Contributions of family physicians to health care services in Nigeria
| Autor: | Akinfemi J. Fatusin, Tawakalit O. Salam, T. I. A. Oseni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Referral Short Report Nigeria Context (language use) Secondary care 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans Outpatient clinic 030212 general & internal medicine contributions nigeria Primary Health Care business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Physicians Family nhis family physicians General Medicine Health Services health care general outpatient clinics National health insurance Family medicine Medicine Female Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 0305 other medical science Family Practice business Delivery of Health Care Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp e1-e3 (2021) African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2071-2936 2071-2928 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2943 |
| Popis: | In Nigeria, family physicians are doctors with specialised training to manage a broad range of clinical conditions and pathologies when they first present, considering the psychosocial, economic, cultural and environmental context of the individual and his or her family. In Nigeria, family physicians may be found at district hospitals but are more likely to be located at tertiary health care facilities, where their roles in medical education, research and clinical services cannot be overemphasised. Many patients present to tertiary facilities with primary-care problems, bypassing primary and secondary care. They are often seen initially by family physicians in general outpatient clinics, where 70% of all problems are managed without referral to other specialists. These physicians are also in charge of most of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) clinics nationwide. They are thus the gatekeepers to the majority of tertiary hospital services. |
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