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Despite the highest disease burden of HIV, Sub-Saharan Africa has limited data on HIV related kidney disease in the region. Kidney disease is a recognised complication in HIV infected patients, presenting with either can be acute renal failure (ARF) or chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study...

The problem of readmissions of the mentally ill adults is widespread and it has continued over many years. It occurs in the people of all racial background and social economic groups.Chainama Hills Hospital in Zambia has not been spared from this phenomenon. Readmission of the mentally ill adults...

Hypertension is a very important public health problem not only in developed countries but in Zambia as well. It is a major risk factor for fatal and non fatal cadiovascular disease including Ischemic heart disease and stroke. A cross sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and...

Apart from struggling with the burden of communicable diseases, developing countries such as Zambia are also faced with the challenge of the availability of counterfeit and substandard medicines on their markets which are an insidious threat to health and the risks they pose have been largely...

Acceptability of Antiretrovirals (ARVs) has been found to be associated with several factors. In this study we investigated the level of willingness among adults living in Chawama and factors likely to be associated with willingness to taking ARVs This was a cross sectional study. Only eligible...

HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem, not only in Zambia but the world as a whole. Millions of new infections are still being reported especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa. This has resulted in a number of interventions being put in place to halt the spread of the HIV infection. Male...

The study sought to determine acceptability of male midwives in birth and delivery in Ndola (both rural and urban). The literature reviewed has revealed that there are very few studies that have been conducted worldwide and at regional level which focus on gender perspectives, family planning and...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There were 14.4 million individuals worldwide living with TB including half a million cases of Multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB in 2006. A most serious aspect of the problem has been the emergence of MDR-TB and...

The study aimed at ascertaining the extent to which learners with hearing impairments accessed information on HIV and AIDS in selected basic schools in Central and Northern Provinces of Zambia. The specific objectives were to determine the extent to which learners with hearing impairments...

HIV mainstreaming is increasingly being seen as one of the strategies for an effective national response. With an estimated HIV prevalence of 14.3 percent in the 15 to 49 years age group, Zambia has adopted a multi-sectoral response to HIV and AIDS control (ZDHS 2007, NAC 2009). For line...