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Nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary school children in Tshwane Metropole, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of being overweight and obesity in South African school children requires interventions that are evidence based. …
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Low back pain among primary school teachers in Rural Kenya: Prevalence and contributing factors
BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) has been recognised as a common occupational problem with a high prevalence among work-related musculoskeletal …
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Descriptive epidemiology of anaemia among pregnant women initiating antenatal care in rural Northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Anaemia in pregnancy is associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. When detected early in pregnancy, it can be treated; however, …
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Lifestyle, cardiovascular risk knowledge and patient counselling among selected sub-Saharan African family physicians and trainees
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are on the rise, and primary care physicians could facilitate the …
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Reasons why insured consumers co-pay for medicines at retail pharmacies in Pretoria, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Costly prescription medicines with existing cheaper alternatives tend to be purchased by medically insured consumers of healthcare. In South …
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A preliminary analysis of the association between perceived stigma and HIV-related pain in South Africans living with HIV
BACKGROUND: Stigma related to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains common and has been associated with severity of HIV-related symptoms. …
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Accessible continued professional development for maternal mental health
BACKGROUND: Changing global health and development trends have resulted in a need for continued professional development (CPD) within the health …
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A description of community-based participatory research of hypertension awareness, prevention and treatment in a district of Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an important worldwide public health challenge because of its high prevalence and concomitant risks of cardiovascular and …
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Corrigendum: Factors related to married or cohabiting women’s decision to use modern contraceptive methods in Mafikeng, South Africa
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Erratum: Detection, referral and control of diabetes and hypertension in the rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa by community health outreach workers in the rural primary health care project: Health in Every Hut
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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The validation of the visual screening tool for anxiety disorders and depression in hypertension and/or diabetes
Background: Depression and anxiety disorders remain poorly detected at primary health care, particularly in patients with hypertension and/or diabetes. A …
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Get to know WONCA Africa
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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Prof. George Samuel Fehrsen: 26 August 1938 – 22 May 2018 (almost 80 years)
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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The Astana Declaration and future African primary health care
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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Experiences of school health nurses regarding the provision of the school health service delivery in the Tshwane district
BACKGROUND: Irrespective of the provision of an integrated school health policy, the school health nurses continue to experience multiple challenges …
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Stakeholders’ experiences in implementation of rapid changes to the South African prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme
BACKGROUND: South Africa's prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) programme has undergone rapid changes in …
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A mortality review of tuberculosis and HIV co-infected patients in Mahalapye, Botswana: Does cotrimoxazole preventive therapy and/or antiretroviral therapy protect against death?
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization aims to reduce tuberculosis (TB) mortality rate from 15% in 2015 to 6.5% by 2025. …
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The pattern and characteristics of sexual assault perpetrators and survivors managed at a sexual assault referral centre in Lagos
BACKGROUND: There has presumably been an increase in cases of sexual assault in Nigeria; however, accurate data on the characteristics …
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The role of gender in the spread of HIV and AIDS among farmworkers in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Gender inequality and men's perceived sexual and economic superiority over women are central to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. …