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Husbands’ participation in birth preparedness and complication readiness and associated factors in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The poor emphasis on the role of husbands in birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) is a major factor …
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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 healthcare project: Health in Every Hut
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases, mainly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases, are responsible for approximately 63% of all deaths …
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Tuberculosis non-communicable disease comorbidity and multimorbidity in public primary care patients in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity among tuberculosis (TB) patients in Africa.Aim and setting: …
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Assessment of nurses’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills within three district hospitals in Botswana
BACKGROUND: Nurses are usually the first to identify the need for and initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on patients with cardiopulmonary …
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The prevalence of neonatal jaundice and risk factors in healthy term neonates at National District Hospital in Bloemfontein
BACKGROUND: Neonatal jaundice affects one in two infants globally. The jaundice is the result of an accumulation of bilirubin as …
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Socio-demographic determinants of body mass index among school children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: African specific studies on the factors associated with the growth pattern of children are needed to guide evidence and …
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Provision of antiretroviral therapy for children in Nelson Mandela Bay: Health care professionals’ challenges
BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus and/or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic continues to increase in prevalence worldwide, particularly in …
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The management of diabetic ketoacidosis at a rural regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal
BACKGROUND: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a biochemical triad of hyperglycaemia, ketoacidosis and ketonaemia and one of the potentially life-threatening acute …
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Exploring the socio-ecological levels for prevention of sexual risk behaviours of the youth in uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
BACKGROUND: Prevention of youth sexual risk behaviour among the youth in uMgungundlovu District Municipality continues to be a primary challenge …
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Community health workers in Lesotho: Experiences of health promotion activities
BACKGROUND: Lesotho adopted primary health care in 1979, and community health workers (CHWs) were included in the programme to focus …
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Management of severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years through the lens of health care workers in two rural South African hospitals
BACKGROUND: Despite the widespread implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition in South …
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Corrigendum: The effectiveness of the South African Triage Tool use in Mahalapye District Hospital – Emergency Department, Botswana
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Evaluating the effect of the Practical Approach to Care Kit on teaching medical students primary care: Quasi-experimental study
BACKGROUND: South Africa is committed to health reforms that strengthen primary health care. Preparing future doctors to work in primary …
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Prevalence of intimate partner violence and associated factors amongst women attending antenatal care at Outapi clinic, Namibia: A descriptive survey
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant and largely hidden public health problem for all women and, during pregnancy, …
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Facilitators and barriers to effective primary health care in Zimbabwe
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The relationship between primary healthcare providers and their external supervisors in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: External supervision of Rwandan primary healthcare facilities unfolds as an interaction between supervisors and healthcare providers. Their relationship has …
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The value of the WIRHE Scholarship Programme in training health professionals for rural areas: Views of participants
INTRODUCTION: Rural hospitals in South Africa, as elsewhere, face enduring shortages of, and challenges in attracting and retaining, suitably qualified …
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The noncommunicable disease outcomes of primary healthcare screening in two rural subdistricts of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Middle and lower income countries are challenged with a double burden of disease: while still coping with the onslaught …
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Barriers and facilitators to adherence to anti-diabetic medications: Ethiopian patients’ perspectives
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the experiences of Ethiopian patients with type 2 diabetes related to adherence to their anti-diabetic …
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An exploration of the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of Xhosa men concerning traditional circumcision
BACKGROUND: The practice of traditional circumcision is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, yet there is a paucity of literature …