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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
On-line version ISSN 2071-2936
Print version ISSN 2071-2928

 

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Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online) vol.12 n.1 Cape Town  2020

 Country Profile
  
 ·  Country profile — Primary healthcare and family medicine in Namibia
Christians, Felicia

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Correspondence
  
 ·  Measuring the quality of primary care in national health surveys: Lessons from Brazil
Harzheim, Erno; Pinto, Luiz Felipe; D'Avila, Otávio P.; Hauser, Lisiane

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  The execution rate of procedures to diagnose extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Botswana
Mudiayi, Tantamika-Kabamba; Tshitenge, Stephane; Kgwaadira, Botshelo T.; Nkubito, Grace K.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Levels of health literacy and English comprehension in patients presenting to South African primary healthcare facilities
Janse van Rensburg, Zelda

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Book Review
  
 ·  Such a time of it they had: Global health pioneers in Africa
Jenkins, Louis S.

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Conceptualising social accountability as an attribute of medical education
Clithero-Eridon, Amy; Albright, Danielle; Ross, Andrew

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Early detection, care and control of hypertension and diabetes in South Africa: A community-based approach
Madela, Sanele; James, Shamagonam; Sewpaul, Ronel; Madela, Siyathokoza; Reddy, Priscilla

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Interpreting Mamelodi Community-Oriented Primary Care data on tuberculosis loss to follow-up through the lens of intersectionality
Ilunga, Blandine B.; Eales, Owen O.; Marcus, Tessa S.; Smith, Selma; Hugo, Jannie F.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The use and value of maps in Community-Oriented Primary Care: Does process matter?
Honiball, Nina M.; Marcus, Tessa S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Evaluating community health worker education policy through a National Certificate (Vocational) Primary Health qualification lens
Janse van Rensburg, Michelle N.S.; Marcus, Tessa S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Conveying hypertension message: An investigation into the language and content used in primary health clinics in South Africa
Nkosi-Mafutha, Nokuthula G.; de Swardt, Hester C.; Mogotlane, Sophie

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Country Profile
  
 ·  Family medicine in Tanzania: Seize the moment
Ratanzi, Riaz; Gaede, Bernhard M.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Review Article
  
 ·  How to measure person-centred practice - An analysis of reviews of the literature
Louw, Jakobus M.; Marcus, Tessa S.; Hugo, Johannes F.M.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  The experiences of teleradiology end users regarding role extension in a rural district of the North West province: A qualitative analysis
Essop, Hafsa; Kekana, Mable

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Peer-learning reviews to improve Gauteng community-oriented primary care: Findings from AitaHealth-enabled ward-based outreach teams
Marcus, Tessa S.; Reji, Elizabeth; Ngcobo, Sanele

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Modelling cost benefit of community-oriented primary care in rural South Africa
Bennett, Rod; Marcus, Tessa S.; Abbott, Geoff; Hugo, Jannie F.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Obituaries
  
 ·  Tribute to Dr Raymond Downing: 1949-2020
Laktabai, Jeremiah

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Lifestyle advice, processes of care and glycaemic control amongst patients with type 2 diabetes in a South African primary care facility
Kalain, Aswin; Omole, Olufemi B.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of implementing voluntary medical male circumcision in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Nxumalo, Celenkosini T.; Mchunu, Gugu G.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Primary healthcare services in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa: Evaluating a service-support project
Morris-Paxton, Angela A.; Reid, Stephen; Ewing, Rose-Marie G.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Editorial
  
 ·  Editorial: Covid-19 special collection
Ray, Sunanda C.

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  The perspectives of nursing students regarding the incorporation of African traditional indigenous knowledge in the curriculum
Ngunyulu, Roinah N.; Sepeng, Nombulelo; Moeta, Mabitja; Gambu, Sanele; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani M.; Peu, Mmampeko D.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Factors influencing the use of intermittent preventive treatment of pregnant women seeking care at primary healthcare facilities in the Bwari Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria
Peters, Grace O.; Naidoo, Mergan

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices of sexually transmitted infections among unmarried youths in an urban community in Lagos State, Nigeria
Oluwole, Esther O.; Oyekanmi, Oluwatobiloba D.; Ogunyemi, Doyin O.; Osanyin, Gbemisola E.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Opinion Paper
  
 ·  Harm reduction in practice - The Community Oriented Substance Use Programme in Tshwane
Scheibe, Andrew; Shelly, Shaun; Hugo, Johannes; Mohale, Matilda; Lalla, Sasha; Renkin, Wayne; Gloeck, Natasha; Khambule, Senzo; Kroucamp, Lorinda; Bhoora, Urvisha; Marcus, Tessa S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Short Report
  
 ·  Novel coronavirus and regular physical activity involvement: Opinion
Onagbiye, Sunday O.; Mchiza, Zandile J.R.; Bassett, Susan H.; Travill, Andre; Eijnde, Bert O.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Primary healthcare practitioners and patient blood management in Africa in the time of coronavirus disease 2019: Safeguarding the blood supply
Barrett, Claire L.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  'Self-collected upper respiratory tract swabs for COVID-19 test': A feasible way to increase overall testing rate and conserve resources in South Africa
Adeniji, Adeloye A.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Service-learning in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Emerging lessons from the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Botswana
Tsima, Billy M.; Masupe, Tiny; Setlhare, Vincent

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Community-based screening and testing for Coronavirus in Cape Town, South Africa: Short report
David, Neal; Mash, Robert

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Accessibility of healthcare in rural Zimbabwe: The perspective of nurses and healthcare users
Mangundu, Manenji; Roets, Lizeth; Janse van Rensberg, Elsie

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Primary healthcare implementation in practice: Evidence from primary healthcare managers in Ghana
Appiah-Agyekum, Nana Nimo

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Profile of dog bite injuries in patients presenting at Kimberley Hospital Complex's emergency and gateway centres, 2015 to 2017
Ishaya, Nyitiba; Habib, Talat; van Rooyen, Cornel; Steinberg, Wilhelm J.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Patient satisfaction with directly observed treatment and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis injection administration by lay health workers in rural Eswatini
Peresu, Ernest; Heunis, Christo J.; Kigoz, Gladys N.; De Grave, Diana

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Reasons for non-compliance with quality standards at primary healthcare clinics in Ekurhuleni, South Africa
Mogakwe, Lebuile J.; Ally, Hafisa; Magobe, Nomasonto B.D.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Adolescent mothers: A qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to mental health in a low-resource setting in Cape Town, South Africa
Field, Sally; Abrahams, Zulfa; Honikman, Simone

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Conference Report
  
 ·  Exploring gaps, strategies and solutions for primary care research mentorship in the African context: A workshop report
McGuire, Chelsea M.; Yakubu, Kenneth; Ayisi-Boateng, Nana K.; Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe; Ameh, Pius; Fatusin, Bola B.; Makwero, Martha; Jenkins, Louis S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  A quantitative assessment of the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of farmworkers regarding schistosomiasis in a rural community in South Africa
Nenzhelele, Fulufhelo; Anyanwu, Felix C.; Ramoteme, Mamabolo; Mabunda, Jabu; Henry, Akinsola; Kwabena, Kyei

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Predictors of family functionality amongst human immunodeficiency virus-serodiscordant couples in two major hospitals in Kumasi, Ghana
Ayisi-Boateng, Nana K.; Enimil, Anthony; Mohammed, Aliyu; Essuman, Akye; Lawson, Henry; Aninng, Douglas Opoku; Agyemang-Yeboah, David; Spangenberg, Kathryn

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Improving the quality of care for female rape survivors at Scottish Livingstone Hospital, Molepolole, Botswana: A quality improvement cycle
Debley, Orleans A.; Malan, Zelra

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence and causes of visual impairment among older persons living in low-income old age homes in Durban, South Africa
Mashige, Khathutshelo P.; Ramklass, Serela S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Accuracy of the product of symphysio-fundal height and abdominal girth in prediction of birth weight among term pregnant women at Keffi, Nigeria
Ariyo, Bolanle O.; Yohanna, Stephen; Odekunle, Jelil O.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Adherence to prescription-writing guidelines for outpatients in Southern Gauteng district hospitals
Nkera-Gutabara, Jacques G.; Ragaven, Laurel B.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Antidiabetics and antihypertensive medications use in Morocco: A pharmacoepidemiological descriptive study
Rida, Elyamani; Soulaymani, Abdelmajid; Serhier, Zineb; Hami, Hinde; Abdelrhani, Mokhtari

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The outpatient management of hypertension at two Sierra Leonean health centres: A mixed-method investigation of follow-up compliance and patient-reported barriers to care
Herskind, Jenna; Zelasko, Jon; Bacher, Karlin; Holmes, David

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Sensitivity and specificity of malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT CareStatTM) compared with microscopy amongst under five children attending a primary care clinic in southern Nigeria
Ogunfowokan, Oluwagbenga; Ogunfowokan, Bamidele A.; Nwajei, Anthony I.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Cost and consequence analysis of the Healthy Choices at Work programme to prevent non-communicable diseases in a commercial power plant, South Africa
Schouw, Darcelle D.; Mash, Robert

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Post-training and mentorship experiences of KidzAlive-trained healthcare workers at primary healthcare facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mutambo, Chipo; Shumba, Kemist; Hlongwana, Khumbulani W.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The association between intimate partner violence, psychiatric morbidity amongst pregnant women and partner alcohol use in southern Nigeria
Adebowale, Oluyemisi; James, Bawo

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Assessment practices in undergraduate clinical medicine training: What do we do and how can we improve?
Brits, Hanneke; Bezuidenhout, Johan; van der Merwe, Lynette J.; Joubert, Gina

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Barriers to adolescents' access and utilisation of reproductive health services in a community in north-western Nigeria: A qualitative exploratory study in primary care
Nmadu, Awawu G.; Mohamed, Suraya; Usman, Nafisat O.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Maternal deaths due to eclampsia in teenagers: Lessons from assessment of maternal deaths in South Africa
Moodley, Jagidesa; Ngene, Nnabuike C.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Short Report
  
 ·  Implementing a video call visit system in a coronavirus disease 2019 unit
Moolla, Muhammad S.; Broadhurst, Alistair; Parker, Mohammed A.; Parker, Arifa; Mowlana, Abdurasiet

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  COVID-19: Pandemic burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and the right to health - The need for advocacy in the face of growing privatisation
Sehoole, Tshegofatso J.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Analysis of a SARS-CoV-2 daily screening programme for healthcare workers at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, a quality improvement initiative
Booth, Amy; Omed, Ridwaan A.; Naidoo, Mergan

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Recommendations for a national Coronavirus disease 2019 response guideline for the care of older persons in Nigeria during and post-pandemic: A family physician's perspective
Olagundoye, Olawunmi; Enema, Oluwayemisi; Adebowale, Adunola

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Epidemiology and factors associated with diarrhoea amongst children under 5 years of age in Engela district in the Ohangwena region, Namibia
Bauleth, Maria F.; Mitonga, Honore K.; Pinehas, Lusia N.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Generalist practitioners' self-rating and competence in electrocardiogram interpretation in South Africa
Mabuza, Langalibalele H.; Mntla, Pindile S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  A cross-sectional self-assessment of burnout amongst a sample of doctors in Ghana
Ayisi-Boateng, Nana K.; Bankah, Elizabeth M.; Ofori-Amankwah, Gerhard K.; Egblewogbe, Dora A.; Ati, Emmanuel; Opoku, Douglas A.; Appiah- Brempong, Emmanuel; Spangenberg, Kathryn

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Implementing the Family-Led Care model for preterm and low birth weight newborns in Malawi: Experience of healthcare workers
Mhango, Patani; Chipeta, Effie; Muula, Adamson S.; Robb-McCord, Judith; White, Patrice M.; Litch, James A.; Kamanga, Irene; Freeman, Rebecca; Bergh, Anne-Marie

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Patient satisfaction with peri-partum care at Bertha Gxowa district hospital, South Africa
Khumalo, Nonhlanhla; Rwakaikara, Edrone

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Short Report
  
 ·  Emergency centre reorganization in preparation to the COVID-19 pandemic: A district hospital's dynamic adaptation response
Furstenburg, Phillip P.; Mukonkole, Suzan N.; Kibamba, Crispin N.; Kuiler, Ashley; Ngemntu, Nondumiso; Lahri, Sa'ad; van Hoving, Daniël J.; Moodley, Kitesh; Erasmus, Elaine

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Turnaround times - the Achilles' heel of community screening and testing in Cape Town, South Africa: A short report
Porter, James D.; Mash, Robert; Preiser, Wolfgang

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Incidental finding of COVID-19 infection amongst staff at a primary care facility in Ghana
Vandyck-Sey, Priscilla; Amoh, Gordon; Essuman, Akye; Lawson, Henry

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Scientific Letter
  
 ·  Factors associated with low contraceptive use amongst vulnerable mothers in South West State, Nigeria
Bolarinwa, Obasanjo A.; Olagunju, Olalekan S.; Olaniyan, Akintayo T.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Current status of family medicine in Kenya; family physicians' perception of their role
Momanyi, Kaja; Dinant, Geert-Jan; Bouwmans, Marlieke; Jaarsma, Simone; Chege, Patrick

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Abnormal cervical cytology amongst women infected with human immunodeficiency virus in Limpopo province, South Africa
Ntuli, Samuel T.; Maimela, Eric; Skaal, Linda; Mogale, Mabina; Lekota, Provia

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Rwandan primary healthcare providers' perception of their capability in the diagnostic practice
Weber, Ditte L.; Cubaka, Vincent K.; Kallestrup, Per; Reventlow, Susanne; Schriver, Michael

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  A task-sharing intervention for prepartum common mental disorders: Feasibility, acceptability and responses in a South African sample
Spedding, Maxine; Stein, Dan J.; Naledi, Tracey; Myers, Bronwyn; Cuijpers, Pim; Sorsdahl, Katherine R.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Figuring it out by yourself: Perceptions of home-based care of stroke survivors, family caregivers and community health workers in a low-resourced setting, South Africa
Scheffler, Elsje; Mash, Robert

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Patient-centred care: The patients' perspective - A mixed-methods pilot study
Turner, Roseanne E.; Archer, Elize

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  CLEVER maternity care: A before-and-after study of women's experience of childbirth in Tshwane, South Africa
Oosthuizen, Sarie J.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Grimbeek, Jackie; Pattinson, Robert C.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Mixed-methods evaluation of family medicine research training and peer mentorship in Lesotho
McGuire, Chelsea M.; Riffenburg, Kaitlyn; Malope, Sebaka; Jack, Brian; Borba, Christina P.C.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Lived experiences of human immunodeficiency virus and hypertension in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Tokwe, Lwandile; Naidoo, Joanne R.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Contracting of private medical practitioners in a National Health Insurance pilot district: What has been the effect on primary healthcare utilisation indicators?
Mukudu, Hillary; Otwombe, Kennedy; Fusheini, Adam; Igumbor, Jude

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Adolescent-parent communication on sexual and reproductive health issues amongst secondary school students in Western Region 1 of The Gambia
Sagnia, Phebian I.G.; Gharoro, Etadafe P.; Isara, Alphonsus R.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus status to children: Pattern followed by parents and caregivers
Dlamini, Cebsile P.; Matlakala, Mokgadi C.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence and risk factors associated with postnatal depression in a South African primary care facility
Phukuta, Nyundu S.J.; Omole, Olufemi B.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among under 5-year-old children hospitalised in three public hospitals in South Africa
Itaka, Makanda B.; Omole, Olufemi B.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Geographical distribution and antibiotics susceptibility patterns of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae isolates from Kisumu County, Kenya
Awuor, Silas O.; Omwenga, Eric O.; Daud, Ibrahim I.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Scientific Letter
  
 ·  The start-up phase of a non-specialist paediatric surgical service by outreach focused on capacity building at the Consolata Hospital Ikonda, Makete District, Tanzania
Calisti, Alessandro; Andriani, Mariagrazia; Mlawa, Agnes; Zara, Gian P.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Short Report
  
 ·  The Cape Town International Convention Centre from the inside: The family physicians' view of the Hospital of Hope'
Reid, Steve; Ras, Tasleem; von Pressentin, Klaus

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Re-organising primary health care to respond to the Coronavirus epidemic in Cape Town, South Africa
Mash, Robert; Goliath, Charlyn; Perez, Gio

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Exploring the illness experiences amongst families living with 2019 coronavirus disease in Ghana: Three case reports
Ayisi-Boateng, Nana K.; Egblewogbe, Dora; Owusu-Antwi, Ruth; Essuman, Akye; Spangenberg, Kathryn

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Family medicine internship support during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa - A narrative report
Solomon, Gaironesa; Allie, Ayesha; Fakier, Raeesah; Tadmor, Daniel; Ashtiker, Kamaludin; Le Roux, Colyn; Omar, Junaid; Namane, Mosedi

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  The psychometric properties of a tool to assess brief behaviour change counselling in South Africa
Fouche, Jani; Mash, Robert; Malan, Zelra

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Open Forum
  
 ·  A framework for implementation of community-orientated primary care in the Metro Health Services, Cape Town, South Africa
Mash, Robert; Goliath, Charlyn; Mahomed, Hassan; Reid, Steve; Hellenberg, Derek; Perez, Gio

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Reform and Performance of the Provincial Health Inspectorate and the Provincial Division of Health of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Mopene, Jean Louis; Molima, Christian; Kahindo, Jean Bosco M.; Makali, Samuel; Karemere, Hermès

        · abstract in English     · text in French     · French ( pdf )
  

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