Utilization of the Primary Health Care Services in the Tshwane Region of Gauteng Province South Africa

摘要

BackgroundIn South Africa, the provision of primary health care is a basic service designed to be cost effective and bring healthcare as close as possible to the population, particularly to those people of low economic status. It is a service which is provided free of charge by the South African government and as part of the millennium health goals, it is intended that the service should be accessible to the populace and be effectively utilized.