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Editor-in-Chief
Vittorio Colizzi
Cameroon


Indexed in ESCI

The Journal of Public Health in Africa is a peer-reviewed, academic journal that focuses on health issues in the African continent.
The journal editors seek high quality original articles on public health related issues, reviews, comments and more. The aim of the journal is to move public health discourse from the background to the forefront. The success of Africa’s struggle against disease depends on public health approaches.

Current Issue

Vol 9, No 1 (2018)

Published: 2018-05-21

Original Articles

BRCA1 c.68_69delAG (exon2), c.181T>G (exon5), c.798_799delTT and 943ins10 (exon11) mutations in Burkina Faso

Abdou Azaque Zoure, Meriem Slaoui, Hierrhum Aboubacar Bambara, Alexis Yobi Sawadogo, Tegwendé Rebeca Compaoré, Nabonswindé Lamoussa Marie Ouédraogo, Mohammed El Mzibri, Mohammed Attaleb, Si Simon Traoré, Jacques Simpore, Youssef Bakri
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.663
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The status of health promotion in Botswana

Roy Tapera, Sekis Moseki, James January
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.699
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Sexual and physical intimate partner violence among women using antenatal care in Nampula, Mozambique

Eusébio Chaquisse, Sílvia Fraga, Paula Meireles, Glória Macassa, Joaquim Soares, Francisco Mbofana, Henrique Barros
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.744
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A qualitative exploration of doctors and nurses experiences on the management of tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in a tuberculosis-HIV high burden community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mbuso Mabuza, Constance Shumba
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.770
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The effects of nutritional supplementation on body mass index and CD4 count among adult people living with HIV AIDS on antiretroviral treatment in Conakry, Guinea

Sidikiba Sidibé, Alexandre Delamou, Mohamed Lamine Kaba, Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Amara Tabaouo Samake, Yao Serge Arthur Dongo, Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio, Sandouno Sah Dimio, Lansana Mady Camara, Stella Babalola
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.708
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Methanol poisoning in South-South Nigeria: Reflections on the outbreak response

Nnanna Onyekwere, Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Sylvester Maleghemi, Omosivie Maduka, Tamuno-Wari Numbere, Ndubuisi Akpuh, Esther Kanu, Ifeoma Katchy, Ibitein Okeafor
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.748
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Performance based financing and job satisfaction in a semiurban health district in Cameroon

Leon Jules Owona Manga, André Arsène Bita Fouda, Lucien Mbida, Come Ebana Mvogo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.760
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Association between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases in Cameroon

Lawrence Essama Eno Belinga, Williams Bell Ngan, Daniel Lemougoum, Alain Serges Patrick Essam Nlo’o, Bienvenu Bongue, Annie Ngono, Samuel Honoré Mandengue, Malick Sembene
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.761
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 drug resistance in a subset of mothers and their infants receiving antiretroviral treatment in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Serge Theophile Soubeiga, Bapio Valéry Jean Telesphore Elvira Bazie, Tegwindé Rebeca Compaore, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Théodora Mahoukèdè Zohoncon, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Albert Théophane Yonli, Arsène Zongo, Lassina Traore, Virginio Pietra, Simon Akpona, Serge Diagbouga, Jacques Simpore
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.767
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of good nutrition among women of childbearing age in Somolu Local Government, Lagos State

Ooreoluwa Fasola, Olayinka Abosede, Foluke A. Fasola
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.793
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Tuberculosis among individuals with community-acquired pneumonia presenting to emergency in Gaborone, Botswana

Jill K. Gersh, Zachary Feldman, Emily Greenberger, Amit Chandra, Harvey M. Friedman, Thomas Lere, Ari Ho-Foster, Michelle Haas
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.803
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Prevalence of hepatitis C viral infection among injecting drug users in a Saudi Arabian hospital: A point cross sectional survey

Osama A. Alibrahim, Yusuf A. Misau, Alkali Mohammed, Mohammad Bashir Faruk, Izzeldin SS
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.726
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Community based health insurance scheme: Preferences of rural dwellers of the federal capital territory Abuja, Nigeria

Christiana Ogben, Olayinka Ilesanmi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.540
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Public Health Pictures

An integrated diagnostic device for neonatal sepsis and childhood pneumonia

Rashed Shah, Gomezgani Jenda, Vicoria Lwesha, Humpreys Nsona, Pavan Dadlani, Eric Swedberg
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.780
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Understanding the concept of health insurance: An innovative social marketing tool

David Ayobami Adewole
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.739
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