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![]() | The African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (PHCFM) publishes cutting-edge, peer-reviewed research in all fields of primary health care and family medicine. The journal is indispensable for primary health care practitioners, family medicine specialists and academics from both the developing and developed worlds, and offers an engaging insight into the growth of these disciplines from a distinctly African perspective. Editor-in-Chief: Bob Mash, South African Academy of Family Physicians and the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. |
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Latest articles

Original Research ![]() Communities’ views, attitudes and recommendations on community-based education of undergraduate Health Sciences students in South Africa: A qualitative study Langalibalele H. Mabuza, Paula Diab, Stephen J. Reid, Busisiwe E. Ntuli, Penelope S. Flack, Ratie Mpofu, Priscilla S. Daniels, Tracy-Ann Adonis, Mandisa Cakwe, Mugambi W. Karuguti, Ngkatiseng Molefe Vol 5, No 1 (2013), 9 pages |
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| Published: 2013-06-11 | |
Original Research ![]() Reasons given by hypertensive patients for concurrently using traditional and Western medicine at Natalspruit Hospital in the Gauteng Province, South Africa Atileombolo A. Lotika, Langalibalele H. Mabuza, Henry I. Okonta Vol 5, No 1 (2013), 7 pages |
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| Published: 2013-05-31 | |
Review Articles ![]() Faith-based organisations and HIV prevention in Africa: A review Rachel Mash, Robert Mash Vol 5, No 1 (2013), 6 pages |
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| Published: 2013-05-30 | |
Original Research ![]() Complications of traditional circumcision amongst young Xhosa males seen at St Lucy’s Hospital, Tsolo, Eastern Cape, South Africa Ugochukwu Anike, Indiran Govender, John V. Ndimade, John Tumbo Vol 5, No 1 (2013), 5 pages |
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| Published: 2013-05-23 | |
Original Research ![]() Prevalence of low back pain and associated risk factors amongst adult patients presenting to a Nigerian family practice clinic, a hospital-based study Adetola M. Ogunbode, Lawrence A. Adebusoye, Temitope O. Alonge Vol 5, No 1 (2013), 8 pages |
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| Published: 2013-05-15 | |
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