The Influence of Family Physicians Within the South African District Health System: A Cross-Sectional Study

1Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

1Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

2Department of Family Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

3Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

4Family Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa

5Family Medicine, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

6Biostatistics Unit, Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa