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  1. Sexual Risk-taking Behaviours amongst Rural Adolescent Boys in a Province in South Africa: A Qualitative Study

    Article • The Open Public Health Journal, April 2024, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Indiran Govender

  2. The exceptional potential in extending primary care exposure for South African medical interns

    Article • South African Family Practice, April 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Arun Nair, Dr Klaus B von Pressentin, Professor Indiran Govender

  3. Using ChatGPT in family medicine and primary health care

    Article • South African Family Practice, March 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  4. Myriad untold stories unfolding daily: South Africa’s pursuit of quality primary health care

    Article • South African Family Practice, January 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Klaus B von Pressentin, Professor Indiran Govender

  5. Umbilical vein catheterisation for the family physician working in primary health care

    Article • South African Family Practice, January 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  6. Brain drain in South Africa is affecting health care

    Article • South African Family Practice, January 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  7. Guiding the emerging primary care researcher: A report of research capacity-building workshop

    Article • South African Family Practice, December 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Dr Klaus B von Pressentin, Professor Indiran Govender

  8. After action review of the COVID-19 pandemic response in North West province, South Africa

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  9. Integration of traditional medicine into the mental healthcare system in Tshwane, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, May 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  10. Level of patient safety culture among public healthcare professionals in Pretoria

    Article • South African Family Practice, May 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  11. Gender-based violence – An increasing epidemic in South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, March 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  12. Intraosseous line insertion for the primary health care physician

    Article • South African Family Practice, March 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  13. Structure of Microscopic Fungal Species in Soils at Amber Mining Territories before and during the use of New Technology of Pine Plantation Formation.

    Article • The Open Agriculture Journal, March 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Indiran Govender

  14. The role of family medicine and primary health care and its impact on the climate crisis

    Article • South African Family Practice, February 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  15. Psychological Responses to Coronavirus Disease 2019 amongst Healthcare Workers in South Africa during the Pandemic

    Article • The Open Public Health Journal, January 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Indiran Govender

  16. Experience and Behaviour(s) of Students who use Nyaope Drug at a South African University

    Article • The Open Public Health Journal, December 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Indiran Govender

  17. Awareness of health risks associated with smokeless tobacco use among users in Pretoria

    Article • South African Family Practice, November 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  18. Reasons given by women for discontinuing the use of progestogen implants at Koster Hospital, North West province

    Article • South African Family Practice, November 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  19. Failed tracheal intubation in primary health care

    Article • South African Family Practice, October 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  20. Knowledge of final year undergraduate nursing students about HIV and AIDS in Eswatini

    Article • South African Family Practice, September 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  21. Social media and health – Is it all good, bad or just ugly?

    Article • South African Family Practice, June 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  22. Early removal of etonogestrel subcutaneous contraceptive implant at a community health centre in Pretoria

    Article • South African Family Practice, June 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  23. Palpitations: Evaluation and management by primary care practitioners

    Article • South African Family Practice, February 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  24. Medical education at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • South African Family Practice, February 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  25. Erratum: Malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years in a primary health care setting

    Article • South African Family Practice, December 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  26. Malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years in a primary health care setting

    Article • South African Family Practice, September 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  27. COVID-19 – Inequities, the third wave and vaccination

    Article • South African Family Practice, August 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  28. A primary care approach to abdominal pain in adults

    Article • South African Family Practice, March 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  29. A description of events surrounding the index COVID-19 diagnosis in a staff member at Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital in Gauteng, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, November 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  30. The experiences of home-based care workers when rendering services in the communities in Northern Tshwane and Madibeng districts

    Article • South African Family Practice, October 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  31. COVID-19 with social distancing, isolation, quarantine and cooperation, collaboration, coordination of care but with disproportionate impacts

    Article • South African Family Practice, September 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  32. The attitude and perceptions of doctors at Letaba Hospital towards family medicine: A qualitative study

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  33. Tribute to Dr Andre Marais: 1976–2020

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  34. An overview of the viral haemorrhagic fevers for the primary care doctor

    Article • South African Family Practice, June 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  35. Novel coronavirus pandemic: A clinical overview

    Article • South African Family Practice, June 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  36. Challenges facing professional nurses implementing the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness programme in rural primary health care clinics, Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, May 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  37. Reasons women terminate their pregnancies legally and their contraceptive practices at Soshanguve 3 Community Health Centre, Tshwane district, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, March 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  38. A primary care approach to the management of Arthritis

    Article • South African Family Practice, February 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  39. Stress and coping mechanisms of officers of the South African Police Service based in Tzaneen, Limpopo province, South Africa

    Article • South African Journal of Psychiatry, November 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  40. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of contraceptive methods among women seeking voluntary termination of pregnancy at Jubilee Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, August 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  41. The silent epidemic among clinicians – Stress and Burnout

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  42. Optimising the learning environment for undergraduate students in the Department of Family Medicine at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

    Article • South African Family Practice, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  43. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of doctors regarding isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV/AIDS patients at Odi District Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  44. The knowledge, perceptions and relationship behaviour of rugby and football players towards HIV infection at the University of Limpopo

    Article • Curationis, November 2018, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  45. An audit of the management of ectopic pregnancies in a district hospital, Gauteng, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, October 2018, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  46. Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviour and Beliefs of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Undergraduate Students Regarding HIV and AIDS

    Article • Studies on Ethno-Medicine, October 2018, Kamla Raj Enterprises

    Professor Indiran Govender

  47. Awareness of the Ward Based Outreach Team and the services offered by the programme in the Tshwane health district, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  48. A primary care physician’s approach to a child with meningitis

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2018, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  49. An exploration of the reasons women give for choosing legal termination of pregnancy at Soshanguve Community Health Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  50. A primary care physician’s approach to a child with meningitis

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  51. 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

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender, Dr Klaus B von Pressentin

  52. An exploration of alcohol use amongst undergraduate female psychology students at a South African university

    Article • South African Journal of Psychiatry, April 2017, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  53. Mawasiliano (Correspondence/ Correspondance )

    Article • African Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Indiran Govender

  54. Use of the partogram by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  55. Evaluation of a two-question screening tool in the detection of intimate partner violence in a primary healthcare setting in South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  56. Knowledge and practice of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV guidelines amongst doctors and nurses at Odi Hospital, Tshwane District

    Article • South African Family Practice, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  57. Non-fatal injuries of interpersonal violence at the Leratong Provincial Hospital, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  58. Knowledge and practice of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV guidelines among doctors and nurses at Tswane District, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Indiran Govender

  59. Assessment of self-reported adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes in Matlala District Hospital, Limpopo Province

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, March 2016, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  60. Factors affecting the implementation of nurse-initiated antiretroviral treatment in primary health care clinics of Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Article • South African Family Practice, December 2015, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  61. Characteristics of women requesting legal termination of pregnancy in a district hospital in Hammanskraal, South Africa

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  62. Tetanus: a patient in a primary healthcare setting

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  63. Experiences and opinions of first-year students at a previously disadvantaged medical university in South Africa about alcohol consumption

    Article • South African Family Practice, August 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  64. Are patients aware of their reasons for admission, management plan or their clinical condition?

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Indiran Govender

  65. The characteristics of HIV and AIDS patients with deep vein thrombosis at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, February 2015, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  66. Adherence of doctors to a clinical guideline for hypertension in Bojanala district, North-West Province, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, February 2015, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  67. Glass injuries seen in the emergency department of a South African district hospital

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, February 2015, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  68. Experiences of general practitioners in the Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane areas in dealing with patients who have sexual problems

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, February 2015, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  69. The knowledge and beliefs of hypertensive patients attending Katleho District Hospital in Free State province, South Africa, about their illness

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  70. African primary care research: Performing surveys using questionnaires

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  71. African Primary Care Research: Qualitative data analysis and writing results

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  72. Reasons for inpatients not to seek clarity at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  73. Factors that influence contraceptive use amongst women in Vanga health district, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2014, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  74. Reasons for parasuicide among patients admitted to Tshilidzini Hospital, Limpopo Province: A qualitative study

    Article • South African Journal of Psychiatry, November 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  75. Reasons for parasuicide among patients admitted to Tshilidzini Hospital, Limpopo Province: A qualitative study

    Article • South African Journal of Psychiatry, November 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  76. Depressive features among adult patients receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV in Rustenburg district, SA

    Article • South African Journal of Psychiatry, June 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  77. Depressive features among adult patients receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV in Rustenburg district, SA

    Article • South African Journal of Psychiatry, June 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  78. Reasons patients leave their nearest healthcare service to attend Karen Park Clinic, Pretoria North

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  79. A case report of the rapid dissemination of Kaposi’s sarcoma in a patient with HIV

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  80. Non-adherence to diet and exercise recommendations amongst patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Extension II Clinic in Botswana

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  81. Complications of traditional circumcision amongst young Xhosa males seen at St Lucy’s Hospital, Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  82. The perceptions of parents about the skin conditions of their children presenting with comorbid fungal skin infections in Francistown, Botswana

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, January 2013, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  83. Clinical audit of diabetes management can improve the quality of care in a resource-limited primary care setting

    Article • International Journal for Quality in Health Care, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Indiran Govender

  84. Volume of sputum to detect acid-fast bacilli as a measure of quality for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, February 2011, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  85. Touch and examine your patient

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  86. Business ethics of private general practitioners in KwaDuKuza, Kwazulu-Natal

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, March 2010, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  87. Stress among general practitioners of Kwa-Dukuza, Kwa-Zulu Natal

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, April 2009, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender

  88. Letters

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  89. Letters to the Editor

    Article • South African Family Practice, April 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  90. Burnout

    Article • South African Family Practice, August 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  91. Improving the Rate of Peak Expiratory Flow Measurements (PEFR) in a General Practice

    Article • South African Family Practice, July 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Indiran Govender

  92. Preparedness level of frontline healthcare professionals in Tshwane regarding the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • South African Family Practice, January 1970, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Indiran Govender