Health services--needs of the elderly in two black urban areas of the Cape Peninsula.

The availability and utilisation of essential social and health services were studied in two urban areas, Langa, an established township well within the city boundaries, and Khayelitsha, a newly established and fast-growing township on the margin of the city. They are approximately 10 km and 30 km respectively from the central business district of Cape Town. Random cluster samples were drawn of 195 residents in Langa and of 170 in Khayelitsha (age range 59-89 years).

Frail aged persons residing in South African homes for the aged who require hospitalisation. Part II. Rural areas.

The numbers and characteristics of white residents identified by medical and nursing staff to require more staff time and/or expertise and/or medical equipment than was available in rural homes for the aged in the Orange Free State were assessed. In the opinion of institution staff, 12.6% of extremely infirm aged persons would benefit by admission to a hospital catering for the chronically ill.

Frail aged persons residing in South African homes for the aged who require hospitalisation. Part I. Urban areas.

The numbers and characteristics of white residents identified by medical and nursing staff as requiring more staff time and/or expertise and/or medical equipment than is available in homes for the aged were assessed. Only 27 out of 2,447 (1.1%) extremely infirm aged persons resident in 93 homes for the aged would, in the opinion of institutional staff, benefit by admission to a long-term care hospital catering for chronically ill.

[A study of the health services and needs of the elderly (SENSORG)].

Our department was approached by various welfare organisations who experienced problems with the placing of the frail elderly in suitable homes. The SENCARE project was planned to ascertain the health needs of the white and coloured elderly living in old-age homes and in the community and to identify the existing health services available to them by using the questionnaire method of measurement. The study was done in 3 phases: phase I in an urban area, phase II in a large rural town and phase III in 5 small rural towns.

Trends in adolescent pregnancies at Tygerberg Hospital, 1976-1980.

This study was undertaken to highlight trends relating to pregnancies among females aged less than 21 years seen at Tygerberg Hospital, Parowvallei, CP, during the 5-year period 1976-1980 inclusive. There was a fairly steady decline in the pregnancy rate for Coloured adolescents over this period. The rate for Black adolescents increased after a 3-year decline, and that for Whites also increased after a 2-year drop.