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Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Risk among Women in Primary Health Care Delivery Services in a South African Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council University of Free State, South Africa Adlai Davids --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe aim of the study is to investigate intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV risk among antenatal care attendees at primary care health care facilities in a South African setting. A convenient sample of 984 pregnant women (mean age of... -
Psychological Distress and Associated Factors Among a Sample of Pregnant Women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Elisa Shikwane --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaWe sought to identify the prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among pregnant women who were patients at antenatal primary care clinics in a South Africa district. A cross-sectional study using systematic sampling was conducted among 1497 pregnant women... -
Misconceptions about diabetes mellitus among adult male attendees of primary health care centres in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Sabra --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia AZ Taha --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia AG Al-Zubier --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi Arabia NY Al-Kurashi --- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saudi ArabiaBackground: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia. Its prevalence is on the increase, being as high as 23.7% among adult citizens. Misconceptions and wrong beliefs regarding DM and its management among those attending primary...