Factors affecting time of access of in-patient care at Webuye District hospital, Kenya.

Background: Among many Kenyan rural communities, access to in-patient healthcare services is seriously constrained. It is important to understand who has ready access to the facilities and services offered and what factors prevent those who do not from doing so.

Aim: To identify factors affecting time of access of in-patient healthcare services at a rural district hospital in Kenya.

Perceived competency deficits and challenges of family medicine trainees in sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: A competency-based approach to family medicine (FM) post graduate (PG) training falls short of a holistic process if it focuses only on patients' needs without eliciting those of trainees.

Aim: To identify perceived competency deficits of trainees and challenges hindering achievement of learning outcomes.

Setting: PG FM programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.