Browsing Students' Projects/Research Reports by Title
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Study to determine prevalence of urinary schistomiasis among school going children aged between 7 and 18 years in basic schools of mansa district,luapula province,zambia.
(2013-06-03)The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among school going children in basic schools of Mansa District. The reason to undertake this study emanated from the long working experience ... -
A study to determine some of the factors associated with diarrhoeal diseases in under five children in lusaka urban.
(2013-11-15)The study comprised 100 women who brought children for under five clinic. Ten (10) women were picked from each clinic. The women included in this study were recruited after the midwife had screened, weighed and vaccinated ... -
A study to determine TB treatment supporters' knowledge on TB treatment and prevention in Lusaka urban district.
(2014-02-17)Lusaka DHMT in conjunction with NGOs trained TB Treatment Supporters who observe TB clients at home when taking drugs especially those critically ill and those who stay far from the health facility. Thus, it was necessary ... -
A study to determine the attitude of health workers at St Francis hospital (Katete) towards Legalization of induced abortion in Zambia.
(2014-05-05)The objective of the study was to determine the attitude of Health Workers at St Francis Hospital in Katete towards legalization of abortion in Zambia. Literature review for the study looked at the opinion of Health Workers ... -
A study to determine the attitudes of women in the child bearing age towards voluntary HIV testing in lusaka urban.
(2012-11-28)The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of women in the child bearing age toward voluntary HIV testing which is one of the prophylaxis measures in the transmission of HIV to unborn children. The study was ... -
A study to determine the challenges faced by HIV positive persons in disclosing HIV status to their partners.
(2014-08-27)The aim of the study was "To determine the challenges faced by HIV positive persons in disclosing their status to their partners. The study was conducted in Lusaka which is the capital city of Zambia. Fifty respondents ... -
A study to determine the community perception of the neighbourhood health committee functions in Kasama urban district.
(2014-04-26)The study aimed to determine the community perception towards the Neighborhood Health Committee (NHC) functions in Kasama Urban District. The NHCs are indirectly responsible for the rise in disease burden as they are ... -
A study to determine the coping mechanisms of parents who have children with sickle cell disease at the university teaching hospital,Lusaka.
(2014-06-18)The main objective of this study was to determine the coping mechanisms of parents who have children with sickle cell disease. The specific objectives were: to determine the level of coping by parents whose children have ... -
A study to determine the factors associated with the inadequate staffing levels of nurses at UTH Lusaka, Zambia.
(2013-08-23)The aim of the study was to determine factors associated to the inadequate nursing staffing levels at UTH. Data was collected from a sample of 50 respondents drawn from the hospital departments, comprising of 25 Enrolled ... -
A study to determine the factors associated with underutilisation of postnatal care services among postpartum women in mazabuka district.
(2012-11-15)The postpartum period constitutes a critical period for the mother and her newborn, during which physiological and emotional adjustments take place. Postnatal period covers the six weeks after delivery. During this period ... -
A study to determine the factors contributing to an increase in abortions in Chingola
(2013-09-25)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that contribute to increase in the number of abortions among the reproductive age group in Chingola District.Abortions is a major concern both globally and in the ... -
A study to determine the knowledge and attitude of parents/guardians towards te mentally retarded children: A case for chainama day centre and F-ward.
(2014-02-07)The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude of parents/guardians towards the mentally retarded children. The study was conducted at Chainama Hills Hospital. A descriptive, explorative and non-experimental ... -
A study to determine the knowledge and attitude of school going children on child sexual abuse in Lusaka Urban.
(2013-08-15)The nature of the problem of sexual abuse of children is intertwined with the issue of victim's secrecy and brings forth feelings of revulsion or disbelief. These have caused professionals to shy away from the problem ... -
A study to determine the knowledge and incidence of malaria among pregnant mothers at mbereshi rural health centre,kawambwa district.
(2013-08-01)The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge and incidence of malaria among pregnant mothers. Most of the literature revealed that malaria is a public health problem. It is on an increase in tropical countries ... -
A study to determine the knowledge and practice of the family towards prevention of relapses in patients with schizophrenia in lusaka urban.
(2015-04-13)The study, therefore, aims to determine the level of knowledge and practice of the family towards prevention of relapses in patients with schizophrenia. With the deinstitutionalization movement, greater emphasis has been ... -
A Study to determine the knowledge and practices of family planning among women in Mufulira district.
(2015-10-05)The main objective of the study was to determine the knowledge and practices of family planning among women in Mufulira District. The specific objectives were to determine the awareness of family planning services among ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitude and experiences of pregnant women towards prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS at UTH and Chikankata mission hospital.
(2013-08-13)Mother to Child Transmission is by far the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 and has become a critical child health problem in Africa. The aim of the study was to determine the Knowledge, ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitude and practice of medical doctors on infection prevention.
(2015-10-05)The study was conducted at School of Nursing Lusaka, Zambia. Aim of the study was to assess the amount of knowledge, attitudes and skills. Third year student nurses had of the concept of Primary Health Care (PHC). The study ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitude and practice of women in child bearing age (15-45 years) towards danger signs in pregnancy in Lusaka urban.
(2014-02-17)The main objective of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice among women of child bearing age (15 - 49 years) towards danger signs in pregnancy in Lusaka Urban. Literature reviewed was based on ... -
A study to determine the knowledge attitudes and practices of emergency contraception among women seeking abortion at Kitwe Central Hospital.
(2013-08-23)The Zambian government endorsed the use of EC in 1997. Since then, the government has mandated the provision and use of EC at all levels of the health care delivery. The adoption of the EC concept was part of a larger ...