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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 ... -
Factors associated with registered nursing students' satisfaction with the clinical learning environment at the University Teaching Hospitals(UTH) Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Clinical learning is an integral part of nursing training and forms a foundation of competence development in nursing practice. In an attempt to produce competent and skilled registered nurses, more hours have been allocated ... -
Factors associated with response to medical treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy with alpha adrenergic blocker (tamsulosin) at the University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a disease affecting the elderly men, which can be treated either medically ( alpha blockers or 5 alpha reductase inhibitors) or surgically. The aim of this study was to identify pre ... -
Factors associated with risky sexual behavior in regard to HIV prevention among persons attending STD clinic at the University Teaching Hospital, Luska
(2012-08-10)The sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HV) continues at an alarming rate in Sub-Saharan Africa despite high knowledge levels of HIV. Some factors such as socioeconomic, culture, conmiunication skills and ... -
Factors associated with self-medication in Lusaka, Zambia: a cross-sectional study of Chelston township
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Self-medication is treating self-diagnosed illnesses without the input of health professionals. Self-medication is a public health problem. The practice may lead to the development of drug resistant strains of micro-organisms, ... -
Factors associated with self-reported health outcomes by residents residing near Oshakati municipal disposal site in Oshana region, Namibia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Environmental pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that have the potential to cause adverse health outcomes. Open waste disposal sites are among the main causes of environmental pollution ... -
Factors associated with sexual behaviour among adolescents in Chipata district eastern province of Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for over 80% of adolescents living with HIV worldwide, while teenage pregnancy was 78% among adolescents. In Zambia, the situation is not very different, with 12.8% for HIV prevalence and 29% ... -
Factors associated with short term outcomes of hypospadias repair at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Hypospadias is a common congenital penile abnormality with an incidence of 1 in 250 per live male births. It occurs as a birth defect resulting in the urethral opening being located anywhere from the glans along the ... -
Factors associated with staffing of Medical Doctors and Nurses in Rural Areas
(2012-08-08)Objective: To determine the factors associated with staffing of doctors and nurses in rural Health Institutions in Zambia.Design: This was a cross-sectional study using a structured self-administered closed and open-ended ... -
Factors associated with staffing of medical doctors and nurses in rural areas in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2008-01)To determine factors associated with staffing of doctors and nurses in rural health institutions in Zambia. A cross sectional study was conducted among qualified medical doctors and nurses, and student doctors ... -
Factors associated with stress among mental health nurses in Lusaka and Ndola, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Stress is a common phenomenon affecting all individuals worldwide. It is part of life because individuals are bound by stressors from the moment they wake up in the morning until they drift into sleep at day’s end. Normally ...