Students' Projects/Research Reports: Recent submissions
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Patients' awareness of their rights in relation to health care.
(2014-03-26)This study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, the aim of the study was to assess whether patients are aware of their rights and whether this awareness does influence the type of health ... -
A study to determine knowledge and practice of condoms use for the prevention of STDS/HIV/AIDS as well as method of family planning in siavonga district.
(2014-03-26)The main aim of the study was to determine knowledge and practice towards condom use for prevention of STIs/HIV/AIDS and as a method of Family planning among couples in rural setting of Siavonga District. Literature review ... -
A study to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of women towards pap smear test in lusaka urban.
(2014-03-26)The purpose of this study was to determine knowledge, attitude and practices towards pap smear among women in Lusaka urban. Literature on cervical cancer and on pap smear in many parts of the world including Zambia was ... -
Factors that influence the quality of nursing care at Kafue district hospital.
(2014-03-26)The study sought to determine the factors that influence the quality of nursing care at Kafue District Hospital. The respondents were selected from four awards within the Hospital. A self-administered questionnaire was ... -
Knowledge and practice of men towards benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) in Sinazongwe district, Southern province.
(2014-03-26)The study was aimed at determining the Knowledge and Practice of men towards Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) in Sinazongwe District, Southern Province. Literature review on Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy was collected ... -
A study to determine factors contributing to mine accidents at ZCCM, Mufulira division.
(2014-03-26)Industrial accidents are extremely costly, whether measured in terms of medical expenses and disability compensation, lost production and wages or damage to plant and equipment. The human cost in death and suffering is ... -
A study to assess the relationship between nurses staffing levels and delivery of quality nursing care at UTH.
(2014-03-05)The study was to assess the relationship between Nurse Staffing levels and the Delivery of Quality Nursing Care at the UTH. Literature review of relevant studies was done which revealed that inadequate nurse staffing ... -
Knowledge and practice of nursing mothers, caretakers in the prevention of malnutrition in under five children at Mansa general hospital.
(2014-02-27)Malnutrition remains as one of the causes of child morbidity and mortality in Zambia. The Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) is a strategy that is being used to address management of common childhood ... -
A study to determine factors contributing to high incidences of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents of Lusaka urban district.
(2014-02-27)Sexually transmitted infections (STDs) refer to infections contracted through sexual contact. The common ones are syphilis, chancroid, gonorrhoea, Chlamydia and the deadly incurable Human Immuno Virus /Acquired Immuno ... -
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 ... -
Psychological distress during antenetal period: A case of Mbala district
(2014-02-17)The aim of this study was to explore the magnitude of psychological distress in pregnant women in Mbala district. The major hypotheses were that there is a relationship between psychological distress during antenatal period ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Family centred care: views of mentally ill patients' relatives on hospital management of these patients.
(2014-02-17)The study looked at views of mentally ill patients' relatives on hospital management of these patients. A review of literature on involvement of the family in nursing care has been included. The instrument used to obtain ... -
A study to determine mothers' knowledge and practices towards pneumonia in under five children in Livingstone.
(2014-02-14)Pneumonia, which is defined as an acute or chronic infection of the alveolar spaces of the lung parenchyma (Sacharin1986), is among the top five causes of morbidity and mortality in under five children in Livingstone ... -
A study of factors influencing the zambian youths to take up nursing as a career.
(2014-02-07)The main aim of the study Is to identify factors influencing the Zambian youths to choose nursing as career with a view to attract and encourage more students to join nursing. The study includes literature on previous ... -
A study to determine contributing factors to pregnancy among school girls in lusaka urban.
(2014-02-07)The study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The main aim of the study was to identify factors contributing to pregnancy among school girls, so that preventive ... -
A study to determine parents' knowledge attitude and practice towards sexual issues of adolescence in lusaka.
(2014-02-07)The dissertation is based on the results of a study conducted in Kabwata Township in Lusaka District. It was a cross sectional descriptive study carried out between 30th October and 30th November 2002. The respondents were ... -
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 of factors contributing to low attendance of children aged between 1 -5 years at growth monitoring programmes in Kitwe, Zambia.
(2014-02-04)A study of factors contributing to low attendance at growth monitoring programmes among children aged between 1-5 years was done in Kitwe, 2 Health Centres were randomly selected for the study. At the Health Centres a ...
