Table 7 Included studies in the scoping review
Authors | Title | Publ. year | Journal | Geograph. focus | Type of paper | Methodology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Akoojee and Mash | Reaching national consensus on the core clinical skill outcomes for family medicine postgraduate training programmes in South Africa | 2017 | Afr J of PHC and FM | South Africa | Original research article | Delphi study |
2 | Arya Neil et al. | Family medicine around the world: overview by region. The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world | 2017 | Can Family Physician | Global | Review | Scoping review |
3 | Arya Neil et al. | Developing family practice to respond to global health challenges | 2017 | Can Family Physician | Global | Review | Scoping review |
4 | Besigye and Namatovu | Scaling up Family Medicine in Uganda | 2014 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Uganda | Conference report | Not applicable (na) |
5 | Besigye et al. | Conference report: Undergraduate family medicine and primary care training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections of the PRIMAFAMED network | 2017 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Conference report | na |
6 | Chege et al. | Evolution of Family Medicine in Kenya (1990s to date): a case study | 2016 | South Afr Fam Pract | Kenya | Review | Qualitative study |
7 | Couper and Mash | Obtaining consensus on core clinical skills for training in family medicine | 2008 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
8 | Couper and Hugo | Thoughts on the state of family medicine in South Africa | 2008 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Personal reflection | na |
9 | Couper et al. | Outcomes for family medicine postgraduate training in South Africa | 2014 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Personal reflection | na |
10 | De Maeseneer | Twenty years of Primafamed Network in Africa: Looking back at the future | 2017 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Editorial | na |
11 | De Maeseneer | Primary health care in Africa: now more than ever! | 2009 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Commentary | na |
12 | De Maeseneer | Scaling up Family Medicine and Primary Health Care in Africa: Statement of the Primafamed network, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | 2013 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Conference report | na |
13 | De Maeseneer and Flinkenflögel | Primary health care in Africa: do family physicians fit in? | 2010 | Brit J of Gen Pract | SSA | Commentary | na |
14 | De Villiers | Family medicine for Africa | 2009 | South Afr Fam Pract | SSA | Editorial | na |
15 | De Villiers and De Villiers | The current status and future needs of education and training in Family Medicine and Primary Care in South Africa | 2002 | Medical Education | South Africa | Commentary | na |
16 | Downing | Family Medicine: A profession for the world’s upper and middle class? | 2010 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Conference proceeding | na |
17 | Downing | African Family Medicine | 2008 | J Am Board Fam Med | SSA | Letter to the editor | na |
18 | Enabulele and Enabulele | Awareness & perception of the specialty of family medicine among medical students in a Nigerian medical school | 2017 | Nig J of Fam Pract | Nigeria | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
19 | Essuman | Perceptions of Medical Students About Family Medicine in Ghana | 2013 | Ghana Medical Journal | Ghana | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
20 | Evensen et al. | Family Medicine in Ethiopia: Lessons from a Global Collaboration | 2017 | J Am Board Fam Med | Ethiopia | Personal reflection | na |
21 | Flinkenflögel, et al. | Family medicine training in sub-Saharan Africa: South-South cooperation in the Primafamed project as strategy for development | 2014 | Family Practice | SSA | Original research article | Qualitative study |
22 | Franey et al. | Emergence of family medicine in Ethiopia: an international collaborative education model | 2016 | Education for Primary Care | Ethiopia | Review | na |
23 | Gaede | Rural health and family medicine | 2010 | Afr J of PHC and FM | South Africa | Commentary | na |
24 | Goodyear-Smith | Sub-Saharan Africa fast-tracks towards family medicine | 2014 | Family Practice | SSA | Editorial | na |
25 | Gossa et al. | Key informants’ perspectives on development of family medicine training programmes in Ethiopia | 2016 | Advances in Med Educ and Practice | Ethiopia | Original research article | Qualitative study |
26 | Hellenberg and Gibbs | Developing family medicine in South Africa: A new and important step for medical education | 2007 | Medical Teacher | South Africa | Commentary/ review | na |
27 | Hellenberg et al. | Family Medicine in South Africa: where are we now and where do we want to be? | 2005 | Europ J of Gen Pract | South Africa | Review | Scoping review |
28 | Hugo | Family Medicine as specialist discipline: Roots in History | 2007 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Editorial | na |
29 | Inem et al. | What Constitutes The Domain of Family Medicine in West Africa | 2004 | Nigerian Medical Practitioner | West Africa | Original research article | Qualitative study |
30 | Larson et al. | Current status of Family Medicine faculty development in sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 | Family Medicine | SSA | Original research article | Qualitative study |
31 | Lawson and Essuman | Country profile on family medicine and primary health care in Ghana | 2016 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Ghana | Original research article | Qualitative study |
32 | Makasa, Nzala, Sanders | Developing family medicine in Zambia | 2015 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Zambia | Commentary | na |
33 | Makwero, Lutala and McDonald | Family medicine training and practice in Malawi: History, progress, and the anticipated role of the family physician in the Malawian health system | 2017 | Malawi Medical Journal | Malawi | Review | Scoping review |
34 | Mash | Family medicine is coming of age in sub-Saharan Africa | 2008 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Letter to the editor | na |
35 | Mash | Reflections on the development of family medicine in the Western Cape: a 15 year review | 2011 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Original research article | Qualitative study |
36 | Mash | The contribution of family medicine to African health systems | 2016 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Commentary | na |
37 | Mash | The definition of family medicine in sub-Saharan Africa | 2008 | South Afr Fam Pract | South/ East Africa | Guest editorial | na |
38 | Mash and Reid | Statement of consensus on Family Medicine in Africa | 2010 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Conference report | na |
39 | Mash and Von Pressentin. | Family medicine in South Africa: exploring future scenarios. | 2017 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | conference report | na |
40 | Mash et al. | Exploring the key principles of Family Medicine in sub-Saharan Africa: international Delphi consensus process | 2008 | South Afr Fam Pract | SSA | Original research article | Delphi study |
41 | Mash et al. | Guiding the development of Family Medicine training in Africa through collaboration with the Medical Education Partnership Initiative | 2014 | Academic Medicine | SSA | Report | na |
42 | Mash et al. | The contribution of family physicians to district health services: a national position paper for South Africa | 2015 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Position paper | na |
43 | Mash et al. | Reflections on family medicine and primary healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 | BMJ Global Health | SSA | Editorial | na |
44 | Mash, Malan and Von Pressentin | Strengthening primary health care through primary care doctors | 2016 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Report | na |
45 | Mbuka et al. | New family medicine residency training programme: Residents’ perspectives from the University of Botswana | 2016 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Botswana | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
46 | Mohamed et al. | Scaling up family medicine training in Gezira, Sudan – a 2-year in-service master programme using modern information and communication technology: a survey study | 2014 | Human Resources for Health | Sudan | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
47 | Monjok et al. | Rural Health and Family Medicine: an agenda for sub-Saharan Africa | 2011 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Correspondence | na |
48 | Moosa et al. | The views of key leaders in South Africa on implementation of family medicine: critical role in the district health system | 2014 | BMC Family Practice | South Africa | Original research article | Qualitative study |
49 | Moosa et al. | African leaders’ views on critical human resource issues for the implementation of family medicine in Africa | 2014 | BMC Hum Res for Health | SSA | Original research article | Qualitative study |
50 | Moosa, et al. | Understanding of family medicine in Africa: a qualitative study of leaders’ views | 2013 | Brit J of Gen Pract | SSA | Original research article | Qualitative study |
51 | Moosa, et al. | Emerging role of family medicine in South Africa | 2018 | BMJ Global Health | South Africa | Commentary | na |
52 | Ogundipe and Mash | Development of Family Medicine training in Botswana: Views of key stakeholders in Ngamiland | 2015 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Botswana | Original research article | Qualitative study |
53 | Parsons et al. | Potential for the specialty of Family Medicine in Botswana: A discussion paper | 2012 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Botswana | Discussion paper | na |
54 | Pasio, Mash and Naledi | Development of a family physician impact assessment tool in the district health system of the Western Cape Province, South Africa | 2015 | BMC Family Practice | South Africa | Original research article | Mixed methods |
55 | Philpott et al. | The dawn of family medicine in Ethiopia | 2014 | Family Medicine | Ethiopia | Lesson from the field | na |
56 | Pressentin et al. | The perceived impact of family physicians on the district health system in South Africa : a cross-sectional survey | 2018 | BMC Family Practice | South Africa | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
57 | Pressentin et al. | Examining the influence of family physician supply on district health system performance in South Africa: An ecological analysis of key health indicators | 2017 | Afr J of PHC and FM | South Africa | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
58 | Pressentin et al. | The Influence of Family Physicians Within the South African District Health System: A Cross-Sectional Study | 2018 | Annals of Family Medicine | South Africa | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
59 | Pressentin et al. | The bird’s-eye perspective: how do district health managers experience the impact of family physicians within the South African district health system? A qualitative study | 2018 | South Afr Fam Pract | South Africa | Original research article | Qualitative Survey |
60 | Reid | Names and roles for the generalist doctor in Africa. An email discussion between six family physicians | 2010 | Afr J of PHC and FM | SSA | Email discussion | na |
61 | Reid | The African family physician | 2007 | South Afr Fam Pract | SSA | Editorial/ Opinion | na |
62 | Reid | Community-oriented primary care: The missing link | 2010 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Global | Commentary | na |
63 | Robinson | Family medicine in Africa | 2013 | Brit J of Gen Pract | SSA | Opinion/ Commentary | na |
64 | Rouleau | Strengthening Primary Care Through Family Medicine Around the World: Collaborating Toward Promising Practices | 2018 | Family Medicine | Global | Review | Qualitative case studies |
65 | Setlhare | Reflections on Primary Health Care and Family Medicine in Botswana | 2014 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Botswana | Editorial | na |
66 | Setlhare, Mash and Tsima | The first National Family Medicine Conference in Botswana, May 2013 | 2013 | Afr J of PHC and FM | Botswana | Conference report | na |
67 | Ssenyonga | Family Medicine may be helpful in improving health care delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. | 2007 | Afr Health Science | Uganda | Letter to the editor | na |
68 | Ssenyonga and Seremba | Family medicine's role in health care systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Uganda as an example | 2007 | Family Medicine | Uganda | Regional Reports | na |
69 | Swanepoel et al. | Assessment of the impact of family physicians in the district health system of the Western Cape, South Africa | 2014 | Afr J of PHC and FM | South Africa | Original research article | Qualitative study |
70 | Tanko et al. | Awareness of family medicine discipline among clinical medical students of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria | 2017 | South Afr Fam Pract | Nigeria | Original research article | Quantitative Survey |
71 | Udonwa, Ariba and Yohanna | Family Medicine in West Africa: progress, milestones, and challenges so far in Nigeria (1980 – 2010). | 2011 | Nig J of Fam Pract | West Africa | Review | Scoping review |
72 | Voort et al. | What challenges hamper Kenyan family physicians in pursuing their family medicine mandate? A qualitative study among family physicians and their colleagues | 2012 | BMC Family Practice | Kenya | Original research article | Qualitative study |
73 | Yakubu et al. | A qualitative study of young Nigerian family physicians’ views of their specialty | 2017 | South Afr Fam Pract | Nigeria | Original research article | Qualitative study |