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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.13 n.1 Cape Town  2021

 Original Research
  
 ·  Training and assessing undergraduate medical students' research: Learning, engagement and experiences of students and staff
Mahomed, Saajida; Ross, Andrew; van Wyk, Jacqueline

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The value proposition of efficiency discount options: The Government Employees Medical Scheme Emerald value option case study
Willie, Michael M.; Childs, Barry; Goolab, Gunvant

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Healthcare professionals' perceptions of community-based rehabilitation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Blose, Sithembiso B.; Doeraj, Sudipa; Padia, Sabiha; Pillay, Kaveshan; Reddy, Kinita; Chetty, Verusia

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  'It kinda sucks': Illness perception of a group of South African adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Lesage, Schvaugn; Deacon, Elmarí; van Rensburg, Esmé; Segal, David

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Perceptions of strategies to facilitate caring for patients in primary health care clinics
Nesengani, Tintswalo V.; Downing, Charlene; Poggenpoel, Marie; Stein, Chris

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Adolescent human immunodeficiency virus self-management: Needs of adolescents in the Eastern Cape
Adams, Leone; Crowley, Talitha

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Barriers and opportunities to using health information in policy implementation: The case of adolescent and youth friendly health services in the Western Cape
van Pinxteren, Myrna; Cooper, Sara; Colvin, Christopher J.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence and correlates of hazardous, harmful or dependent alcohol use and drug use amongst persons 15 years and older in South Africa: Results of a national survey in 2017
Pengpid, Supa; Peltzer, Karl; Ramlagan, Shandir

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Suboptimal control for patients with type 2 diabetes in the Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing programme in South Africa
Piotie, Patrick Ngassa; Webb, Elizabeth M.; Rheeder, Paul

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  An ethnographic study exploring the experiences of patients living with cancer illness in support group settings in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mncwabe, Nkosinathi; Hlongwana, Khumbulani W.; Ginindza, Themba G.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Review Article
  
 ·  Factors associated with the knowledge of obstetric danger signs, and perceptions of the need for obstetric care amongst married young women in northern Nigeria
Oguntunde, Olugbenga; Nyenwa, Jabulani; Yusuf, Farouk; Dauda, Dauda Sulaiman; Salihu, Abdulsamad; Sinai, Irit

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Opinion Paper
  
 ·  Retaining doctors and reducing burnout through a flexible work initiative in a rural South African training hospital
Schaefer, Rachel; Jenkins, Louis S.; North, Zilla

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Short Report
  
 ·  When people do not 'Zol': Reduced emergency centre attendance of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown with the accompanying tobacco sales ban in South Africa
Saieva, Piero; Jenkins, Louis S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Editorial
  
 ·  Development of African Forum for primary health care
Moosa, Shabir

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Editorial: The contribution of family physicians to African health systems - A call for short reports
Mash, Robert

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Obituaries
  
 ·  Tribute to Dr Cherifa Sururu
Ray, Sunanda

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Towards cardiovascular disease prevention in Nigeria: A mixed method study of how adolescents and young adults in a university setting perceive cardiovascular disease and risk factors
Odunaiya, Nse A.; Adesanya, Temilade B.; Okoye, Emmanuel C.; Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi O.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Exploring opportunities to enhance effectiveness of mobile health and nutrition strategy for providing health and nutrition services amongst pastoralists in Somali region, Ethiopia
Oladeji, Olusola; Oladeji, Bibilola; Omer, Mohamed Diaaeldin; Farah, Abdifatah Elmi; Ameda, Ida M.; Gera, Rajeev; Ismail, Abibakar S.; Ayanle, Mohamed; Nixon, Opiyo; Diriye, Hadis M.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Barriers and facilitators in the implementation of bio-psychosocial care at the primary healthcare level in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Molima, Christian E.N.; Karemere, Hermès; Bisimwa, Ghislain; Makali, Samuel; Mwene-Batu, Pacifique; Malembaka, Espoir B.; Macq, Jean

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The effectiveness of using text and pictograms on oral rehydration, dry-mixture sachet labels
Heyns, Jeanne; van Huyssteen, Mea; Bheekie, Angeni

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Perceptions, attitudes and understanding of health professionals of interprofessional practice at a selected community health centre
Kock, Luzaan; Mlezana, Nondwe B.; Frantz, José M.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The perception and knowledge about episiotomy: A cross-sectional survey involving healthcare workers in a low- and middle-income country
Maphanga, Cyprian M.; Naidoo, Thinagrin D.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Neglected sexual dysfunction symptoms amongst chronic patients during routine consultations in rural clinics in the North West province
Pretorius, Deidre; Couper, Ian D.; Mlambo, Motlatso G.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence and determinants of poor glycaemic control amongst patients with diabetes followed at Vanga Evangelical Hospital, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cedrick, Lino Masingo; Lubaki, Jean-Pierre Fina; Francois, Lepira Bompeka; Gboyega, Ogunbanjo Adebola; Philippe, Lukanu Ngwala

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Effect of a supportive-educative nursing intervention programme on knowledge of chlorhexidine gel for umbilical cord management amongst mothers in Cross River State, Nigeria
Osuchukwu, Easter C.; Ezeruigbo, Chinwe F.; Akpan-Idiok, Paulina A.; Asuquo, Ekaette F.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Comparison of respiratory and skin disorders between residents living close to and far from Solous landfill site in Lagos State, Nigeria
Abiola, Abdul-Hakeem O.; Fakolade, Folahanmi C.; Akodu, Babatunde A.; Adejimi, Adebola A.; Oyeleye, Oluwagbemiga A.; Sodamade, Ganiyu A.; Abdulkareem, Aisha T.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence of depressive symptoms in urban primary care settings: Botswana
Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe; Molebatsi, Keneilwe; Wambua, Grace N.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  High prevalence of overall overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity amongst adolescents: An emerging nutritional problem in rural high schools in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Debeila, Sego; Modjadji, Perpetua; Madiba, Sphiwe

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Food insecurity and its impact on glycaemic control in diabetic patients attending Jabulani Dumani community health centre, Gauteng province, South Africa
Nsimbo, Kayumba B.A.; Erumeda, Neetha; Pretorius, Deidre

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Late registration for antenatal care by pregnant women with previous history of caesarean section
Ramotsababa, Mareko; Setlhare, Vincent

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Primary care nurses' preparedness for COVID-19 in the Western Cape province, South Africa
Crowley, Talitha; Kitshoff, Danine; de Lange-Cloete, Frances; Baron, Justine; de Lange, Santel; Young, Cornelle; Esterhuizen, Tonya; Couper, Ian

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The pattern and socio-cultural determinants of intimate partner violence in a Nigerian rural community
Ikekwuibe, Israel C.; Okoror, Collins E.M.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Caregiver burden and associated factors amongst carers of women with advanced breast cancer attending a radiation oncology clinic in Nigeria
Jite, Ikechi E.; Adetunji, Adedotun A.; Folasire, Ayorinde M.; Akinyemi, Joshua O.; Bello, Segun

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Opinion and uptake of chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19 during the mandatory lockdown in the sub-Saharan African region
Osuagwu, Uchechukwu L.; Nwaeze, Obinna; Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Godwin; Oloruntoba, Richard; Ekpenyong, Bernadine; Mashige, Khathutshelo P.; Timothy, Chikasirimobi; Ishaya, Tanko; Langsi, Raymond; Charwe, Deborah; Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi; Chundung, Miner A.; Agho, Kingsley E.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Editorial
  
 ·  Outcomes of AfroPHC, a WONCA Africa project
Moosa, Shabir

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Family doctor leadership in African primary health care
Moosa, Shabir

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Short Report
  
 ·  Telemedicine in the Western Cape Department of Health during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic: Leveraging data to save lives by activating a telemedicine response
David, Neal J.; Brey, Zameer; Ismail, Muzzammil

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Contributions of family physicians to health care services in Nigeria
Oseni, Tijani I.A.; Salam, Tawakalit O.; Fatusin, Akinfemi J.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Misrepresentation about vaccines that are scaring women
Moodley, Jagidesa; Khaliq, Olive P.; Mkhize, Princess Z.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women in South Africa
Hunter, Mehreen; Moodley, Jagidesa; Moran, Neil

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The contribution of family physicians to residential mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tshwane District, South Africa
Kruger, Annelet; Eales, Owen O.; van Vuuren, Sanet Jansen

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Person-centred innovations for family medicine and COVID-19 in Ghana: A short report
Darko, Daniel O.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The contribution of family medicine to the health system in Somaliland
Rabiile, Abdikadir O.; Abdillahi, Mohamed A.; Abdi, Mohamoud H.; Yasin, Rahma I.; Magan, Mubarik A.; Fader, Tim

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Strengthening African health systems through outreach and support and values-driven leadership
Jenkins, Louis S.; von Pressentin, Klaus B.; North, Zilla; van Tonder, Gideon

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Strengthening the Somaliland health system by integrating public and private sector family medicine
Mahfud, Muna M.; Nour, Fathia M.; Abdi, Hodan J.; Muse, Sabah M.; Fader, Tim

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  A reflective process led by a family physician to develop a renal-protection surveillance tool for HIV patients newly started on dolutegravir
Omar, Junaid; Loftus, Izak; Vallie, Nabeelah; Whitmore, Richard B.; Solomon, Gaironesa; Powell, Michelle; Mniki, Samela; Namane, Mosedi

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The contribution of family medicine to community-orientated health services in Mali: A short report
Maïga, Mahamane M.; Genest, Gabriel Blouin; Couturier, François; Stecko, Sarah; Rietmann, Michèle; Coulibaly, Mamadou B.; Sidibé, Drissa M.; Dicko, Fatoumata

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The family physician as a primary care consultant - the Mossel Bay experience
von Pressentin, Klaus B.; Naidoo, Kartik S.; Jenkins, Louis S.; Schoevers, Johann

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 Original Research
  
 ·  Doctors' practice and attitudes towards red blood cell transfusion at Mthatha Regional Hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A mixed methods study
Adedayo, Temitope; O'Mahony, Don; Adeleke, Olukayode; Mabunda, Sikhumbuzo

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Knowledge of primary healthcare workers regarding the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Osun State, Nigeria: A rural-urban comparison
Akinwumi, Adebowale F.; Esimai, Olapeju A.; Fajobi, Olusola; Idowu, Ajibola; Esan, Oluwaseun T.; Ojo, Temitope O.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Decentralising paediatric hearing services through district healthcare screening in Western Cape province, South Africa
Kuschke, Silva; Roux, Talita le; Scott, Alex J.; Swanepoel, Daniel C. d.W.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Assessing COVID-19-related anxiety and functional impairment amongst nurses in Malawi
Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
Egbi, Oghenekaro G.; Ahmed, Sulaiman D.; Madubuko, Roli

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Effect of telephone counselling on the knowledge, attitude and practices of contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Egypt
Said, Randa M.; Salem, Ghada M.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Preceptors' perceptions of assessing clinical associate students at district hospital sites
Kakia, Aloysious; Couper, Ian

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Exploring community support on safe motherhood: A case of Lilongwe District, Malawi
Pindani, Mercy; Chilinda, Idesi; Botha, Janet; Chorwe-Sungani, Genesis

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The perceptions of professional nurses regarding factors affecting the provision of quality health care services at selected rural public clinics in the Capricorn district, Limpopo Province
Matlala, Nick T.; Malema, Rambelani N.; Bopape, Mamare A.; Mphekgwana, Peter M.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Illness perception amongst adults with multimorbidity at primary care clinics in Southwest Nigeria
Ogunrinde, Babajide J.; Adetunji, Adedotun A.; Muyibi, Sufiyan A.; Akinyemi, Joshua O.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  A plea of those who are affected most by HIV: The utterances by women who inject Nyaope residing in the City of Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng
Lefoka, Moganki H.; Netangaheni, Thinavhuyo R.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence, phenomenology and personality characteristics of premenstrual dysphoric disorder among female students at Zagazig University, Egypt
Eldeeb, Seham M.; Eladl, Afaf M.; Elshabrawy, Amany; Youssef, Amira M.; Ibrahim, Mona H.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Learning in a time of crises: The learning experiences of 5th year medical students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
Ross, Andrew J.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The first-line physicians' practice in Kisangani city in Democratic Republic of Congo: Towards a typology
Bosongo, Samuel I.; Mukalenge, Faustin C.; Tambwe, Albert M.; Criel, Bart

        · abstract in English     · text in French     · French ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence of disease complications and risk factor monitoring amongst diabetes and hypertension patients attending chronic disease management programmes in a South African Township
Masupe, Tiny; Man, Jeroen De; Onagbiye, Sunday; Puoane, Thandi; Delobelle, Peter

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Reliability of a clinical method in estimating foetal weight and predicting route of delivery in term parturient monitored at a voluntary agency hospital in Southwest Nigeria
Yomibo-Sofolahan, Temitope A.; Ariba, Adekunle J.; Abiodun, Olusanya; Egunjobi, Ademola O.; Ojo, Oluwaseun S.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Retail pharmacy prescription medicines' availability, prices and affordability in Eswatini
Shambira, Garikai; Suleman, Fatima

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  The conceptualisation of patient-centred care: A case study of diabetes management in public facilities in southern Malawi
Makwero, Martha; Muula, Adamson; Anyanwu, Felix C.; Igumbor, Jude

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Factors influencing patients' choice of clinic at Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal
Hlongwa, Zethembiso C.; Mahomed, Saajida

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension amongst the HIV-positive population at a district hospital in eThekwini, South Africa
Rajagopaul, Althea; Naidoo, Mergan

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Parental reporting of adverse drug reactions in South Africa: An online survey
Pillay, Shavani; Mulubwa, Mwila; Viljoen, Michelle

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Clinical utility of smartphone-based audiometry for early hearing loss detection in HIV-positive children: A feasibility study
Phanguphangu, Mukovhe; Ross, Andrew J.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Patient and health system determinants of experiences of care at primary health care clinics in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, 2018
Harrichandparsad, Avashri; Mahomed, Ozayr H.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Sexual history taking: Doctors' clinical decision-making in primary care in the North West province, South Africa
Pretorius, Deidré; Couper, Ian D.; Mlambo, Motlatso G.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Indirect and direct effects of factors associated with diabetes amongst the rural black population in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System, South Africa
Mphekgwana, Peter M.; Mabila, Linneth N.; Maimela, Eric

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Facilitating factors and barriers to kangaroo mother care utilisation in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
Mathias, Christina T.; Mianda, Solange; Ohdihambo, Julius N.; Hlongwa, Mbuzeleni; Singo-Chipofya, Alice; Ginindza, Themba G.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  Re-imagining health professions education in the coronavirus disease 2019 era: Perspectives from South Africa
Schmutz, Anna M.S.; Jenkins, Louis S.; Coetzee, Francois; Conradie, Hofmeyr; Irlam, James; Joubert, Elizabeth M.; Matthews, Dianne; van Schalkwyk, Susan C.

        · abstract in English     · text in English     · English ( pdf )
  
 ·  General medicine, first-line medicine in Morocco: How is it perceived by medical students and how to enhance their interest in this career?
Fourtassi, Maryam; Naima, Abda; Bentata, Yassamine

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

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