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One of the most serious health problems affecting people of all age groups, especially young people, today is drug abuse. Considering the effects of drug use on individuals who use drugs, efforts are being made to improve the rehabilitation of drug users in Zambia. However, in Zambia, there is a...

Background: About 98% of stillbirths that occur globally are recorded in low- and middle-income countries, where south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa account for 77% of the reported cases. An estimated 2.6 million stillbirths were reported every year since 2000. Recent data suggests a 25.5% decline...

In Chiengi District, more than 10 years after Scaled up malaria control interventions has not seen any drastic reduction in the number of morbidity and mortality of malaria cases. The study aimed at evaluating on effectiveness of scaled up control intervention towards malaria prevalence among...

The study aimed at determining factors associated with the increase in bottle feeding among children 0-5 months in Zambia. The Data used in the study was drawn from a cross sectional study design collected through Demographic Health Survey and was analyzed using Stata version 15.0. To investigate...

This study determined social determinants of Caesarean Section among child bearing women in Zambia. The study used a quantitative research paradigm and followed a stratified two-stage sample design. A cross-sectional study design was used. The study was guided by the following research questions....

An estimated 80,000 adolescents (10-19 years) are living with HIV in Zambia (UNICEF, 2011). As they mature into adulthood, adolescents encounter challenges related to sexuality and sexual reproductive health (SRH), coupled with dealing with a complex condition such as HIV infection. The current...

Since 2006, low-to medium-income countries in Sub Saharan Africa have been adopting molecular methods for testing for Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in infants. Such molecular methods require a number of inputs such as; airconditioned laboratories, training of...

Worldwide the rates of infectious and non-infectious diseases in prisons is generally higher than that of the general population. Apart from the international guidelines, Zambia has developed local legal frameworks that deal with prisoners‟ health. Despite these provisions, the disease burden has...

Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that remains a major global public health problem. Syphilis is caused by the bacterium called Treponema pallidum. There are 5.6 million new cases of syphilis worldwide each year and in Zambia the risk of acquiring HIV infection...

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...