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Neonatal hypothermia is an abnormal thermal state in which the neonate’s body temperature is less than 36.5 ̊ C. It remains a critical concern particularly in resource limited settings, contributing significantly to neonatal morbidity and mortality. While neonatal hypothermia is well documented...

Globally, approximately 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in women, with around 56,500 cases of ductal carcinoma. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women in Africa, with an estimated 198,553 new cases. In Zambia, total number of women diagnosed with breast...

Admission of a loved one to the Intensive Care Unit is a profoundly stressful experience for family members. The unpredictable nature of critical illness, the unfamiliar environment, and the potential for adverse outcomes contribute to significant psychological distress. Understanding the stress...

Background: Overcrowding in emergency department (EDs) remains a global significant concern, often compromising the quality, safety, and timeliness patient care. To address this, the triage system has been implemented to prioritize patients based on the severity of their conditions and to ensure...

In Zambia, HIV self-testing is vital for HIV prevention, but there's limited understanding of its use among adolescents. In Zambia, HIV self-testing has become integral to HIV prevention and control, yet a knowledge gap exists regarding its prevalence, utilization trends, and determinants among...

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been denoted as a place of uncertainty, fear, anxiety and sorrow as the experience of having a baby admitted to the NICUis seldom unexpected, traumatic and demanding. Previous studies have discovered that families of NICU infants often experience...

Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has continued to wreak havoc across the globe. It has spread to literally all the countries and territories...

This study is an investigation into the presence of bacteria from water sourced in Maloni Compound of Livingstone District in Zambia. The basic research objective of the empirical study was to investigate the presences of bacteria in water sourced from Maloni Compound of Livingstone District....

Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF), the best feeding practice for infants aged from birth to six (6)months has faced challenges of adherence, exposes infants to infections such as diarrhea, despite information on its importance being given to mothers. The main objective of this study was to assess...

Introduction - Prevention of Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) programmes aimed at preventing vertical transmission have been widely implemented in Zambia by the Ministry of Health (MoH). However, many infants are not benefitting from the programmes due to loss to follow up (LTFU) at different...