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Factors associated with awareness of the law banning public smoking and reasons behind smoking in public in Kalingalinga township, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2019)The hazardous effects of tobacco smoking on health have been re-echoed world all over for over half a century now. Nearly, 80 % of the world’s tobacco-related deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Zambia, a ... -
Factors associated with Co-trimoxazole table inventory control-Assessment of primary health facilities in Lusaka Zambia
(2015-04-13)The World Bank (1994) noted that over 80% of the original budget on health in most African countries is lost through inefficient practices at various levels, by various accountability failures in the supply chain for medical ... -
Factors associated with contraceptive use among youths aged 15 to 24 years in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Understanding the factors that are associated with contraceptive use among female and male youths in Zambia is essential to decision making in public health related issues such as reduction in unintended pregnancies, unsafe ... -
Factors associated with contraceptive use among youths aged 15 to 24 years in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Understanding the factors that are associated with contraceptive use among female and male youths in Zambia is essential to decision making in public health related issues such as reduction in unintended pregnancies, unsafe ... -
Factors associated with cotrimoxazole compliance among HIV exposed infants at chikankata mission hospital, chikankata districts, Southern Province
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Compliance to cotrimoxazole by HIV exposed infants can save lives of many HIV exposed infants. The general objective of the study was to determine factors associated with cotrimoxazole prophylaxis compliance by HIV exposed ... -
Factors associated with couplesHIV/AIDS counseling and testing in Kanyama compound, Lusaka
(2011-11-04)Couples counseling and testing has been widely identified as a key HIV/AIDS prevention and management strategy. However, there has been very low uptake of couples testing in Zambia.Study Objective: The purpose of this study ... -
Factors associated with couplesHIV/AIDS counseling and testing in Kanyama compound, Lusaka
(2012-08-08)Background: Couples counseling and testing has been widely identified as a key HIV/AIDS prevention and management strategy. However, there has been very low uptake of couples testing in Zambia.Study Objective: The purpose ... -
Factors associated with Death outside health facilities in Lusaka District
(2012-08-02)Background: Death after an illness may be perceived as normal, especially after someone has sought care from institutions of care and they have done everything to save life and have failed, in Zambia, while others will die ... -
Factors associated with diarrhea among under-five children in Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Background Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, especially among under-five children. Globally, as many as 800,000 children die each year from severe dehydration resulting from diarrhea, ... -
Factors associated with documentation of fluid intake and output in post-operative patients at Mansa General Hospital
(University of Zambia, 2016)Introduction: Ensuring patients are adequately hydrated is an essential part of nursing care but the performance assessment and nursing audit reports demonstrated a gap in the documentation of the post-operative patients ... -
Factors associated with early clinical outcomes of septic arthritis treated at the adult university teaching hospital, Lusaka.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Septic arthritis refers to an infection involving the joint. Management of these patients involves prompt diagnosis, surgical treatment and antibiotics. Delay in treatment could result in poor functional outcome and ... -
Factors associated with Elevated Plasma levels of Liprotein (a) in indegenous black Zambians with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 in the outpatient medical clinic at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka,Zambia
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is considered to be a CVD equivalent. Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. ... -
Factors associated with failed induction of labour at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2014-11-07)Background: Induction of labour (IOL) is the artificial initiation of labour before its spontaneous onset for the purpose of delivery of the fetoplacental unit. It is done when the benefits of delivery outweighs continuing ... -
Factors associated with failed vaginal delivery in women with one previous caesarean section at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Trial of labour after one previous caesarean section is safe in appropriately selected women with the addition of adequate intrapartum monitoring and ready access to theatre when emergency caesarean section is indicated. ... -
Factors associated with home delivery among expectant mothers in Mikata rural health centre catchment area in Mpongwe district.
(2013-11-20)The research was necessitated by the fact that despite the Health Centre having skilled staff and a maternity wing, most expectant mothers living near and far from the Health Centre alike, the problem of home delivery is ... -
Factors associated with home delivery in Kaoma Central Constituency of Kaoma District
(2012-08-16)Objective: The main objective of the study was to determine factors associated with home delivery among women delivering in Kaoma central constituency.Design: It was a case control study involving 248 women with children ... -
Factors associated with home delivery: Observations from Nchelenge Districts, Zambia
(2011-11-16)On a global scale, the majority of maternal deliveries occur in developing countries and Africa has the highest maternal mortality estimates by region. In Zambia, as is the situation in other developing countries, majority ... -
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 ...