African Digital Health Library (ADHL): Recent submissions
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Experiences of classroom learning by midwives trained at Kitwe School of midwifery,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)The performance of midwifery students at the progression examination at Kitwe School of Midwifery was low during the period between 2012 and 2015. This is despite the school producing some of the best results at the final ... -
Nurse's perceptions of caring for elderly patients at University Teaching Hospital's adult hospital and Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital: implications for training
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Nurses are key health professionals involved in the frontline care of patients, including the elderly. The World Health Organization predicted that the proportion of people aged over 60 years will increase from 11% to 22% ... -
Male circumcision and risky sexual behaviour amongst youths aged 15-24 years in Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Research evidence suggests that male circumcision is perceived in some areas as protective against Human Immune Virus (HIV) infection, and has even been referred to as the “invisible condom.” Such perceptions of protection ... -
Motivating factors to antiretroviral treatment adherence by people living with HIV in Ndola district
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) is a major global public health challenge and a barrier in the management of HIV. The main aim of the study was to determine motivating factors to ART adherence by people living ... -
Beliefs and practices in food safety among food handlers in restaurants of Chikankata district,Zambia
(2017)Chikankata district is one of the newest districts of Southern Province and the busiest route as it connects Chirundu, Siavonga and Livingstone boarders to Lusaka. It is located 52kms from the capital city of Lusaka and ... -
Drug related problems associated with anti-retroviral therapy of HIV/AIDS patients at Ndola Central Hospital
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Background: Antiretroviral therapy has posed multiple risks and challenges particularly in resource constrained African countries. This is due to the chronic nature of HIV/AIDS disease and hence its therapy, the use of ... -
Factors associated with non-compliance with the code of marketing breast milk substitutes and/or statutory instrument number 48 of 2006 of the laws of Zambia in Kalinjalinga and Chelstone
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Non-compliance with the International Code of Marketing Breast Milk Substitutes (ICMBMS) and/or Statutory Instrument (SI) number 48 of 2006 of the Laws of Zambia by manufacturers and distributors is prevalent posing a ... -
Prevalence of undescended testes in a group of deceased adults at the University Teaching Hospital,in Lusaka: a postmortem based study
(The University of Zambia, 2016)This study aimed at establishing the prevalence of undescended testes (UDT) among deceased males, 18 years of age and older, formerly resident in Lusaka. During a 6 month period in 2014, 384 deceased men aged between 18 ... -
THE NOSOLOGICAL STATUS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL VALIDITY STUDY
(1993)In spite of many years of research, schizophrenia remains a medical puzzle. Even though modern classificatory systems have revolutionized its clinical diagnosis by improving reliability, its validity as a distinct disorder ... -
Factors influencing open defecation free status in areas practicing community led total sanitation: the case of Chiwala and Nkambo chifedoms of Masaiti district
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Zambia adopted Community Led Total Sanitation approach with the aim of ending open defecation and to reduce sanitation related diseases in the rural parts of the country. About 74.2 percent of households in rural areas ... -
Factors associated with stunting among children below five years of age in Zambia: evidence from the 2014 Zambia demographic and health survey
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Stunting continues to be a major public health problem globally. Stunting is a manifestation of many factors including inadequate food intake and poor health conditions. However, poor quality nutritional diets during ... -
A crosssectional study of factors contributing to moderate to severe post operative pain after a laparotomy
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Having pain relief is a basic human right. This thesis provides a descriptive profile of pain before and during the first 72 hrs after a laparotomy at University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, from July 2014 to January, ... -
Perceptions and experiences of young pregnant women aged 15-19 years on male involvment at antenatal clinics of Mwense District, Luapula, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Male involvement in antenatal care clinic is defined as the male partners’ active participation in attending antenatal services. Men serve as gatekeepers to women’s access to reproductive health services. Male participation ... -
HEALTH EDUCATION APPROACH TO THE TRAINING OF PATENT MEDICINE SELLERS AT IGBO-ORA, OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
(1990-12)The relevance of training to manpower development for primary health care cannot be overemphasized. Patent medicine sellers play important roles in the study area where they serve as the first port of call for residents ... -
INFANT FEEDING PRACTICE IN OYO TOWN IMPLICATION FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
(1992-10)Malnutrition is very prevalent among the children from age 0-5 years, most especially in the developing countries such as Nigeria. Hence the need to address ourselves to finding ways of overcoming this problem. The study ... -
Neglected trauma in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-01)Many of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have to deal with neglected trauma cases both accidental, intentional and the evidence is that they are on the increase. Those injured are from the most active part of the ... -
Factors associated with uptake of home delivered VCT; findings from a population based survey in Zambia.
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-01)Background: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) has been shown to help change sexual behaviour and to be cost effective in low income settings. Though VCT has been available for a long time in Zambia, acceptability ... -
A comparative study of anxiety among HIV seropositive individuals, cancer patients and individuals from the normative population
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2008-04)Excessive anxiety contributes to a sense of helplessness in which a person feels little control over the present or future and continues maladaptive behaviour patterns. In view of the negative influence of long ... -
Universal health coverage: A perspective of the WHO country office in zambia.
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2018)This paper provides a perspective of the WHO Country Office on Universal Health Coverage following the commemoration of the World Health Day 2018 on 7 April under the theme “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” ... -
Tuberculosis and pregnancy
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2003-01)Tuberculosis is a disease of antiquities and it has been there since medieval times though according to literature, It is no older than the first conception of Adam's wife. Despite the extensive studies on tuberculosis ...
