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Stress and resilience among women living with HIV in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Psychological morbidities concurrent with HIV have been the focus of considerable scientific investigations. However, researchers have largely overlooked HIV-related …
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What the elderly experience and expect from primary care services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: People aged 60 years and above are predicted to outnumber those aged under 5 years in South Africa for …
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Kampala Commitment 2019
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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World Organisation of Family Doctors Africa is moving!
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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Collaboration with World Health Organization
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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Primary health care nursing students’ knowledge of and attitude towards the provision of preconception care in KwaZulu-Natal
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan African countries have been the worst affected by the high incidence of maternal and child mortality rates and …
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Financial management roles of nurse managers in selected public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The public health sector in South Africa has been facing severe financial cutbacks and financial constraints in recent times. …
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Factors hindering midwives’ utilisation of alternative birth positions during labour in a selected public hospital
BACKGROUND: An evidence-based practice suggests that the birth position adopted by women during labour has a significant impact on the …
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Knowledge and utilisation of National Health Insurance Scheme among adult patients attending a tertiary health facility in Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Despite the creation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by the Nigerian government, most Nigerians are not covered …
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Erratum: The validation of the visual screening tool for anxiety disorders and depression in hypertension and/or diabetes
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of contraceptive methods among women seeking voluntary termination of pregnancy at Jubilee Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa
INTRODUCTION: There is an alarmingly high rate of women in South Africa, who are of childbearing age, who still opt …
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Factors contributing to primary caregiver delay in presenting children with chronic kidney disease for medical care in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Conforming to the 2016 World Kidney Day focus on raising awareness of the early detection of kidney diseases in …
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Where are they working? A case study of twenty Cuban-trained South African doctors
BACKGROUND: The year 2017 marked the 21st anniversary of the South African Cuban Medical Collaboration (SACMC) programme that offers disadvantaged …
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Factors associated with physical activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a public clinic in Gaborone, Botswana, in 2017
BACKGROUND: Physical activity plays a significant role in the managing of type 2 diabetes and is essential in reducing morbidity …
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Modern health-seeking behaviour and associated factors among mothers having under 5-years old children in Shire town, Tigray, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study 2018
BACKGROUND: The practice of appropriate health care-seeking is important to reduce severe and life-threatening childhood illnesses. In Shire town, little …
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Diagnostic accuracy of tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index in estimating overweight and obesity in South African children
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of obesity in youths has drastically increased in both industrialised and non-industrialised countries, and this transition resulted in …
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Outcome of illustrated information leaflet on correct usage of asthma-metered dose inhaler
BACKGROUND: Research globally has shown that metered dose inhaler (MDI) technique is poor, with patient education and regular demonstration critical …
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Hypertension among human immunodeficiency virus infected patients on treatment at Parirenyatwa Hospital: A descriptive study
BACKGROUND: Since the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) in the early 2000s, the life expectancy of …
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Building consensus on identifying research mentoring gaps and finding ways of addressing the gap in a Kenyan college of health sciences
BACKGROUND: The concept of mentoring in clinical practice has traditionally focused on moving graduates from novice to more respectable positions …
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Prevalence and determinants of psychological insulin resistance among type 2 diabetic patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Psychological insulin resistance (PIR) is a common but unappreciated phenomenon by health care providers with a negative impact on …