South African Medical Journal

The South African Medical Journal is published by the South African Medical Association, which represents most medical professionals in South Africa.

Other websites related to this journal: http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj

Back issues of the journal from years 1886 - 2002 can be found on the journal's website under the 'Back Issues' link at the top of the home page.

The SAMJ 2010 impact factor is 1.676

Current Issue

Vol. 113 No. 1 (2023)

Editorial

Thank you from SAMA and the editors

Bridget Farham

3-4
- PDF

Research

A doctor at a PHC clinic: A ‘must-have’ or ‘nice-to-have’?

T P Kerry, P G T Cudahy, H L Holst, A Ramsunder, N G McGrath

24-30
- PDF
Access to postpartum tubal ligation services in Cape Town, South Africa – an observational study

M Vorster, G Petro, M Patel

31-35
- PDF
Exploring a community’s understanding of HIV vaccine‑induced seropositivity in a South African research setting

M Malahleha, A Dilraj, J Jean, N S Morar, J J Dietrich, M Ross, E Mbatsane, MC Keefer, K Ahmed

36-41
- PDF
The utility of mobile telephone-recorded videos as adjuncts to the diagnosis of seizures and paroxysmal events in children with suspected epileptic seizures

K Oyieke, J M Wilmshurst

42-48
- PDF

In Practice

Practising in a post-truth world: Pandemic ethics can inform patient autonomy and clinical communication

L Brannigan, H R Etheredge, C Lundgren, J Fabian

5-8
- PDF
Acute obstructive hydrocephalus in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

J Hiesgen, T N Annor

9-12
- PDF
A critical analysis of Discovery Health’s claims-based risk adjustment of mortality rates in South African private sector hospitals

R N Rodseth, D Smith, C Maslo, A Laubscher, L Thabane

13-16
- PDF
Recovering from COVID lockdowns: Routine public sector PHC services in South Africa, 2019 - 2021

Y Pillay, H Museriri, P Barron, T Zondi

17-23
- PDF

View All Issues

Journal Identifiers

eISSN: 0256-95749
print ISSN: 2078-5135