Research Report
Huisartskunde En Primere Sorg : 2012
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Journal Articles (subsidised)
BECKER J, DELL A, JENKINS L, SAYED R. Reasons why patients with primary
health care problems access a secondary hospital emergency centre. SAMJ South
African Medical Journal 2012; 102(10) : 800-801.
BULL A P A , MASH B. Advance directives or living wills : reflections of general
practitioners. South African Family Practice (Geneeskunde: The Medicine Journal)
2012; 54(6) : 507-512.
COUPER I, MASH B, SMITH S, SCHWEITZER B. Forum : outcomes for family
medicine postgraduate training in South Africa. South African Family Practice
(Geneeskunde: The Medicine Journal) 2012; 54(6) : 501-506.
ENGEL T, SCHLEMMER A C. Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatment and
assessing factors affecting adherence in a state primary healthcare clinic, Mitchells
Plain Community Health Care. South African Family Practice (Geneeskunde: The
Medicine Journal) 2012; 54(1) : 77-78.
GOVENDER I, EHRLICH R, VAN VUUREN U, DE VRIES E, NAMANE M, DE SA A,
MURIE K, SCHLEMMER A C, GOVENDER S, ISAACS A, MARTELL R. Clinical audit
of diabetes management can improve the quality of care in a resource-limited primary
care setting. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2012; 24(6) : 612-618.
JENKINS L, MASH B, DERESE A. Development of a portfolio of learning for
postgraduate family medicine training in South Africa : a Delphi Study. BMC Family
Practice 2012; 13(11) : 1-10.
JOYNER K, MASH B. A comprehensive model for intimate partner violence in South
African primary care : action research. BMC Health Services Research 2012; 12(399) :
1-10.
JOYNER K, MASH R. Recognizing intimate partner violence in primary care : Western
Cape, South Africa. PLoS ONE 2012; 7(1) : e29540.
MASH B, FAIRALL L, ADEJAYAN O, IKPEFAN E O, KUMARI J, MATHEE S, OKUN
R, YOGOLELO W. A morbidity survey of South African primary care. PLoS ONE 2012;
7(3) : 1-12.
MASH B. Conference report : 15th National Family Practitioners Conference, 11-12
May 2012. South African Family Practice (Geneeskunde: The Medicine Journal) 2012;
54(3) : 265-266.
MASH R, LEVITT N, STEYN K, ZWARENSTEIN M, ROLLNICK S. Effectiveness of a
group diabetes education programme in underserved communities in South Africa :
pragmatic cluster randomized control trial. BMC Family Practice 2012; 13(126) : doi:
1186/1471-2296-13-126.
NWANZE O, MASH R. Evaluation of a project to reduce morbidity and mortality from
traditional male circumcision in Umlamli, Eastern Cape, South Africa : outcome
mapping. South African Family Practice (Geneeskunde: The Medicine Journal) 2012;
54(3) : 237-243.
RAILTON J, MASH R. How children access antiretroviral treatment at Kgapane
District Hospital, Limpopo, South Africa. South African Family Practice (Geneeskunde:
The Medicine Journal) 2012; 54(3) : 229-236.
VON PRESSENTIN K B, CONRADIE H, MASH B. A medical audit of the
management of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-positive patients in the Cape Winelands
(East)district, Western Cape. South African Family Practice (Geneeskunde: The
Medicine Journal) 2012; 54(3) : 339-346.
Journal Articles (NON-subsidised)
MASH B. Guest Editorial - Climate change, the threat of collapse and the opportunity
for transformation. CME 2012; 30(3) : 67.
MASH B. Health lifestyle interventions and climate change - how can we change our
lifestyle to help mitigate climate change?. CME 2012; 30(3) : 80-83.
MASH B. How well are we teaching health science students about climate change and
health?. CME 2012; 30(3) : 91-93.
MASH R, MASH RJ. A quasi-experimental evaluation of an HIV prevention
programme by peer education in the Anglican Church of the Western Cape. BMJ Open
2012; 2 : 1-8.
WILLEMS B, CAMERON N, MASH B. Communities, climate change and the district
health system - climate change is inevitable - how can we adapt to these changes.
CME 2012; 30(3) : 84-87.
Chapters in Books
MASH B. Health and Wellness: The burden of disease in Stellenbosch. In Sustainable
Stellenbosch: Opening Dialogues, SUN PRESS, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2012: 291299.
Masters completed
AKINRINLOLA O A. Beliefs and attitudes to obesity, its risk factors and
consequences in a Xhosa community: A qualitative study. MFamMed, 2012. 17 pp.
Studieleier: Blitz J.
BOOYSEN B L . Reasons for diabetes patients attending Bishop Lavis Community
Health Centre being non-adherent to diabetes care. . MFamMed, 2012. 29 pp.
Studieleier: Schlemmer A C.
BOTES A S . A qualitative assessment of the effectiveness of a group diabetic
education programme using motivational interviewing in underserved communities in
South Africa. MFamMed, 2012. 25 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
BULL A P A . Advance directives or living wills- some reflections from General
Practitioners and Frail Care Coordinators in a small town in KwaZulu Natal. MFamMed,
2012. 22 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
CORNOC N S . Quality Improvement Cycle for Cardiac Failure in Primary Health Care:
Elsies River Community Health Centre, Cape Town. MFamMed, 2012. 25 pp.
Studieleier: Mash B.
DARAMOLO O F. Assessing the validity of random blood glucose testing for
monitoring glycemic control and predicting HBA1C values in type 2 diabetics at Karl
Bremer Hospital. MFamMed, 2012. 19 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
DE KLERK E . Factors influencing the use of contraceptive methods amongst
adolescents in George, South Africa. MFamMed, 2012. 34 pp. Studieleier: Jenkins L.
GONZALEZ J A . The role of voluntary counsellling and testing in modifying risky
sexual behaviour for HIV infection : Cross-sectional study from the "Welness Clinic" of
a District Hospital in rural Limpopo, South Africa. MFamMed, 2012. 26 pp. Studieleier:
Klop A.
GROBBELAAR N. Exploring programme design, evaluation of programme
performance and describing the clinical outcomes of a public sector based ARV
treatment programme in a semi-rural area in the Western Cape over the past 6 years.
(2004-2010). MFamMed, 2012. 28 pp. Studieleier: Hagemeister D.
HOBSON B . Objective and subjective assessment of chronic disease management in
General Practice. To determine the standard of care provided in the management of
asthma, gout and hypothyroidism by means of a medical audit. MFamMed, 2012. 25
pp. Studieleier: Rosochacki Z.
IMRAM S A. The reasons for changing HAART in HIV positive patients at the Thusong
Comprehensive Care Management and Treatment Site, West Rand District,
Johannesburg, Gauteng. MFamMed, 2012. 24 pp. Studieleier: Gunst C.
KAYEMBE C K . The prevalence of factors contributing to non-adherence to TB
treatment in Lukhanji LSA (Queenstown), South Africa. MFamMed, 2012. 25 pp.
Studieleier: Blitz J.
MAMPE-TEMBO S P . A comparison of the quality of chronic care of hypertensive
patients attending a fast lane clinic versus a standard clinic in Ditsobotla Sub District,
Ngakamodirimolema District in North West Province in South Africa. MFamMed, 2012.
15 pp. Studieleier: Blitz J.
MATHEE S. Reasons for encounter and diagnoses of patients attending primary care
clinics in the Saldanha Bay and Swartland rural sub districts, Western Cape Province:
A prospective cross-sectional survey. MMed, 2012. 35 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
MBALA L T . A study of factors in the treatment support system that contribute to
successful HAART adherence at Tshepang Clinic. MFamMed, 2012. 22 pp. Studieleier:
Blitz J.
OKWUOSA O S . Attitudes to sexual coercion and rape within the Anglican Church,
Cape Town: A cross sectional survey. MFamMed, 2012. 43 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
PEROLD S. Are we doing unnecessary caesarean sections at Hermanus Hospital?.
MFamMed, 2012. 17 pp. Studieleier: Conradie H.
RAZA M S . A survey to explore factors that delay patients from accessing
antiretroviral treatment at an East London Hospital Complex clinic. MFamMed, 2012.
43 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
SCHAEFER R. A review of the implementation of the prevention of mother-to-child
transmission program in the George sub-district, Western Cape. MFamMed, 2012. 31
pp. Studieleier: Jenkins L.
SCHOEVERS J. Factors influencing specialist outreach and support services to rural
populations in the Eden and Central Karoo districts of the Western Cape – a Delphi
study. MFamMed, 2012. 14 pp. Studieleier: Jenkins L.
SELEKE R. A comparison of treatment response in two cohorts of once daily HAART
and twice daily HAART in a sample population in Gaborone, Botswana. MFamMed,
2012. 21 pp. Studieleier: Pather MK, Bello M.
SERFONTEIN S J . Views of patients on a group diabetic education programme using
motivational interviewing in underserved communities in South Africa: Qualitative
study. MFamMed, 2012. 23 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
SUKAMA M. How to improve the detection and the management of lactic acidosis in
the antiretroviral unit at Bambisana Hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa. MFamMed,
2012. 22 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
TORLUTTER M. A cross sectional survey investigating the prevalence of preoperative
anxiety in children, and if this is associated with cultural and socio-economic
background at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, South Africa. MFamMed,
2012. 26 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
TSIMA B. Use of Oxytocin during Caesarean Section at Princess Marina Hospital,
Botswana: an audit of clinical practice. MFamMed, 2012. 28 pp. Studieleier: Mash B.
UDEH E C J . Study to determine the factors that affect adherence to treatment in
adults with hypertension in Kanye Sub – District Botswana. MFamMed, 2012. 33 pp.
Studieleier: Blitz J.
VISSER L. Cervical cancer prevention: Perceptions of women attending Knysna
Primary Health Care Clinics. MFamMed, 2012. 19 pp. Studieleier: Jenkins L.
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