African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine  

Don O'Mahony

AbstractBackground: Good infection control practices are effective in reducing rates of infection in health care settings. Studies in primary care in developed countries indicate that many general practitioners (GPs) do not comply with optimal infection c... see more

Oluyemisi F. Folasire,Achiaka E. Irabor,Ayorinde M. Folasire

AbstractBackground: Quality of life (QOL) is an important component in the evaluation of the well-being of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA), especially with the appreciable rise in longevity of PLWHA. Moreover, limited studies have been conducted i... see more

Ntambwe Malangu,Maryet Mogashoa

AbstractBackground: Tuberculosis and adverse effects have been shown to affect both the quality of life and the survival of patients on antiretroviral treatment. This study sought to investigate the causes of death in a sample of adult HIV-infected patien... see more

Akinwumi O. Owolabi,Mojisola O. Owolabi,Akintayo D. OlaOlorun,Ayo Olofin

AbstractBackground: Globalisation and changes in the nature of work have resulted in increasing work-related stress in people in developing countries. Work stress is at present already acknowledged as one of the epidemics of modern working life. It is as... see more

Samuel A. Adegoke,Emmanuel A. Kuteyi

AbstractBackground: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), the most common genetic disorder amongst Black people, poses a significant psychosocial burden on the sufferers, the caregivers and their families.Objective and methods: From 01 January 2011 to 30 September 2... see more

Endalew Hailu,Wudineh H. Mariam,Tefera Belachew,Zewdie Birhanu

AbstractBackground: The main goal in diabetes care is to improve the patient’s quality of life, to maintain satisfactory metabolic control and to retain minimal complications caused by diabetes mellitus (DM). Thus, this study has assessed self-care practi... see more

Emmanuel I. Agaba,Patricia A. Agaba,Musa Dankyau,Maxwell O. Akanbi,Comfort A. Daniyam,Edith N. Okeke,Antonios H. Tzamaloukas

AbstractBackground: Postgraduate training is aimed at equipping the trainee with the necessary skills to practise as an expert. Non-nephrology specialist physicians render the bulk of pre-end-stage renal disease care for patients with chronic kidney disea... see more

Oluwagbenga Ogunfowokan

AbstractBackground: Mortality amongst in-hospital patients bitten by carpet viper in northern Nigeria has reduced, related to use of a monospecific ovine Fab snake antivenom. However, many victims survive with temporary or permanent morbidity. Objectives:... see more

Sanet van Zyl,Lynette J van der Merwe,Corinna M. Walsh,Andries J. Groenewald,Francois C. van Rooyen

AbstractBackground: Chronic lifestyle diseases share similar modifiable risk factors, including hypertension, tobacco smoking, diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidaemia and physical inactivity. Metabolic syndrome refers to the cluster of risk factors that increa... see more

Geraldine U. Ndukwu,Paul O. Dienye

AbstractBackground: Anaemia, though a common problem in Nigeria, has not been adequately studied amongst pregnant women in primary health care facilities. Objective: This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of anaemia and sociodemographic factors... see more

Panjasaram V. Naidoo,Farzana Dawood,Christine Driver,Magdalene Narainsamy,Sikhanyiso Ndlovu,Victor Ndlovu

AbstractBackground: Male circumcision is currently being promoted in South Africa as a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention method. Effective implementation requires that healthcare providers should believe in the procedure’s efficacy and should ... see more

Emeka E. Orisakwe,Andrew J. Ross,Peter O. Ocholla

AbstractBackground: With millions of South Africans infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and less than 10% of the population aware of their HIV status, HIV counselling and testing (HCT) is the first step in any attempt to reduce the number of ... see more

Oluwagbenga Ogunfowokan,Muhammad Mora

AbstractBackground: Long patient-clinic encounter time is typical of many hospital general outpatient departments (OPD) in Nigeria.Objectives: The objectives of our study were to determine the time spent by patients at the service points in the general OP... see more

Adamo A. Akinboro,Olabisi P. Adejumo,Comfort A. Onibokun,Eunice A. Olowokere

AbstractBackground: The ultimate goal of all healthcare workers (HCWs) is to maintain a healthy population and environment, and to adequately manage any condition that might constitute a menace to the health of the population at large. However, the centra... see more

Alexis Ntumba,Vera Scott,Ehimario Igumbor

AbstractBackground: Namibia bears a large burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and the youth are disproportionately affected. Objectives: To explore the current knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of female adolescents attending family planning to... see more

Violet L. van den Berg,Alice P. Okeyo,Andre Dannhauser,Mariette Nel

AbstractBackground: Health care workers need to be equipped to deal with the increasing obesity and obesity-related morbidity occurring in developing countries.Objectives: To assess weight status, eating practices and nutritional knowledge amongst nursing... see more

Tayue Tateke,Mirkuzie Woldie,Shimeles Ololo

AbstractBackground: Patients have explicit desires or requests for services when they visit hospitals. However, inadequate discovery of their needs may result in patient dissatisfaction. This study aimed to determine the levels and determinants of patient... see more

Johanna M. Mahloko,Sphiwe E. Madiba

AbstractBackground: The increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and survival of HIV- infected children has posed challenges to caregivers on disclosing the HIV diagnosis to children. Objectives: The objectives of this study was to determine the... see more

Bolaji O. Oyelade,Akintayo D. OlaOlorun,Louis O. Odeigah,Isaac O. Amole,Olufemi S. Adediran

AbstractBackground: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is rarely sought for and generally underdiagnosed even in diabetics in developing countries like Nigeria. PAD is easily detected and diagnosed by the ankle-brachial index, a simple and reliable test. O... see more

Mologadi D. Ntsoane,Olalekan A. Oduntan,Benjamin L. Mpolokeng

AbstractBackground: Visual impairment and blindness are major health problems worldwide, especially in the rural and remote areas of developing countries. Utilisation of eye care services is essential to reduce the burden of visual impairment and blindnes... see more

Mncedisi M. Willie,Monwabisi Gantsho

AbstractBackground: Prescribed Minimum Benefits is a list of conditions that all medical schemes need to cover in full, and includes a select of chronic conditions. Chronic conditions affect people’s lifestyles and require ongoing management over a period... see more

Andries J. Groenewald,Corinna M. Walsh,Hendrik J. van Wyk,Sanet van Zyl,Lynette J. van der Merwe

AbstractBackground: The prevalence of HIV in specific areas of South Africa and its impact on haematological parameters are largely unknown.Objectives: To (1) describe the prevalence of HIV, (2) stage HIV based on CD4 counts, and (3) determine haematologi... see more

Nombeko Mshunqane,Aimee V. Stewart,Allan D. Rothberg

AbstractBackground: South African research indicates that the highest death rates between 2004 and 2005 were from diabetes mellitus. There is minimal research information on interactions between what patients know about their disease and what health profe... see more

Eme T. Owoaje,Adedoyin D. Omidokun,Olusimbo K. Ige

AbstractBackground: Few studies have assessed pregnant women’s perceptions regarding prevention of mother to child of HIV and the available services at the primary health care level in Nigeria.Objective: Assessment of knowledge and perception of antenatal... see more

Claudia S. Naidu,Virginia Zweigenthal,James Irlam,Leslie London,Johannah Keikelame

AbstractBackground: Fourth-year medical students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) work closely with stakeholders in community teaching sites to conduct community-based research projects and follow-up health promotion interventions during their Public ... see more

Adekemi O. Sekoni,Obinna R. Obidike,Mobolanle R. Balogun

AbstractBackground: People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) experience some form of stigma which could lead to poor medication adherence.Objectives: This study assessed the various domains of stigma experienced by PLWHAs attending an HIV clinic at General... see more

Claire van Deventer,Nontsikelelo Sondzaba

AbstractBackground: The Integrated Primary Care (IPC) rotation is undertaken over six weeks by final year medical students at the University of Witwatersrand. Students are placed in either rural or urban primary health care centres based in Gauteng or the... see more

Karen Malec

AbstractA response to Correspondence to ‘Dienye PO, Gbeneol PK. Contraception as a risk factor for urinary tract infection in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A case control study. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #207, 4 pages. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v3i... see more

Luise Parsons,Taatske Rijken,Deogratias O. Mbuka,Oathokwa Nkomozana

AbstractPotential for the specialty of Family Medicine in Botswana: A discussion paper

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Gilbert I.M. Ugwu,Blessing O. Okperi,Eunice N. Ugwu,Nekwu E. Okolugbo

AbstractBackground: Childhood poisoning is a common but avoidable problem in developing countries such as Nigeria. Objectives: To determine the pattern of childhood poisoning in the Warri Niger Delta Region of Nigeria.Method: The case notes of all the chi... see more