Browsing Medical Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Gynaecology"
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Family Planning Knowledge,Attitudes and Practices of Married Men: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lusaka District,Zambia
(2012-01-20)Background: Family planning is a key component of reproductive health and is one of the effective interventions in reducing maternal and infant mortality. Despite family planning activities having started in the 1960s in ... -
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 ... -
Knowlegde and utilization of PAP smear among women attending the antenatal and gynaecological clinic at the University teaching hospital in lusaka
(2012-07-23)Background: Pap smear is a screening test used to examine cells from cervix and vagina to determine whether there is evidence of precancerous changes or cancer. Cervical cancer is a major public health problem in the ... -
Near miss maternal morbidity at the university teaching hospital,Lusaka: A descriptive study
(2012-01-23)Background For every maternal death there are many others who suffer serious life- threatening complications of pregnancy, referred to as ‘near miss’ morbidity. In the past, maternal audit using deaths have traditionally ... -
Obstetric Outcome in Teenage Pregnancies at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(2012-06-22)The teenage period is between 12 and 19 years. Pregnancy in the teenager poses special social, psycological and medical risks both to the mother and her offsping. Because of the physical, physiological and emotional ... -
A survey of lusaka district health management team and private health workers knowledge of the law, their attitudes towards aned practice on abortions
(2012-01-20)BACKGROUND:Unsafe abortions contribute about one third to the maternal mortality in Zambia. The maternal mortality ratio in Zambia stands at 729/100000 live births. The millennium target for Zambia is 162/100000 live births. ...