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The role of the family physician in the fight against Coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria.
| العنوان: | The role of the family physician in the fight against Coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Oseni TIA; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria; and, Department of Family Medicine, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua. tijanioseni@yahoo.com., Agbede RO, Fatusin BB, Odewale MA |
| المصدر: | African journal of primary health care & family medicine [Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med] 2020 Jun 18; Vol. 12 (1), pp. e1-e3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 18. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: OpenJournals Pub Country of Publication: South Africa NLM ID: 101520860 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2071-2936 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20712928 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Tygervalley, South Africa : OpenJournals Pub. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Physician's Role*, Coronavirus Infections/*therapy , Family Practice/*organization & administration , Pneumonia, Viral/*therapy , Primary Prevention/*organization & administration, Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Health Personnel/psychology ; Humans ; Nigeria ; Pandemics ; Physicians, Family ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Telemedicine/organization & administration |
| مستخلص: | The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been ravaging Nigeria and the world with increasing morbidity and mortality. Despite efforts by the Nigerian government implemented through the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to reduce the scourge of the disease through public enlightenment and regular updates, the number of new cases and mortalities from COVID-19 are still increasing. Family physicians (FPs) who are the first contact of care for most patients accessing private and public health facilities in Nigeria have been working tirelessly to reduce the scourge of the pandemic in Nigeria. They continuously update themselves through regular webinars and online resources and guidelines provided by the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON). Measures adopted by FPs across the country in the fight against the scourge include triaging patients as they present to the family medicine clinics; health education and enlightenment of the populace; and ensuring social distancing, regular handwashing and compulsory use of face mask by both physicians and patients during clinical consultations. Other measures include incorporating family-focused behavioural interventions in their practice, home-based care to reduce the number of persons visiting the hospital, telemedicine and Hospice and palliative care services to the elderly and terminally ill. In conclusion, FPs in Nigeria are helping to reduce the scourge of COVID-19 through patient education and innovative healthcare delivery that does not put patients at increased risk of the disease whilst promptly recognising potential COVID-19 patients and referring them for early diagnosis and treatment. |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: COVID-19; Nigeria; family physicians; frontline; pandemic |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20200708 Date Completed: 20200713 Latest Revision: 20201218 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC7343949 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2492 |
| PMID: | 32634004 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2071-2936 |
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| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2492 |