"Private Sector" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
That distinct portion of the institutional, industrial, or economic structure of a country that is controlled or owned by non-governmental, private interests.
| Descriptor ID |
D017149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.791 N04.452.633.390
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| Concept/Terms |
Private Enterprise- Private Enterprise
- Enterprise, Private
- Enterprises, Private
- Private Enterprises
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Private Sector" by people in Profiles.
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The demand for private telehealth services in low- and middle-income countries: Evidence from South Africa. Soc Sci Med. 2024 Aug; 354:116570.
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Estimating the time-varying reproduction number for COVID-19 in South Africa during the first four waves using multiple measures of incidence for public and private sectors across four waves. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0287026.
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Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare services for adults during three waves of COVID-19 infections: A South African private sector experience. S Afr Med J. 2023 03 08; 113(4):e16505.
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Health Technology Assessment in Support of National Health Insurance in South Africa. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2022 May 06; 38(1):e44.
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Profile of the current psychiatrist workforce in South Africa: establishing a baseline for human resource planning and strategy. Health Policy Plan. 2022 Apr 13; 37(4):492-504.
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Patient perceptions of surgical training in the private sector in South Africa - a single centre survey. S Afr J Surg. 2022 Mar; 60(1):34-39.
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Primary healthcare seeking behaviour of low-income patients across the public and private health sectors in South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2021 09 09; 21(1):1649.
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Surgical training in the private sector in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2021 Mar 31; 111(4):13260.
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Lessons from the evaluation of the South African National Female Condom Programme. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0236984.
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Colorectal Cancer (CRC) treatment and associated costs in the public sector compared to the private sector in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Apr 07; 20(1):290.