Codeveloping a community-based, peer-led psychosocial support intervention to reduce stigma and depression among people with tuberculosis and their households in Indonesia: a mixed... by Ahmad Fuady, Mariska Anindhita, Matsna Hanifah, Arieska Malia Novia Putri, Artasya Karnasih, Feranindhya Agiananda, Finny Fitry Yani, Marinda Asiah Nuril Haya, Trevino Aristaskus Pakasi, Tom Wingfield

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Exploring Psycho-Social Factors Influencing Exclusive Breastfeeding: Lived Experiences of First Time Mothers at Salaga Municipal Hospital, Savannah Region in Ghana by Felix Amekpor, Christa Osei-Mensah, Nancy Adjeley Adjieteh, Esther Nyaapoka Dok-Yen, Memunatu Babariyor Salamu

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Behavior of Overcoming graduate degree in nursing Cienfuegos by Vladimir Barco Díaz, Zoraida Caridad Álvarez Figueredo, Yusimy Miranda Pérez, Juan Carlos Alvarado Peruyero, Esteban Jesús Sánchez Martínez

“…<strong><br />Conclusions</strong>: Overcoming graduate nursing graduates working in Primary Health Care in Cienfuegos municipality is insufficient.…”
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Evidence Gaps and Lessons in the Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Study in a Primary Care Setting (PREFATE Study) by Josep L. Clua-Espuny, Alba Hernández-Pinilla, Delicia Gentille-Lorente, Eulàlia Muria-Subirats, Teresa Forcadell-Arenas, Cinta de Diego-Cabanes, Domingo Ribas-Seguí, Anna Diaz-Vilarasau, Cristina Molins-Rojas, Meritxell Palleja-Millan, Eva M. Satué-Gracia, Francisco Martín-Luján

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The growing problem of obesity in South Africa by Indiran Govender, Alethea Sunnasy

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of older people with multimorbidity accessing primary healthcare in Malawi: A cross-sectional study by Duncan Kwaitana, James Jafali, Maya Jane Bates, Dorothee van Breevoort, Thomas Mildestvedt, Eivind Meland, Eric Umar

“…Our study explored the demographic and clinical characteristics of multimorbidity among older people attending primary health care in Malawi. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis on medical records from 15,009 older patients aged ≥50 years across three hospitals in Malawi (one tertiary, two district). …”
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Fit for purpose? Evaluating multiple-choice question quality in E-learning for emergency primary healthcare by Kate-Torunn Aas Vold, Monika Kvernenes, Une Elisabeth Stømer, Erik Zakariassen

“…This study explores the quality of multiple choice questions (MCQs) used in a mandatory cross-disciplinary Norwegian CPD e-learning course in emergency medicine primary care.Design Cross-sectional study design.Setting We extracted MCQ assessment data from the e-learning platform ‘Oppvakt’ at National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care (NKLM).Subjects Physicians and nurses working in the Out-of-Hour service in Norway.Main outcome measures Results from the MCQ exam and information about the participants’ professional role was extracted. …”
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A ‘training of trainers’ programme for operational research: increasing capacity remotely by Angela Willemsen, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa, Simon Reid

“…A partnership project between the International Institute of Primary Health Care (IPHCE) in Ethiopia and The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia modified the SORT-IT programme to deliver a hybrid Training of Trainers programme and improve OR capacity. …”
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Risk factors of Arterial Hypertension in Adolescents by Raidel González Rodríguez

“…By means of the National Program for Preventing, Diagnosing, Evaluating and Controlling, Cuba of arterial hypertension has tried to provide Primary Health Care with an effective tool to train family doctors and nurses in fighting for prevention in adolescence in a practical, timely and efficient way. …”
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Enhancing surveillance for dengue fever in Oyo State, Nigeria – a one health approach by Olawale Sunday Animasaun, Joseph Ojonugwa Shaibu, Busayo Kayode Akomolafe, Olamide Priscilla Animasaun, Piring’ar Mercy Niyang, Olukemi Titilope Olugbade, Akinfemi Oyewumi Akinyode, Ibukun Akinsola Omisakin, Adedapo Olufemi Adeogun, Rosemary Ajuma Audu

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Supply of hospitals’ navigation system accessibility for various population groups from the perspective of lean production by A. A. Kurmangulov, S. D. Mazunina, Yu. S. Reshetnikova, N. S. Brynza

“…The hospitals’ navigation system is considered to be the most important part of the visualization system and one of the basic criteria for the quality of the space of health facilities when forming a new model of a medical organization providing primary health care in the framework of the federal project «Development of a primary health care system» of the national project «Healthcare». …”
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A qualitative analysis of Arabic language websites about extraction of third molars by Muath Saad Alassaf, Mohannad Mohammed Abu Aof, Osama Ayidh Alharbi, Abdulrahman Turkustani, Moataz Ibrahim Karbouji, Nebras Althagafi, Ahmed Mohammed Almghamsi, Ghayda Yousof Zolaly, Shadia Elsayed

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Blood Pressure and Global Risk Assessment in a Swedish Population by Jenny Eckner, Charlotte A. Larsson, Lennart Råstam, Ulf Lindblad

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Choroidal Thickness and Urinary Albumin Excretion in Type 2 Diabetic Patients without Retinopathy by Cláudia Oliveira-Ferreira, Mariana Leuzinger-Dias, João Tavares-Ferreira, F. Falcão-Reis, Amândio Rocha-Sousa

“…This retrospective study selected patients sent from primary health-care centers as part of the national screening of diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Caesarean sections and private insurance: systematic review and meta-analysis by Ilir Hoxha, Medina Braha, Lamprini Syrogiannouli, David C Goodman, Peter Jüni, Bruno R da Costa

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Aspects de météopathologie des conjonctivites en phase hiverno-printanière à Sfax (Centre-Est de la Tunisie) by Mounir Jarraya

“…In fact, the frequency of consultations for conjunctivitis - recorded by Primary Health Care Centers-, during the winter-spring period, correlates with the evolution of the thermal situation. …”
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The Association of Health Literacy with High-Quality Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Hypertensive Patients in Outpatient Settings by Sau Nga Fu, Man Chi Dao, Carlos King Ho Wong, Bernard Man Yung Cheung

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PREVENTION OF ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES AS THE BASIS OF INTERACTION OF ONCOLOGICAL SERVICE WITH PRIMARY LINK OF HEALTH CARE by L. M. Aleksandrova, V. V. Starinsky, A. D. Kaprin, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…The necessity of increasing the role of the oncology service in the organizational and methodological support of the preventive measures implemented by primary health care is performed.…”
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Beneficial Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Metabolic Parameters and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Cli... by Biljana Lakić, Ranko Škrbić, Snežana Uletilović, Nebojša Mandić-Kovačević, Milkica Grabež, Mirna Popović Šarić, Miloš P. Stojiljković, Ivan Soldatović, Zorica Janjetović, Anastasija Stokanović, Nataša Stojaković, Momir Mikov

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Relation of smoking behaviour with severity of COVID-19 infections in a sample of Iraqi patients by Khalida Ibrahim Noel, Nibras Hatim Khamees, Mohammed Emad Shukri, Rana Hani Ghanim

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