Browsing University of Zambia ADHL Node by Title
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A study to determine the knowledge and practice of the family towards prevention of relapses in patients with schizophrenia in lusaka urban.
(2015-04-13)The study, therefore, aims to determine the level of knowledge and practice of the family towards prevention of relapses in patients with schizophrenia. With the deinstitutionalization movement, greater emphasis has been ... -
A Study to determine the knowledge and practices of family planning among women in Mufulira district.
(2015-10-05)The main objective of the study was to determine the knowledge and practices of family planning among women in Mufulira District. The specific objectives were to determine the awareness of family planning services among ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitude and experiences of pregnant women towards prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS at UTH and Chikankata mission hospital.
(2013-08-13)Mother to Child Transmission is by far the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 and has become a critical child health problem in Africa. The aim of the study was to determine the Knowledge, ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitude and practice of medical doctors on infection prevention.
(2015-10-05)The study was conducted at School of Nursing Lusaka, Zambia. Aim of the study was to assess the amount of knowledge, attitudes and skills. Third year student nurses had of the concept of Primary Health Care (PHC). The study ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitude and practice of women in child bearing age (15-45 years) towards danger signs in pregnancy in Lusaka urban.
(2014-02-17)The main objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice among women of child bearing age (15 - 49 years) towards danger signs in pregnancy in Lusaka Urban. Literature reviewed was based on ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitudes and practices of emergency contraception among women seeking abortion at Kitwe Central Hospital.
(2013-08-23)The Zambian government endorsed the use of EC in 1997. Since then, the government has mandated the provision and use of EC at all levels of the health care delivery. The adoption of the EC concept was part of a larger ... -
A study to determine the knowledge, atitudes and practices of the community towards child labour in lusaka urban.
(2015-01-29)The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of the community towards child labour, in Lusaka Urban. It was hoped that the findings of the study would help health care providers to ... -
A Study to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of care givers towards HIV/AIDS patients in choma urban district.
(2015-10-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of care givers towards HIV / AIDS in Choma Urban District.. The review of literature done in other countries and within Zambia revealed that ... -
A study to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of community towards home based care services for HIV/Aids patients in kitwe urban district.
(2013-06-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of community towards Home-Based Care Services of HIV/AIDS patient in Kitwe Urban. Review of literature revealed that there are a number of ... -
A study to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of women towards pap smear test in lusaka urban.
(2014-03-26)The purpose of this study was to determine knowledge, attitude and practices towards pap smear among women in Lusaka urban. Literature on cervical cancer and on pap smear in many parts of the world including Zambia was ... -
A study to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of women towards the use of depo provera in kalomo district.
(2013-04-15)The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and Practice of women towards the use of Depo Provera in Kalomo district. Literature reviewed consisted of studies done in Africa, Zambia and other parts of ... -
A study to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of carers towards children with hydrocephalus.
(2014-08-25)The main aim of the study was to determine knowledge, attitude and practices of carers towards children with hydrocephalus who attended paediatric surgical clinic at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka. The literature ... -
A study to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses towards their own health promotion.
(2013-06-05)The study was about how nurses maintain their health in the presence of adverse health-care environment, and poor socio-economic status. The study also shows how the attitude of the nurse has been affected towards her own ... -
A study to determine the knowledge,attitude and practice of men towards their involvement in postnatal care of their spouses in ndola urban.
(2013-07-18)The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of men towards their involvement in postnatal care of their spouses in Ndola urban area. It was hoped that factors influencing the menfolk's ... -
A study to determine the morbidity and mortality patterns of malaria in children in a very low transmission setting
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Background: Despite several strides made to control malaria in Zambia, it still is endemic in many parts of the country and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Its epidemiology is characterised ... -
A study to determine the needs of home based care health personnel in ndola urban clinics.
(2015-10-05)The purpose of the study was to determine the needs of Home Based Care health personnel in Ndola Urban Clinics. The review of literature on relevant study done in other countries and within Zambia revealed that there are ... -
A study to determine the nursing care needs of families with children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Lusaka urban.
(2013-09-25)The main aim of the study was to determine the nursing care needs of families with children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS in Lusaka urban. Data was collected from orphan carers or guardians caring for those orphaned children ... -
A study to determine the parents' knowledge and practices of cultural practices that may contribute to HIV/AIDS transmission in Monze.
(2013-11-22)The study sought to determine the parents' knowledge and practice of cultural practices that may contribute to HIV/AIDS transmission. The objectives of the study were to determine parents' knowledge and practice of cultural ... -
A study to determine the prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among full-time UNZA Academic Staff
(2011-11-14)Hypertension is a very important public health problem not only in developed countries but in Zambia as well. It is a major risk factor for fatal and non fatal cadiovascular disease including Ischemic heart disease and ... -
A study to determine the prevalence of incidental prostate carcinoma in patients clincally diagnosed with benign prostate hyperplasia and treated by transvesical protatectomy at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)At the University Teaching Hospital, Department of Surgery, Urology section, prostate carcinoma is number one cause of mortality among patients. All the cases of prostate carcinoma mortalities are patients who present to ...