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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 ... -
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 ...