Includes abstract. / Includes bibliograpical references. / Hospitals across South Africa are inundated with patients suffering from conditions associated with substance abuse. It is inevitable that contact with health services be made through an emergency centre (EC) at some point. This study aims to assess the exposure and attitudes of emergency physicians to substance abuse and addiction in major South African academic ECs. A prospective survey based on the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey (SAAS) was conducted in a convenience sample of eighty five emergency physician registrars and junior consultants in Cape Town, Gauteng, Limpopo and KwaZulu Natal. Respondents were targeted during academic meetings and by post.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/11934 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Kalebka, R R |
| Contributors | Bruins, Stevan Raynier, van Hoving, D J |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Emergency Medicine |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MMed |
| Format | application/pdf |
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