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The PHCD has shown a steady increase in research output in its DOHET Publication Count submissions for accredited peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters since 2006. It submitted 5 journal articles in 2006; 4 in 2007; 1 in 2008; 3 in 2009; 6 in 2010; 4 in 2011; 10 in 2012; and 11 in 2013. 1 book chapter was submitted in 2012 and one in 2013.
As at April 2014, 2 accredited journal articles have been published; 1 is in press; 5 have been accepted for publication; and 8 are under review. Additionally, 2 book chapters have been published; 2 have been accepted for publication; and 1 monograph is under review.
Prof Reid and Dr Vivian are NRF C-rated researchers recognized by their peers as leading international scholars in their field for the quality and impact of their research outputs.
Among PHCD staff members, 2 PhDs have been completed and 4 are currently in progress.
Staff member
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University & Discipline
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Title
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Dr Lauraine Vivian
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UCT Dept of Psychiatry
(2008)
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“Psychiatric disorders in Xhosa-speaking men following circumcision”
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Prof Steve
Reid
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UKZN Faculty of Education (2011)
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“Education for rural medical practice”
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Ms Sarah Crawford-Browne
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UCT Dept of Psychology
(in progress - on sabbatical)
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“Meaning constructions about violence and psychological adjustment amongst women residing in a high violence community”
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Mrs Johannah Keikelame
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SU Dept of Psychology
(in progress - on sabbatical)
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“Perspectives on epilepsy on the part of patients and carers in a South African urban township”
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Mrs Claudia
Naidu
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UCT Dept of Medicine
(in progress)
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“An evaluation of the development of social accountability of medical graduates at UCT”
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Ms Christolene Beauzac
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UWC School of Public Health (in progress)
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“Regulating the Body: Health promotion and diabetes in the Western Cape, South Africa”
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Research themes have varied widely depending on the research orientation of staff members as well as their teaching fields, fitting fundamentally or generally into the PHC Lead Themes that have underlined the mission and foci of the Directorate. Themes have broadly covered the following topics:
Health Systems
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Evidence based health care; meta-ethnography of qualitative literature.
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Faith-based organizations; health care partnerships between African traditional healers and biomedical personnel in South Africa.
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Rural health; rural-based medical education and principles of practice; evaluating the rural health placements of the Rural Support Network.
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Human Resources for Health: compulsory community service, increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention.
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The implementation of community-oriented primary care; continuity of care; PGWC community based services support; intermediate care policy for the Western Cape DoH; access to the service platform; patient-centered experiences; an evaluation of the utilization of the Discovery Health ID; evaluation of community based services for the development of revised provincial frameworks.
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Perspectives on key principles of generalist medical practice in public service; responding to health needs of the population and striking a balance between generalists and specialists.
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Understanding of Family Medicine in Africa; the African family physician and development of family medicine in Africa.
Health Sciences Education
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Medical Education: Medical students’ experiences of professional lapses and patient rights abuses in the Health Sciences Faculty; social accountability outcomes of medical education; impact of undergraduate students on service delivery in the District Health service; global consensus on social accountability; health sciences undergraduate education transformation at UCT; communities’ views, attitudes and recommendations on community-based education of undergraduate health sciences students; admission processes at South African medical schools; the home visit teaching tool for medical education; development of agency during UCT medical student electives.
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Contribution of curricula to prepare health professionals for working in rural/under-served areas; career plans of final-year medical students; educational factors that influence the urban-rural distribution of health professionals in South Africa; evaluation of medical students’ community placements in South Africa; qualitative exploration of the career aspirations of rural origin health science students; internship training preparation of medical graduates for community; career and practice intentions of health science students; developing student graduateness and employability
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Collaboration for health equity through education and research; human rights.
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Culture, psyche and illness; writing culture into undergraduate medical education
Health Promotion and Chronic Diseases:
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Primary prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
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Health behavior theories; health promotion.
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ARV treatment for HIV-infected children; HIV/AIDS and stigma; ARV outcomes at primary health care facilities; male circumcision and HIV prevention; management of patients with TB; TB & HIV/AIDS medication adherence.
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Causes, perceptions, general practitioners’ perceptions of management of epilepsy; health literacy factors affecting epilepsy; epilepsy metaphors and stigma; traditional healers’ views on epilepsy and collaboration.
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Mental health problems in disadvantaged communities.
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Resilience in young people/adolescents.
Inter-disciplinary Studies
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Violence prevention and safety in SA; the use of concept mapping in engaging women to identify the factors that influence violence; breaking the cycle of violence; theory and practice of community action towards a safer environment.
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Child deaths in the Red Cross Children’s Hospital PICU; quality of care in PICUs; understanding of genetic inheritance among Xhosa-speaking caretakers of children with hemophilia; improving child health and nutrition in SA; pathways to care of the critical ill child; factors affecting the psychological states and outcomes of children in the Red Cross Hospital PICU.
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Creativity and Health: arts and medicine; hospice and palliative care; systematic patient narratives to improve the pathway to hospital care; stretching the limits of cognitively disable performers through dance/movement therapy; transgenerational trauma and repetition in the body; creativity and innovation in the rural context.
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Climate change and occupational health; social justice agenda for health; advocacy for healthier national energy policies.
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