The African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (PHCFM) is an influential, frequently cited, accredited, peer reviewed and Open Access journal published since 2008. The journal serves as a repository for cutting-edge, peer reviewed research in all fields of primary health care and family medicine in a uniquely African context. 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. |
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| Latest research published in Volume 3, 2011 |
Vol 3, No 1 (2011)
Table of Contents
Original Research
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Respiratory symptoms amongst females in a fishing settlement in the Niger Delta, Nigeria |
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| Alexander B. Akani, Paul O. Dienye, Ita B. Okokon | 5 pages |
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The prevalence of abdominal obesity and hypertension amongst adults in Ogbomoso, Nigeria |
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| Isaac O. Amole, Akintayo D. OlaOlorun, Louis O. Odeigah, Stephen A. Adesina | 5 pages |
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Evaluation of directly observed treatment for tuberculosis in the Bojanala health district, North West Province of South Africa |
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| John M. Tumbo, Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo | 4 pages |
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Underweight and overweight in primary school children in eThekwini district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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| Threethambal Puckree, Pooveshni Naidoo, Prabashni Pillay, Therona Naidoo | 6 pages |
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Morbidity pattern amongst elderly patients presenting at a primary care clinic in Nigeria |
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| Lawrence A. Adebusoye, Modupe M. Ladipo, Eme T. Owoaje, Adetola M. Ogunbode | 6 pages |
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Determinants of patient enablement at primary health care centres in central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
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| Zewdie Birhanu, Mirkuzie K. Woldie, Tsion Assefa, Sudhakar Morankar | 8 pages |
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Contraception as a risk factor for urinary tract infection in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A case control study |
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| Paul O. Dienye, Precious K. Gbeneol | 4 pages |
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Intestinal parasitic infections and malnutrition amongst first-cycle primary schoolchildren in Adama, Ethiopia |
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| Getachew Belay, Pawlos Reji, Berhanu Erko, Mengistu Legesse, Mulugeta Belay | 5 pages |
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Staging and haematological abnormalities of HIV-infected persons in the rural Free State Province of South Africa |
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| Andries J. Groenewald, Hendrik J. van Wyk, Corinna M. Walsh, Lynette J. van der Merwe, Sanet van Zyl | 4 pages |
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Determinants of young people’s sexual behaviour concerning HIV and AIDS in the practice population of a university health centre in Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Olayinka O. Ayankogbe, Kofo Odusote, Mopelola O. Omoegun, Victoria Ofoha, Ayoade Adedokun, Kehinde O. Abiola | 8 pages |
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Morbidity profile in a rural community-based rehabilitation programme in Butembo, North Kivu Province, Congo |
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| Prosperine V. Masika, Prosper M. Lutala | 6 pages |
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Acceptance of screening for Intimate Partner Violence, actual screening and satisfaction with care amongst female clients visiting a health facility in Kano, Nigeria |
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| Ime A. John, Stephen Lawoko, Abimbola Oluwatosin | 6 pages |
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Knowledge and practices towards malaria amongst residents of Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
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| Khumbulani W. Hlongwana, Alpheus Zitha, Aaron M. Mabuza, Rajendra Maharaj | 9 pages |
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Factors that positively influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy by HIV and/or AIDS patients and their caregivers |
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| Andrew J. Ross, Myint Aung, Laura Campbell, Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo | 5 pages |
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Rural-urban inequities in childhood immunisation in Nigeria: The role of community contexts |
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| Diddy Antai | 8 pages |
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Low dose Mifepristone (100 mg) for medical termination of pregnancy |
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| Shikha Seth, Arun Nagrath, Neeru Goel | 5 pages |
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Quality assurance of malaria case management in an urban and in sub-rural health centres in Goma, Congo |
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| Prosper M. Lutala, Claude M. Kasereka, Eric K. Kasagila, John B. Inipavudu, Suleiman I. Toranke | 8 pages |
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards child adoption amongst women attending infertility clinics in Lagos State, Nigeria |
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| Adenike O. Omosun, Odeyemi Kofoworola | 8 pages |
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Impact of Pharmacists’ Intervention on the knowledge of HIV infected patients in a public sector hospital of KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Saloshini Govender, Tonya Esterhuizen, Panjasaram Naidoo | 8 pages |
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Volume of sputum to detect acid-fast bacilli as a measure of quality for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa |
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| Iqbal Rashid, Langalibalele H. Mabuza, Indiran Govender, Deidre Pretorius | 6 pages |
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A description of patients with recurrence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Tuberculosis Hospital, Ermelo |
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| Ubon S. Akpabio, Pierre JT. de Villiers | 8 pages |
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Introducing a Primary Health Care nurse training course at the University of Limpopo: Experiences and views of trainees |
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| Peter A. Delobelle, Pamela M. Mamogobo, Gert JO. Marincowitz, Rika Decock, AnneMarie Depoorter | 5 pages |
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Influence of parents’ and caregivers’ characteristics on the outcomes of antiretroviral treatment in Ugandan children |
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| Ntambwe Malangu | 5 pages |
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Reported risky sexual practices amongst female undergraduate students in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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| Muhammad E. Hoque | 6 pages |
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Community based distribution agents’ approach to provision of family planning information and services in five Nigerian States: A mirage or a reality? |
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| Mojisola Fayemi, Gloria Momoh, Oluwafemi Oduola, Grace Delano, Oladapo Ladipo, Olayimika Adebola | 9 pages |
Scientific Letters
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Medical students’ and public obstetric health care workers’ knowledge of the Saving Mothers campaign |
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| Almereau Prollius, Gina Joubert, Adelien du Toit, Susan Joubert, Tarina Lourens, Johanna J. Steenkamp | 3 pages |
Correspondence
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Use of a CME workshop to introduce and promote the specialty of Family Medicine in Ethiopia |
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| Prosper M. Lutala | 2 pages |
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Rural Health and Family Medicine: An Agenda for sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Emmanuel Monjok, Ita B. Okokon, Andrea Smesny, Ekere J. Essien | 2 pages |
Case studies
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Poorly differentiated oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Western Kenya: A case report |
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| Masemiano P. Chege | 3 pages |
Educational material
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Adapting the Advanced Cardiac Life Support for the Experienced Provider (ACLS-EP) course for emergency care education in Rwanda |
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| William E. Cayley Jr | 3 pages |
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