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Knowledge Among Parents/Guardians On The Presentation Of Paediatric HIV/AIDS And Related Factors
(2012-06-18)Zambia similar to other sub Saharan countries has high sero prevalence rates of HIV. In spite of several campaigns and strategies to improve HIV/AIDS awareness, paediatric HIV/AIDS cases in Zambia continue to rise. Despite ... -
Knowledge and acceptability of the new Malaria treatment Policy
(2012-08-02)Title: Knowledge and acceptability of the new malaria treatment policy. Introduction: The study was done to find out the communities knowledge and acceptability of the new malaria treatment policy. The World Health ... -
Knowledge and attitudes towards labour pain relief amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the women and Newborn Hospital, University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Labour pain is described as severe by most women and hence the use of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for its relief. Low levels of awareness of labour pain relief have been noted in LMIC‟s compared ... -
Knowledge and Perception of Women towards danger signs in pregnancy in Choma District
(2012-02-17)Pregnancy is usually an exciting time in the life of a family. It is a joyous event for most families as they anticipate bringing new life on earth. Sometimes a pregnant woman may experience signs and symptoms which signal ... -
Knowledge and skills of midwives on antenatal care in Livingstone district,Southern province,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Livingstone District in Southern Province of Zambia has a high number of maternal deaths. This study was exploring midwives’ knowledge and skills on antenatal care (ANC). A descriptive cross-sectional study comprising 89 ... -
Knowledge and usage of Oral Rehydration Therapy by Caretakers as First-Line management of Diarrhoea in children under five years in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-08-08)In Zambia, diarrhoea has been and remains a public health problem. Z.D.H.S, (2002) indicated that in Zambia, the prevalence of diarrhoea in children under five years was 21 percent. A child with diarrhoea dies from dehydration ... -
Knowledge and Utilization of HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis Among Student Nurses at Ndola School of Nursing,Ndola Zambia
(2013-07-19)The aim of the study was to determine knowledge and utilization of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP), to assess the relationship between knowledge and utilization of PEP, and also to examine the relationship between other ... -
Knowledge assessment of lead poisoning precautionary measures among women of child-bearing age in high lead exposure residential areas in Kabwe District
(2015-01-29)Lead poisoning contributes 0.9 per cent of developing countries’ disease burden. Lead poisoning is due to excessive lead exposure to the human body. In Zambia, Kabwe is one of the most affected towns due to its previous ... -
Knowledge level on treatment-as-prevention among HIV sero-positive adults on antiretroviral therapy in three health facilities of Lusaka district in Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)Background: Knowledge on treatment-as-prevention is envisioned as a motivation intervention for optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and attainment of viral load (VL) suppression. Thereby averting sexual ... -
Knowledge of Bloom's hierarchy of cognitive levels of educational objectives and its use in setting examinations by Nurse educators in Lusaka and Eastern Provinces
(The University of Zambia, 2015)The use of Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive levels of educational objectives as a tool for classroom assessments is rapidly increasing; therefore Nurse Educators’ knowledge of the tool is vital (De Young, 2009; Kim, et al., ... -
Knowledge of cervical cancer and uptake of screening among female students from selected Universities in Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Cervical cancer though preventable is a serious public health problem. Cervical cancer can be treated and detected while it is early invasive or pre-invasive significantly improves the probability of curing the disease. ... -
Knowledge of determinants of post operative wound infection and infection prevention practices among nurses and students at Solwezi General Hospital in North Western Province
(2015-04-13)Basic infection control measures in any health care institution can reduce the rates of hospital acquired infections. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of Nurses and Student Nurses on determinants ... -
Knowledge, attitude and acceptability of the postpartum instra-uterine contraceptive device in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)Postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (PPIUD) is a long acting reversible contraceptive. Since its introduction in Zambia in 2009, the uptake has remained low accounting for less than 10 percent of IUD insertions ... -
Knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses towards documentation of nursing care plan
(2013)The quality of nursing documentation is an important issue for nurses both nationally and internationally. Nursing documentation should, but often does not show the rational and critical thinking behind clinical decisions ... -
A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey on Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in Linda compound
(2011-11-09)There are wide gaps in empirical and perceptual baseline data and information on obtaining knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS).The main objective of this study was to assess ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of family planning in a rural district of Zambia
(2013-01-09)A survey was conducted in Chipata District, in the Eastern Province of Zambia from June to September 1986. The results revealed that 50 - 60 percent of wives had ever used traditional contraception (abstinence, prolonged ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Bwafwano home based care givers towards people living with HIV(PLHIV) but also suffering from mental illness in Lusaka and Central Provinces, Zambia
(2014-05-23)Arising from the assumption that knowledge, attitudes and practices may be lacking or poor among home based care givers towards people living with HIV (PLHIV) but suffering from mental illness, a cross sectional mixed study ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV among Health Care Providers at the University Teaching Hospital and in Lusaka Urban Clinics
(2012-07-18)In most developed countries HIV testing, use of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and modification of feeding practices have greatly reduced the rate of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 though this is not the case ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV among Health Care Providers at the University Teaching Hospital and in Lusaka Urban Clinics
(2012-01-23)Background: In most developed countries HIV testing, use of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and modification of feeding practices have greatly reduced the rate of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1 though this is not ... -
Knowledge, attitudes practice of infection prevention measure among health care providers at kafue district hospital, nchanga south mine hospital and maina soko military hospital
(The University of Zambia, 2013-06-27)The study was aimed at determining the knowledge, attitude and practice of infection prevention among the health care providers at Mina Soko Military Hospital, Kafue District Hospital and Nchanga South Mine Hospital. The ...