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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 2 (2018)

Published: 2018-10-01

Reviews

The Ubuntu concept, sexual behaviours and stigmatisation of persons living with HIV in Africa: A review article

Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Lilian Belole Pencille, Joyce Komesuor
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.677
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Original Articles

Effect of health education intervention conducted by Primary Health Care workers on oral health knowledge and practices of nursing mothers in Lagos State

Abiola Adetokunbo Adeniyi, Afolabi Oyapero, Victor Ajieroh, Oyinkansola Sofola, Oladapo Asiyanbi
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Impact of universal childhood vaccination against hepatitis B in Ghana: A pilot study

Oheneba C.K. Hagan, Paul Nsiah, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Felix Yirdong, Isaac Annan, Sebastian Eliason, Samuel V. Nuvor
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.721
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The health-related impacts and costs of violence against women and girls on survivors, households and communities in Ghana

Gina Alvarado, Ama P. Fenny, Samuel Dakey, Jennifer L. Mueller, Lila O'Brien-Milne, Aba O. Crentsil, Nata Duvvury, Stacey Scriver, Chloe Schwenke
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.860
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Gender and socio-demographic distribution of body mass index: The nutrition transition in an adult Angolan community

João M. Pedro, Miguel Brito, Henrique Barros
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.865
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Comparative analysis of dietary pattern, anthropometry and serum ascorbate status of persons living with or without non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Abiodun Adeoso, Tola Atinmo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.768
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Can religion kill? The association between membership of the Apostolic faith and child mortality in Zimbabwe

Wei Ha, Stanley Gwavuya, Peter Salama
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.707
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Factors associated with early sexual intercourse among teenagers and young adults in rural south of Benin

Yolaine Glèlè Ahanhanzo, Charles Sossa-Jérôme, Ghislain Sopoh, Makilioubè Tchandana, Colette Azandjèmè, Toyi Tchamdja
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.681
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Evaluation of oral hygiene services in selected public health facilities in Lusaka district of Zambia

Shary Josephin, Selestine Nzala, Kumar S. Baboo
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.820
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Prevalence of hepatitis C among HIV-1, HIV-2 and dually reactive patients: A multi-country cross-sectional survey in West Africa

Didier K. Ekouevi, Patrick A. Coffie, Boris K. Tchounga, Armel Poda, Antoine Jaquet, François Dabis, Serge P. Eholie
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.871
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Community awareness of stroke, hypertension and modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Nkonya-Wurupong, Ghana

Melissa Murray, Carol King, Cecilia Sorenson, Elaine Bunick, Renee King
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.783
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Head trauma: A significant public health concern among young men in Botswana. Etiology referral patterns and opportunities for interventions

Megan Cox, Timothy Becker, Mpapho Motsumi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.798
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