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Acceptance and utilization of condoms in the prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst christian men in Mwinilunga.
(2014-06-30)The title of this study is Acceptance and Utilization of Condoms in the Prevention of HIV/AIDS amongst Christian men in Mwinilunga. The main objective is to determine the factors that influence the acceptance and utilization ... -
An assessment of IEC given to HIV and AIDS patients in medical clinic at UTH.
(2014-02-17)The purpose of this research was to assess the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) given to HIV/AIDS patients in University Teaching Hospital (UTH) and was carried out to determine whether patients are given IEC ... -
Assessment of nursing care given to critically ill patients at kitwe central hospital.
(2013-11-20)The main objective of the study was to determine the nursing care given to critically ill patients at Kitwe Central Hospital. The study hypotheses were that nurses do not give quality nursing care to critically ill patients ... -
The attitude and utilisation of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV by married men in Gwembe district.
(2015-04-28)The study was aimed at determining the attitude and utilization of voluntary counselling and testing services by married men in Gwembe District and with a view to encourage married men to go for voluntary counselling and ... -
Caregivers experiences in caring for children with hydrocepalus attending physiotherapy at the University teaching hospital D-block and CBI, Lusaka
(2014-08-25)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the caregivers' experiences in caring for children with hydrocephalus attending physiotherapy at UTH-block and CBI.A quasi experimental, cross sectional descriptive study was ... -
Community perceptions towards people with mental illness in Lusaka urban district.
(2014-04-26)In Zambia like in many other countries, the concept of mental illness is stigmatised in various ways. Poor community sensitisation about mental illness has resulted in negative community perceptions towards people with ... -
Community perspectives towards mandatoty testing for HIV in Macha
(2012-08-15)Zambia's national HIV policy does not support mandatory testing of individuals on public health grounds. However, due to the low uptake of voluntary counseling and testing which is only 20% of the population, there have ... -
A descriptive study of the attitudes and practices of health personnel towards clients with STD/HIV.
(2013-09-25)The study sought to determine the attitudes of health personnel towards clients with STD/HIV. A sample of sixty (60) subjects comprising of 31 (51.7%) males and 29(48%) females was selected randomly. The respondents were ... -
Determining adolescents perception of voluntary counselling and testing of HIV at Libala and David kaunda high schools in Lusaka urban.
(2015-05-11)This study was carried out in order to determine adolescents' perception towards HIV voluntary counseling and testing in Lusaka urban with an aim of encouraging the adolescents to go for voluntary counseling and testing ... -
Determining how accurate clients interpret health messages communicated by health education posters.
(2013-08-23)The purpose of the study was to determine how accurate clients interpret health education messages communicated by health education posters displayed in most health institutions, organisations and/or public places. It was ... -
Determining knowledge, attitude and practice of men towards postnatal care services in mazabuka district of Zambia.
(2014-06-11)The study was conducted with a purpose of determining knowledge, attitude and practice of men towards PNC services in Mazabuka district. This was to establish if men's involvement would improve the postnatal service ... -
Disclosure of HIV status by caregivers of HIV infected children at the University Teaching Hospital pediatric ART clinic.
(2013-11-29)The study sought to determine caregivers' knowledge of HIV infection, knowledge of HIV status disclosure, their attitude towards HIV status disclosure and level of HIV status disclosure among caregivers of HIV infected ... -
Does the registered nursing curriculum prepare graduates for rural nursing?Nurses and their supervisors' views.
(2015-01-29)The main aim of the study was to determine factors that would better prepare the graduate nurse for rural nursing. At the same time conditions which make the nurse indifferent to rural areas were identified. Factors or ... -
Effect of Bacteraemia and HIV infection on treatment outcome in children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to the University Teaching Hospital Malnutrition Ward, Lusaka, Zambia
(2013-01-09)Background:Severe malnutrition remains a major cause of mortality in children less than 5 years at the University Teaching Hospital, with rates ranging between 30-40 % among patients admitted in the malnutrition ward. The ... -
Effect of party, maternal age and pre-eclampsia on birth weight .
(2012-11-28)A case control study was carried out in Lusaka to find the effect of parity, maternal age, pre-eclampsia and its severity on birth weight. 100 pre-eclamptic cases were selected from University Teaching Hospital, department ... -
Emotional support of a labouring woman.
(2014-06-11)The purpose of the study was to find out how much emotional support is given during labour and delivery to women who deliver in the University Teaching Hospital (U.T.H.), and to further find out whether or not the same ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of patient counselling services in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients at uth.
(2015-10-05)The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of patient counselling services in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients at UTH. The study was beneficial as it aimed at improving pharmaceutical ... -
Factors affecting accessibility of antenatal care services among pregnant teenagers:Evidence from three centres in Lusaka.
(2015-04-13)Despite antenatal care services being provided free and available every working day, pregnant teenagers rarely access the services which may be attributed to lack of recognition of signs of pregnancy and midwives attitude ... -
Factors affecting Voluntary Blood donation in Zambia
(2012-08-03)The study attempted to investigate those factors that affect voluntary blood donation - in relation to the supply of a safe and adequate blood to hospitals in Zambia. A'cross sectional survey of a systematic, randomly ... -
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. ...
