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ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2021

The contribution of family physicians to primary health care: Experiences from southwest Nigeria.

Temitope Ilori, Kemi T Awoonidanla, Adedotun A Adetunji

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Article in African journal of primary health care & family medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The contribution of family physicians to African health systems.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Temitope IloriDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; and, Department of Family Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan. dr.topeilori@gmail.com.
Kemi T Awoonidanla
Adedotun A Adetunji
University College Hospital, Ibadan · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although an emerging speciality in Africa, family medicine contributes significantly to African health systems. Leadership from family physicians can enable the delivery of high-quality primary health care that is accessible, comprehensive, coordinated, continuous and person-centred. This short report chronicles how family physicians from a university teaching hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria, adopted a health post located in a home for persons with mild physical and mental disabilities and changed it into a hub of comprehensive, holistic and person-centred care for residents and staff of the home, as well as individuals and families in the neighbouring communities and its environs. The Department of Family Medicine of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, with the aid of a benefactor, reorganised a modest health facility to include the services of family medicine senior registrars (undergoing training-related rotations) with supervision by consultant family physicians. Family physicians led the primary health care team that provided both facility-based care and community outreach services. This report demonstrates how family physicians can improve the quality of primary health care and outcomes such as health equity in the community served.

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Physicians, FamilyPrimary Health CareHumansNigeriaUniversitiescomprehensive carefamily medicinehealth equityIbadanNigeriaprimary health care

Identifiers

PMID34931520
PMCPMC8689366
OpenAlexW4200431501

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