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Browsing Research Articles (Family Medicine) by UP Author "Bergh, Anne-Marie"
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Bac, Martin; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Bergh, Anne-Marie
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-11)
Gert Sibande District is a predominantly rural district in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (SA), with a population of just over
1.1 million. It has a high prevalence of HIV infection and pregnancy-related hypertensive ...
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Oosthuizen, Sarie J.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Grimbeek, Jackie; Pattinson, Robert Clive
(AOSIS, 2020-10)
BACKGROUND: Birthing care matters to women and some women experience mistreatment
during childbirth.
AIM: To determine the effect the ‘CLEVER Maternity Care’ package, a multi-faceted
intervention to improve respectful, ...
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Oosthuizen, Sarie J.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Silver, Antonella; Malatji, Refilwe; Mfolo, Vivian; Botha, Tanita
(AOSIS, 2022-03-30)
BACKGROUND : Many health systems were poorly prepared for the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic and found it difficult to protect maternity and reproductive health
services. The aim of the study was to explore ...
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Oosthuizen, Sarie J.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Grimbeek, Jackie
(BioMed Central, 2017-11-17)
BACKGROUND : Health professionals are striving to improve respectful care for women, but they fall short in the
domains of effective communication, respectful and dignified care and emotional support during labour. This ...
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Bergh, Anne-Marie; Bac, Martin; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Sandars, John
(BioMed Central, 2016-07-11)
BACKGROUND : Quality improvement is increasingly becoming an essential aspect of the medical curriculum, with
the intention of improving the health care system to provide better health care. The aim of this study was ...
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Bac, Martin; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Etsane, Mama Elsie; Hugo, Johannes F.M.
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-05-28)
BACKGROUND : The short timeframe of medical students’ rotations is not always conducive to
successful, in-depth quality-improvement projects requiring a more longitudinal approach.
AIM : To describe the process of inducting ...
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Cameron, David A.; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Van Rooyen, Marietjie; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Blitz, J.J.; Bergh, Anne-Marie
(South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2011)
BACKGROUND: Fifth-year medical students from the University of Pretoria participated in a four-week rotation in the primary care clinics of a large metropolitan centre. An academic service-learning (ASL) approach was ...
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Oosthuizen, Sarie J.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Grimbeek, Jackie; Pattinson, Robert Clive
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-02)
BACKGROUND: South Africa did not meet its Millennium Development Goals with regard to the reduction in maternal and under-5 mortality. Furthermore, many birthing women do not receive intrapartum care with empathy and endure ...
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Oosthuizen, Sarie J.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Pattinson, Robert Clive
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-11)
Poorly functioning health systems and local health systems barriers affect many women giving birth in low- and middle-income countries.
The district clinical specialist teams in South Africa are uniquely positioned to ...