Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Risk Factors in (Central) Vietnam by Ho Anh Hien, Nguyen Minh Tam, Vo Tam, Anselme Derese, Dirk Devroey

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Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria by Nura M. R. Ahmad, Cristina Montañola-Sales, Clara Prats, Mustapha Musa, Daniel López, Josep Casanovas-Garcia

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Characterization of the geriatric patient with thyroid nodules by Jessica González Manreza, Gloría María Monné Rodríguez, Carlos Gaspar de Zayas Galván, Ángela Ramírez Torres, Erifran Hidalgo Garcés

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the high prevalence of thyroid diseases, especially in the elderly, makes it necessary to perform a screening for ultrasound diagnosis, as it is a beneficial, reliable and low-cost diagnostic test in Primary Health Care.</p>…”
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Migrant women’s perception toward cervical and breast cancer screening in Türkiye: a qualitative analysis by Zeynep Meva Altaş, Mehmet Akif Sezerol

“…Methods The women were recruited from Extended Migrant Health Centre, which is a primary health care institution in Istanbul. In August 2024, face-to-face interviews were conducted using an open-ended, semi-structured question form administered by a nurse experienced in qualitative research. …”
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Evidence-Based Practice in Primary Care Occupational Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Sweden by Ann-Charlotte Lindström, Susanne Bernhardsson

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Tuberculosis commodities supply chain performance in the WHO African region: A scoping review. by Alison T Mhazo, Stanford Miyango, Lifton Palani, Charles C Maponga

“…The strengths we found included the existence of pooled procurement mechanisms [PPM], availability of funding through external sources, existence of logistics management information systems [LMIS] and integration of PSM systems into primary health care. The main challenge was frequent stock outs which mainly affected medicines for treating TB in children and those for preventing TB. …”
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Community health worker and caregiver experiences and perceptions of a multimodal handheld pulse oximeter used in sick child consultations in rural Burundi: A qualitative evaluatio... by Sarah Bauler, Leocadie Nivyindika, Titus Kirwa, Vital Habonimana, Dionis Nizigiyimana, Miles A Kirby, Asrat Tolossa

“…Community Health Workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries are essential in providing primary health care to remote communities. However, due to limited diagnostic tools, CHWs often struggle to correctly identify childhood illnesses, especially pneumonia. …”
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First Report of the HEV Seroprevalence and the Risk Factor Assessment in the West Bank, Palestine, during the Period of 2015–2017 by Kamal Dumaidi, Alaa M. Abudamous, Rasmi Abu-Helu, Hanan Al-Jawabreh, Yazan Dumaidi, Amer Al-Jawabreh

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Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica by Reinaldo Pino Blanco, Orestes Álvarez Fernández, Juan De Dios Rivero Berovides

“…</p><p>Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease has become one of the most frequently treated chronic diseases in primary health care. High rates of morbidity and mortality are worldwide related to this disease. …”
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Characterization of the attention to the Occupational Health in the Policlínico Juan José Apolinaire Pennini. Cienfuegos 2018. by Yoleysi Arteaga Cuéllar, Pedro Luis Veliz Martínez, Sarah Hernánez Malpica, Noelia Castro Ladrón de Guevara, Leticia Castro Morejón, Pedro Ricardo Borges Cabrera

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> considering that work accidents constitute a large source of cost generation and that in Cuba there is an aging age distribution, health care for workers is a fundamental process in primary health care.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize occupational health care at the Juan José Apolinaire Pennine Polyclinic in Cienfuegos.…”
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The landscape of family medicine in India - A cross-sectional survey study. by Archna Gupta, Raman Kumar, Ramakrishna Prasad, Sunil Abraham, Nisanth Menon Nedungalaparambil, Paul Krueger, Carolyn Steele Gray, Megan Landes, Sanjeev Sridharan, Onil Bhattacharyya

“…Postgraduate family medicine training should be scaled up to support improving gaps seen in primary care and primary health care.…”
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Negative experiences with primary care services in Norway expressed in patient and next-of-kin complaints – a qualitative study by Alison Axisa Eriksen, Terje Emil Fredwall, Inger Beate Larsen

“…Abstract Background Primary health care has been central to achieving universal health coverage. …”
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Effect of Intervention in Subjects with High Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Pakistan by Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Hydrie, Abdul Basit, A. Samad Shera, Akhtar Hussain

“…We recommend lifestyle advice and followup should be incorporated in primary health care.…”
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Comparing apples with apples: A proposed taxonomy for "Community Health Workers" and other front-line health workers for international comparisons. by Stephen Hodgins, Uta Lehmann, Henry Perry, Nicholas Leydon, Kerry Scott, Smisha Agarwal, Hannah Marcus, Rajani Ved, Elijah Olivas, Madeleine Ballard, Dickson Mbewe, Margaret Odera, Sherlie Petit Homme, Benard Otieno, Pasipano Wutete, Angeline Chikumba, Prossy Muyingo, John Kyakuha, Emmanuel Harcourt, Morseda Chowdhury, David Musoke, Thadee Niyoyitungira, Abimbola Olaniran, John Koku-Awoonor Williams, Lívia Milena Barbosa de Deus E Méllo, Romário Correia Dos Santos, Isabela Cardoso de Matos Pinto, Ram Shrestha, Salim Sadruddin, Melanie Morrow, Eric Sarriot, Maryse Kok, Bhanu Pratap

“…This paper proposes a taxonomy for Community Health Workers (CHWs) and others engaged in front-line community health activities, encompassing formally-employed workers extending government primary health care (PHC) service delivery as well as a range of other actors with roles at the nexus of government PHC and communities. …”
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Evaluation of Training Family Health Center Practice in Family Medicine Residency Education by Nesibe Derya Bayhan, Abdulkadir Kaya

“…Objective: Tertiary hospitals offer advanced health services, including chronic disease management, whereas primary health care centers focus on services such as pregnancy follow-up, child care, vaccination, and periodic health screenings. …”
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Lessons Learned from Van Earthquake in the Context of Urban Environment and Health by Bilge Kalanlar

“…Delivery of the primary health care to the victims after the Van earthquake has delayed and had some problems to continue it without interruption. …”
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Experience in conducting clinical trials in Cienfuegos by Olga Lidia Cuevas Pérez, Diana Rosa Fernández Ruíz, Gredsy Escandón López, Mayra Quirós Enrique, Yuleidis García Rodríguez

“…There implementation extended to the Primary Health Care System and the Gustavo Aldereguia Lima Provincial Hospital was incorporated to the process of certification.…”
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Gaps in the Management of Type 2 Diabetic Patients in a Metropolitan Area of Havana by Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Linet Céspedes Hernández, Addys Díaz Piñera, René García Roche, Susana Balcindes Acosta

“…Out of them, 90.5 % attended primary health care. There were difficulties with attention due to organizational problems and lack of resources, although 85 % of the patients were satisfied with the received care. …”
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THE COST OF SMS REMINDER TO IMPROVE ARV ADHERENCE AMONG KEY POPULATIONS by Mery Nurma Juwita, Donny Hardiawan, Rozar Prawinegara, Miasari Handayani, Rudi Wisaksana, Pande Putu Januraga, Nurjannah Sulaiman, Adiatma Siregar

“…Results: From a provider's perspective, the highest cost was incurred in primary health care (PHC) clinics, while the lowest was in hospital clinics, most likely due to a much higher volume of SMS sent from hospitals. …”
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Evaluation of Impact of Prescribing Safety Assessment Workshop on Medical Doctors Using Kirkpatrick Model by Adnan Jehangir, Khalid Farooq Danish, Rahila Yasmeen, Waqas Rabbani, Farhana Ayub

“…Prescription writing errors are not infrequent at primary health care level leading to threat to patient safety. …”
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