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Factors associated with incomplete child immunisation: evidence from Lusaka,District
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Immunization is one of the most successful public health initiatives. The World Health Organization fact sheet, in 2017 indicates that immunization currently averts an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths every year. However, ... -
Factors associated with infertility among women attending the gynaecology clinic at University Teaching Hospital
(University of Zambia, 2016)Objectives: Infertility is a public health problem which in Africa south of the Sahara affects up to 40 percent of women. As such, infertility has devastating psychosocial consequences on affected couples. The World Health ... -
Factors associated with infertility among women attending the gynaecology clinic at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)The objective of this study was to investigate and determine the factors associated with infertility in women attending the gynaecology clinic at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. Using an unmatched ... -
Factors associated with late antenatal care attendance in selected rural and urban communities of the copperbelt province,Zambia
(2012-10-10)Background: Despite antenatal care services being provided free of charge or sometimes at a minimal cost in Zambia, only 19% of women attend antenatal care by their fourth month of pregnancy, as recommended by World Health ... -
Factors associated with late antenatal care booking among pregnant women in Ndola,Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2015)Background: The World Health Organization Focused Antenatal care model states that every pregnant woman is at risk of complications and recommends early an ANC visit, of which the first should be during the first 12 weeks ... -
Factors associated with late antenatal care booking in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Introduction In spite of the extreme importance of an early antenatal care visit, more than 50 per cent of Zambian pregnant women book for antenatal care late (ANC booking after 14 gestational weeks). Mothers who attend ... -
Factors associated with loss follow-up at University Teaching Hospital among female victims of sexual violence in Lusaka: A prospective Cohort study
(2014-02-14)Introduction: Up to 20% of Zambian women between 15 and 49 years of age have experienced some form of sexual violence. Despite a growing public recognition of gender-based violence (GBV) and its attendant health consequences, ... -
Factors associated with low tuberculosis case notification and treatment success at health facilities of Zambia: a cross-sectional study
(University of Zambia, 2020)Introduction: Early detection and successful treatment of people with Tuberculosis (TB) prevents millions of deaths globally. Yet, gaps persist in the detection and treatment of TB. Zambia’s weak health system only exacerbates ... -
Factors associated with malaria prevalence in areas where indoor residual spraying is conducted in Lufwanyama
(2015-02-23)The morbidity caused by Malaria is most commonly associated with some factors, mostly Geographical, Environmental, Housing Structures and cultural perspectives of people regarding the intervention in place. Control programs ... -
Factors associated with malaria-anemia in under-five children in selected communities in Zambia
(2015-04-13)Background:Severe anaemia due to infection with complicated falciparum malaria remains a significant cause of morbidity in children under the age of 5 years, especially in endemic areas. Severe malarial anaemia increases ... -
Factors associated with male involvement in antenatal care in Lusaka urban district, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Male involvement in antenatal care services refers to various ways in which men are involved in women’s health during pregnancy from a very early stage, which includes provision of finances, nutrition, physical and emotional ... -
Factors Associated with Maternal Death in Lundazi District: A Case Control Study Analysing Maternal Death Reviews
(University of Zambia, 2016)Background Factors associated with maternal death are important to understand because they are an essential measure of women’s health and indicative of the performance of health care systems in any community globally. ... -
Factors associated with mortality in adults admitted with heart failure at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka,Zambia
(2012-10-15)Background Heart failure is a major public health problem and has been recognized as an important cause of morbidity and mortality for several years. It is one of the leading non-infectious causes of death among hospitalized ... -
Factors associated with mortality of patients admitted with traumatic brain injury at the main intensive care unit, university teaching hospitals, Lusaka – Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common pathology in the main intensive care unit (MICU) at University Teaching Hospitals (UTH), with patients being admitted for airway protection, stabilisation, and close ... -
Factors associated with non-compliance with the code of marketing breast milk substitutes and/or statutory instrument number 48 of 2006 of the laws of Zambia in Kalinjalinga and Chelstone
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Non-compliance with the International Code of Marketing Breast Milk Substitutes (ICMBMS) and/or Statutory Instrument (SI) number 48 of 2006 of the Laws of Zambia by manufacturers and distributors is prevalent posing a ... -
Factors associated with non-participation in a health study: Observations from community engagement experiences in a home-based VCT randomized controlled trial in Monze
(2014-02-05)Participation in research is crucial to the success of any study and it has been widely argued to be an important factor in conducting research and implementation of the findings. Non-participation has numerous consequences ... -
Factors associated with nurses' utilization of the district integrated logistics self assessment tool (DILSAT) in lusaka urban health centres.
(2015-10-05)The aim of this study is to determine the factors associated with the nurses' utilization of the District Integrated Logistics Self Assessment Tool (DILSAT) in Lusaka Urban Health Centres. Poor quantification techniques ... -
Factors associated with police attitudes towards mentally ill people in Lusaka urban
(2012-08-08)Objective: The main objective of the study was to determine factors associated with Police attitudes towards mentally ill persons in the streets and Police Cells of Lusaka urban.Design: This was a case control study involving ... -
Factors associated with postnatal care service utilization among mothers in Zambia: a cross sectional study based on the 2013-14 Zambia demographic and health survey
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Zambia has reported an increase in the proportion of women accessing the postnatal care in the first two days following the delivery of the baby. The factors associated with the utilization of this service are documented ... -
Factors associated with quality antenatal care services in Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2017)The quality of antenatal care (ANC) that pregnant women receive in Zambia continues to be poor despite several interventions. Research has shown that only 29% of women in Zambia receive high quality antenatal care. The ...