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A comparative study of postnatal depression and associated factors in Gauteng and Free State provinces, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The factors contributing to probable postnatal depression (PND), a type of clinical depression that can affect woman after childbirth, …
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Carers’ needs assessment for patients with dementia in Ghana
AbstractBackground: Carers of people with dementia (PWD) face a myriad of challenges. As dementia prevalence surges in the sub-Saharan population, …
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Sociocultural factors that influence the prevention of malaria in Ohangwena region, Namibia
BACKGROUND: Namibia is undergoing an epidemiological transition after decline in local transmission of malaria, and the country is now in …
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Prevalence and pattern of intimate partner violence among men and women in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a growing concern in Nigeria and globally. Although women are at greater risk of …
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Maternal and child health service readiness among primary health care facilities in Ekiti, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The availability of adequate infrastructure, diagnostic medical equipment, medicines and commodities and well-trained medical personnel are essential for the …
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Role of traditional beliefs in the knowledge and perceptions of mental health and illness amongst rural-dwelling women in western Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Globally, the public health importance of mental health has gained significant attention in recent years. In Africa, many traditional …
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Evaluation of the child growth monitoring programme in two Zimbabwean provinces
BACKGROUND: The child growth monitoring (CGM) programme is an important element of nutrition programmes, and when combined with other child …
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A study on willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine at a tertiary institution community in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa is aiming to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the first quarter of …
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Research activity, facilitators and barriers amongst trainee and early-career family physicians in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Primary health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) need context-specific evidence to address current challenges. Increased family physician (FP) …
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Erectile dysfunction predictors in hypertensives at a primary care clinic in Southern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Erectile dysfunction (ED) has been described as an important public health problem by the National Institutes of Health Consensus …
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Development of a Zimbabwean child growth curve and its comparison with the World Health Organization child growth standards
BACKGROUND: There is limited research that describes the growth trajectories of African children. The development of World Health Organization (WHO) …
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Perspectives on sexual history taking in routine primary care consultations in North West, South Africa: Disconnect between patients and doctors
BACKGROUND: Sexual history is rarely taken in routine consultations and research reported on common barriers that doctors experience, such as …
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Developing and prioritising strategies to improve the implementation of maternal healthcare guidelines in South Africa: The nominal group technique
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, maternal healthcare guidelines are distributed to primary health care (PHC) facility for midwives to refer and …
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Climate change and primary health care in Africa – A call for short reports
The African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine welcomes submissions that encourage scholarly exchange between family medicine and primary …
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The relationship between physical activity, body fatness and metabolic syndrome in urban South African school teachers: The sympathetic activity and ambulatory blood pressure in Africans study
BACKGROUND: Globally, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) is rising because of increased levels of physical inactivity and obesity. In …
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Lifestyle determinants of diabetes mellitus amongst people living with HIV in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) has serious consequences for those affected. Little is documented on the lifestyle determinants of …
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Relationships between physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference and handgrip strength amongst adults from the North West province, South Africa: The PURE study
BACKGROUND: Handgrip strength (HGS) serves as a proxy for the functional ability and its association with body composition (BC) and …
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Tailoring a sexual health curriculum to the sexual health challenges seen by midwifery, nursing and medical providers and students in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Tanzania is a country experiencing multiple sexual health challenges, but providers receive no formal training in sexual health. AIM: …
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A Delphi study to guide the development of a clinical indicator tool for palliative care in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The South African National Policy Framework and Strategy on Palliative Care (NPFSPC) recommends that when integrating palliative care (PC) …
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Mothers’ knowledge, attitude and home management of diarrhoea among children under five years old in Lagos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of death among children under five years old globally. It remains a major cause …