaire
CPD Questionnaire: Part 3 2020
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1

Registrars
Mastering your fellowship
Klaus B. von Pressentin, Mergan Naidoo, Bob Mash, Andrew Ross,  
Tasleem Ras
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5208 | 07 September 2020

Opinion
National Health Insurance unpacked: Part 3: Registration of  
patients at primary care facilities
Bob Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 3| a5214 | 09 September 2020

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Association between social support and viral load in adults on  
highly active antiretroviral therapy – Witbank, South Africa
Temnewo M. Habte, Charles Bondo, Lushiku Nkombua
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5139 | 03 December 2020

Original Research
Evaluation of household assessment data collected by community  
health workers in Cape Town, South Africa
Robert Mash, Louiso Du Pisanie, Carla Swart, Ella van der Merwe
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5168 | 03 December 2020

Original Research
Risky sexual behaviour amidst predicament of acceptable sexually 
transmitted infection partner notification modalities: A cross-sectional 
survey amongst minibus taxi drivers in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Mathildah M. Mokgatle, Sphiwe Madiba
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5165 | 10 December 2020

Original Research
Substance use amongst high school learners in the south of  
Johannesburg: Is this the new norm?
Debrah Mohale, Kebogile E. Mokwena
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5122 | 10 December 2020

Scientific letters
A description of events surrounding the index COVID-19 diagnosis  
in a staff member at Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital in  
Gauteng, South Africa
Indiran Govender, Keorapetse A.O. Masilo, Olga M. Maphasha,  
Sello Matjila
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5196 | 16 November 2020

Scientific letters
A classic case suggestive of an unruptured ectopic pregnancy with 
unexpected finding of a unilateral dermoid cyst intraoperatively:  
A case report
Matthew A. Benedict, Anthonio O. Adefuye
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5164 | 09 December 2020

Open Forum
Acute allergic rhinitis
Robin J. Green, Andre van Niekerk, Marinda McDonald, Raymond 
Friedman, Charles Feldman, Guy Richards, Fatima Mustafa
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5154 | 12 October 2020

Open Forum
Access considerations for a COVID-19 vaccine for South Africa
Varsha Bangalee, Fatima Suleman
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5152 | 29 October 2020

Open Forum
Establishing family physician research networks in South Africa
Robert Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5216 | 05 November 2020

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Open Forum
Pharmacotherapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:  
Therapeutic considerations with a focus on inhaled  
corticosteroids
Elvis M. Irusen, Thandeka D. Malange
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5198 | 08 December 2020

Open Forum
Making sense of families, households and care
Bernhard M. Gaede
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5192 | 10 December 2020

Open Forum
Opportunity for change: Undergraduate training in family  
medicine
Olukayode A. Adeleke, Busisiwe Cawe, Parimalaranie Yogeswaran
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5225 | 11 December 2020

CPD Article
Revisiting the doctor’s role at the primary healthcare clinic
Bernhard Gaede
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5242 | 06 November 2020

CPD Article
Abortion reforms in South Africa: An overview of the Choice on 
Termination of Pregnancy Act
Ramprakash Kaswa, Parimalaranie Yogeswaran
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5240 | 10 December 2020

CPD Article
The primary care provider’s role in providing supportive and  
palliative care for patients in chronic renal failure
René Krause, Nicola Wearne, Tsepo Motsohi, Bianca Davidson
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5238 | 11 December 2020

CPD Questionnaire
CPD Questionnaire: Part 4 2020
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1

Registrars
Mastering your fellowship
Mergan Naidoo, Klaus B. von Pressentin, Honey Mabuza,  
Tasleem Ras
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5233 | 11 November 2020

Opinion
National Health Insurance unpacked: Part 4: Remuneration of 
practitioners
Robert Mash
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5241 |  
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Reviewer Acknowledgement
South African Family Practice | Vol 62, No 1 : Part 4| a5250 |  
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