Students' Projects/Research Reports: Recent submissions
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A study to assess health education being given to mothers of malnourished children in the paediatrics unit of UTH.
(2014-02-04)The aim of the study was to assess health education being given to mothers of malnourished children in the Paediatrics Unit of U.T.H. Health education in simple health messages adopted to local cultural practices in native ... -
A study on how informed the University of Zambia students (Great East Road Campus) are about family planning.
(2013-11-29)This descriptive research study was conducted at the university of Zambia, Great East Road Campus,in Lusaka in May,1988. The Literature review was based on family planning information in general and the problems ... -
Mothers with underfive children's knowledge and practices towards diarrhoea in Isoka district, Zambia.
(2013-11-29)The study was conducted in Isoka district at four health centres. The purpose of the study aimed at determining the mothers' Knowledge and practices related to diarrhoea and find out the parameters used by mothers in ... -
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 ... -
HIV/AIDS among the youth: Knowledge, attitudes, sexual practice and health seeking behaviour in Kapiri mposhi.
(2013-11-29)The study was conducted at Kapiri Mposhi urban. The data was collected from 50 in-school -youth and 50 out-school-youth. Systematic sampling method was used. A structured interview questionnaire for 60 youths, and a total ... -
A study to determine the parents' knowledge and practices of cultural practices that may contribute to HIV/AIDS transmission in Monze.
(2013-11-22)The study sought to determine the parents' knowledge and practice of cultural practices that may contribute to HIV/AIDS transmission. The objectives of the study were to determine parents' knowledge and practice of cultural ... -
A study to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices of diabetic patients towards their illness at UTH.
(2013-11-22)The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of diabetic clients towards their illness. The study was conducted in August - October 2001. The sample size was fifty (50) and the subjects ... -
A study to determine knowledge and practices of ndola urban residents towards home accidents in children.
(2013-11-22)The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge and practices of Ndola Urban residents towards home accidents in children. A non-experimental descriptive research design was conducted using a standard questionnaire. The ... -
Health education: A neglected aspect of quality paediatric nursing care at University teaching hospital (UTH).
(2013-11-22)The study aimed at bringing to the attention of all health workers, in particular nurses, the importance of health education in paediatric units. It was observed that there were a lot of admissions, re-admissions and long ... -
Factors associated with home delivery among expectant mothers in Mikata rural health centre catchment area in Mpongwe district.
(2013-11-20)The research was necessitated by the fact that despite the Health Centre having skilled staff and a maternity wing, most expectant mothers living near and far from the Health Centre alike, the problem of home delivery is ... -
A study to determine factors that influence non adherence to anteretroviral therapy among HIV positive clients.
(2013-11-20)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence non adherence to ART among HIV positive clients at Chikankata Mission hospital ART clinic. The objectives of the study were to determine the patient's ... -
Knowledge and attitude of men towards vasectomy as a family planning method in Chipata district.
(2013-11-20)The reason for this study was to determine knowledge and attitude of men towards vasectomy as a method of family planning. Chipata District Health Action plan 2008-2010 has indicated an increase of BTL uptake by women, but ... -
Knowledge and practices of parents and caretakers towards preventipn of sickle cell crises in children with sickle cell disease at the university teaching hospital (Lusaka).
(2013-11-20)The main objective of the study was to determine knowledge and practices of parents/caretakers with children with sickle cell disease towards prevention of sickle cell crises at Hematology clinic of the University Teaching ... -
A study to determine knowledge,attitude and practice of the community towards clients with leprosy in Chibombo district,Zambia.
(2013-11-20)The ultimate objective was to determine the reasons why Leprosy patients discharged from Liteta Hospital are reluctant to go back home. Instead they opt to build their own houses around the Hospital compound; causing a ... -
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 ... -
A study on the accessibility and utilization of trained traditional birth attendants in mazabuka district.
(2013-11-20)This descriptive and cross sectional study was undertaken in Mazabuka District at the Health Centre. The general objective of the study was to determine the accessibility and utilization of trained Traditional Birth ... -
Utilization of partograph by midwives in Lusaka district delivering health facilities.
(2013-11-15)This study was aimed at determining factors contributing to under utilization of the partograph by midwives in Lusaka District delivering facilities. The study was necessitated by the continued reports of under utilization ... -
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 on what factors affect the effectiveness of teamwork in lusaka urban health centres.
(2013-10-08)The aim of the study was to find out factors that affect the effectiveness of the health team in Lusaka Urban Clinic/Health Centres. The study may probably help to identify ways of making health teams in Health ... -
A study on factors influencing women's ability to insist on their sexual partners to use condoms in prevention of HIV/AIDS in Lusaka urban,Zambia.
(2013-10-08)This was a study to determine factors influencing women's ability to insist on condom use by their sexual partners. Fifty five (55) women in the age range 15-45 of age were sampled from different socio-economic ...
