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Background: Knowledge on treatment-as-prevention is envisioned as a motivation intervention for optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and attainment of viral load (VL) suppression. Thereby averting sexual transmission of new HIV infections. Hence, the study assessed knowledge on...

Over the last few decades, there has been little evidence of young people accessing information necessary for Sexual Reproductive Health decision-making. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has increasingly been on national health agendas of many countries, including Zambia. One of...

Over the last few decades, there has been little evidence of young people accessing information necessary for Sexual Reproductive Health decision-making. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has increasingly been on national health agendas of many countries, including Zambia. One of...

Musculoskeletal conditions and/or disorders (MSDs) are the main causes of disability in many patients even though such disorders can be addressed through orthopaedic care. Some of the known factors that influence the utilisation of Orthopaedic services utilisation include: geographical coverage,...

The low utilization of health facilities for delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa is a major concern despite the availability of global Motherhood initiatives to increase health facility usage. The concept of using Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs) is emerging to be a useful tool for referral of...

Globally, more than 50% of pregnant women attend antenatal care in the first trimester in most developed countries. However, in developing countries, less than 50% of pregnant women do so. Timing of the first antenatal care visit in the first trimester is important because it allows for...

Zambian children under age 5 continue to face multiple obstacles with respect to their survival and development. Specifically, beyond the neonatal period, Pneumonia, and Diarrhoea are leading contributors to the high under-5 mortality rate. While vaccinations have been introduced to counter these...

In 2013, Zambia accepted the immediate operationalization of Option B+, a policy used to try and eliminate mother to child transmission. This policy requires all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women to initiate antiretroviral treatment for life regardless of CD4 count. However, not all...

Male latex condoms are 80–95 percent effective in preventing HIV and most STIs when used consistently and correctly. HIV/AIDS is the most dramatic epidemic of the century that has claimed more than 3 million deaths over two decades. Sub-Saharan Africa is heavily affected and accounts for nearly...

The quality of antenatal care (ANC) that pregnant women receive in Zambia continues to be poor despite several interventions. Research has shown that only 29% of women in Zambia receive high quality antenatal care. The quality of ANC a woman receives during pregnancy is crucial to both the child...