Effect of a Culturally Adapted Exercise Program on the Anthropometrics and Body Composition of Postmenopausal Women With Excess Weight Gain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Physical activity (PA) is recommended as a component of weight management for the prevention of weight gain and weight regain after weight loss. Yet, no study has adapted culturally appropriate PA for postmenopausal women's health.

Aims: The study aimed to investigate the effect of a developed culturally appropriate exercise program for Ghanaian postmenopausal women with excess weight gain on the anthropometrics and body composition.

Primary healthcare rehabilitation users' views on activity limitations and participation in South Africa.

Background: Increasing functional limitations and disabilities have raised the need for comprehensive rehabilitation services at the primary healthcare (PHC) level, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. To support the integration of these services into PHC in South Africa, assessing outcomes from the service users' perspectives is essential.

Objectives: This study examined service users' views on their PHC rehabilitation outcomes in a Metropolitan District of Gauteng, South Africa.

Health-related quality of life and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos, Nigeria.

Background:  Although people living with HIV (PLWH) now have a longer life expectancy due to antiretroviral therapy, several factors impact their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Understanding the dimensions and determinants of HRQoL among PLWH is crucial to developing solutions to improve their overall wellbeing.

Aim:  This research aimed to explore the HRQoL and its associated factors among PLWH in Lagos, Nigeria.

User Satisfaction with Primary Health Care Rehabilitation Services in a South African Metropolitan District.

Rehabilitation services are critical to improve health outcomes, particularly at community level within primary healthcare settings. As groups with an interest in the health system, rehabilitation service users' and caregivers' involvement in various aspects of health system strengthening is important for healthcare planning and evaluation. This study aimed to explore rehabilitation service users' perceptions of the rehabilitation services and their effect on their functioning in the Johannesburg Metropolitan District.

Sociocultural perceptions of physical activity and dietary habits for hypertension control: voices from adults in a rural sub-district of South Africa.

Background: Over half of adults from rural South Africa are hypertensive. Apart from pharmaceutical treatment, lifestyle changes such as increasing physical activity and reducing dietary salt have been strongly advocated for the control of hypertension. However, the control rates of hypertension for adults in rural South Africa are low.