BACKGROUND South Africa (SA) is facing a heavy burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Few studies address multimorbidity, control and treatment of NCDs in patients attending primary healthcare (PHC) clinics. OBJECTIVES To describe multimorbidity, related risk factors, disease severity and treatment status of patients with four important NCDs attending public sector PHC clinics in two dis...

OBJECTIVES To explore physician satisfaction with an electronic medical records (EMR) system, to identify and explore the main limitations of the system and finally to submit recommendations to address these limitations. DESIGN A descriptive qualitative study that entailed three focus group interviews was performed among physicians using open-ended questions. The interviews were audiotaped, d...

Background: The transmission of tuberculosis (TB) is hard to stop. Surabaya city has the highest TB cases in East Java and only achieved <90% target 2017-2018. formation preventing team every primary health care (PHC) expected work effectively society. Aims: This study aimed analyze impact cohesion trust within a on effectiveness Surabaya. Methods: was an observational with cross-sectional d...

INTRODUCTION Hospitalisation for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (HACSCs) is frequently used as an indicator of the quality and effectiveness of primary healthcare (PHC) services around the world. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the PHC model (family health strategy (FHS) x conventional) and the availability of specialised PHC physicians is associated or not with total...

BACKGROUND After 2 decades of focused efforts to eradicate polio, the impact of eradication activities on health systems continues to be controversial. This study evaluated the impact of polio eradication activities on routine immunization (RI) and primary healthcare (PHC). METHODS Quantitative analysis assessed the effects of polio eradication campaigns on RI and maternal healthcare coverage...

PURPOSE This study sought to apply a Triple Aim framework to the measurement and evaluation of primary healthcare (PHC) team performance. METHODS Triple Aim components were populated with 10 dimensions derived from survey and health administrative data for 17 Family Health Teams (FHTs) in Ontario, Canada. Bivariate analyses and rankings of sites examined the relationships among dimensions and...

In 2006, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released a comprehensive set of quality indicators (qIs) for primary healthcare (PHC). We explored the acceptability of a subset of these as measures of the technical quality of care and the potential link to payment incentive tools. A modified delphi approach, based on the RANd consensus panel method, was used with an expert panel c...

INTRODUCTION Health workers at the primary level are well positioned to provide health information and counselling on child feeding to mothers on antenatal visits. The study was designed to evaluate the effect of training on the knowledge, attitudes and provision of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) information and counselling among primary healthcare (PHC) workers. METHODS A two-stage cl...

Background: Primary health care (PHC) services are complex systems, shaped by an interplay of factors at individual, organisational and broader system levels. For Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander PHC services, closer relationships with the people they serve, local knowledge community, cultural awareness critical. Continuous quality improvement (CQI) has proven to be effective process for ident...

Introduction. Successful implementation of all activities, especially in the area preventive medicine, healthcare institutions may accomplish only if their employees are highly motivated and properly rewarded for work. The best motivational system should be designed so get rewards that matter to them. That is why research into motives needs appears as a necessary prerequisite effectiveness moti...